Wikipedia:Separate articles for administrative divisions to settlements

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This page in a nutshell: 4th order administrative divisions are usually combined, 1st, 2nd and 3rd order ones are generally only combined if the boundaries of the territory are roughly the same or smaller.

Should administrative divisions that have the same name as a settlement have their own article or should the articles be combined? This issue is sometimes controversial.

In France, Italy and England for example municipalities (4th order units) that have the same name as a settlement are generally combined such as Alveslohe, in the sense of a settlement and in the sense of a Gemeinde (municipality) and Hatfield Peverel, in the sense of a village and in the sense of a parish (municipality) are found in 1 article. In other countries the term municipality may refer to a higher division such as in Denmark and Sweden and there are usually 2 articles namely Horsens, in the sense of a city and Horsens Municipality are found in separate articles.