Bad Ems (Verbandsgemeinde)
The Verbandsgemeinde Bad Ems is a type of collective municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is an administrative entity composed of several independent municipalities (Ortsgemeinden) working together to handle certain local government functions. The Verbandsgemeinde itself has an administration and a directly elected mayor (Verbandsbürgermeister) responsible for managing the shared services.
The specific functions handled by the Verbandsgemeinde Bad Ems typically include:
- Waste management
- Water and wastewater services
- Fire protection
- Planning and construction control
- Maintenance of schools and other public facilities
- Some social services
Participating municipalities retain a degree of autonomy and their own directly elected mayors and councils. However, they delegate specific responsibilities and contribute financially to the Verbandsgemeinde to benefit from economies of scale and efficient administration. The Verbandsgemeinde Bad Ems existed as such until its dissolution.
History and Reorganization:
The original Verbandsgemeinde Bad Ems was dissolved on January 1, 2019. On that date, it merged with the Verbandsgemeinde Nassau to form the new Verbandsgemeinde Bad Ems-Nassau. The area covered by the former Verbandsgemeinde Bad Ems is now part of the larger Bad Ems-Nassau administrative region.
Location:
The former Verbandsgemeinde Bad Ems was located in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The town of Bad Ems served as the administrative center.