Village
"Ortsteil" redirects here. For subdistricts of Berlin, see Boroughs and neighborhoods of Berlin. For other uses, see Village (disambiguation). Shortstown in the Eastcotts Parish, Bedford, Bedfordshire An alpine village in the Lötschental Valley, Switzerland Hybe in Slovakia with Western Tatra mountains in background Berber village in Ourika valley, High Atlas, Morocco A Village of Bangladesh A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement. The old village of Hollókő, Nógrád, Hungary (UNESCO World Heritage Site) In the past, vi...