>>>Some years ago a
small rural town in Italy twinned with a similar town in
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>>Various possibilities arise here...
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>>1) large rural towns exist too (and I'm ignorant of their existence)
>>2) small urban towns ...ditto
>>3) villages were all sent to a political correctional facility
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>>Are there any villages at all in your area?
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>Operational definition of "town" sometimes just being the no. of inhabitants,
>smaller towns in the german "Ruhrgebiet" would seldom be called small
rural town when described,
>whereas in Bavaria towns with a similar no. of inhabitants might be described in such a way in day to day usage.
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>Or you opt for direct translation of the german "Landstadt" signifying the smallest town size
>above 2000 should you decide to wear a statistical hat<g>
So, kein Dorf?