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Elderships manage small scale local matters, such as repairing pavements/dirt roads, keeping records on all families living in the eldership. Its premise is that unlike with higher administrative divisions, an Elder (leader of eldership) could have time to talk to every person in the eldership who wants to. Modern Lithuania is divided into 10 Counties , 60 Municipalities , and over 500 elderships. Elderships function as municipal districts. In cities, an elder is elected to each eldership district, along with a mayor for the city. Note, historically the term was used for significantly bigger administrative units, e.g. Eldership Of Samogitia (often mistranslated as Duchy of Samogitia). SEE ALSO |
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