Germany 1989
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Introduction
File:Flag State Germany.png | File:Coat of Arms State BRD-after-1989.png | location within Europe |
National Colors
The National Colors of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) are:
black (Schwarz), red (Rot) and golden (Gold).
General Information
Political Structure
Current Political Structure
(since 03-Oct-1989)
The Federal Republic of Germany consists of 16 Federal States, the so-called Bundesländer.
Historical Political Structure
Baden-Württemberg
includes the former grand duchy of Baden, the principality of Hohenzollern and the kingdom of Württemberg
Bavaria (Bayern)
includes the former kingdom of Bavaria, excluding Rheinpfalz (today part of Baden-Württemberg) and the duchy of Saxe-Coburg (became part of Bavaria only in 1920)
Brandenburg
includes the western portion of the former Prussian province of Brandenburg
Hesse (Hessen)
includes the former free city of Frankfurt am Main, the grand duchy ofHesse-Darmstadt (without the province of Rheinhessen), part of the landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg, the electorate of Hesse-Kassel, the duchy of Nassau, the district of Wetzlar (Part of the former Prussian Rheinprovinz) and the principality of Waldeck
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
including the former grand duchies of Mecklenburg-Schwerin und Mecklenburg-Strelitz, without the principality of Ratzeburg and the western portion of the former Prussion province of Pommern (Hither Pommerania)
Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
includes the former duchy of Brunswick, the kingdom/ Prussian province of Hannover, the dutchy of Oldenburg in Oldenburg, grand duchy of Oldenburg, and the principality of Schaumburg-Lippe
Northrhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
includes the former Prussian province of Westphalia, the northern portion of the former Prussian Rheinprovinz and the principality of Lippe {Detmold].
Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz)
includes part of the principality Birkenfeld, grand duchy of Oldenburg, the province of Rheinhesse, grand duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt, part of the landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg, the major portion of the former Bavarian Rheinpfalz and most of southern portion of the former Prussian Rheinprovinz
Saarland
includes some parts of the former Bavarian Rheinpfalz, the southern portion of the former Prussian Rheinprovinz and the principality of Birkenfeld, grand duchy of Oldenburg
Saxony (Sachsen)
includes the former kingdom of Saxony, and parts of the former Prussian province of Silesia, county Hoyerswerda and parts of the counties of Rothenburg(Oberlausitz) und Görlitz located westerly of the westlich der Oder-Neisse Line
Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt)
includes the former duchy of Anhalt and the former Prussian province of Saxony excluding the governmental district of Erfurt
Schleswig-Holstein
includes the former Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein with Lauenburg without: Northern Schleswig, also including the free Hansestadt Lübeck, and the principality of Ratzeburg, grand duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Thuringia (Thüringen)
includes the former principalities and duchies of Thuringia, and the governmental district of Erfurt the former Prussian province of Saxony
