mayor of a place in Germany
Let an agent explain the office of mayor in German municipalities, relay election systems and powers by state from official sources, describe city-state and historical variants, and route to entries for specific mayors and municipalities.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What the office is.
Definition
Definition and roles.
Definition
Definition.
- What does a German mayor do, and how do Burgermeister, Oberburgermeister and First Mayor differ? definition
- Is the question about the office in general, a specific state or a specific mayor? boundary
States
By state.
States
States.
- How do election, term and powers differ between states such as Baden-Wurttemberg, Hesse and Schleswig-Holstein? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific state? action
Govern Law and elections.
Codes
Municipal codes.
Codes
Codes.
- What do the state municipal codes provide about the mayor? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Elections
Elections.
Elections
Elections.
- How are mayors elected, and how can they be recalled? provenance
- Which entry fits local elections in Germany? action
Holders Office holders.
Current
Current mayors.
Current
Current.
- Who holds the office in a given city such as Kiel or Hamburg, from official sources? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Historical
Historical mayors.
Historical
Historical.
- What were mayors of free imperial cities such as Aachen, and who were notable historical mayors? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context History and comparison.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the German mayoralty develop from medieval councils through Prussian reforms to post-war systems? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of local government in Germany? action
Comparison
Comparison.
Comparison
Comparison.
- How does the German mayor compare with mayors in other countries? provenance
- Which entry fits mayor? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.PER
- Other names and narrower kinds
- First Mayor of Hamburg, mayor of a place in Baden-Württemberg, mayor of a place in Hesse, Mayor of the free imperial city Aachen, mayor of Kiel, Mayor of Moringen, Mayor of Essen, lord mayor, mayor of Winterhausen, mayor of Altendorf, mayor of Hirschau, Mayor of Stadthagen
What it is Filled
The head of a municipality in Germany, elected directly or by the council depending on the state, serving as chief administrative officer and chair of the council in most states, with titles such as Burgermeister, Oberburgermeister in larger cities, and First Mayor of Hamburg as head of a city-state government, and with historical forms such as the mayors of free imperial cities like Aachen; the office varies by state, from Baden-Wurttemberg and Hesse to Schleswig-Holstein with mayors such as those of Kiel or small towns such as Moringen.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain the office of mayor in German municipalities, relay election systems and powers by state from official sources, describe city-state and historical variants, and route to entries for specific mayors and municipalities.
Distinguishing features Filled
- State-specific rules
- Direct election in most states
- Administrative and council roles
- City-state variants
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Impersonate a mayor or municipal office in communications.
- Send or amplify threats or harassment against mayors or their families.
- Present campaign claims as official municipal decisions.
- Mix up the rules of different German states.
Only with a human decision
- Submitting petitions or complaints to a mayor's office on someone's behalf.
May
- Report who holds the office in a German municipality and their term from official sources.
- Explain how mayors are elected and their powers in each German state.
Moral aspects Filled
- Local politicians in Germany face rising threats that drive people from office.
- Accurate information about local government is a condition of democratic choice.
Who is affected
- Mayors and their families
- Residents
- Council members
Owners Filled
Steward
The municipality, under the state's municipal code; voters or the council elect the mayor.
Master systems
- Municipal election results
- State official gazettes
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1589795 - registry parent class
- Q30185 - registry parent class
related
- mayor - in registry terms
- Hauptverwaltungsbeamter - in registry terms
- municipality of Germany - as chief officer
- municipal code - of each state
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.mayor-of-a-place-in-germany
- Wikidata: Q17175157 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17175157)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- municipalities in Germany: about 10800 count
- typical term: 5-8 years - by state
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Head of a German municipality
- Burgermeister, Oberburgermeister, First Mayor of Hamburg, mayors of free imperial cities
- Landrat heads a district; minister-president heads a state; Hauptverwaltungsbeamter is the generic term
- Not a visible object; an elected official.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the office
- relay systems by state
- describe variants
- route to specific mayors
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Generalising across states
- Stale office holder information
- Confusing mayors with district and state heads
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- State municipal codes, Gemeindeordnungen
- State election laws for mayors
- Civil service rules for professional mayors
Context of use required Filled
- Heading a German municipality.
- mayors in Baden-Wurttemberg, Bavaria, Hesse and other states
- Oberburgermeister of large cities such as Kiel
- First Mayor of Hamburg and Governing Mayor of Berlin
- honorary mayors of small municipalities
- historical mayors of free imperial cities such as Aachen
- mayors of small towns such as Moringen
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q17175157: mayor of a place in Germany - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia (de): Bürgermeister (Deutschland) - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should First Mayor of Hamburg and Oberburgermeister be separate entries?
- How should state municipal codes be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific offices and places; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q17175157/spec.json