Administrative division of Bavaria

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The administrative structure of the Kingdom of Bavaria , founded in 1806, was completely redesigned in 1808 to incorporate the newly acquired territories. With the community edict of May 17, 1818, the communities in Bavaria were also established. Until then, the chairpersons were the administrative units of the lowest level. Bavaria was divided into 15 districts, whose names were based on rivers. In 1810 six districts were dissolved, in 1814 another district. After the Congress of Vienna in 1816, the Rhine District , later Palatinate , was formed as a new district and by 1817 two more districts were dissolved due to the assignment of territories, so that when the administration was reorganized in 1817, only eight districts existed. In 1838, instead of the river names, these were given the names of the old duchies. These names were later transferred to the government districts that still exist today .

The districts or administrative districts were and are still divided into lower administrative authorities that have had different names over the course of history. Until 1862 it was the regional courts of the older order (LG), state courts (HG), court and police authorities (GuP) and district- direct cities . From 1862 onwards it was the district offices and urban districts, from 1939 on the rural districts and urban districts, then independent cities, and since 1972 it has been the districts and urban districts.

This article presents the changes in the districts / administrative districts or lower administrative authorities (courts / district offices / districts / urban districts) in Bavaria from 1808 to the present day. The areas that no longer belong to Bavaria today are also taken into account.

Administrative division 1808 to 1817

Administrative division 1808
  1. Altmühlkreis (until 1810): The Altmühlkreis with the capital Eichstätt initially consisted of 21 regional courts and from 1809 of three immediate towns and the county of Pappenheim. In 1809 some regional courts were merged, and in 1810 the Altmühlkreis was dissolved again. Its area was mainly assigned to the Upper Danube District. However, the Riedenburg district court came to the Regenkreis.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district: Eichstätt , Ingolstadt , Neuburg an der Donau
    2. Regional courts: Beilngries , Donauwörth , Eichstätt , Heidenheim , Hilpoltstein , Ingolstadt , Kipfenberg , Monheim , Neuburg an der Donau , Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz , Pleinfeld , Rain , Raitenbuch , Riedenburg , Weißenburg
  2. Eisackkreis (until 1810): The Eisackkreis with the capital Bressanone initially comprised seven regional courts and from 1809 the cities of Bozen and Bressanone, which were directly in the district. In 1810 the Eisackkreis was assigned to the Innkreis with the separation of the regional courts of Bozen, Lienz and Sillian, which then left Bavaria.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity: Bolzano , Brixen
    2. Regional courts: Bozen , Brixen , Bruneck , Klausen , Lienz , Meran , Sillian
  3. Etschkreis (until 1810): The Etschkreis with the capital Trento comprised 14 regional courts and from 1809 the districts of Rovereto and Trento. In 1810 the Adige district was ceded to the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy .
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity: Rovereto , Trento
    2. Local dishes : Cavalese , Civezzano , Cles , Condino , Levico , Malè , Mezzolombardo (Welschmez), Pergine , Riva , Rovereto , Stenico , Tione , Trient , Vezzano
  4. Illerkreis: The Illerkreis with the capital Kempten initially comprised 21 regional courts and since 1809 the cities of Kempten and Lindau, which are directly in the district, and from 1810 also Memmingen . In 1810 some regional courts came to the Kingdom of Württemberg, at the same time it was enlarged by some regional courts of the Innkreis and the Lechkreis, but in 1814 had to hand over some regional courts to Austria. In 1817 the Illerkreis was almost completely incorporated into the Upper Danube District, only the Schongau Regional Court came to the Isar District.
    1. Towns in the immediate vicinity of the district: Kempten Lindau (Bodensee) Memmingen (from 1810)
    2. Regional courts: Babenhausen HG (from 1813) Bregenz ¹ Buchhorn ² , Buchloe (from 1810), Buxheim HG (from 1813), Dornbirn ¹ , Edelstetten HG (from 1816), Elchingen (from 1810), Feldkirch ¹ , Füssen , Grönenbach , Günzburg (from 1810), Illereichen HG (from 1814), Illertissen (from 1810), Immenstadt , Inner-Bregenzer-Wald ¹ , Kaufbeuren (from 1810), Kempten , Kirchheim HG (from 1814), Leutkirch ² , Lindau , Mindelheim (from 1810), Montafon ¹ , Oberdorf (Marktoberdorf), Obergünzburg , Ottobeuren (from 1810), Ravensburg ² , Reutte (from 1810) ¹ , Roggenburg (from 1810), Schongau , Schwabmünchen (from 1810), Sonnenberg ¹ , Sonthofen , Tettnang ² , Thannhausen HG (1814), Türkheim (1810), Ursberg (1810), cheeks ² , Weiler
  5. Innkreis (until 1814): The Innkreis with the capital Innsbruck initially comprised only eight regional courts and since 1809 the city of Innsbruck, which is part of the immediate district. From 1810, 18 regional courts were newly established. From 1810, regional courts came to the Iller and Salzach districts. In return, the district courts of the Isarkkreis and the rest of the Eisackkreis, including the city of Brixen, which is part of the district, were incorporated. In 1814 the Innkreis was given to Austria. Only the Werdenfels district court remained with Bavaria and was incorporated into the Isar district.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district: Brixen (from 1810), Innsbruck
    2. Regional courts: Brixen (from 1810), Bruneck (from 1810), Enneberg (from 1810), Fürstenburg , Glurns , Hall , Imst , Innsbruck , Kastelruth (from 1810), Kitzbühel , Klausen (from 1810), Kufstein , Lana , Landeck , Meran (from 1810), Mühlbach (from 1810), Passeier (from 1810), Rattenberg , Reutte , Ried (from 1810), Sarntal (from 1810), Schlandern (from 1810), Schwaz , Silz , Steinach , Sterzing (from 1810 ), Stubai (from 1810), Taufers (from 1810), Telfs , Welsberg (from 1810), Werdenfels (from 1810), Zell am Ziller (from 1811)
  6. Isarkreis: The Isarkreis with the capital Munich initially comprised 14 regional courts and since 1809 the cities of Munich and Landshut which are directly in the district. In 1810 it was enlarged considerably. In 1817 it was enlarged again, but also gave some regional courts to the Oberdonaukreis.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district: Munich, Landshut
    2. Regional courts: Aichach (from 1810), Brannenburg HG (from 1814), Dachau , Ebersberg (from 1812) Erding , Freising , Friedberg (from 1810), Landsberg (from 1810), Landshut , Miesbach , Moosburg , Mühldorf (from 1810), Munich , Neubeuer HG (from 1813), Pfaffenhofen , Prien HG (from 1813), Rosenheim (from 1810), Schrobenhausen (from 1810), Swabia (until 1812) Starnberg , Tegernsee HG (from 1814), Tölz , Trostberg (from 1810 ), Vilsbiburg (from 1810), Wasserburg (from 1810), Weilheim , Werdenfels (until 1810 and from 1814), Wolfratshausen
  7. Lechkreis (until 1810): The Lechkreis with the capital Augsburg comprised 13 regional courts and, since 1809, the cities of Augsburg and Memmingen, which are directly in the district. The Lechkreis was dissolved as early as 1810. Its regional courts were divided between the Iller, Isar and Oberdonau districts.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district: Augsburg, Memmingen
    2. Regional courts: Aichach , Buchloe , Friedberg , Göggingen , Kaufbeuren , Landsberg , Mindelheim , Ottobeuren , Schrobenhausen , Schwabmünchen , Türkheim , Ursberg , Zusmarshausen
  8. Mainkreis: The Mainkreis with the capital Bamberg initially comprised 18 regional courts and since 1809 the cities of Bamberg and Schweinfurt, which are directly in the district. In 1810 it was enlarged considerably. In 1812 it was enlarged again by receiving, among other things, twelve regional courts for the Principality of Bayreuth. Bayreuth then became the county seat .
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district: Bamberg, Bayreuth (from 1812), Hof (from 1812), Schweinfurt
    2. Regional courts: Bamberg I , Bamberg II , Banz LG (from 1813 HG), Burgebrach , Ebermannstadt , Ebnath HG (from 1816), Ebrach (1808–1812), Eschenbach (from 1810), Gefrees (from 1812), Gleusdorf , Hallstadt , Heinersreuth HG (from 1816), Höchstadt (until 1810), Hof (from 1812), Hollfeld , Kemnath (from 1810), Kirchenlamitz (from 1812), Kronach , Kulmbach (from 1812), Lauenstein , Lichtenfels , Mitwitz HG (from 1813 ), Münchberg (from 1812), Naila (from 1812), Neustadt an der Waldnaab (from 1810), Pegnitz (from 1812), Pottenstein (from 1810), Rehau (from 1812), Scheßlitz , Schweinfurt (until 1810), Selb (from 1812), Seßlach (from 1812), Stadtsteinach , Tambach HG (from 1814), Teuschnitz , Tirschenreuth (from 1810), Waldsassen (from 1810), Weidenberg (from 1812), Weismain , Wunsiedel (from 1812)
  9. Naabkreis (until 1810): The Naabkreis with the capital Amberg comprised 12 regional courts and, since 1809, the district-direct city of Amberg. It was dissolved as early as 1810, the northern part was assigned to the Mainkreis and the southern part to the Regenkreis.
    1. City in the immediate vicinity of the district: Amberg
    2. Regional courts: Amberg , Eschenbach , Kastl , Kemnath , Nabburg , Neunburg vorm Wald , Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Pfaffenhofen , Sulzbach , Tirschenreuth , Treswitz , Vohenstrauß , Waldmünchen , Waldsassen
  10. Upper Danube District : The Upper Danube District with the capital Ulm initially comprised twelve regional courts and, since 1809, the cities of Ulm and Nördlingen which are directly in the district . Then various rulership courts were added, so that it was considerably enlarged in 1810. But he also gave areas to the Illerkreis and Württemberg . The seat of the General District Commissariat became Eichstätt in 1810 (from 1817 then Augsburg ).
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district: Augsburg (from 1810), Donauwörth (from 1810), Eichstätt (from 1810), Ingolstadt (from 1810), Neuburg an der Donau (from 1810), Nördlingen , Ulm (until 1810)
    2. Regional courts: Alpeck , Beilngries (from 1810), Burgau , Dillingen , Donauwörth (from 1810), Elchingen , Ellingen HG (from 1815), Geislingen (until 1810), Göggingen (from 1810), Greding (from 1812), Günzburg (to 1810), Heidenheim (from 1810), Hilpoltstein (from 1810), Höchstädt , Ichenhausen HG (from 1816), Illertissen , Ingolstadt (from 1810), Kipfenberg (1810-1817), Nördlingen , Pleinfeld (from 1810), Rain (from 1810) 1810), Raitenbuch (from 1810), Roggenburg (until 1810), Söflingen (until 1810), Ulm (from 1811), Wackerstein HG (from 1814), Weißenburg (from 1810), Wertingen , Zusmarshausen (from 1810)
  11. Pegnitzkreis (until 1810): The Pegnitzkreis with the capital Nuremberg comprised nine regional courts and, since 1809, the cities of Nuremberg, Fürth and Schwabach which are directly in the district. It was dissolved again in 1810. Almost all of his area was assigned to the Rezatkreis, only the District Court of Pottenstein was assigned to the Mainkreis.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district: Fürth , Nuremberg, Schwabach
    2. District courts: Altdorf , Cadolzburg , Forchheim , Graefenberg , Hersbruck , Lauf , Nuremberg , Pottenstein , Schnaittach , Schwabach
  12. Regenkreis: The Regenkreis with the capital Straubing initially comprised 13 regional courts and since 1809 the city of Straubing, which is directly part of the district. In 1810 it was enlarged considerably, including by the Principality of Regensburg. Thereafter Regensburg became the seat of the General District Commissioner. The Regenkreis also gave areas to the Unterdonaukreis.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district: Amberg (from 1810), Regensburg (from 1810), Straubing
    2. District courts: Abensberg , Amberg (from 1810), Barbing (briefly 1811), Burglengenfeld , Cham , Hemau , Kastl (from 1810), Kelheim , Kipfenberg (1817–1837, commercial register from Nov. 1817–1833), Kötzting , Laberweinting HG ( from 1814), Mitterfels (until 1810), Nabburg (from 1810), Neuburg vorm Wald (from 1810), Parsberg , Pfaffenberg , Regenstauf (from 1811), Riedenburg (from 1810), Roding (from 1814), Stadtamhof , Straubing ( until 1810), Sulzbach (from 1810), Viechtach (until 1810), Vohenstrauß (from 1810), Waldmünchen (from 1810), Wetterfeld , Winklarn HG (from 1814), Wörth LG (1811–1814, then HG), Zaitzkofen HG (from 1813)
  13. Rezatkreis: The Rezatkreis with the capital Ansbach initially comprised 13 regional courts and since 1809 the districts immediate cities Ansbach, Dinkelsbühl and Rothenburg. In 1810 it was enlarged considerably, including almost the entire Pegnitz district and the Principality of Bayreuth below the mountains. At the same time he lost the Crailsheim and Gerabronn regional courts to Württemberg.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district: Ansbach, Dinkelsbühl , Erlangen (from 1812), Fürth (from 1812), Nuremberg (from 1810), Rothenburg ob der Tauber , Schwabach (from 1810)
    2. Regional courts: Altdorf (from 1810), Ansbach , Burghaslach HG (from 1814), Cadolzburg (from 1810), Crailsheim (until 1810), Dinkelsbühl , Erlangen (from 1812), Feuchtwangen , Forchheim (from 1810), Gerabronn (until 1810) , Graefenberg (from 1810), Gunzenhausen , Heilsbronn , Herrieden , Hersbrück (from 1810), Herzogenaurach (from 1812), Höchstadt (from 1810), Hohenlandsberg HG (from 1814), Lauf (from 1810), Leutershausen , Markt Bibart (from 1812), Markt Einersheim HG (from 1814), Markt Erlbach (from 1812), Marktsteft , Neustadt an der Aisch (from 1812), Nuremberg (from 1810), Rothenburg , Schwarzenberg HG (from 1814), Schwabach (from 1810), Sugenheim HG (from 1813), Uffenheim , Wassertrüdingen , Windsheim (from 1812)
  14. Rhine district (from 1816): After the Palatinate became Bavarian in 1816, the administrative structure was also taken over from the rest of Bavaria and the Rhine district with the capital Speyer was established for Bavaria on the left bank of the Rhine . In contrast to the regional courts in the rest of Bavaria, the former French administrative system was adopted here. At first only the four arrondissements of Frankenthal, Kaiserslautern, Landau and Zweibrücken existed. The division into twelve regional commissariats, deviating from the name regional court in Bavaria on the right bank of the Rhine, did not take place until 1818.
  15. Salzachkreis: The Salzachkreis with the capital Burghausen initially comprised ten regional courts and since 1809 the district-direct city of Burghausen. In 1810 it was enlarged considerably towards the south-east (Salzburg), and Salzburg became the seat of the General Commissariat. From 1814 onwards , the Salzach district was considerably reduced in size by ceding it to Austria and finally dissolved in 1817 . Some regional courts came to the Isarkkreis and some to the Unterdonaukreis.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district: Burghausen, Salzburg (1811–1816)
    2. Regional courts: Abtenau (1811–1816), Altötting (from 1810), Berchtesgaden (from 1811), Braunau (1810–1816), Burghausen , Eggenfelden , Emsburg HG (1816), Frankenmarkt (1810–1816), Gastein (1811–1816 ), Grieskirchen (1810–1816), Haag (1810–1816), Hallein (1810–1816), Hopfgarten (1811–1816), Kitzbühel (1810–1814), Laufen (from 1810), Mattighofen (1810–1816), Mauerkirchen (1810–1816), Mautendorf (1811), Mittersill (1811–1816), Mondsee HG (1814–1816), Mühldorf (until 1810), Neumarkt am Wallersee (1810–1816), Radstadt (1811–1816), Reichenhall , Ried (1810–1816), Rosenheim (until 1810), Saalfelden (1811–1816), Salzburg (1811–1816), Sankt Johann (1811–1816), Sankt Michael (1811–1816), Simbach (until 1810 and from 1816), Tamsweg (1811–1816), Taxenbach (1811–1816), Teisendorf (1811–1816), Thalgau (1811–1816), Tittmoning (1811–1816), Traunstein , Trostberg (until 1810), Vilsbiburg (until 1810 ), Vöcklabruck (1810–1816), Wasserburg (until 1810), Werfen (1811–1816), Zell am See (1811–1816), Zell am Ziller (1814–1816)
  16. Lower Danube District : The Lower Danube District with the capital Passau initially comprised ten regional courts and, since 1809, the city of Passau, which is part of the immediate district. In 1810 it was enlarged considerably.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district: Passau, Straubing (from 1810)
    2. Regional courts: Deggendorf , Eggenfelden (from 1810), Grafenau (from 1811), Griesbach , Irlbach HG (from 1814), Landau , Mitterfels (from 1810), Obernberg (1810-1816), Passau , Pfarrkirchen , Regen , Schärding (from 1810 ), Viechtach (from 1810), Viechtenstein (1810–1816), Vilshofen , Waizenkirchen (1810–1816), Wegscheid , Wolfstein
¹ Assigned to Austria in 1814
² Assigned to Württemberg in 1810

Administrative division from 1817 to 1862

The administrative restructuring of 1817 continued seven of the 16 districts created between 1808 and 1816 with an enlarged scope. The other circles were dissolved. In addition, the Lower Main District was rebuilt as the eighth district.

  1. Isarkreis , from 1838 Upper Bavaria: The Isar circle formed in 1808 with the capital Munich was enlarged in 1817, but also gave some regional courts to the Upper Danube district. In 1838 it was renamed Upper Bavaria and was again enlarged by a few regional courts. Landshut came to Lower Bavaria in 1838, and it was also its historic capital.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district: Ingolstadt (from 1838), Landshut (until 1837), Munich
    2. Regional courts: Aibling (from 1838), Aichach (from 1838), Altötting (from 1838), Au (1831–1854), Berchtesgaden , Brannenburg HG (1814–1827), Bruck (from 1823), Burghausen (from 1838), Dachau , Dorfen (from 1858), Ebersberg , Erding , Freising , Friedberg (from 1838), Haag (from 1838), Ingolstadt (from 1838), Landsberg , Landshut (until 1837), Laufen , Miesbach , Moosburg , Mühldorf , Munich (to 1854), Munich on the left of the Isar (from 1854), Munich on the right of the Isar (from 1854), Neubeu HG (until 1827), Neumarkt adRott (from 1838), Pfaffenhofen , Prien HG (until 1848, then GuP until 1853, then LG ), Rain (from 1838), Reichenhall , Rosenheim , Schongau , Schrobenhausen (from 1838), Starnberg , Tegernsee , LG Teisendorf (until 1818), Tittmoning , Tölz , Traunstein , Trostberg , Vilsbiburg (until 1837), Wasserburg , Weilheim , Werdenfels (from 1814), Wolfratshausen
  2. Upper Danube District , from 1838 Swabia and Neuburg: The Upper Danube District, established in 1808 with the capital Ulm , from 1810 Eichstätt and from 1817 Augsburg , was enlarged in 1817 and was named Schwaben and Neuburg in 1838.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district: Augsburg, Donauwörth (from 1850), Kaufbeuren (from 1828), Kempten , Lindau (until 1826 and from 1827), Memmingen , Neuburg an der Donau (until 1826 and from 1828), Nördlingen (from 1838)
    2. District courts: Affing HG (until 1819), Aichach (until 1837), Babenhausen HG (until 1848, then GuP until 1852, then LG), Bissingen HG (1838–1848, then GuP until 1852, then LG), Buchloe , Burgau , Buxheim HG (until 1848), Dillingen , Donauwörth , Edelstetten HG (until 1848), Friedberg (until 1837), Füssen , Glött (UG from 1819, then HG until 1827), Göggingen , Grönenbach , Harburg HG (1838–1848, then GuP until 1852), Höchstädt , Ichenhausen HG (1816–1834), Illereichen HG (until 1834), Illertissen , Immenstadt , Kaufbeuren , Kempten , Kirchheim HG (until 1837), Krumbach (from 1837), Lauingen , Lindau , Mickhausen HG ( 1820–1848, then GuP until 1850), Mindelheim , Mönchsroth HG (1838–1848, then GuP until 1850), Monheim (from 1838), Neuburg an der Donau , Neuburg an der Kammel HG (1820–1848, then GuP until 1850 ), Neu-Ulm (until 1831 and from 1842), Nordendorf HG (1820–1843), Oberdorf (Marktoberdorf), Obergünzburg , Oettingen StuHG (1838–1848, then GuP until 1852, then LG ), Ottobeuren , Rain (until 1837 ), Roggenburg (until 1862), Sandize ll HG (until 1820), Schrobenhausen (until 1837), Schwabmünchen , Sonthofen , Thannhausen HG (until 1833), Türkheim , Ursberg (until 1837), Wallerstein HG (1838-1848, then GuP until 1850, then LG ), Weiler , Weißenhorn HG (1821–1848, then GuP until 1852), Wemding (from 1838), Wertingen , Zusmarshausen
  3. Obermainkreis , from 1838 Upper Franconia: The district established in 1808 as Mainkreis with the capital Bamberg (from 1812 Bayreuth ) was renamed Obermainkreis in 1817 and enlarged a little. At the same time the new Lower Main District was built. In 1838 the Obermainkreis was renamed Upper Franconia.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district: Bamberg, Bayreuth , Hof
    2. Regional courts: Bamberg I , Bamberg II , Banz HG (until 1848, then GuP until 1851), Bayreuth , Berneck (from 1840), Burgebrach , Ebermannstadt , Ebnath HG (until 1831), Eschenbach (until 1837), Forchheim , Gefrees (until 1840), Gräfenberg , Guttenberg HG (1819 to 1848, then GuP to 1849), Heinersreuth HG (until 1823), Herzogenaurach (from 1838), Hochstadt , Hof , Hollfeld , Kemnath (until 1837), Kirchenlamitz , Kronach , Kulmbach , Lauenstein (until 1837), Lichtenfels , Ludwigsstadt (from 1837), Mitwitz HG (until 1848, then GuP until 1849), Münchberg , Naila , Neustadt an der Waldnaab (until 1837), Nordhalben (from 1837), Pegnitz , Pottenstein , Rehau , Scheßlitz , Selb , Seßlach , Stadtsteinach , Tambach HG (until 1848, then GuP until 1849), Teuschnitz (until 1837), Thiersheim (from 1859), Thurnau HG (1822–1848, then GuP until 1852, then LG ), Tirschenreuth ( until 1837), Waldsassen (until 1837), Weidenberg , Weismain , Wunsiedel-Poppenreuth HG (1819–30), Wunsiedel
  4. Regenkreis , from 1838 Upper Palatinate and Regensburg: The Regenkreis , established in 1808 with the capital Straubing , from 1810 Regensburg , was enlarged in 1817, but also ceded a number of regional courts with the former capital Straubing to the Lower Danube District. In 1838 it was named Upper Palatinate and Regensburg.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district: Amberg , Eichstätt (1833–1837), Ingolstadt (until 1837), Regensburg
    2. Regional courts: Abensberg (until 1837), Amberg , Auerbach (from 1841), Beilngries (until 1837), Burglengenfeld , Cham (from 1838), Eichstätt (1833–1837), Erbendorf (from 1849), Eschenbach (from 1838), Falkenstein GuP (1848–1852, then LG ), Hemau , Hilpoltstein (from 1838), Ingolstadt (until 1837), Kastl , Kelheim (until 1837), Kemnath (from 1838), Kipfenberg (1833–1837), Laberweinting HG (until 1820 ), Nabburg , Neuburg vorm Wald , Neumarkt , Neustadt an der Waldnaab (from 1838), Nittenau (from 1838), Oberviechtach (from 1840), Parsberg , Pfaffenberg (until 1837), Regensburg (until 1857), Regenstauf , Riedenburg , Roding , Stadtamhof , Sulzbach , Tirschenreuth (from 1838), Vilseck (from 1838), Vohenstrauß , Wackerstein HG (until 1821), Waldmünchen , Waldsassen (from 1838), Winklarn HG (until 1840), Wörth HG (until 1848, then GuP to 1850, then LG ), Zaitzkofen HG (until 1837), Government and Justice Office Eichstätt (until 1833), Eichstätt , StuHG (until 1833), Kipfenberg (until 1833)
  5. Rezatkreis , from 1838 Middle Franconia: The Rezatkreis , established in 1808 with the capital Ansbach , was considerably enlarged in 1817. However, he also gave some regional courts to the Obermainkreis. In 1838 it was renamed Middle Franconia.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district: Ansbach, Dinkelsbühl , Eichstätt (from 1838), Erlangen , Fürth , Nördlingen (until 1837), Nuremberg , Rothenburg ob der Tauber , Schwabach
    2. District courts: Altdorf , Ansbach , Beilngries (from 1838), Bissingen HG (until 1837), Burghaslach HG (until 1848, then GuP until 1852), Cadolzburg , Dinkelsbühl , Eichstätt (from 1838), Ellingen HG (until 1848, then GuP to 1852, then LG ), Erlangen , Feuchtwangen , Greding , Gunzenhausen , Harburg HG (until 1837), Heilsbronn , Herrieden , Hersbrück , Herzogenaurach (until 1837), Hilpoltstein (until 1837), Hohenlandsberg in Seehaus HG (until 1848, then GuP Seehaus until 1850), Kipfenberg (from 1838), Lauf , Leutershausen , Maihingen HG (until 1823), Markt Bibart , Markt Einersheim HG (until 1848, then GuP until 1849), Markt Erlbach , Mönchsroth HG (until 1837), Monheim (until 1837), Neustadt an der Aisch , Nördlingen (until 1837), Nuremberg , Oettingen this side of the Wörnitz HG (until 1823), Oettingen beyond the Wörnitz HG (until 1823), Oettingen StuHG (1823-1837), Pappenheim HG (until 1848, then GuP until 1852, then LG ), Pleinfeld (until 1858), Roth (from 1858), Rothenburg , Schwarzenberg HG (until 1848, then GuP until 1852, then LG Sc Heinfeld ), Schillingsfürst HG (1821-1840, then LG ), Schwabach , Sugenheim HG (until 1820), Uffenheim , Wallerstein HG (until 1837), Wassertrüdingen , Weißenburg , Wemding (1834-1837), Windsheim
  6. Rhine District , Palatinate from 1838: In the Rhine District established in 1816 with the capital Speyer , twelve administrative districts called "Landkommissariat" were created in 1818. In 1838 the Rhine district was renamed Pfalz, also called Rheinpfalz. Towns in the immediate vicinity of the district were not established here until 1910 ( Landau in der Pfalz ) and 1920. In 1825 Bavaria Niedersteinbach and Obersteinbach ceded to France.
    1. Land commissariats: Bergzabern , Frankenthal , Germersheim , Homburg , Kaiserslautern , Kirchheim , Kusel , Landau , Neustadt , Pirmasens , Speyer , Zweibrücken
  7. Under Danube Circle , 1838 Lower Bavaria: The 1808 built under Danube circle with capital Passau was increased significantly in 1817, but he made also district courts in other circuits. In 1838 it was renamed Lower Bavaria and the district seat moved from Passau to Landshut.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district: Landshut (from 1838), Passau, Straubing
    2. Regional courts: Abensberg (from 1838), Altötting (until 1837), Bogen (from 1838), Burghausen (until 1837), Cham (until 1837), Deggendorf , Dingolfing (from 1838), Eggenfelden , Grafenau , Griesbach , Hengersberg (from 1838 ), Kelheim (from 1838), Kötzting , Landau , Landshut (from 1838), Mainburg (from 1857), Mallersdorf (from 1840), Mitterfels , Osterhofen (from 1838), Passau (until 1838), Passau I (from 1838) , Passau II (from 1838), Pfaffenberg (1838–1840), Pfarrkirchen , Regen , Rottenburg (from 1838), Rotthalmünster (from 1838), Simbach , Straubing , Viechtach , Vilsbiburg (from 1838), Vilshofen , Wegscheid , Wolfstein , Zaitzkofen HG (1838-1848)
  8. Untermainkreis , from 1838 Lower Franconia and Aschaffenburg: The Untermainkreis was only established in 1817 after the Grand Duchy of Würzburg , the Principality of Aschaffenburg and some other areas fell to Bavaria. His capital became Würzburg. Some of the regional courts had already been established in 1814 and 1816. In 1838 the Lower Main District was renamed Lower Franconia and Aschaffenburg.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district: Aschaffenburg , Schweinfurt , Würzburg
    2. District courts: Alzenau , Amorbach HG (until 1848, then GuP until 1852, then LG ), Arnstein , Aschaffenburg , Aub (from 1840), Aura (until 1829), Baunach (from 1840), Bischofsheim , Brückenau (from 1819), Dettelbach , Ebern , Eltmann (from 1819), Eschau HG (until 1824 and 1841-1848, then GuP until 1849), Euerdorf , Fechenbach HG (until 1818), Fladungen (until 1828), Frammersbach (until 1823), Gemünden , Gerolzhofen , Gersfeld HG (1820–1843), Gleusdorf (until 1840), Hammelburg (from 1819), Haßfurt , Hilders , Hofheim , Homburg (until 1840), Kaltenberg (until 1829), Karlstadt , Kissingen , Kitzingen , Kleinwallstadt (until 1829), Klingenberg , Königshofen , Krombach HG (until 1820), Lohr , Marktbreit HG (1827–1848, then GuP until 1853, then LG ), Marktheidenfeld (from 1840), Marktsteft , Mellrichstadt , Miltenberg HG (until 1848, then GuP until 1849, then LG ), Münnerstadt , Neustadt an der Saale , Obernburg , Ochsenfurt , Orb , Remlingen HG (1821–1848, then GuP until 1849), Röttingen (until 1840), Rothenbuch , Rüdenhausen HG (1821–1848 , then GuP Rüdenhausen-Wiesentheid until 1853), Schöllkrippen (from 1858), Schweinfurt , Sommerhausen HG (until 1848, then GuP until 1849), Stadtprozelten (until 1829 and from 1853), Sulzheim HG (until 1848, then GuP until 1852) , Tann HG (until 1834), Triefenstein HG (until 1821), Volkach , Werneck , Weyhers (from 1819), Wiesentheid HG (until 1848, then GuP Rüdenhausen-Wiesentheid until 1853, then LG), Würzburg this side (right) of the Main , Würzburg beyond (left) the Main , Kreuzwertheim government and justice office (until 1848), consisting of Kleinheubach HG, Kreuzwertheim HG and Rothenfels HG

Administrative division 1862 to 1972

In 1862 the (“this side” = right bank of the Rhine) districts of the Kingdom of Bavaria were divided into 142 district offices and 16 district-direct cities. Between one and three districts of the previous “regional courts” were combined to form a new administrative district and each of them was assigned a district office. This 142 district offices were the forerunners of existing 142 to 1972 counties . The term district was only introduced in 1939. From the circle immediate cities in 1939 were accordingly City circles the later urban districts .

  1. Middle Franconia : The district of Middle Franconia was changed slightly in 1880. In 1933 it was combined with the district of Upper Franconia to form the district (from 1939 administrative district) Upper Franconia and Middle Franconia with its seat in Ansbach . In 1948 this merger was reversed.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity / urban districts / independent cities: Ansbach , Dinkelsbühl (until March 31, 1940), Eichstätt (until March 31, 1940 and from April 1, 1948), Erlangen , Fürth , Nuremberg , Rothenburg ob der Tauber (until March 31, 1940) March 31, 1940 and from April 1, 1948), Schwabach (until March 31, 1940 and from April 1, 1948), Weißenburg in Bavaria (from July 16, 1863 to March 31, 1940 and from March 1, 1948) . April 1949)
    2. District offices or districts: Ansbach , Beilngries (until December 31, 1879), Dinkelsbühl , Eichstätt , Erlangen , Feuchtwangen , Fürth , Gunzenhausen , Heilsbronn (until December 31, 1879), Hersbruck , Hilpoltstein (from January 1, 1880) , Lauf an der Pegnitz (from 1908), Neustadt an der Aisch , Nuremberg , Rothenburg ob der Tauber , Scheinfeld , Schwabach , Uffenheim , Weißenburg in Bavaria
  2. Lower Bavaria : Lower Bavaria has remained essentially unchanged since 1838. At that time the district seat was moved from Passau to Landshut . In 1932 the district of Niederbayern was dissolved and merged with the district of Upper Palatinate to form the district (from 1939 administrative district) of Lower Bavaria and Upper Palatinate . The seat of government was Regensburg . By 1959, in accordance with Article 185 of the Bavarian Constitution of 1946, the Niederbayern administrative district and its government were re-established in Landshut.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district / urban districts / urban districts: Deggendorf (from October 1, 1879 to March 31, 1940 and from April 1, 1948), Landshut , Passau , Straubing
    2. District offices and districts: Bergreichenstein (March 25, 1939 to 1945), Bogen , Deggendorf , Dingolfing , Eggenfelden , Grafenau , Griesbach im Rottal , Landshut , Mainburg (from 1901), Mallersdorf , Markt Eisenstein (March 25, 1939 to 1945), Passau , Pfarrkirchen , Prachatitz (March 25, 1939 to 1945), Regen , Rottenburg an der Laaber , Straubing , Viechtach , Vilsbiburg , Vilshofen , Wegscheid (until December 31, 1879 and from 1888), Wolfstein
  3. Upper Bavaria : In the district of Upper Bavaria with the capital Munich , there have been no changes in area since 1838. Only in 1944 was there a change when the Friedberg district was reclassified into the Swabian administrative district.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of a district / urban districts / urban districts: Bad Reichenhall (from April 1, 1929 to March 31, 1940 and from April 1, 1948), Freising (from July 1, 1862 to March 31, 1940 and from February 8 1946), Ingolstadt , Landsberg am Lech (from June 1, 1877 to March 31, 1940 and from April 1, 1948), Munich , Rosenheim (from April 1, 1870), Traunstein (from July 1, 1876 to March 31, 1940 and from April 1, 1948)
    2. District offices and districts: Aichach , Altötting , Bad Aibling (from 1900), Bad Tölz (until June 19, 1899 Tölz), Berchtesgaden , Dachau , Ebersberg Erding , Freising , Friedberg (until 1944), Fürstenfeldbruck (until August 5 1908 Bruck), Garmisch-Partenkirchen (until October 19, 1878 Werdenfels, until December 31, 1934 Garmisch), Ingolstadt , Landsberg am Lech , Laufen , Miesbach , Mühldorf am Inn , Munich left the Isar (until December 31, 1879 ), Munich on the right of the Isar (until December 31, 1879), Munich I (from January 1, 1880 to September 30, 1902), Munich II (from January 1, 1880 to September 30, 1902), Munich (from October 1, 1902), Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm , Rosenheim , Schongau , Schrobenhausen , Starnberg (from October 1, 1902), Traunstein , Wasserburg am Inn , Weilheim in Oberbayern , Wolfratshausen (from October 1, 1902)
  4. Upper Franconia : There were no changes to the area in the Upper Franconian district between 1838 and 1920. Then the former Free State of Coburg came to Bavaria and was incorporated into the Upper Franconia district. On January 1, 1933, the Upper Franconia district was combined with the Middle Franconia district to form the district (from 1939 administrative district) Upper Franconia and Middle Franconia. The district government had its seat in Ansbach . On April 1, 1948, Upper Franconia became an independent administrative district again.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of a district / urban districts / urban districts: Bamberg , Bayreuth , Coburg (from July 1, 1920), Forchheim (from January 1, 1889 to March 31, 1940 and from April 1, 1948), Hof , Kulmbach (from 1 January 1890 to March 31, 1940 and from October 20, 1945), Marktredwitz (from December 1, 1919 to March 31, 1940 and from April 1, 1948), Neustadt bei Coburg (from July 1, 1920 to March 31, 1940 and from June 7, 1946), Rodach bei Coburg (from July 1, 1920 to March 31, 1940), Selb (from July 1, 1919 to March 31, 1940 and from April 1 1946)
    2. District offices or districts: Bamberg I (until September 30, 1929), Bamberg II (until September 30, 1929), Bamberg (from October 1, 1929), Bayreuth , Berneck '(until September 30, 1929), Coburg (from July 1, 1920), Ebermannstadt , Forchheim , Höchstadt an der Aisch , Hof , Kronach , Kulmbach , Lichtenfels , Münchberg , Naila , Pegnitz , Rehau , Stadtsteinach , Staffelstein , Teuschnitz (until December 31, 1879 and from 1888 until May 31, 1931), Wunsiedel
  5. Upper Palatinate : The former Regenkreis was named Upper Palatinate and Regensburg in 1838. In 1880 it was changed slightly. In 1932 the districts of Upper Palatinate and Regensburg were combined with the district of Lower Bavaria to form the district (from 1939 administrative district) of Lower Bavaria and Upper Palatinate. The seat of the district government was Regensburg . From 1939 three newly formed Sudeten German districts also belonged to the administrative district. However, these were separated again in 1945. By 1959, in accordance with Article 185 of the Bavarian Constitution of 1946, the Upper Palatinate administrative district was re-established as an independent administrative district.
    1. Towns in the immediate vicinity of the district / urban districts / urban districts: Amberg , Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz (from January 1, 1903 to March 31, 1940 and from April 1, 1949), Regensburg , Schwandorf in Bavaria (from January 1, 1920 to March 31, 1940) . March 1940 and from April 1, 1948), Weiden in der Oberpfalz (from January 1, 1919)
    2. District offices and districts: Amberg , Beilngries (from January 1, 1880), Bergreichenstein (from March 25, 1939 to 1945), Burglengenfeld , Cham , Eschenbach in der Oberpfalz , Hemau (until December 31, 1879), Kemnath , Markt Eisenstein (from March 25, 1939 to 1945), Nabburg , Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz , Neunburg vorm Wald , Neustadt an der Waldnaab , Oberviechtach (from 1900), Parsberg (from January 1, 1880), Prachatitz '(from March 25, 1939 to 1945), Regensburg , Riedenburg (from 1908), Roding , Stadtamhof (until 1929), Sulzbach-Rosenberg, until June 30, 1934 'Sulzbach , Tirschenreuth , Velburg (until December 31, 1879), Vohenstrauss , Waldmünchen
  6. Pfalz (until 1946): The district established as the Rhine District in 1818 was renamed Pfalz in 1838 . In addition to the 12 districts, Landau, which is part of the district, was added in 1910, and in 1920 another seven cities. In the same year, Bavaria had to cede the district office of Sankt Ingbert and parts of the district offices of Homburg and Zweibrücken. They became part of the Saar area . In 1935 the Nazi regime placed the Saar area under the authority of the Reich Commissioner for the Saar Palatinate , based in Saarbrücken , whose authority was merged with the district government (until the end of 1938 district government) in Speyer to form a new office with headquarters in Kaiserslautern . As early as 1940, Saarbrücken became the capital of this administrative district instead. Because the front was getting closer, the administration was moved to Speyer in 1944 . In 1945 the Palatinate was separated from Bavaria ( French occupation zone ) and in 1946 became part of the new state of Rhineland-Palatinate .
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district / urban districts / independent cities: Frankenthal (Pfalz) (from March 1, 1920), Kaiserslautern (from March 1, 1920), Landau in der Pfalz (from January 1, 1910 to March 31, 1940), Ludwigshafen am Rhein (from March 1, 1920), Neustadt an der Haardt, from 1936 Neustadt an der Weinstrasse (from March 1, 1920), Pirmasens (from March 1, 1920), Speyer (from March 1, 1920) , Zweibrücken (from March 1, 1920)
    2. District offices and districts: Bergzabern , Dürkheim (1902 to 1931), Frankenthal (Pfalz) , Germersheim , Homburg (until June 30, 1920), Kaiserslautern , Kirchheimbolanden , Kusel , Landau in der Pfalz , Ludwigshafen am Rhein (from 1886), Neustadt an der Haardt, from 1936 Neustadt an der Weinstrasse , Pirmasens , Rockenhausen (from 1900), Sankt Ingbert (1902 to 1920), Speyer , Zweibrücken
  7. Swabia : The former Upper Danube District was renamed Schwaben und Neuburg District in 1838. In 1938 the addition "and Neuburg" was dropped. In 1944, the Friedberg district was reclassified from the Upper Bavarian administrative district to Swabia.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of a district / urban districts / urban districts: Augsburg , Dillingen an der Donau (from January 1, 1878 to March 31, 1940 and from April 1, 1948), Donauwörth (until March 31, 1940), Günzburg (from 1 January 1878 to 31 March 1940 and from 1 April 1948) . April 1872 to March 31, 1940 and from April 1, 1949), Kaufbeuren (until March 31, 1940 and from April 1, 1948), Kempten (Allgäu) , Lindau (Lake Constance) (until March 31, 1940 and from September 25, 1948, from 1945/46 to August 31, 1955 not in Bavaria), Memmingen (until March 31, 1940 and from April 1, 1948), Neuburg an der Donau (until March 31 1940 and from April 1, 1948), Neu-Ulm (from March 1, 1891 to March 31, 1940 and from April 1, 1948), Nördlingen (until March 31, 1940 and from April 1, 1949)
    2. District offices or districts: Augsburg, until September 30, 1862 Göggingen , Dillingen an der Donau , Donauwörth , Friedberg (from 1944), Füssen , Günzburg , Illertissen , Kaufbeuren , Kempten (Allgäu) , Krumbach (Swabia) , Lindau (Lake Constance) (not in Bavaria from 1945/46 to August 31, 1955), Marktoberdorf, until April 5, 1909 Oberdorf , Memmingen , Mindelheim , Neuburg an der Donau , Neu-Ulm , Nördlingen , Schwabmünchen (from October 1, 1900) , Sonthofen , Wertingen , Zusmarshausen (until September 30, 1929)
  8. Lower Franconia : The district called Lower Franconia and Aschaffenburg from 1838 with the capital Würzburg had to cede the Gersfeld District Office to Prussia in 1866. In 1938 the name was changed to Mainfranken . In 1946 it received its name, which is still valid today, as the administrative district of Lower Franconia.
    1. Cities in the immediate vicinity of the district / urban districts / urban districts: Aschaffenburg , Bad Kissingen (from January 1, 1908 to March 31, 1940 and from April 1, 1948), Kitzingen (from August 1, 1870 to March 31, 1940 and from January 1, 1948) April 1948), Schweinfurt , Würzburg
    2. District offices or districts: Alzenau in Lower Franconia , Aschaffenburg , Bad Kissingen, until April 23, 1883 'Kissingen , Bad Neustadt an der Saale, until June 30, 1934 Neustadt an der Saale , Brückenau, from April 8, 1970 Bad Brückenau , Ebern , Gemünden am Main (until 1872 and from 1902), Gerolzhofen , Gersfeld (until 1866), Hammelburg , Haßfurt , Hofheim in Unterfranken (from 1900), Karlstadt , Kitzingen , Königshofen im Grabfeld , Lohr am Main , Marktheidenfeld , Mellrichstadt , Miltenberg , Obernburg am Main , Ochsenfurt , Schweinfurt , Volkach (until 1872), Würzburg

Administrative division 1972 to the present day

The seven Bavarian administrative districts

As part of the reorganization of Bavaria into counties and urban districts , which came into force on July 1, 1972, a total of 71 new counties were formed from the previous 143 counties, some of which were renamed on May 1, 1973. Furthermore, 23 of the 48 still existing urban districts lost their district freedom. To compensate, they were given the title of large district town and some additional rights vis-à-vis the other municipalities belonging to the district.

  1. Middle Franconia
    1. Independent cities: Ansbach , Erlangen , Fürth , Nuremberg , Schwabach
    2. Districts: Ansbach , Erlangen-Höchstadt (until April 30, 1973 Erlangen), Fürth , Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim (until April 30, 1973 Neustadt an der Aisch), Nürnberger Land (until April 30, 1973 Lauf an der Pegnitz), Roth (until April 30, 1973 Roth near Nuremberg), Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen (until April 30, 1973 Weißenburg in Bavaria)
  2. Lower Bavaria
    1. Independent cities: Landshut , Passau , Straubing
    2. Districts: Deggendorf , Dingolfing-Landau (until April 30, 1973 Untere Isar), Freyung-Grafenau (until April 30, 1973 Freyung), Kelheim , Landshut , Passau , Regen , Rottal-Inn (until April 30, 1973 Rottal ), Straubing-Bogen
  3. Upper Bavaria
    1. Independent cities: Ingolstadt , Munich , Rosenheim
    2. Counties: Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen (until April 30, 1973 Bad Tölz), Berchtesgadener Land (until April 30, 1973 Bad Reichenhall), Dachau , Ebersberg , Eichstätt , Erding , Freising , Fürstenfeldbruck , Garmisch-Partenkirchen , Landsberg am Lech , Miesbach , Mühldorf am Inn , Munich , Neuburg-Schrobenhausen (until April 30, 1973 Neuburg an der Donau), Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm , Rosenheim , Starnberg , Traunstein , Weilheim-Schongau (until April 30, 1973 Weilheim in Upper Bavaria)
  4. Upper Franconia
    1. Independent cities: Bamberg , Bayreuth , Coburg , Hof
    2. Counties: Bamberg , Bayreuth , Coburg , Forchheim , Hof , Kronach , Kulmbach , Lichtenfels , Wunsiedel in the Fichtelgebirge (until April 30, 1973 Wunsiedel)
  5. Upper Palatinate
    1. Independent cities: Amberg , Regensburg , Weiden in the Upper Palatinate
    2. Counties: Amberg-Sulzbach (until April 30, 1973 Amberg), Cham , Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz , Neustadt an der Waldnaab , Regensburg , Schwandorf (until April 30, 1973 Schwandorf in Bavaria), Tirschenreuth
  6. Swabia
    1. Independent cities: Augsburg , Kaufbeuren , Kempten (Allgäu) , Memmingen
    2. Districts: Aichach-Friedberg (until April 30, 1973 Augsburg-Ost), Augsburg (until April 30, 1973 Augsburg-West), Dillingen an der Donau , Donau-Ries (until April 30, 1973 Nördlingen-Donauwörth), Günzburg (until April 30, 1973 Günzkreis), Lindau (Bodensee) , Neu-Ulm (until April 30, 1973 Illerkreis), Oberallgäu , Ostallgäu (until April 30, 1973 Marktoberdorf), Unterallgäu (until April 30, 1973 Mindelheim)
  7. Lower Franconia
    1. Independent cities: Aschaffenburg , Schweinfurt , Würzburg
    2. Districts: Aschaffenburg , Bad Kissingen , Haßberge (until April 30, 1973 Haßberg district), Kitzingen , Main-Spessart (until April 30, 1973 Mittelmain), Miltenberg , Rhön-Grabfeld (until April 30, 1973 Bad Neustadt an the Saale), Schweinfurt , Würzburg

literature

  • Handbook of the Bavarian offices, municipalities and courts 1799-1980 . In connection with Richard Bauer, Reinhard Heydenreuter, Gerhard Heyl, Emma Mages, Max Piendl, August Scherl, Bernhard Zittel ed. by Wilhelm Volkert , Munich, 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ulrich Springorum: Development and structure of the administration in Rhineland-Palatinate after the Second World War (1945-1947) , Berlin 1982, page 48f