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[edit] General Information Bavaria
- Bavaria
- see also: Franken (Franconia)
[edit] Bavaria Administrative Organization 1808 until today
In 1808 within the Kingdom of Bavaria a new administrative
organization system was set up, the so-called
Verwaltungsorganisation nach Montgelas. The Bavarian country
was subdivided into administrative units called Kreise. In
the following centuries this organization was changed several times
and as well the names of these Kreise and also the used
terms changed over time.
- Kreis - in the Bavarian past this term specified a large Administrative Region (similar to nowadays Regierungsbezirk)
- Regierungsbezirk - this current term specifies a
large Administrative Districts (similar to the old,
past Kreis)
See here also: Bavaria Subdivision of
administrative units
[edit] Names of old Bavarian administrative regions
| Name | 1808 | 1810 | 1817 | 1837 | 1931 - 45 | 1946 bis heute |
| Kreis | Kreis | Name of Kreis | Name of Kreis | Name of Kreis | Name of Regierungsbezirk | |
| Altmühlkreis | established | dissolved | ||||
| Eisackkreis | established | dissolved | ||||
| Etschkreis | established | dissolved | ||||
| Illerkreis | established | dissolved | ||||
| Innkreis | established | dissolved | ||||
| Isarkreis | established | Oberbayern | Oberbayern | Oberbayern | ||
| Lechkreis | established | dissolved | ||||
| Mainkreis |
established |
Obermainkreis |
Oberfranken |
Oberfranken und Mittelfranken (1933-1948) |
Oberfranken |
|
| Naabkreis | established | dissolved | ||||
| Oberdonaukreis | established | Schwaben und Neuburg | Schwaben (1939) | Schwaben | ||
| Pegnitzkreis | established | dissolved | ||||
| Regenkreis | established | Oberpfalz und Regensburg | Niederbayern und Oberpfalz | Oberpfalz | ||
| Rezatkreis | established | Mittelfranken | Oberfranken und Mittelfranken (1933) | Mittelfranken | ||
| Rheinkreis | Rheinkreis (established 1816) |
Pfalz | Saarpfalz | part of German Federal State: Rheinland-Pfalz | ||
| Salzachkreis | established | dissolved | ||||
| Unterdonaukreis | established | Niederbayern | Niederbayern und Oberpfalz | Niederbayern | ||
| Untermainkreis | Untermainkreis (established) | Unterfranken und Aschaffenburg | Mainfranken (1938) | Unterfranken |
[edit] Bavaria Subdivision of Administrative Units
Bavaria - 1808 to 1939
In the past these Kreise (large administrative
regions) were subdivided into so-called Landgerichte (ä.
O.) (Regional court areas of the old order) and since
1862 into so-called Bezirksämter (District offices)
which were further subdivided into so-called Landgerichte
(Regional court areas).
- Abbreviations:
- LG ä.O. = Landgericht (ä.O.) / Landgericht älterer Ordnung
- LG = Landgericht (after 1862)
- BA = Bezirksamt
Bavaria - 1946 until today
Since 1946 the term Regierungsbezirk (Administrative
District) is used to specify the larger administrative unit.
Each Regierungsbezirk is subdivided into Landkreise
(counties) and Kreisfreie Städte (independent
cities). Each Landkreis consists of Gemeinden
(municipalities) and Orten (places).
Today sometimes for the German word - Landkreis - the
shorter German word Kreis is also used. BUT - then its only
meant in an abbreviate way (for county) and has nothing to
do with the old larger administrative regions who in
Bavarias past were called Kreis.
- Abbreviations:
- Reg.Bz = Regierungsbezirk
- LK = Landkreis
- KfS = Kreisfrei Stadt
- Gmd = Gemeinde
| Administrative Districts in the Federal State Bavaria |
|
Mittelfranken (Middle
Franconia) | Niederbayern (Lower Bavaria) |
Oberbayern (Upper Bavaria) |
Oberfranken (Upper Franconia)
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