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Latest revision as of 02:23, 5 October 2024
The German Reich is a unitary state which consists of 42 provinces, of which 3 are autonomous.
Germany was initially founded as a federal state in the 19th century. The modern day boundaries of Germany's administrative divisions originate from the division of the country into Gaue by the Nazi Party during the 1930s. Since the Fall of Nazism, most Gaue have had their borders remain intact, with some merging with one another to form larger regions. Since 1983, the first-level administrative divisions of Germany have been referred to as Provinces.
Special nomenclature
There are two specially named types of provinces in Germany, those being the autonomous provinces and the provincial-level cities. For example, Hamburg is officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, while Berlin and Vienna are classified as provincial-level cities with special statuses.
List of Gaue
English name | German name | Capital | Established | Notes |
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Alsace | Elsaß | Metz | 1982 | Separated from Gau Baden in 1982 |
Baden | Baden | Karlsruhe | 1934 | Formed from the state of Baden; from 1940-1982 included the region of Alsace and named Baden-Elsass |
Lower Bavaria-Palatinate | Niederbayern-Pfalz | Regensburg | 1934 | Originally named Bayerische Ostmark until June 1942, then Bayreuth until 1987 following Bayreuth's separation from the province. |
Berlin | Berlin | Berlin | 1934 | From 1945 - 1981 named "Germania" |
Bohemia | Böhmen | Prague | 1964 | Initially part of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, since 1984 autonomous |
Carinthia | Kärnten | Klagenfurt | 1938 | Formed from the Austrian states of Carinthia and the region of Eastern Tyrol |
North Rhine | Nordrhein | Cologne | 1934 | Formed from the north-central part of the Prussian province of the Rhine |
Danzig-West Prussia | Danzig–Westpreußen | Danzig | 1939 | Formed out of the Free City of Danzig, the Pomeranian Voivoideship and the territory of the Governorate of West Prussia within East Prussia |
East Prussia | Ostpreußen | Königsberg | 1934 | Formed from the Prussian province of East Prussia, also including territories annexed from Poland from 1939 |
Franconia | Franken | Nuremburg | 1986 | Formed out of a merger of Gau Franconia and Gau Main-Franconia. Since 1987 has included Upper Franconia, formerly part of Lower Bavaria-Palatinate |
Hamburg | Hamburg | Hamburg | 1934 | Formed out of the territory of the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg |
Hesse | Hessen | Frankfurt am Main | 1984 | Formed out of a merger of Gau Electoral Hesse and Gau Hesse-Nassau |
Hanover-Brunswick | Hannover-Braunschweig | Hanover | 1982 | Formed out of a merger of Gau Eastern Hanover and Gau Southern Hanover-Brunswick |
Lorraine | Lothringen | Metz | 1983 | Separated from Gau Westmark in 1982 |
Lower Danube | Niederdonau | Krems an der Donau | 1938 | Formed from Lower Austria and northern Burgenland |
Lower Silesia | Niederschlesien | Breslau | 1941 | Formed out of the territory of the Prussian province of Lower Silesia |
March of Brandenburg | Mark Brandenburg | Frankfurt an der Oder | 1934 | Formed from the Prussian province of Brandenburg |
Mecklenburg | Mecklenburg | Schwerin | 1934 | Formed out of the states of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
Moravia | Mähren | Brünn | 1964 | Initially part of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, since 1984 autonomous. |
Moselland | Moselland' | Koblenz | 1934 | Formed from the southern half of the Prussian province of the Rhine and from 1940 the country of Luxemburg |
Upper Bavaria | Oberbayern | Munich | 1934 | Formed in part from the Regierungsbezirk of the same name. |
Pomerania | Pommern | Stettin | 1934 | Formed from the Prussian province of Pomerania |
Saar-Palatinate | Saarpfalz | Saarbrücken | 1934 | From 1940-1983 named Westmark and included the region of Lorraine |
Salzburg | Salzburg | Salzburg | 1938 | Formed from the Austrian state of Salzburg |
Saxony | Sachsen | Dresden | 1934 | Formed out of the territory of Saxony |
Saxony-Anhalt | Sachsen-Anhalt | Magdeburg | 1982 | Formed out of a merger of Gau Magdeburg-Anhalt and Gau Halle-Merseburg |
Styria | Steiermark | Graz | 1938 | Formed from the Austrian state of Styria and the southern part of Burgenland |
Sudetenland | Sudetenland | Reichenberg | 1938 | Formed from the predominantly German speaking area of Czechoslovakia that was annexed to Germany after the Munich Agreement |
Swabia | Schwaben | Augsburg}} | 1934 | Formed in part from the Regierungsbezirk of the same name. |
Thuringia | Thüringen | Weimar | 1934 | Formed from the state of Thuringia and exclaves of the Prussian province of Saxony |
Tyrol-Vorarlberg | Tirol-Vorarlberg | Innsbruck | 1938 | Formed out of the Austrian states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg |
Upper Danube | Oberdonau | Linz | 1938 | Formed from the Austrian state of Upper Austria, also including a part of Styria |
Upper Silesia | Oberschlesien | Kattowitz | 1941 | Formed from the Prussian province of Upper Silesia |
Vienna | Wien | Vienna | 1938 | Formed from the Austrian state of Vienna along with surrounding territories of Oberdonau |
Posen | Posen | Posen | 1939 | Formed out of numerous Polish voivodeships in the region. Autonomous since 1987. |
Weser-Ems | Weser-Ems | Oldenburg | 1934 | Formed from the Free State of Oldenburg (excluding exclaves), Bremen and the western part of the Prussian province of Hanover |
Westphalia | Westfalen | Dortmund | 1986 | Formed from a merger of Gau Westphalia-North and Gau Westphalia-South |
Württemberg-Hohenzollern | Württemberg-Hohenzollern | Stuttgart | 1934 | Formed out of the state of Württemberg and the Prussian province of Hohenzollern |