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Eco-municipality

In 1983 the Övertorneå community of Sweden first adopted an Eco-municipality framework followed by a formal organization in 1995 (SEKOM).


Aappilattoq

Aappilattoq, Kujalleq, a settlement in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland

Altenhagen

Altenhagen is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Ammeldingen an der Our

Ammeldingen an der Our is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Arkebek

Arkebek is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Bodenrode-Westhausen

Bodenrode-Westhausen is a municipality in the district of Eichsfeld in Thuringia, Germany.

Bresso

At the 2001 census the municipality had a population of 27,132 inhabitants and a population density of 8,027.2 persons/km², making it the most densely populated comune in Italy outside the Province of Naples (although it was only seventh overall, behind Portici, Casavatore, San Giorgio a Cremano, Melito di Napoli, Naples, and Arzano).

Cabramatta High School

The school's successful annual Peace Day celebrations continued to deliver warm welcomes to recipients of the Sydney Peace Prize, including Indian social justice and environmental activist, eco-feminist and author Vandana Shiva in 2010, American linguist and activist Noam Chomsky in 2011, as well as Zimbabwean senator Sekai Holland in 2012.

Cagiallo

In 2001 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Lopagno, Roveredo, Sala Capriasca, Tesserete and Vaglio to form a new and larger municipality Capriasca.

Cörmigk

Cörmigk is a village and a former municipality in the district Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Crailo

Crailo (Huizen), a village in the Netherlands in the municipality of Huizen

Cristóbal Rojas

Cristóbal Rojas, Venezuela, a municipality in the Venezuelan state of Miranda, named after the artist

Götschetal

Götschetal is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Hammoor

Hammoor is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Høre stave church

Høre stave church (Høre Stavkyrkje) is a stave church located at Ryfoss in Vang municipality, Valdres, Norway.

Hüttingen an der Kyll

Hüttingen an der Kyll is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Kissamos

Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Kissamos, and the municipal units Kolymvari and Voukolies (partly).

Kopriva

Kopriva, Razkrižje, a small settlement in the Municipality of Razkrižje in eastern Slovenia

Krems

Krems, Carinthia, a small municipality in the district of Spittal an der Drau in Carinthia in Austria

Kriva Bara

Kriva Bara, Vratsa Province - a village of the Kozloduy Municipality, Vratsa Province

La Chorrera, Colombia

The municipality was once a notable site for rubber production, exploited by the Peruvian Julio César Arana brothers at the turn of the 20th century, north of the Putumayo River.

Langkampfen

Langkampfen is a municipality in the middle of the Austrian state of Tyrol between Kufstein (8 km southwest below) and Wörgl (8 km north above).

Lechón

Lechón, a municipality in Zaragoza Province, Aragon, Spain

Libertador Bolivarian Municipality

The Libertador Municipality is located in the mid-north of the country surrounded by the mountain El Ávila which is part of the Venezuelan central range.

Lossa

Since 1 July 2009, it is part of the municipality Finne.

Matzendorf-Hölles

Matzendorf-Hölles is a municipality in the district of Wiener Neustadt-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

Mönkhagen

Mönkhagen is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Mrkonjić

Mrkonjić Grad (Cyrillic: Мркоњић Град) is a town and municipality in western Bosnia and Herzegovina

Murtino

Murtino is a city of Macedonia that lies on the border between the Strumica Municipality and the Bosilovo Municipality, with a majority of its area in the Strumica Municipality.

Neundorf bei Schleiz

Neundorf (bei Schleiz) is a municipality in the district of Saale-Orla, Thuringia, Germany.

Nieuwpoort, Belgium

The municipality comprises the city of Nieuwpoort proper and the towns of Ramskapelle and Sint-Joris.

Nutteln

Nutteln is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Oeschebüttel

Oeschebüttel is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Olumbe Bassir

Born in Senegal in 1919, Olumbe Bassir was raised in the older part of the municipality of Freetown, Fourah Bay, by his parents Abdul and Isatu Bassir.

Osterburg

Osterberg, a municipality in the district of Neu-Ulm, Bavaria, Germany

Petrovouni

Petrovouni, Ioannina, a village in the municipality of North Tzoumerka in the Ioannina regional unit

Plötzkau

Plötzkau is a municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Polish Cemetery at Casamassima

The cemetery is maintained by the municipality of Casamassima and the Polish Honorary Consul General in Bari, Italy.

Posse, Goiás

The town became a district in the municipality of São Domingos.

Pretzsch, Burgenlandkreis

Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Meineweh.

Quijote Arena

It is located on the Avenida de Puertollano, and is owned by the municipality of Ciudad Real.

Rantrum

Rantrum is a municipality in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Schülp, Dithmarschen

Schülp is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Seventh Municipality of Naples

The Seventh Municipality (In Italian: Settima Municipalità or Municipalità 7) is one of the ten boroughs in which the Italian city of Naples is divided.

Süderau

Süderau is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel

On 1 December 2007 the municipalities Großkochberg and Heilingen, which were independent until this point too, become also part of the municipality Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel.

Wewelsfleth

Wewelsfleth is a municipality in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

William H. Seymour

Algiers, across the Mississippi River from New Orleans, was then an independent municipality, but would be within a few years annexed to the city.

Woggersin

Woggersin is a municipality in the district of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Wredenhagen

Wredenhagen is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Zell am Moos

Zell am Moos is a municipality in the district of Vöcklabruck in Upper Austria, Austria.


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