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Many, if not most, public playgrounds are maintained by the city or municipality in Germany. Here in a larger city they are checked and cleaned weekly.

• themitigating 4y ago
  So not the state?
  • leipert 4y ago
    Depends on your definition of state. If you really want to dig into it: The country, Germany, or a federal state like Bavaria, likely not directly but indirectly, due to how our tax system works. Different entities collect different taxes, but the cities and municipalities get a certain percentage of wage and sales tax for example. Often those taxes are not bound to be used for a certain purpose. But also we have city-states liked Berlin or Hamburg, and those directly fund and maintain their playgrounds.
  • sircastor 4y ago
    “The state” is a generic term that refers to the government, local, provincial, or larger.
    • wizofaus 4y ago
      I'd suggest it's not typically thought of as including local government. It is a peculiarly overloaded term though, particularly if you live in a country where "state" is a key governmental/administrative division! In the usage here - "nanny state" - I'd agree it can include local government and indeed even organisations operating below that level (it might just be a single school board making "nanny state" decisions).
      • YawningAngel 4y ago
        I think it very much is thought of as inclusive of local government, at least in countries that aren't federal.