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In case of merger of muncipalities, the following needs to be done:

• former municipality article:
  • in article text, mention that it's a former muncipality, date of merger
  • in infobox, change "type=" to "type=former"
  • external links: if it no longer works, link to http://web.archive.org
• new municipality (create if new name, update if it absorbed another one)
  • article text: update to mention merger
  • in infobox, add former municipalities to "places="
  • in infobox, update population and area
  • in infobox, update neighboring municipalities
• in all neighboring municipalities of former municipality:
  • in infobox, update list of neighboring municipalities
• lists
  • remove former municipalities from List of municipalities of Switzerland
  • update/add mergers to the lists at Municipalities_of_Switzerland#Lists_of_municipalities_by_canton
  • add to former municipalities of Switzerland
• categories: add articles that are now about former municipalities to Category:Former municipalities of Switzerland or its subcategories
• district: update corresponding templates (cat) and articles
• update municipality counts in canton article