administrative territorial entity of Denmark
Let an agent identify the level and type of a Danish administrative or statistical unit, explain the hierarchy and its legal basis, relay codes and counts from official sources, and keep historical and current units distinct.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
Researched by: Claude
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identify What type a unit is.
Type
Type and level.
Type
Type.
- What type is a given Danish unit, and at what level does it sit? definition
- Is the unit current or historical? boundary
Hierarchy
Hierarchy.
Hierarchy
Hierarchy.
- How do regions, municipalities, parishes and other units relate? definition
- Which entry fits the specific unit? action
Law Legal basis.
Basis
Legal basis.
Basis
Basis.
- Which laws define each level, and what powers do regions and municipalities hold? provenance
- Which entry fits Danish local government? action
Reform
The 2007 reform.
Reform
Reform.
- What did the 2007 structural reform change? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Data Codes and statistics.
Codes
Codes.
Codes
Codes.
- What codes identify units in national registers and in NUTS and LAU? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Counts
Counts.
Counts
Counts.
- How many units exist at each level, from official sources? measurement
- Which entry fits Statistics Denmark? action
Context History and comparison.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the Danish system develop through the 1970 and 2007 reforms? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Compare
Comparison.
Compare
Compare.
- How does the Danish system compare with other Nordic countries? provenance
- Which entry fits the other country? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.PLC
- Other names and narrower kinds
- urban area in Denmark, parish of Denmark, cadastral area of Denmark, former parish in Denmark, county of Denmark, provinces of Denmark, villages of Denmark
What it is Filled
A unit of local, regional or statistical division in Denmark, including the five regions created in 2007, the 98 municipalities, the parishes used for church and statistical purposes, cadastral areas, statistically defined urban areas and historical units such as the counties and provinces abolished in the 2007 reform; the levels are defined by Danish law and coded by Statistics Denmark and the national registers.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent identify the level and type of a Danish administrative or statistical unit, explain the hierarchy and its legal basis, relay codes and counts from official sources, and keep historical and current units distinct.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Regions and municipalities since 2007
- Parishes for church and statistics
- Cadastral and urban area units
- Abolished counties as historical units
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Use outdated pre-2007 counties or municipalities in current records without saying so.
- Confuse church parishes with civil administrative units in legal matters.
- Combine local statistics in a way that identifies individuals.
Only with a human decision
- Assigning people or property to a unit where it affects taxes or services.
May
- Identify which Danish region, municipality or parish an address falls in from official data.
- Explain the 2007 structural reform and the division of tasks between levels.
Moral aspects Filled
- Division boundaries decide which authority serves people and what they pay.
- Small-area statistics can expose individuals if handled carelessly.
Who is affected
- Residents of Denmark
- Local authorities
Owners Filled
Steward
The Danish state defines the divisions; regions and municipalities govern their own areas.
Master systems
- Danish address and cadastral registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q3268571 - registry parent class
related
- administrative territorial entity of a single country - the registry category
- Danish law - the 2007 structural reform
- Statistics Denmark - the statistical office
- regions of Denmark - the top level
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.administrative-territorial-entity-of-denmark
- Wikidata: Q3976655 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3976655)
- municipality code: 3 digits per municipality
- NUTS and LAU: DK codes statistical codes
Direct properties required Filled
- regions: 5 count - since 2007
- municipalities: 98 count - since 2007
Recognition required Filled
- Region, municipality, parish, cadastral or urban area in Denmark
- Defined by Danish law and statistical practice
- Greenland and the Faroe Islands have their own systems
- Not a physical object; a category shown on maps and in registers.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify the type of a given unit
- explain the hierarchy and legal basis
- relay codes and counts
- distinguish historical from current units
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Mixing pre- and post-2007 units
- Confusing church parishes with municipalities
- Stale statistical boundaries
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Structural reform of 2007
- Local government and regional acts
- Cadastral and register regulations
Context of use required Filled
- Organising administration and statistics in Denmark.
- regions
- municipalities
- parishes, current and former
- cadastral areas
- statistically defined urban areas
- historical counties and provinces
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q3976655: administrative territorial entity of Denmark - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Administrative divisions of Denmark - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each level be a separate entry?
- How should Statistics Denmark codes be linked?
- How should historical counties be recorded?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q3976655/spec.json