Local associations of a special kind are an amalgamation of one or more Landkreise with one or more Kreisfreie Städte to form a replacement of the aforementioned administrative entities at the district level. They are intended to implement simplification of administration at that level. Typically, a district-free city or town and its urban hinterland are grouped into such an association, or Kommunalverband besonderer Art. Such an organization requires the issuing of special laws by the governing state, since they are not covered by the normal administrative structure of the respective states. COUNT 5
QSN1 Local associations of a special kind are an amalgamation of one or more Landkreise with what? ANS1 one or more Kreisfreie Städte QSN2 What do local associations replace? ANS2 administrative entities at the district level QSN3 What are local associations  intended to implement? ANS3 simplification of administration QSN4 What is the association a district-free city or town and its urban hinterland typically grouped into? ANS4 Kommunalverband besonderer Art QSN5 What does a Kommunalverband besonderer Art require? ANS5 the issuing of special laws