Communities within the town eventually established themselves as separate municipalities.

It was a separate municipality until the end of 1976.

No other defense housing project had been established as a separate municipality.

However, the area did not become a separate municipality until 1994.

From 1818 to 1954, Achttienhoven was a separate municipality again.

These areas are sometimes mistakenly believed to be separate municipalities.

Until 2004 it was a separate municipality and covered an area of 8.93 km2.

Between 1818 and 1823, Abstede was a separate municipality again.

It is a separate municipality from the city of Rye.

So far it was the last separate municipality to merged with the town.