>>>>Some years ago a small rural town in Italy twinned with a similar town in
>>>
>>>Various possibilities arise here...
>>>
>>>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
>>>
>>>Are there any villages at all in your area?
>>
>>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.
>>
>>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?

Doch, alles unter 2000
oder Bonn, if you go for pre-unification flat jokes ;-)