States of Germany
administrative division of the Federal Republic of Germany
(Redirected from Bundesland)
The Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) has 16 states (German: Bundesländer singular: Bundesland). The biggest is Bavaria and the smallest is Bremen. Most of them were created after the Second World War. Some states have historical roots from the early Middle Ages.
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State creation since 1949:
- 1952: Three small states (Baden, Württemberg-Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern, part of Germany since 1949) joined to form Baden-Württemberg.
- 1957: The Saar, which was put under French administration after World War II, joined the Federal Republic of Germany as the Saarland.
- 1990: On German reunification, the reunited city of Berlin and the territory of the former German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic as six new states.
Population and area in km² as of November 2014:
Flag and Bundesland | German name | Capital | Population | Area (km²) | Part of FRG |
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Baden-Württemberg | Stuttgart | 10,880,000 | 35,751 | 1952 |
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Bayern | Munich (München) | 12,844,000 | 70,550 | 1949 |
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Berlin | Berlin | 3,520,000 | 892 | 1990 |
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Brandenburg | Potsdam | 2,485,000 | 29,654 | 1990 |
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Bremen | Bremen | 671,000 | 420 | 1949 |
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Hamburg | Hamburg | 1,787,000 | 755 | 1949 |
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Hessen | Wiesbaden | 6,176,000 | 21,115 | 1949 |
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Niedersachsen | Hanover (Hannover) | 7,927,000 | 47,593 | 1949 |
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Schwerin | 1,612,000 | 23,212 | 1990 |
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Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW) | Düsseldorf | 17,865,000 | 34,113 | 1949 |
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Rheinland-Pfalz | Mainz | 4,053,000 | 19,854 | 1949 |
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Saarland | Saarbrücken | 996,000 | 2,567 | 1957 |
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Sachsen | Dresden | 4,085,000 | 18,449 | 1990 |
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Sachsen-Anhalt | Magdeburg | 2,245,000 | 20,452 | 1990 |
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Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel | 2,859,000 | 15,802 | 1949 |
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Thüringen | Erfurt | 2,171,000 | 16,202 | 1990 |