where the office of the district's administration is located is called Kreisstadt ("district city"), or Kreishauptort ("district main community") if it's not a city. Often the district is named after its district city. Linguistically, any city within a district could be called a "Kreisstadt", especially those that aren't district-free to distinguish them from district-free cities. This term has to be distinguished from the legal term "Kreisstadt" that only denotes the location of the administrative office. In everyday language, district cities are also called Kreishauptstadt ("district capital"). See also List of districts of Germany States of Germany List of rural districts with populations and area in km2 List of urban districts with populations and area in km2 Notes References Subdivisions of Germany Germany 3 Districts, Germany