Evergem is a municipality
located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality
comprises the towns of Belzele, Doornzele, Ertvelde, Evergem proper,
Kerkbrugge-Langerbrugge, Kluizen, Rieme, Sleidinge and Wippelgem.
A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly
defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city,
town, or village, or a small grouping of them. A municipality is
typically governed by a mayor and a city council or municipal council.
Municipalities are not necessarily the same as townships. A municipality
is a general-purpose district, as opposed to a special-purpose
district.
In most countries, a municipality is the smallest administrative
subdivision to have its own democratically elected representative
leadership.
In some countries, municipalities are referred to as "communes".
The term derives from the medieval commune. Note that the word
has absolutely no implication of communism; rather, the word "communism"
derives from the word "commune" because of its striving
towards a commune-like society.
The largest municipalities can be found in Canada and Greenland.
Most likely the largest municipality is Avernasuaq in Greenland,
which is larger than the whole United Kingdom.
The word hotel derives from the French hôtel, which referred
to a French version of a townhouse or any other building seeing
frequent visitors, not a place offering accommodation. The French
spelling was once also used in English, but is now rare. A hotel
is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term
basis. Hotels often provide a number of additional guest services
such as a restaurant, a swimming pool or childcare. Some hotels
have conference services and meeting rooms and encourage groups
to hold conventions and meetings at their location.
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