Historical list of all districts in the Federal Republic of Germany H – O

This list contains all districts and districts that have ever existed or still exist in the Federal Republic.

All districts currently still in existence (in North Rhine-Westphalia from October 1, 1969 and in Schleswig-Holstein: districts) are highlighted in color in the list. Information in italics refer to often incorrectly assumed circle names with the correct circle names.

Abbreviations

A = resolution
ÄNr = change of the key number
B = entry into the Federal Republic of Germany
E = inclusion
GA = exchange of territory
KV = seat of the district administration / district office
N = new formation
NÄ = name change
TA = outsourcing of a part (partial outsourcing)
TE = integration of a part (part integration)
TU = reclassification of a part (partial reclassification)
U = reclassification
(grt) = mostly (usually the part with the former district town)
(t) = partially
= current district

list

H

County / District	No.	date	Measure, possibly seat of the district administration
Hadeln			→ Land Hadeln
Hagenow	13 0 21	10/03/1990	B.
		06/30/1993	TA> Lüneburg
		06/12/1994	A> Ludwigslust
Hainichen	14 0 32	10/03/1990	B.
		01/01/1994	TE < flea ; TA> Rochlitz
		08/01/1994	A> Mittweida
Hainich district			→ Unstrut-Hainich district
Halberstadt	15 3 19	10/03/1990	B.
Halberstadt	15 3 57	07/01/2007	A> resin
Haldensleben	15 3 20	10/03/1990	B.
		04/14/1994	TA> blocks
		07/01/1994	A> ear circle
Halle (Saale)			→ Hall circle
Halle (Westphalia)	05 7 34	May 23, 1949	B.
Halle (Westphalia)	05 7 34	01/01/1973	A> Gütersloh (grt) and city of Bielefeld
Hameln-Pyrmont	03 1 34	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Hameln
		01/01/1973	The independent city of Hameln ; GA <> Grafschaft Schaumburg and Holzminden
		03/01/1974	TE < jump ; TA> Alfeld (leash)
		08/01/1977	TE < County of Schaumburg
	03 2 52	02/01/1978	ÄNr
Hammelburg	09 6 39	May 23, 1949	B.
Hammelburg	09 6 39	07/01/1972	A> Bad Kissingen (grt) and Schweinfurt
Hanau	06 3 34	May 23, 1949	B.
	06 1 43	05/06/1968	ÄNr
		December 31, 1970	TE < Büdingen and Friedberg [in Hessen]
		07/01/1971	TA> Friedberg [in Hessen]
		December 31, 1971	TA> independent city of Hanau
		08/01/1972	TE < Büdingen
		07/01/1974	A> Main-Kinzig district
Hanover, district	03 1 35	May 23, 1949	B.
	03 1 35	03/01/1974	TE < Burgdorf (grt), Grafschaft Schaumburg , Hildesheim-Marienburg , Neustadt am Rübenberge (grt), Peine , Schaumburg-Lippe and Springe (grt); TA> independent city of Hanover
	03 2 53	02/01/1978	ÄNr
	03 2 53	11/01/2001	A> Hanover region
Hanover, region	^II03 2 41 ^II	11/01/2001	N < District of Hanover and city of Hanover
Harburg	03 3 35	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Winsen (Luhe)
		07/01/1972	TE < Lüneburg ; TA> Stade
		03/01/1974	TA> Lüneburg
	03 3 53	02/01/1978	ÄNr
resin	15 0 85	07/01/2007	N < Aschersleben-Staßfurt (t), Halberstadt , Quedlinburg and Wernigerode ; KV in Halberstadt
Hatred Mountains	09 6 74	05/01/1973	NÄ < Hassberg district ; KV in Hassfurt
Hassberg Circle	09 6 74	07/01/1972	N < Bamberg (t), Ebern (grt), Gerolzhofen (t), Haßfurt and Hofheim i.UFr. (grt); KV in Hassfurt
Hassberg Circle	09 6 74	05/01/1973	NÄ> Haßberge
Hassfurt	09 6 40	May 23, 1949	B.
Hassfurt	09 6 40	07/01/1972	A> Hassberg district
Havelberg	15 3 21	10/03/1990	B.
Havelberg	15 3 21	07/01/1994	A> Jerichower Land and Eastern Altmark (grt)
Havelland	12 0 63	December 6, 1993	N < Nauen and Rathenow ; KV in Rathenow
Havelland	12 0 63	10/26/2003	TE < Potsdam-Mittelmark
Hechingen	^I.08 4 36 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
		December 01, 1971	GA <> Horb
		03/01/1972	TA> Horb
		05/01/1972	TA> Horb
		01/01/1973	A> Freudenstadt , Reutlingen , Rottweil and Zollernalbkreis (grt)
Heidekreis	^II03 3 58 ^II	08/01/2011	NÄ < Soltau-Fallingbostel ; KV in Bad Fallingbostel
Heidelberg	08 2 33	May 23, 1949	B.
		01/01/1972	TA> Mannheim
		01/01/1973	A> Rhein-Neckar district
Heidenheim	08 1 37	May 23, 1949	B.
Heidenheim	^II08 1 35 ^II	May 23, 1949	ÄNr
Heilbronn	08 1 38	May 23, 1949	B.
		05/01/1952	TE < Sinsheim
		01/01/1971	TE < booking
		09/01/1971	TE < booking
		December 01, 1971	TA> Sinsheim
		01/01/1972	TA> Ludwigsburg
		03/01/1972	TE < booking
		December 31, 1972	TE < Mosbach
	08 1 25	01/01/1973	TE < Mosbach , Öhringen Schwäbisch Hall and Sinsheim
		01/01/1974	TA> Heilbronn district
		04/01/1974	TA> Heilbronn district
Heiligenstadt	16 0 22	10/03/1990	B.
Heiligenstadt	16 0 22	07/01/1994	A> Eichsfeld
Heinsberg	^II05 4 33 ^II	01/01/1972	N < Erkelenz and Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg (grt)
	05 3 40	08/01/1972	TE
	05 3 70	01/01/1975	TE < Kempen-Krefeld
Helmstedt	03 7 35	May 23, 1949	B.
		07/01/1972	GA <> Gifhorn ; TA> independent city of Wolfsburg
		03/01/1974	TE < Braunschweig and Gifhorn
	03 1 54	02/01/1978	ÄNr
Heppenheim			→ Bergstrasse
Herford	05 7 35	May 23, 1949	B.
		01/01/1969	E < independent city of Herford
		01/01/1973	TE < Minden
	05 7 58	May 23, 1949	B.
Hersbruck	09 5 38	May 23, 1949	B.
Hersbruck	09 5 38	01/01/1972	A> Lauf adPegnitz
Hersfeld	06 2 35	May 23, 1949	B.
		02/01/1971	TE < Hünfeld
		December 31, 1971	TE < Fritzlar-Homberg and Rotenburg [in Hessen]
		08/01/1972	A> Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Hersfeld-Rotenburg	06 2 73	08/01/1972	N < Hersfeld , Hünfeld (t), Melsungen (t), Rotenburg [in Hessen] (grt) and Ziegenhain (t); KV in Bad Hersfeld
Hersfeld-Rotenburg	06 6 32	01/01/1981	ÄNr
Herzberg	12 0 27	10/03/1990	B.
Herzberg	12 0 27	December 6, 1993	A> Elbe-Elster (grt) and Teltow-Fläming
Duchy of Lauenburg	01 0 35	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Ratzeburg
Duchy of Lauenburg	01 0 53	04/26/1970	ÄNr
Hettstedt	15 2 22	10/03/1990	B.
Hettstedt	15 2 22	07/01/1994	A> Aschersleben-Staßfurter Landkreis and Mansfelder Land (grt)
Hildburghausen	16 0 23	10/03/1990	B.
Hildburghausen	16 0 69	07/01/1994	TE < Meiningen and Suhl
Hildesheim	03 2 35	03/01/1974	N < Alfeld (Leine) (t), Gandersheim (t), Hildesheim-Marienburg (grt), Springe (t) and the city of Hildesheim
	03 2 35	08/01/1977	TE < Alfeld (Leine) and Holzminden
	03 2 54	02/01/1978	ÄNr
	03 2 54	07/01/1981	TE < Holzminden
Hildesheim-Marienburg	03 2 35	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Hildesheim
		02/01/1971	TA> city of Hildesheim
		07/01/1972	TA> Gandersheim
		03/01/1974	A> Alfeld (Leine) , Gandersheim , Hanover, district and Hildesheim (grt)
Hilpoltstein	09 5 39	May 23, 1949	B.
Hilpoltstein	09 5 39	07/01/1972	A> Eichstätt , Neumarkt idOPf. , Roth near Nuremberg (grt) and Weißenburg i.Bay.
Hochsauerlandkreis	05 9 58	01/01/1975	N < Arnsberg (grt), Brilon , Büren (t), Meschede (grt) and Wittgenstein (t); KV in Meschede
Hochsauerlandkreis	05 9 58	11/01/2009	TE < Waldeck-Frankenberg district
Upper Black Forest	08 3 41	11/10/1956	NE < Neustadt [in Baden-Württemberg]; KV in Neustadt in the Black Forest
		07/01/1971	KV in Titisee-Neustadt , Neustadt district
		December 01, 1971	TA> Donaueschingen
		05/01/1972	TE < Waldshut
		01/01/1973	A> Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald (grt) and Waldshut
Höchstadt adAisch	09 4 36	May 23, 1949	B.
Höchstadt adAisch	09 4 36	07/01/1972	A> Bamberg , Erlangen (grt) and the city of Erlangen
Hochtaunuskreis	06 1 76	08/01/1972	N < Friedberg in Hessen (t), Limburg (t), Main-Taunus-Kreis (t), Obertaunuskreis (grt) and Usingen (grt); KV in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
Hochtaunuskreis	06 4 34	01/01/1981	ÄNr
court	09 4 37	May 23, 1949	B.
	09 4 75	07/01/1972	E < Naila ; TE < Kronach , Münchberg (grt) and Rehau (grt); TA> independent city of Hof
		01/01/1977	TE < Kulmbach ; TA> independent city of Hof
		05/01/1978	TA> independent city of Hof
Hofgeismar	06 2 36	May 23, 1949	B.
		December 01, 1970	TA> Kassel
		08/01/1972	A> Kassel
Hofheim i.UFr.	09 6 41	May 23, 1949	B.
Hofheim i.UFr.	09 6 41	07/01/1972	A> Bad Kissingen , Haßberg-Kreis (grt) and Schweinfurt
Hohenlohe district	08 1 26	01/01/1973	N < Buchen (t), Crailsheim (t), Künzelsau and Öhringen (grt); KV in Künzelsau
Hohenmölsen	15 2 23	10/03/1990	B.
Hohenmölsen	15 2 23	07/01/1994	A> Burgenlandkreis and Weißenfels (grt)
Hohenstein-Ernstthal	14 0 33	10/03/1990	B.
Hohenstein-Ernstthal	14 0 33	08/01/1994	A> Chemnitzer Land
Holzlandkreis	16 0 74	07/01/1994	N < Eisenberg district , Jena (grt) and Stadtroda ; KV in Eisenberg
Holzlandkreis	16 0 74	09/29/1994	NE> Saale-Holzland district
Holzminden	03 2 36	May 23, 1949	B.
		01/01/1962	TE < Northeim
		01/01/1973	TE < Gandersheim ; GA <> Hameln-Pyrmont and Northeim
		03/01/1974	TE < Alfeld (Leine) and Gandersheim
		08/01/1977	TE < Alfeld (Leine) ; TA> Hildesheim
	03 2 55	02/01/1978	ÄNr
	03 2 55	07/01/1981	TA> Hildesheim
Homberg			→ Fritzlar-Homberg
Homburg	10 0 31	01/01/1957	B.
Homburg	10 0 31	01/01/1974	A> Saar-Palatinate district
Horb	^I.08 4 37 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
		December 01, 1971	GA <> Hechingen ; TA> Calw
		03/01/1972	TE < Hechingen
		04/01/1972	TA> Tübingen
		05/01/1972	TE < Hechingen
		December 01, 1972	TA> Tübingen
		01/01/1973	A> Calw , Freudenstadt (grt), Rottweil and Tübingen
Höxter	05 7 36	May 23, 1949	B.
	05 7 36	01/01/1970	GA <> Detmold
	05 7 62	01/01/1975	E < Warburg
Hoya			→ County Hoya
Hoyerswerda	14 0 34	10/03/1990	B.
	14 0 34	01/01/1994	TA> Bautzen
	14 0 95	08/01/1994	ÄNr
	14 1 95	December 31, 1995	ÄNr
	14 1 95	01/01/1996	A> Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia District , West Lusatia-Dresdner Land (grt) and independent city of Hoyerswerda
Humpback			→ Aschendorf-Hümmling
Hünfeld	06 2 37	May 23, 1949	B.
		02/01/1971	TA> Hersfeld
		08/01/1972	A> Fulda (grt) and Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Hunsrück district			→ Rhein-Hunsrück district
Husum	01 0 36	May 23, 1949	B.
Husum	01 0 36	04/26/1970	A> North Frisia

I.

County / District	No.	date	Measure, possibly seat of the district administration
Illerkreis	09 7 75	07/01/1972	N < Illertissen (t), Neu-Ulm and urban district Neu-Ulm ; KV in Neu-Ulm
Illerkreis	09 7 75	05/01/1973	NE> Neu-Ulm
Illertissen	09 7 37	May 23, 1949	B.
Illertissen	09 7 37	07/01/1972	A> Illerkreis (grt) and Mindelheim
Ilmenau	16 0 24	10/03/1990	B.
		04/01/1994	TA> independent city of Suhl
		07/01/1994	A> Ilm district
Ilm district	16 0 70	07/01/1994	N < Arnstadt (grt), Erfurt (t), Ilmenau and Suhl (t); KV in Arnstadt
Ilm district	16 0 70	01/01/2019	TA> independent city of Suhl
Ingolstadt	09 1 42	May 23, 1949	B.
		05/01/1971	TE < Pfaffenhofen adIlm
		07/01/1972	A> Eichstätt (grt), Pfaffenhofen adIlm and city of Ingolstadt
Innkreis			→ Rottal-Inn
Isar circle			→ Lower Isar
Iserlohn	05 8 35 05 9 35	May 23, 1949	B.
		01/01/1969	TA> Lüdenscheid
		07/01/1969	TA> Soest
		01/01/1975	A> Märkischer Kreis (grt), Unna and independent cities Dortmund and Hagen

J

County / District	No.	date	Measure, possibly seat of the district administration
Jena	16 0 25	10/03/1990	B.
		04/01/1994	TA> independent city of Jena
		07/01/1994	A> Holzlandkreis (grt), Weimar-Land and independent city of Jena
Jerichower Land	15 3 58	07/01/1994	N < Burg , Genthin and Havelberg (t); KV in Burg near Magdeburg
		December 31, 1995	KV in Burg (NE)
		01/01/2005	TE < Anhalt-Zerbst
	15 0 86	07/01/2007	TE < Anhalt-Zerbst
Jessen	15 1 24	10/03/1990	B.
Jessen	15 1 24	07/01/1994	A> Wittenberg
Jever			→ Friesland
Jülich	05 4 34	May 23, 1949	B.
Jülich	05 4 34	01/01/1972	A> Aachen, district and Düren (grt)
Jueterbog	12 0 28	10/03/1990	B.
Jueterbog	12 0 28	December 6, 1993	A> Potsdam-Mittelmark and Teltow-Fläming (grt)

K

County / District	No.	date	Measure, possibly seat of the district administration
Kaiserslautern	07 5 34	May 23, 1949	B.
	^I.07 3 36 ^I.	10/01/1968	ÄNr
	^II07 3 35 ^II	06/07/1969	TE < Rockenhausen ; GA <> Kusel ; TA> independent city of Kaiserslautern
	^II07 3 35 ^II	04/22/1972	TE < Donnersbergkreis , Kusel and Zweibrücken ; GA <> Pirmasens
Kamenz	14 0 35	10/03/1990	B.
	14 0 35	03/01/1994	TA> Bischofswerda
	14 0 92	08/01/1994	TE < Bischofswerda
	^I.14 2 92 ^I.	December 31, 1995	ÄNr
	^I.14 2 92 ^I.	01/01/1996	A> West Lusatia-Dresdner Land
	^II14 2 92 ^II	04/01/1996	NE < West Lusatia-Dresdner Land
		01/01/1998	TA> Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia District
		07/01/1998	TA> independent city of Hoyerswerda
		01/01/1999	TA> independent city of Dresden
		01/01/2005	TA> Bautzen
		08/01/2008	A> Bautzen
Karl Marx City			→ Chemnitz
Karlsruhe	08 2 34	May 23, 1949	B.
		09/01/1971	TE < Pforzheim
		01/01/1972	TE < Bruchsal ; TA> Karlsruhe district
		04/01/1972	TE < Rastatt
	08 2 15	01/01/1973	E < Bruchsal ; TE < Sinsheim and Vaihingen ; TA> Karlsruhe district
		01/01/1974	TA> Karlsruhe district
		01/01/1975	TA> Karlsruhe district
		02/14/1975	TA> Karlsruhe district
Karlstadt	09 6 42	May 23, 1949	B.
Karlstadt	09 6 42	07/01/1972	A> Mittelmain (grt), Schweinfurt and Würzburg
kassel	06 2 38	May 23, 1949	B.
		December 01, 1970	TE < Hofgeismar and Witzenhausen
		December 31, 1971	TE < Wolfhagen
	06 2 74	08/01/1972	E < Hofgeismar ; TE < Witzenhausen and Wolfhagen (grt)
	06 6 33	01/01/1981	ÄNr
Kaufbeuren	09 7 38	May 23, 1949	B.
Kaufbeuren	09 7 38	07/01/1972	A> Landsberg a.Lech , Marktoberdorf (grt), Mindelheim and the city of Kaufbeuren
Throat	^I.08 3 35 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Renchen
		07/29/1949	TU < France (first partial release from Kehl )
		04/08/1953	TU < France (last [42nd] partial release by Kehl); KV in Kehl
		December 01, 1971	TE < Offenburg
		01/01/1973	A> Ortenaukreis (grt) and Rastatt
Kelheim	09 2 37	May 23, 1949	B.
Kelheim	09 2 73	07/01/1972	TE < Mainburg (grt), Parsberg , Riedenburg (grt) and Rottenburg adLaaber ; TA> Regensburg
Kemnath	09 3 36	May 23, 1949	B.
Kemnath	09 3 36	07/01/1972	A> Bayreuth and Tirschenreuth (grt)
Kempen-Krefeld	05 1 35	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Kempen
		01/01/1970	The district-free city of Viersen ; TA> Grevenbroich
		01/01/1975	A> Viersen
Kempten (Allgäu)	09 7 39	May 23, 1949	B.
Kempten (Allgäu)	09 7 39	07/01/1972	A> Oberallgäu (grt) and independent city of Kempten (Allgäu)
Kinzigkreis			→ Main-Kinzig district
Kirchheimbolanden	07 5 35	May 23, 1949	B.
	^I.07 3 37 ^I.	10/01/1968	ÄNr
	^I.07 3 37 ^I.	06/07/1969	A> Alzey-Worms , Bad Dürkheim and Donnersbergkreis (grt)
Kitzingen	09 6 43	May 23, 1949	B.
	09 6 75	07/01/1972	The independent city of Kitzingen ; TE < Gerolzhofen , Scheinfeld and Uffenheim ; TA> Würzburg
		01/01/1978	TE < Bamberg ; TA> Neustadt ad Aisch-Bad Windsheim
		05/01/1978	TE < Würzburg
Kleve	05 1 36	May 23, 1949	B.
	05 1 36	04/01/1958	TA> Rees
	05 1 54	01/01/1975	E < money ; TE < Moers and Rees
Klingenthal	14 0 36	10/03/1990	B.
	14 0 36	03/01/1994	TA> Auerbach
	14 1 36	December 31, 1995	ÄNr
	14 1 36	01/01/1996	A> Vogtland district
Blocks	15 3 25	10/03/1990	B.
		04/14/1994	TE < Haldensleben
		07/01/1994	A> Ohre-Kreis and Westliche Altmark (grt)
Koblenz	^I.07 1 35 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
	^II07 1 36 ^II	06/07/1969	TE < Sankt Goar ; TA> Mayen and the independent city of Koblenz
	^II07 1 36 ^II	07/11/1970	A> Mayen-Koblenz (grt), Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis and city of Koblenz
Cologne	^I.05 3 34 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
		08/01/1969	TE < Bonn
		01/01/1975	A> Erftkreis (grt) and independent city of Cologne
Königshofen i.Grabfeld	09 6 44	May 23, 1949	B.
Königshofen i.Grabfeld	09 6 44	07/01/1972	A> Bad Neustadt adSaale
King Wusterhausen	12 0 29	10/03/1990	B.
King Wusterhausen	12 0 29	December 6, 1993	A> Dahme-Spreewald
Constancy	^I.08 3 36 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
		10/01/1953	E < urban district of Constance
		01/01/1971	TA> Donaueschingen
		04/01/1972	TE < Stockach
	^II08 3 35 ^II	01/01/1973	TE < Donaueschingen , Sigmaringen and Stockach (grt)
Koethen	15 1 26	10/03/1990	B.
	15 1 59	07/01/1994	ÄNr
		01/01/2005	TA> Bitterfeld
		07/01/2007	A> Anhalt-Bitterfeld
Kötzting	09 2 38	May 23, 1949	B.
Kötzting	09 2 38	07/01/1972	A> Cham (grt) and rain
Krefeld			→ Kempen-Krefeld
Kreuznach	^I.07 1 36 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
Kreuznach	^I.07 1 36 ^I.	06/07/1969	NE> Bad Kreuznach
Kronach	09 4 38	May 23, 1949	B.
	09 4 76	07/01/1972	TE < Coburg and Stadtsteinach ; GA <> Lichtenfels ; TA> yard
	09 4 76	07/01/1976	TE < Kulmbach
Krumbach (Swabia)	09 7 40	May 23, 1949	B.
Krumbach (Swabia)	09 7 40	07/01/1972	A> Günzkreis (grt) and Mindelheim
Kulmbach	09 4 39	May 23, 1949	B.
	09 4 77	07/01/1972	E < Stadtsteinach and urban district Kulmbach ; TE < Ebermannstadt ; TA> Bayreuth
		07/01/1976	TA> Kronach
		01/01/1977	TA> yard
Künzelsau	08 1 39	May 23, 1949	B.
		04/01/1972	TE < Öhringen
		01/01/1973	A> Hohenlohe district
Kusel	07 5 36	May 23, 1949	B.
	^I.07 3 38 ^I.	10/01/1968	ÄNr
	^II07 3 36 ^II	06/07/1969	TE < Birkenfeld and Kreuznach ; GA <> Kaiserslautern ; TA> Bad Kreuznach
		04/22/1972	TA> Kaiserslautern
		March 16, 1974	TA> Donnersbergkreis
		01/01/1994	TE < Birkenfeld
		01/01/2004	TE < Sankt Wendel
Kyffhäuserkreis	16 0 65	07/01/1994	N < Artern (grt) and Sondershausen ; KV in Sondershausen
Kyritz	12 0 30	10/03/1990	B.
Kyritz	12 0 30	December 6, 1993	A> Ostprignitz-Ruppin (grt) and Prignitz

L.

County / District	No.	date	Measure, possibly seat of the district administration
Lahn-Dill district	06 1 77	01/01/1977	N < Dillkreis , Gießen (grt) and Wetzlar (grt); KV in Lahn , Wetzlar district
	06 1 89	08/01/1979	TE < urban district of Lahn ; TA> casting ; KV in Wetzlar
	06 5 32	01/01/1981	ÄNr
Lahn district			→ Lahn-Dill district and Rhein-Lahn district
Lahr	^I.08 3 37 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
Lahr	^I.08 3 37 ^I.	01/01/1973	A> Ortenau district
Landau adIsar	09 2 39	May 23, 1949	B.
Landau adIsar	09 2 39	07/01/1972	A> Deggendorf and Lower Isar (grt)
Landau idPfalz	07 5 37	May 23, 1949	B.
Landau idPfalz	07 5 37	1960	NE> Landau in the Palatinate
Landau in the Palatinate	07 5 37	1960	NE < Landau idPfalz
	^I.07 3 39 ^I.	10/01/1968	ÄNr
	^I.07 3 39 ^I.	06/07/1969	A> Landau-Bad Bergzabern and independent cities Landau in the Palatinate and Neustadt an der Weinstrasse
Landau-Bad Bergzabern	^II07 3 37 ^II	06/07/1969	N < Bergzabern and Landau in the Palatinate ; KV in Landau in the Palatinate
		04/22/1972	TA> independent city of Landau in the Palatinate
		March 16, 1974	TE < Germersheim
		01/01/1978	NE> Southern Wine Route
Land Hadeln	^I.03 4 32 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Otterndorf
		06/01/1970	TA> independent city of Cuxhaven
		02/01/1971	TA> independent city of Cuxhaven
		07/01/1972	TA> independent city of Cuxhaven
		08/01/1977	A> Cuxhaven
Landsberg	09 1 43	May 23, 1949	B.
Landsberg	09 1 43	1956	NE> Landsberg am Lech
Landsberg a.Lech	09 1 43	1956	NE < Landsberg
	09 1 81	07/01/1972	E < independent city of Landsberg a.Lech ; TE < Kaufbeuren and Schongau ; GA <> Fürstenfeldbruck
	09 1 81	01/01/2002	NE> Landsberg am Lech
Landsberg am Lech	09 1 81	01/01/2002	NE < Landsberg a.Lech
Landshut	09 2 40	May 23, 1949	B.
	09 2 74	07/01/1972	TE < Mainburg , Mallersdorf , Rottenburg adLaaber (grt) and Vilsbiburg (grt); TA> independent city of Landshut
		07/01/1974	TA> independent city of Landshut
		05/01/1978	TE < Freising ; TA> Mühldorf a.Inn
		01/01/1982	TA> independent city of Landshut
Langensalza	16 0 26	10/03/1990	B.
Langensalza	16 0 26	07/01/1994	A> Gotha , Unstrut-Hainich district (grt) and Wartburg district
Lauenburg			→ Duchy of Lauenburg
Run adPegnitz	09 5 40	1961	NÄ < Lauf (Pegnitz)
	09 5 74	07/01/1972	E < Hersbruck and Nuremberg ; TE < Eschenbach idOPf. , Forchheim and Pegnitz ; TA> Erlangen
	09 5 74	05/01/1973	NE> Nürnberger Land
To run	09 1 44	May 23, 1949	B.
To run	09 1 44	07/01/1972	A> Altötting , Bad Reichenhall (grt) and Traunstein
Lauf (Pegnitz)	09 5 40	May 23, 1949	B.
Lauf (Pegnitz)	09 5 40	1961	NE> Lauf adPegnitz
Lausitz			→ Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Lauterbach	^I.06 1 40 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
	06 1 44	05/06/1968	ÄNr
		December 31, 1971	TE < Alsfeld
		08/01/1972	A> Fulda and Vogelsbergkreis (grt)
Empty	03 6 32	May 23, 1949	B; including the municipality of Borkum
		07/01/1972	TA> independent city of Emden
		01/01/1973	TE < Aurich (East Frisia)
	03 4 57	02/01/1978	ÄNr
Leipzig	14 0 37	10/03/1990	B.
	14 0 37	08/01/1994	A> Leipziger Land
	14 7 29	08/01/2008	N < Leipziger Land and Muldental District
Leipziger Land	14 0 79	08/01/1994	N < Borna , Geithain (grt) and Leipzig ; KV in Leipzig
	14 0 79	01/01/1995	TA> independent city of Leipzig
	14 3 79	December 31, 1995	ÄNr
		07/01/1996	TA> Mittweida and the city of Leipzig
		07/01/1997	TA> independent city of Leipzig
		07/01/1998	TA> independent city of Leipzig
		01/01/1999	TA> Delitzsch , Muldental District and City of Leipzig ; KV in Borna
		01/01/2000	TA> Delitzsch and the city of Leipzig
		08/01/2008	A> Leipzig
Lemgo	^I.05 7 37 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Brake in Lippe near Lemgo
		01/01/1969	KV in Lemgo , Brake district
		01/01/1970	GA <> Detmold
		01/01/1973	A> lip
Leonberg	08 1 40	May 23, 1949	B.
Leonberg	08 1 40	01/01/1973	A> Böblingen (grt), Enzkreis and Ludwigsburg
Lichtenfels	09 4 40	May 23, 1949	B.
	09 4 78	07/01/1972	TE < Staffelstein (grt); GA <> Kronach
		01/01/1975	TE < Coburg
		01/01/1978	TA> Coburg
Limburg	06 3 35	May 23, 1949	B.
	06 1 45	May 23, 1949	ÄNr
		08/01/1972	TA> Hochtaunuskreis
		07/01/1974	A> Limburg-Weilburg (grt) and Oberlahnkreis
Limburg-Weilburg	06 1 78	07/01/1974	N < Limburg and Oberlahnkreis ; KV in Limburg an der Lahn
Limburg-Weilburg	06 5 33	01/01/1981	ÄNr
Lindau (Lake Constance)		May 23, 1949	B.
	09 7 50	09/01/1955	ÄNr
	09 7 50	07/01/1970	TE < Sonthofen
	09 7 76	07/01/1972	E < independent city of Lindau (Lake Constance)
Lingen	03 5 34	May 23, 1949	B.
		03/01/1974	TE < County of Bentheim
		08/01/1977	A> Emsland (grt) and Grafschaft Bentheim
lip	^II05 7 37 ^II	01/01/1973	N < Detmold and Lemgo ; KV in Detmold
lip	05 7 66	01/01/1973	ÄNr
Lippstadt	05 8 36	May 23, 1949	B.
Lippstadt	05 8 36	01/01/1975	A> Soest
Löbau	14 0 38	10/03/1990	B.
		01/01/1994	GA <> Goerlitz
		03/01/1994	TE < Görlitz
		08/01/1994	A> Bautzen and Saxon Upper Lusatia District (grt)
Löbau-Zittau	14 0 86	01/01/1995	NÄ < Saxon Upper Lusatia District ; KV in Zittau
	14 2 86	December 31, 1995	ÄNr
	14 2 86	08/01/2008	A> Goerlitz
Praise stone	16 0 27	10/03/1990	B.
Praise stone	16 0 27	07/01/1994	A> Saale-Orla-Kreis (grt) and Schwarza-Kreis
Lohr	09 6 45	May 23, 1949	B.
Lohr	09 6 45	1951	NE> Lohr a.Main
Lohr a.Main	09 6 45	1951	NE < Lohr
Lohr a.Main	09 6 45	07/01/1972	A> Central Main
Loreley circle	^I.07 3 32 ^I.	01/01/1962	NE < Sankt Goarshausen ; KV in Sankt Goarshausen
	^II07 1 38 ^II	10/01/1968	ÄNr
	^II07 1 38 ^II	06/07/1969	A> Rhein-Lahn district
Loerrach	08 3 38	May 23, 1949	B.
	08 3 38	01/01/1972	TA> Säckingen
	^II08 3 36 ^II	01/01/1973	TE < Müllheim and Säckingen
Luebbecke	05 7 38	May 23, 1949	B.
Luebbecke	05 7 38	01/01/1973	A> Minden-Lübbecke
Luebben	12 0 31	10/03/1990	B.
Luebben	12 0 31	December 6, 1993	A> Dahme-Spreewald
Luebz	13 0 23	10/03/1990	B.
Luebz	13 0 23	06/12/1994	A> Parchim
Lüchow-Dannenberg	03 3 36	1951	NÄ < Dannenberg ; KV in Lüchow
	03 3 36	07/01/1972	TE < Lüneburg ; GA <> Uelzen
	03 3 54	02/01/1978	ÄNr
Luckau	12 0 32	10/03/1990	B.
Luckau	12 0 32	December 6, 1993	A> Dahme-Spreewald (grt) and Teltow-Fläming
Luckenwalde	12 0 33	10/03/1990	B.
Luckenwalde	12 0 33	December 6, 1993	A> Potsdam-Mittelmark and Teltow-Fläming (grt)
Ludenscheid	^II05 8 31 ^II	01/01/1969	N < Altena and the city of Lüdenscheid
Ludenscheid	^II05 8 31 ^II	01/01/1975	A> Märkischer Kreis
Ludinghausen	05 5 35	May 23, 1949	B.
Ludinghausen	05 5 35	01/01/1975	A> Coesfeld (grt), Unna , Warendorf and the independent city of Hamm
Ludwigsburg	08 1 41	May 23, 1949	B.
		01/01/1972	TE < Heilbronn
		07/01/1972	TE < Backnang
	08 1 18	01/01/1973	TE < Backnang , Leonberg and Vaihingen (grt)
Ludwigshafen am Rhein	07 5 38	May 23, 1949	B.
Ludwigshafen am Rhein	07 5 38	1960	NE> Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Ludwigshafen am Rhein	07 5 38	1960	NE < Ludwigshafen am Rhein
	^I.07 3 40 ^I.	10/01/1968	ÄNr
	^I.07 3 40 ^I.	06/07/1969	A> Ludwigshafen
Ludwigshafen	^II07 3 38 ^II	06/07/1969	N < Frankenthal (Pfalz) (t), Ludwigshafen am Rhein , Neustadt an der Weinstrasse (t) and Speyer
		March 16, 1974	TA> independent city of Ludwigshafen am Rhein
		01/01/2004	NE> Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Ludwigslust	13 0 22	10/03/1990	B.
	13 0 22	08/01/1992	TA> Perleberg
	13 0 54	06/12/1994	E < Hagenow ; TE < Schwerin
	13 0 54	04.09.2011	A> Southwest Mecklenburg
Ludwigslust-Parchim	13 0 76	07.09.2011	NÄ < Southwest Mecklenburg ; KV in Parchim
Luneburg	03 3 37	May 23, 1949	B.
		07/01/1972	TA> Harburg , Lüchow-Dannenberg and Uelzen
		03/01/1974	The independent city of Lüneburg ; TE < Harburg
	03 3 55	02/01/1978	ÄNr
	03 3 55	06/30/1993	TE < Hagenow

M.

County / District	No.	date	Measure, possibly seat of the district administration
Mainburg	09 2 41	May 23, 1949	B.
Mainburg	09 2 41	07/01/1972	A> Freising , Kelheim (grt), Landshut and Pfaffenhofen adIlm
Main-Kinzig district	06 1 79	07/01/1974	N < Gelnhausen , Hanau , Offenbach (t), Schlüchtern and urban Hanau ; KV in Hanau
	06 1 79	01/01/1977	TA> independent city of Frankfurt am Main
	06 4 35	01/01/1981	ÄNr
	06 4 35	07/01/2005	KV in Gelnhausen
Main-Spessart	09 6 75	05/01/1973	NÄ < Central Main ; KV in Karlstadt
Main-Spessart	09 6 75	07/01/1976	TA> Aschaffenburg
Main-Tauber district	08 1 28	01/01/1974	NÄ < Tauberkreis ; KV in Tauberbischofsheim
Main-Taunus-Kreis	06 3 36	May 23, 1949	KV in Frankfurt am Main , Höchst am Main district
	06 1 46	05/06/1968	ÄNr
	06 1 46	08/01/1972	TE < Usingen ; TA> Hochtaunuskreis
	06 1 80	01/01/1977	TE < Untertaunuskreis ; TA> Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis and city of Wiesbaden
	06 4 36	01/01/1981	ÄNr
	06 4 36	1987	KV in Hofheim am Taunus
Mainz	07 4 33	May 23, 1949	B.
	^I.07 3 41 ^I.	10/01/1968	ÄNr
	^I.07 3 41 ^I.	06/07/1969	A> Mainz-Bingen (grt) and the independent city of Mainz
Mainz-Bingen	^II07 3 39 ^II	06/07/1969	N < Bingen , Kreuznach (t), Mainz (grt) and Sankt Goar (t); KV in Mainz
		07/11/1970	TE < Bad Kreuznach
		March 16, 1974	TE < Alzey-Worms
		01/01/1996	KV in Ingelheim am Rhein
Malchin	13 0 24	10/03/1990	B.
Malchin	13 0 24	06/12/1994	A> Demmin (grt) and Müritz
Mallersdorf	09 2 42	May 23, 1949	B.
Mallersdorf	09 2 42	07/01/1972	A> Landshut , Regensburg , Straubing-Bogen (grt) and Untere Isar
Mannheim	^I.08 2 35 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
		01/01/1972	TE < Heidelberg
		01/01/1973	A> Rhein-Neckar district
Mansfeld country	15 2 60	07/01/1994	N < Eisleben , Hettstedt (t) and Querfurt (t); KV in the Lutherstadt Eisleben
Mansfeld country	15 2 60	07/01/2007	A> Mansfeld-Südharz
Mansfeld-Südharz	15 0 87	07/01/2007	N < Mansfelder Land and Sangerhausen ; KV in Sangerhausen
Marburg	06 2 39	May 23, 1949	B.
		01/01/1974	TE < goat grove ; TA> Waldeck-Frankenberg
		07/01/1974	A> Marburg-Biedenkopf
Marburg-Biedenkopf	06 2 75	07/01/1974	N < Biedenkopf , Gießen (t), Marburg and the city of Marburg an der Lahn ; KV in Marburg
Marburg-Biedenkopf	06 5 34	01/01/1981	ÄNr
Marienberg	14 0 39	10/03/1990	B.
		01/01/1994	TA> Brand-Erbisdorf
		08/01/1994	A> Middle Erzgebirgskreis
Marienburg			→ Hildesheim-Marienburg
Märkischer Kreis	05 9 62	01/01/1975	N < Arnsberg (t), Iserlohn (grt), Lüdenscheid and the independent city of Iserlohn ; KV in Lüdenscheid
Märkisch-Oderland	12 0 64	December 6, 1993	N < Bad Freienwalde (grt), Fürstenwalde , Seelow and Strausberg ; KV in Seelow
Märkisch-Oderland	12 0 64	01/01/2009	TE < Barnim
Marktheidenfeld	09 6 46	May 23, 1949	B.
Marktheidenfeld	09 6 46	07/01/1972	A> Miltenberg (t), Mittelmain (grt) and Würzburg (t)
Marktoberdorf	09 7 41	May 23, 1949	B.
	09 7 77	07/01/1972	E < feet ; TE < Kaufbeuren ; TA> Weilheim i.OB
	09 7 77	05/01/1973	NE> Ostallgäu
Mayen	^I.07 1 37 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
	^II07 1 38 ^II	10/01/1968	TE
	^III07 1 37 ^III	06/07/1969	TE < Koblenz
	^III07 1 37 ^III	07/11/1970	A> Ahrweiler , Daun and Mayen-Koblenz (grt)
Mayen-Koblenz	^IV07 1 37 ^IV	07/11/1970	N < Koblenz (t) and Mayen ; KV in Koblenz
Mayen-Koblenz	^IV07 1 37 ^IV	March 16, 1974	TE < Unterwesterwaldkreis
Mecklenburg Lake District	13 0 71	04.09.2011	N < Demmin (grt), Mecklenburg-Strelitz , Müritz and the city of Neubrandenburg ; KV in Neubrandenburg
Mecklenburg-Strelitz	13 0 55	06/12/1994	N < Neubrandenburg , Neustrelitz (grt) and Strasburg (grt)
Mecklenburg-Strelitz	13 0 55	04.09.2011	A> Mecklenburg Lake District
Meiningen	16 0 28	10/03/1990	B.
		02/25/1994	TA> Schmalkalden
		07/01/1994	A> Hildburghausen and Schmalkalden-Meiningen (grt)
Meissen	14 0 40	10/03/1990	B.
	14 0 80	08/01/1994	TE < Freital
	^I.14 2 80 ^I.	December 31, 1995	ÄNr
	^I.14 2 80 ^I.	01/01/1996	A> Meißen-Radebeul
	^II14 2 80 ^II	01/01/1997	N < Meißen-Radebeul (t)
		07/01/1997	TA> independent city of Dresden
		07/09/1998	TA> Weißeritzkreis
		01/01/1999	TA> independent city of Dresden
	14 6 27	08/01/2008	E < Riesa-Grossenhain
Meissen-Radebeul	^II14 2 80 ^II	01/01/1996	N < Dresden (t) and Meißen ; KV in Meissen
Meissen-Radebeul	^II14 2 80 ^II	01/01/1997	A> independent city of Dresden and Meißen (grt)
Meissner circle			→ Werra-Meißner district
Melle	03 5 35	May 23, 1949	B.
Melle	03 5 35	07/01/1972	A> Osnabrück
Mellrichstadt	09 6 47	May 23, 1949	B.
Mellrichstadt	09 6 47	07/01/1972	A> Bad Neustadt adSaale
Melsungen	06 2 40	May 23, 1949	B.
		December 31, 1971	TA> Eschwege and Fritzlar-Homberg
		04/01/1972	TA> Fritzlar-Homberg
		08/01/1972	TA> Hersfeld-Rotenburg
		01/01/1974	A> Schwalm-Eder district
Memmingen	09 7 42	May 23, 1949	B.
Memmingen	09 7 42	07/01/1972	A> Mindelheim (grt) and the city of Memmingen
Meppen	03 5 36	May 23, 1949	B.
		03/01/1974	TE < county of Bentheim ; TA> Aschendorf-Hümmling and Cloppenburg
		08/01/1977	A> Emsland
Mergentheim	08 1 42	May 23, 1949	B.
		01/01/1972	TA> Tauberbischofsheim
		December 01, 1972	TE < Tauberbischofsheim
		01/01/1973	A> Tauberkreis
Merseburg	15 2 27	10/03/1990	B.
Merseburg	15 2 27	07/01/1994	A> Merseburg-Querfurt
Merseburg-Querfurt	15 2 61	07/01/1994	N < Merseburg , Nebra (t) and Querfurt (grt); KV in Merseburg / Saale
		December 31, 1995	KV in Merseburg (Saale) (NÄ)
		08/01/2004	TE <hall circle
		07/01/2007	A> Saalekreis
Merzig-Wadern	10 0 32	01/01/1957	B.
Merzig-Wadern	10 0 42	01/01/1974	TE < Sankt Wendel ; TA> Saarlouis
Meschede	05 8 37	May 23, 1949	B.
		07/01/1969	TA> Olpe
		01/01/1975	A> Hochsauerlandkreis
Mettmann	05 1 58	01/01/1975	N < Düsseldorf-Mettmann (grt) and Rhein-Wupper-Kreis
Mettmann	05 1 58	07/01/1976	TE < independent city of Düsseldorf
Miesbach	09 1 45	May 23, 1949	B.
Miesbach	09 1 82	07/01/1972	TE < Wolfratshausen
Miltenberg	09 6 48	May 23, 1949	B.
Miltenberg	09 6 76	07/01/1972	TE < Marktheidenfeld and Obernburg a.Main (grt)
Mindelheim	09 7 43	May 23, 1949	B.
	09 7 78	07/01/1972	TE < Illertissen , Kaufbeuren , Krumbach (Swabia) and Memmingen (grt); TA> Augsburg-West
	09 7 78	05/01/1973	NE> Unterallgäu
Minden	^I.05 7 39 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
		10/01/1971	TE < Schaumburg-Lippe
		01/01/1973	A> Herford and Minden-Lübbecke (grt)
Minden-Lübbecke	^II05 7 39 ^II	01/01/1973	N < Lübbecke and Minden (t); KV in Minden
Minden-Lübbecke	05 7 70	01/01/1975	ÄNr
Central Main	09 6 77	07/01/1972	N < Gemünden a.Main , Karlstadt (t), Lohr a.Main and Marktheidenfeld (t); KV in Lohr a.Main
Central Main	09 6 77	05/01/1973	NE> Main-Spessart
Mittelmark			→ Potsdam-Mittelmark
Central Saxony	14 5 22	08/01/2008	N < Döbeln , Freiberg and Mittweida ; KV in Freiberg
Middle Erzgebirgskreis	14 0 81	08/01/1994	N < Chemnitz (t), Flöha , Marienberg and Zschopau (grt); KV in Marienberg
	14 1 81	December 31, 1995	ÄNr
		01/01/1997	TA> independent city of Chemnitz
		08/01/2008	A> Erzgebirgskreis
Middle Mecklenburg	13 0 72	04.09.2011	N < Bad Doberan and Güstrow ; KV in Güstrow
Middle Mecklenburg	13 0 72	07.09.2011	NE> Rostock
Mittweida	14 0 82	08/01/1994	N < Chemnitz (t), Flöha (t), Geithain (t), Hainichen and Rochlitz (grt)
	14 1 82	December 31, 1995	ÄNr
		07/01/1996	TE < Leipziger Land
		01/01/1999	TA> independent city of Chemnitz
		08/01/2008	A> Central Saxony
Moers	05 1 37	May 23, 1949	B.
Moers	05 1 37	01/01/1975	A> Kleve , Wesel (grt) and city of Duisburg
Monschau	05 4 35	May 23, 1949	B.
Monschau	05 4 35	01/01/1972	A> Aachen, Kreis and Düren (t)
Mosbach	^I.08 2 36 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
		02/01/1972	TE < booking
		03/01/1972	TA> Sinsheim
		December 31, 1972	TA> Heilbronn (t)
		01/01/1973	A> Heilbronn and Odenwaldkreis [in Baden-Württemberg] (grt) and Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Mühldorf	09 1 46	May 23, 1949
Mühldorf	09 1 46	1961	NE> Mühldorf a.Inn
Mühldorf a.Inn	09 1 46	1961	NE < Mühldorf
	09 1 46	10/01/1970	TA> Altötting
	09 1 83	07/01/1972	TE < Wasserburg a.Inn ; TA> Erding and Traunstein
	09 1 83	05/01/1978	TE < Landshut
Mulhouse	16 0 29	10/03/1990	B.
		01/01/1994	TE < Sondershausen
		07/01/1994	A> Unstrut-Hainich district
Muldentalkreis	14 0 83	08/01/1994	N < Borna (t), Grimma , Rochlitz (t) and Wurzen ; KV in Grimma
	14 3 83	December 31, 1995	ÄNr
		01/01/1999	TE < Leipziger Land
		08/01/2008	A> Leipzig
Muellheim	08 3 39	May 23, 1949	B.
		December 01, 1971	TE < Freiburg
		01/01/1973	A> Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald (grt) and Lörrach
Münchberg	09 4 41	May 23, 1949	B.
Münchberg	09 4 41	07/01/1972	A> Bayreuth and Hof (grt)
Munich	09 1 47	May 23, 1949	B.
Munich	09 1 84	07/01/1972	TE < Bad Aibling and Wolfratshausen
Münden	03 2 37	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Hann. Münden
Münden	03 2 37	01/01/1973	A> Göttingen
Münsingen	08 4 38	May 23, 1949	B.
		09/01/1971	TA> Reutlingen
		01/01/1972	TE < Ulm
		02/01/1972	TE < Saulgau
		03/01/1972	TA> Ehingen
		04/01/1972	TA> Ehingen
		December 01, 1972	TA> Reutlingen
		01/01/1973	A> Alb-Donau-Kreis and Reutlingen (grt)
Muenster	05 5 36	May 23, 1949	B.
Muenster	05 5 36	01/01/1975	A> Coesfeld , Steinfurt , Warendorf and the independent city of Münster (grt)
Müritz	13 0 56	06/12/1994	N < Malchin (t), Neustrelitz (t), Röbel / Müritz and Waren ; KV in Waren (Müritz)
Müritz	13 0 56	04.09.2011	A> Mecklenburg Lake District
Murrkreis			→ Rems-Murr-Kreis

N

County / District	No.	date	Measure, possibly seat of the district administration
Nabburg	09 3 37	May 23, 1949	B.
Nabburg	09 3 37	07/01/1972	A> Amberg , Schwandorf i.Bay. (grt)
Naila	09 4 42	May 23, 1949	B.
Naila	09 4 42	07/01/1972	A> yard
Nauen	12 0 34	10/03/1990	B; TA> Berlin
Nauen	12 0 34	December 6, 1993	A> Havelland
Naumburg	15 2 28	10/03/1990	B.
Naumburg	15 2 28	07/01/1994	A> Burgenland district
Nebra	15 2 29	10/03/1990	B.
Nebra	15 2 29	07/01/1994	A> Burgenlandkreis (grt) and Merseburg-Querfurt
Neckar District			→ Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis and Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Neckar-Odenwald district	08 2 25	10/10/1974	NÄ < Odenwaldkreis [in Baden-Württemberg]; KV in Mosbach
Neisse			→ Spree-Neisse
Neubrandenburg	13 0 25	10/03/1990	B.
Neubrandenburg	13 0 25	06/12/1994	A> Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Neuburg on the Danube	09 7 44	May 23, 1949	B.
	09 1 85	07/01/1972	E < district-free city of Neuburg adDonau ; TE < Schrobenhausen ; TA> Augsburg-Ost , Augsburg-West and Nördlingen-Donauwörth
	09 1 85	05/01/1973	NE> Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
Neuburg-Schrobenhausen	09 1 85	05/01/1973	NÄ < Neuburg adDonau ; KV in Neuburg adDonau
Neuburg-Schrobenhausen	09 1 85	05/01/1978	TE < Donau-Ries
Neuhaus am Rennweg	16 0 30	10/03/1990	B.
Neuhaus am Rennweg	16 0 30	07/01/1994	A> Schwarza district and Sonneberg (grt)
Neumarkt idOPf.	09 3 38	May 23, 1949	B.
Neumarkt idOPf.	09 3 73	07/01/1972	E < independent city of Neumarkt idOPf. ; TE < Beilngries , Hilpoltstein , Parsberg (grt) and Riedenburg ; TA> Amberg
Neunburg vorm Wald	09 3 39	May 23, 1949	B.
Neunburg vorm Wald	09 3 39	07/01/1972	A> Cham and Schwandorf i.Bay. (grt)
Neunkirchen	10 0 43	01/01/1974	N < Ottweiler (grt), Saarlouis (t) and Sankt Wendel (t); KV in Ottweiler
Neuruppin	12 0 35	10/03/1990	B.
Neuruppin	12 0 35	December 6, 1993	A> Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Neuss	05 1 62	01/01/1975	N < Grevenbroich and the independent city of Neuss
Neuss	05 1 62	07/01/2003	NE> Rhein-Kreis Neuss
Neustadt [in Baden-Württemberg]	08 3 40	May 23, 1949	B.
Neustadt [in Baden-Württemberg]	08 3 40	11/10/1956	NÄ> Black Forest
Neustadt am Rübenberge	03 1 36	May 23, 1949	B.
Neustadt am Rübenberge	03 1 36	03/01/1974	A> Hanover, district (grt) and Nienburg (Weser)
Neustadt adAisch	09 5 41	May 23, 1949	B.
		07/01/1971	TE < Uffenheim
		01/01/1972	TA> Fürth
	09 5 75	07/01/1972	E < Uffenheim ; TE < Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Scheinfeld (grt); TA> Ansbach and Fürth
	09 5 75	05/01/1973	NE> Neustadt ad Aisch-Bad Windsheim
Neustadt ad Aisch-Bad Windsheim	09 5 75	05/01/1973	NÄ < Neustadt adAisch ; KV in Neustadt adAisch
		01/01/1978	TE < Kitzingen
		05/01/1978	TE < Erlangen-Höchstadt
Neustadt an der Haardt	07 5 39	May 23, 1949	B.
Neustadt an der Haardt	07 5 39	09/28/1950	NE> Neustadt an der Weinstrasse
Neustadt adWaldnaab	09 3 40	May 23, 1949	B.
	09 3 74	07/01/1972	E < Eschenbach idOPf. and Vohenstrauß ; TA> Amberg , Tirschenreuth and independent city of Weiden idOPf.
	09 3 74	05/01/1978	TA> independent city of Weiden idOPf.
Neustadt an der Weinstrasse	07 5 39	09/28/1950	NE < Neustadt an der Haardt
	07 3 42	10/01/1968	ÄNr
	07 3 42	06/07/1969	A> Bad Dürkheim (grt), Ludwigshafen and the city of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse
Neustrelitz	13 0 26	10/03/1990	B.
Neustrelitz	13 0 26	06/12/1994	A> Mecklenburg-Strelitz (grt) and Müritz
New Ulm	09 7 45	May 23, 1949	B.
	09 7 45	07/01/1972	A> Illerkreis
	09 7 75	05/01/1973	NE < Illerkreis
	09 7 75	05/01/1978	TA> Unterallgäu
Neuwied	^I.07 1 38 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
	^II07 1 39 ^II	10/01/1968	ÄNr
	^III07 1 38 ^III	06/07/1969	ÄNr
	^III07 1 38 ^III	07/11/1970	TE < Unterwesterwaldkreis
Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia District	14 0 84	08/01/1994	N < Görlitz (grt), Niesky and Weißwasser ; KV in Görlitz
	14 2 84	December 31, 1995	ÄNr
		01/01/1996	TE < Hoyerswerda
		05/24/1996	KV in Niesky
		01/01/1998	TE < Kamenz
		01/01/1999	TA> independent city of Görlitz
		08/01/2008	A> Goerlitz
Nienburg (Weser)	03 1 37	May 23, 1949	B.
		03/01/1974	TE < Neustadt am Rübenberge ; TA> Grafschaft Diepholz and Schaumburg-Lippe
		08/01/1977	TE < County Hoya
	03 2 56	02/01/1978	ÄNr
Niesky	14 0 41	10/03/1990	B.
		03/01/1994	TE < Görlitz
		08/01/1994	A> Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia District
north	03 6 33	May 23, 1949	B.
		07/01/1972	TE < Wittmund ; TA> independent city of Emden
		08/01/1977	A> Aurich
Norderdithmarschen	01 0 37	May 23, 1949	B.
		May 23, 1949	KV in Heide
		04/26/1970	A> Dithmarschen
North Friesland	01 0 54	04/26/1970	N < Eiderstedt , Husum , Schleswig (t) and Südtondern (grt)
Nordhausen	16 0 31	10/03/1990	B.
Nordhausen	16 0 62	07/01/1994	ÄNr
Nordhorn			→ County of Bentheim
Nordlingen	09 7 46	May 23, 1949	B.
Nordlingen	09 7 46	07/01/1972	A> Nördlingen-Donauwörth
Nördlingen-Donauwörth	09 7 79	07/01/1972	N < Dillingen adDonau (t), Donauwörth (grt), Gunzenhausen (t), Neuburg adDonau (t), Nördlingen and the independent city of Nördlingen ; KV in Nördlingen
Nördlingen-Donauwörth	09 7 79	05/01/1973	NE> Donau-Ries
North Saxony	14 7 30	08/01/2008	N < Delitzsch and Torgau-Oschatz ; KV in Torgau
North Western Pomerania	13 0 57	06/12/1994	N < Grimmen , Ribnitz-Damgarten and Stralsund ; KV in Stralsund
	13 0 73	04.09.2011	E < Rügen and the independent city of Stralsund ; KV in Stralsund
	13 0 73	07.09.2011	NE> Western Pomerania-Rügen
Northwest Mecklenburg	13 0 58	06/12/1994	N < Gadebusch , Grevesmühlen , Schwerin (t), Sternberg (t) and Wismar ; KV in Grevesmühlen
Northwest Mecklenburg	13 0 74	04.09.2011	E < independent city of Wismar ; KV in Wismar
Northeim	03 2 38	May 23, 1949	B.
		01/01/1962	TA> Holzminden
		01/01/1973	TE < Duderstadt ; GA <> Holzminden ; TA> Göttingen
		03/01/1974	E < Einbeck ; TE < Gandersheim and Göttingen
		08/01/1977	TE < Gandersheim (grt) and Osterode am Harz
	03 1 55	02/01/1978	ÄNr
Nuremberg	09 5 42	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Altdorf near Nuremberg
		1965	KV in Nuremberg
		07/01/1972	A> Fürth , Lauf adPegnitz (grt) and the city of Nuremberg
Nuremberg country	09 5 74	05/01/1973	NÄ < Lauf adPegnitz ; KV in Lauf adPegnitz
Nuremberg country	09 5 74	07/01/1976	TE < Erlangen-Höchstadt
Nürtingen	08 1 43	May 23, 1949	B.
Nürtingen	08 1 43	01/01/1973	A> Esslingen (grt) and Reutlingen

O

County / District	No.	date	Measure, possibly seat of the district administration
Oberallgäu	09 7 80	07/01/1972	N < Kempten (Allgäu) (grt) and Sonthofen ; KV in Sonthofen
Oberbergischer Kreis	05 3 35	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Gummersbach
Oberbergischer Kreis	05 3 74	01/01/1975	TE < Rhein-Wupper-Kreis ; GA <> Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
Oberhavel	12 0 65	December 6, 1993	N < Gransee (t) and Oranienburg ; KV in Oranienburg
Oberlahnkreis	06 3 37	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Weilburg
	06 1 47	05/06/1968	ÄNr
	06 1 47	07/01/1974	A> Limburg-Weilburg (grt) and Wetzlar
Oberlausitzkreis			→ Lower Silesian Oberlausitzkreis and Saxon Oberlausitzkreis
Obernburg	09 6 49	May 23, 1949	B.
Obernburg	09 6 49	1961	NE> Obernburg a.Main
Obernburg am Main	09 6 49	1961	NÄ < Obernburg
Obernburg am Main	09 6 49	07/01/1972	A> Aschaffenburg and Miltenberg (grt)
Oberspreewald-Lausitz	12 0 66	December 6, 1993	N < Calau and Senftenberg ; KV in Senftenberg
Obertaunuskreis	06 3 38	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
	06 1 48	May 23, 1949	ÄNr
		December 31, 1971	TE < Friedberg [in Hessen]
		08/01/1972	A> Hochtaunuskreis (grt) and city of Frankfurt am Main
Oberviechtach	09 3 41	May 23, 1949	B.
Oberviechtach	09 3 41	07/01/1972	A> Cham and Schwandorf i.Bay. (grt)
Upper Vogtland			→ Klingenthal and Oelsnitz
Oberwesterwaldkreis	^I.07 3 31 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Westerburg
	^II07 1 40 ^II	10/01/1968	ÄNr
	^III07 1 39 ^III	06/07/1969	ÄNr
		07/11/1970	TA> Altenkirchen (Westerwald) and Unterwesterwaldkreis
		01/29/1971	TA> Unterwesterwaldkreis
		March 16, 1974	A> Westerwald
Ochsenfurt	09 6 50	May 23, 1949	B.
Ochsenfurt	09 6 50	07/01/1972	A> Wurzburg
Odenwaldkreis [in Baden-Württemberg]	08 2 25	01/01/1973	N < Buchen (grt) and Mosbach (grt); KV in Mosbach
Odenwaldkreis [in Baden-Württemberg]	08 2 25	09/10/1974	NE> Neckar-Odenwald district
Odenwaldkreis [in Hesse]	06 1 81	08/01/1972	N < Dieburg (t) and Erbach ; KV in Erbach
Odenwaldkreis [in Hesse]	06 4 37	01/01/1981	ÄNr
Oder-Spree	12 0 67	December 6, 1993	N < Beeskow (grt), Eisenhüttenstadt , Fürstenwalde (t) and the independent city of Eisenhüttenstadt ; KV in Beeskow
Oderland			→ Märkisch-Oderland
Oelsnitz	14 0 42	10/03/1990	B.
	14 0 42	01/01/1994	TA> Plauen
	14 1 42	December 31, 1995	ÄNr
	14 1 42	01/01/1996	A> Vogtland district
Offenbach	^I.06 1 41 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Offenbach am Main
	06 1 49	05/06/1968	ÄNr
	06 1 49	07/01/1974	TA> Main-Kinzig-Kreis
	06 1 82	01/01/1977	TE < Dieburg
	06 4 38	01/01/1981	TE
	06 4 38	06/21/2002	KV in Dietzenbach
Offenburg	08 3 41	May 23, 1949	B.
		December 01, 1971	TA> throat
		01/01/1973	A> Ortenau district
Circle of ears	15 3 62	08/02/1994	NÄ < ear-circle ; KV in Haldensleben
Circle of ears	15 3 62	07/01/2007	A> Börde
Ears circle	15 3 62	07/01/1994	N < Haldensleben , Klötze (t), Stendal (t) and Wolmirstedt ; KV in Haldensleben
Ears circle	15 3 62	08/02/1994	NÄ> circle of ears
Öhringen	08 1 44	May 23, 1949	B.
		01/01/1972	TE < Schwäbisch Hall
		04/01/1972	TA> Künzelsau
		01/01/1973	A> Heilbronn and Hohenlohekreis (grt)
Oldenburg	03 8 34	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Oldenburg (Oldenburg)
		03/01/1974	TE < County Hoya ; TA> independent city of Delmenhorst
		08/01/1977	A> Oldenburg (Oldenburg)
	03 4 58	07/16/1993	NE < Oldenburg (Oldenburg) ; KV in Wildeshausen
Oldenburg in Holstein	01 0 38	May 23, 1949	B.
Oldenburg in Holstein	01 0 38	04/26/1970	A> Ostholstein
Oldenburg (Oldenburg)	03 8 34	08/01/1977	N < Grafschaft Hoya (t) and Oldenburg ; KV in Oldenburg (Oldenburg)
	03 4 58	02/01/1978	ÄNr
		07/01/1988	KV in Wildeshausen
		07/16/1993	NE> Oldenburg
Olpe	05 8 38	May 23, 1949	B.
	05 8 38	07/01/1969	TE < Meschede
	05 8 66	01/01/1975	ÄNr
Oranienburg	12 0 36	10/03/1990	B.
Oranienburg	12 0 36	December 6, 1993	A> Oberhavel
Orla district			→ Saale-Orla district
Ortenau district	08 3 17	01/01/1973	N < Bühl (t), Kehl (grt), Lahr , Offenburg and Wolfach (grt); KV in Offenburg
Oschatz	14 0 43	10/03/1990	B.
Oschatz	14 0 43	08/01/1994	A> Torgau-Oschatz
Oschersleben	15 3 30	10/03/1990	B.
Oschersleben	15 3 30	07/01/1994	A> Bördekreis
Osnabrück	03 5 37	May 23, 1949	B.
		07/01/1972	E < Bersenbrück , Melle and Wittlage ; TA> independent city of Osnabrück
		03/01/1974	TE < Vechta
	03 4 59	02/01/1978	ÄNr
Ostalbkreis	^II08 1 36 ^II	01/01/1973	N < Aalen , Backnang (t), Crailsheim (t) and Schwäbisch Gmünd (grt); KV in Aalen
		01/01/1975	TA> Schwäbisch Hall
		06/21/1975	KV in Aalen-Wasseralfingen
		07/01/1975	KV in Aalen
Ostallgäu	09 7 77	05/01/1973	NE < Marktoberdorf ; KV in Marktoberdorf
Osterburg	15 3 31	10/03/1990	B.
Osterburg	15 3 31	07/01/1994	A> Eastern Altmark (grt) and Western Altmark
Osterholz	03 4 33	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Osterholz-Scharmbeck
	03 4 33	03/01/1974	TE < Wesermünde
	03 3 56	02/01/1978	ÄNr
Osterode am Harz	03 2 39	May 23, 1949	B.
		07/01/1972	TE < Blankenburg , Gandersheim and Zellerfeld
		01/01/1973	TA> Göttingen
		03/01/1974	TA> Gandersheim
		08/01/1977	TA> Northeim
	03 1 56	02/01/1978	ÄNr
	03 1 56	11/01/2016	A> Göttingen
Eastern Ore Mountains			→ Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains
Ostholstein	01 0 55	04/26/1970	N < Eutin and Oldenburg in Holstein ; KV in Eutin
Eastern Altmark	15 3 63	06/12/1994	N < Gardelegen (t), Havelberg (grt), Osterburg (grt) and Stendal (grt); KV in Stendal
Eastern Altmark	15 3 63	08/02/1994	NEAR> Stendal
Ostprignitz-Ruppin	12 0 68	December 6, 1993	N < Gransee , Kyritz (grt), Neuruppin , Pritzwalk and Wittstock ; KV in Neuruppin
East Western Pomerania	13 0 59	06/12/1994	N < Anklam , Greifswald , Ueckermünde (t) and Wolgast ; KV in Anklam
		01/01/1998	TA> Uecker-Randow
		01/01/2011	TA> Uecker-Randow
		04.09.2011	A> South Western Pomerania
Otterndorf			→ Land Hadeln
Ottweiler	10 0 33	01/01/1957	B.
Ottweiler	10 0 33	01/01/1974	A> Neunkirchen (grt) and Sankt Wendel

Remarks

↑ Hanover, Region: Since November 1, 2001, the city of Hanover has had limited rights as a city in accordance with state law.
↑ Heidekreis: Contrary to the practice in other countries, the Lower Saxony district is officially called the Heidekreis district .
↑ Iserlohn: Since the town of Schwerte and the Westhofen office belonged to the Ruhrkohlen District (SVR) settlement association, the communities in this part of the district received the number 9 instead of the Arnsberg district number 8. On January 1, 1975, the entire administrative district of Arnsberg received the code number 9 .
^ Marburg-Biedenkopf: The district was part of the Kassel administrative district until 1980.
↑ Moers: Since the district / district belonged to the Ruhr coal district settlement association (SVR), it received the number 2 instead of the Düsseldorf district number 1.
↑ Neustadt: The district in Baden-Württemberg did not have any additional names. The unofficial name explanation is in square brackets.
↑ Odenwaldkreis in Baden-Wuerttemberg: Both the districts in Baden-Wuerttemberg and Hesse did not have any additional names and are therefore indistinguishable. The unofficial name explanation is in square brackets. Because of the possible confusion between the two districts, the Baden-Württemberg district received its new name Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis just one year later , especially since it was formed six months later than the Hessian district.
↑ Odenwaldkreis in Hessen: Both the district in Baden-Württemberg and the district in Hessen did not have any other name suffixes and are therefore indistinguishable. The unofficial name explanation is in square brackets.
↑ Oldenburg: The district in Lower Saxony carried until 1977 and has not had any additional name affixes since 1993.

Number of counties (counties)

date	Country (state)	Change	Names of the affected counties (up to 5)	number
May 23, 1949	Federal Republic of Germany			418
01/01/1957	Saarland	+ 007		425
06/07/1969	Rhineland-Palatinate	- 011		414
08/01/1969	North Rhine-Westphalia	- 001	Bonn	413
04/26/1970	Schleswig-Holstein	- 005th	Eckernförde , Eiderstedt , Oldenburg in Holstein , Süderdithmarschen , Südtondern	408
07/11/1970	Rhineland-Palatinate	- 002nd	Mayen , Prüm	406
01/01/1972	North Rhine-Westphalia	- 004th	Erkelenz , Jülich , Monschau , Schleiden	402
04/22/1972	Rhineland-Palatinate	- 001	Zweibrücken	401
07/01/1972	Bavaria	- 072		329
07/01/1972	Lower Saxony	- 005th	Bersenbrück , Blankenburg , Melle , Wittlage , Zellerfeld	324
08/01/1972	Hesse	- 007th		317
01/01/1973	Baden-Württemberg	- 028		289
	Lower Saxony	- 002nd	Duderstadt , Münden	287
	North Rhine-Westphalia	- 004th	Bielefeld , Halle , Lemgo , Lübbecke	283
01/01/1974	Hesse	- 004th	Frankenberg , Melsungen , Witzenhausen , Ziegenhain	279
01/01/1974	Saarland	- 001	Saint Ingbert	278
03/01/1974	Lower Saxony	- 005th	Braunschweig , Burgdorf , Einbeck , Neustadt am Rübenberge , Springe	273
March 16, 1974	Rhineland-Palatinate	- 001	Oberwesterwaldkreis	272
March 24, 1974	Schleswig-Holstein	- 001	Flensburg	271
07/01/1974	Hesse	- 004th	Biedenkopf , Gelnhausen , Oberlahnkreis , Schlüchtern	267
01/01/1975	North Rhine-Westphalia	- 017th		250
01/01/1977	Hesse	- 004th	Dieburg , Dillkreis , Rheingaukreis , Wetzlar	246
08/01/1977	Lower Saxony	- 011		235
08/01/1979	Hesse	+ 001	to water	236
01/01/1980	Lower Saxony	+ 001	Wittmund	237
10/03/1990	new countries	+ 189		426
December 6, 1993	Brandenburg	- 024		402
06/12/1994	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	- 019th		383
07/01/1994	Saxony-Anhalt	- 016		367
07/01/1994	Thuringia	- 018th		349
08/01/1994	Saxony	- 020		329
01/01/1996	Saxony	- 006		323
07/01/2007	Saxony-Anhalt	- 010		313
08/01/2008	Saxony	- 012		301
04.09.2011	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	- 006		295
11/01/2016	Lower Saxony	- 001	Osterode am Harz	294

Historical list of all districts in the Federal Republic of Germany H – O

contents

Abbreviations

list

H

I.

J

K

L.

M.

N

O

Remarks

Number of counties (counties)

See also