!!!Magistrat Magistrat, body that fulfils the duties of both the municipal and the district council in statutory towns (towns with more than 20,000 inhabitants may be granted certain rights of self-government by their respective Landtag). The head of a Magistrat has to be trained in the field of law. The Magistrat of Vienna holds a special position ( Districts). %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Magistrat|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]