Municipal police (Austria)
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The Gemeindesicherheitswache are the municipal police
forces of some communities in Austria
. They may also be known as Gemeindewachkörper, Sicherheitspolizeien , Gemeindepolizeien or Stadtpolizeien. All communities (except those with a Federal Police Directorate, normally statutory cities
) are allowed to maintain their own municipal police.
Municipal police
.Municipal police are law enforcement agencies that are under the control of local government, including the municipal government, where it is the smallest administrative subdivision. They receive pay from the city budget, and usually have fewer rights than the "state paid" police...
forces of some communities in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. They may also be known as Gemeindewachkörper, Sicherheitspolizeien , Gemeindepolizeien or Stadtpolizeien. All communities (except those with a Federal Police Directorate, normally statutory cities
Statutory city
A Statutory city is a city with its own municipal law or city statute.-Austria:...
) are allowed to maintain their own municipal police.