Historical list of all districts in the Federal Republic of Germany P – Z

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

P

County / District	No.	date	Measure, possibly seat of the district administration
Paderborn	05 7 40	May 23, 1949	B.
	05 7 40	01/01/1970	TA> Bielefeld
	05 7 74	01/01/1975	TE < Büren (grt)
Parchim	13 0 27	10/03/1990	B.
	13 0 60	06/12/1994	E < Luebz ; TE < Schwerin (grt) and Sternberg (grt)
	13 0 60	04.09.2011	A> Southwest Mecklenburg
Parsberg	09 3 42	May 23, 1949	B.
Parsberg	09 3 42	07/01/1972	A> Kelheim , Neumarkt idOPf. (grt) and Regensburg
Pasewalk	13 0 28	10/03/1990	B.
		08/01/1992	TA> Prenzlau
		06/12/1994	A> Uecker-Randow
Passau	09 2 43	May 23, 1949	B.
Passau	09 2 75	07/01/1972	E < Wegscheid ; TE < Eggenfelden , Griesbach i.Rottal (grt) and Vilshofen (grt); TA> independent city of Passau
Pegnitz	09 4 43	May 23, 1949	B.
Pegnitz	09 4 43	07/01/1972	A> Bayreuth (grt), Forchheim and Lauf adPegnitz
Torment	03 2 40	May 23, 1949	B.
	03 2 40	07/01/1972	TE < Wolfenbüttel
	03 7 37	03/01/1974	TE < Braunschweig , Burgdorf and Gifhorn ; TA> Hanover
	03 1 57	02/01/1978	ÄNr
	03 1 57	05/01/1981	TA> Gifhorn
Pearl Mountain	12 0 37	10/03/1990	B.
		08/01/1992	TE < Ludwigslust
		December 6, 1993	A> Prignitz
Pfaffenhofen adIlm	09 1 48	May 23, 1949	B.
	09 1 48	05/01/1971	TA> Ingolstadt
	09 1 86	07/01/1972	TE < Ingolstadt , Mainburg and Schrobenhausen
Palatinate district			→ Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis and Saar-Pfalz-Kreis and Saarpfalz-Kreis
Parish churches	09 2 44	May 23, 1949	B.
Parish churches	09 2 44	07/01/1972	A> Rottal
Pforzheim	^I.08 2 37 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
		09/01/1971	TA> Karlsruhe and Pforzheim district
		03/30/1972	TE < Calw
		04/01/1972	TA> Pforzheim district
		01/01/1973	A> Enzkreis
Pinneberg	01 0 39	May 23, 1949	B; including the municipality of Helgoland
	01 0 39	01/01/1970	TA> Segeberg
	01 0 56	04/26/1970	ÄNr
	01 0 56	06.10.2011	KV in Elmshorn
Pirmasens	07 5 40	May 23, 1949	B.
	07 3 43	10/01/1968	ÄNr
	^II07 3 40 ^II	06/07/1969	TE < Bergzabern ; TA> Zweibrücken and independent city of Pirmasens
		04/22/1972	TE < Zweibrücken ; GA <> Kaiserslautern ; TA> independent city of Pirmasens
		01/01/1997	NE> Southwest Palatinate
Pirna	14 0 44	10/03/1990	B.
		01/01/1993	TE < Freital
		01/01/1994	TA> Sebnitz
		08/01/1994	A> Saxon Switzerland
Plauen	14 0 48	10/03/1990	B.
		04/01/1992	TE < Greiz , Schleiz and Zeulenroda
		01/01/1994	TE < Oelsnitz and Reichenbach ; TA> independent city of Plauen
		08/01/1994	TE < Greiz
	14 1 48	December 31, 1995	ÄNr
	14 1 48	01/01/1996	A> Vogtlandkreis (grt) and city of Plauen
Plön	01 0 40	May 23, 1949	B.
Plön	01 0 57	04/26/1970	TA> Rendsburg-Eckernförde and independent cities of Kiel and Neumünster
Poessneck	16 0 32	10/03/1990	B.
Poessneck	16 0 32	07/01/1994	A> Saale-Orla-Kreis (grt) and Schwarza-Kreis
Potsdam	12 0 38	10/03/1990	B.
Potsdam	12 0 38	December 6, 1993	A> Potsdam-Mittelmark and the independent city of Potsdam
Potsdam-Mittelmark	12 0 69	December 6, 1993	N < Belzig , Brandenburg , Jüterbog (t), Luckenwalde (t) and Potsdam ; KV in Belzig
		10/26/2003	TA> Havelland , independent city of Brandenburg an der Havel and independent city of Potsdam
		03/06/2010	KV in Bad Belzig
Prenzlau	12 0 39	10/03/1990	B.
		08/01/1992	TE < Pasewalk and Strasburg
		December 6, 1993	A> Uckermark
Prignitz	12 0 70	December 6, 1993	N < Kyritz (t), Perleberg and Pritzwalk ; KV in Perleberg
Pritzwalk	12 0 40	10/03/1990	B.
Pritzwalk	12 0 40	December 6, 1993	A> Ostprignitz-Ruppin and Prignitz (grt)
Prüm	07 2 34	May 23, 1949	B.
		08/28/1958	TU < Belgium
		07/11/1970	A> Bitburg-Prüm (grt) and Daun

Q

County / District	No.	date	Measure, possibly seat of the district administration
Quedlinburg	15 3 32	10/03/1990	B.
	15 3 64	07/01/1994	TE < Aschersleben ; TA> Wernigerode
	15 3 64	07/01/2007	A> resin
Querfurt	15 2 33	10/03/1990	B.
Querfurt	15 2 33	07/01/1994	A> Mansfelder Land , Merseburg-Querfurt (grt) and Saalkreis

R.

County / District	No.	date	Measure, possibly seat of the district administration
Radebeul			→ Meißen-Radebeul
Randow			→ Uecker-Randow
Rastatt	08 3 42	May 23, 1949	B.
		01/01/1972	TA> Baden-Baden district
		04/01/1972	TE < Calw ; TA> Karlsruhe
	08 2 16	01/01/1973	TE < Bühl (grt), Calw and Kehl
		01/01/1974	TA> Baden-Baden district
		01/01/1975	TA> Baden-Baden district
Rathenow	12 0 41	10/03/1990	B.
Rathenow	12 0 41	December 6, 1993	A> Havelland
Ratzeburg			→ Duchy of Lauenburg
Ravensburg	08 4 39	May 23, 1949	B.
Ravensburg	^II08 4 36 ^II	01/01/1973	E < cheeks ; TE < Biberach and Saulgau
Recklinghausen	05 6 37	May 23, 1949	B.
	05 5 62	01/01/1975	The independent cities of Castrop-Rauxel and Recklinghausen ; TE < Dinslaken ; TA> Borken , Wesel and the independent city of Bottrop
		December 06, 1975	TE < urban district of Bottrop
		07/01/1976	E < independent city of Gladbeck
Rees	05 1 38 05 2 38	May 23, 1949	B.
		May 23, 1949	KV in Wesel
		04/23/1949	TU> Netherlands
		04/01/1958	TE < Kleve
		01/01/1963	TU < Netherlands
		01/01/1975	A> Borken , Kleve and Wesel (grt)
rain	09 2 45	May 23, 1949	B.
	09 2 76	07/01/1972	E < Viechtach ; TE < Kötzting
	09 2 76	05/01/1978	TE < Cham
regensburg	09 3 43	May 23, 1949	B.
	09 3 75	07/01/1972	E < Rottenburg adLaaber ; TE < Burglengenfeld , Kelheim , Mallersdorf and Parsberg ; TA> Cham , Schwandorf i.Bay. and Straubing-Bogen
		01/01/1974	TE < Schwandorf
		01/01/1977	TA> independent city of Regensburg
		05/01/1978	TA> Schwandorf
Rehau	09 4 44	May 23, 1949	B.
Rehau	09 4 44	07/01/1972	A> Hof (grt) and Wunsiedel
Reichenbach	14 0 46	10/03/1990	B.
	14 0 46	01/01/1994	TA> Plauen
	14 1 46	December 31, 1995	ÄNr
	14 1 46	01/01/1996	A> Vogtland district
Rems-Murr district	08 1 19	01/01/1973	N < Backnang (grt), Schwäbisch Gmünd (t) and Waiblingen ; KV in Waiblingen
Rendsburg	01 0 41	May 23, 1949	B.
		04/01/1958	TA> independent city of Kiel
		06/01/1963	TA> independent city of Kiel
		04/26/1970	A> Rendsburg-Eckernförde (grt) and independent cities of Kiel and Neumünster
Rendsburg-Eckernförde	01 0 58	04/26/1970	N < Eckernförde , Plön (t) and Rendsburg ; KV in Rendsburg
Reutlingen	08 4 40	May 23, 1949	B.
		09/01/1971	TE < Münsingen
		01/01/1972	TE < Sigmaringen
		December 01, 1972	TE < Münsingen
	08 4 15	01/01/1973	TE < Hechingen , Münsingen (grt), Nürtingen and Saulgau ; GA <> Sigmaringen and Tübingen
		07/01/1974	TA> Zollernalbkreis
		01/01/2011	TA> Alb-Donau-Kreis
Rhein-Erft district	05 3 62	11/01/2003	NÄ < Erftkreis ; KV in Bergheim
Rheingau district	06 3 39	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Rüdesheim
	06 1 50	05/06/1968	ÄNr
	06 1 50	01/01/1977	A> Rheingau-Taunus district
Rheingau-Taunus district	06 1 83	01/01/1977	N < Main-Taunus-Kreis (t), Rheingaukreis and Untertaunuskreis (grt); KV in Bad Schwalbach
Rheingau-Taunus district	06 4 39	01/01/1981	ÄNr
Rhein-Hunsrück district	^III07 1 40 ^III	06/07/1969	N < Bernkastel (t), Sankt Goar (grt), Simmern and Zell (Mosel) (t); KV in Simmern / Hunsrück
		07/11/1970	TE < Cochem-Zell and Koblenz ; TA> Bad Kreuznach and Bernkastel-Wittlich
		07/01/2014	TE < Cochem cell
Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	05 3 36	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Gummersbach
Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	05 3 78	01/01/1975	TE < Rhein-Wupper-Kreis ; GA <> Oberbergischer Kreis ; TA> independent city of Cologne
Rhine district of Neuss	05 1 62	07/01/2003	NÄ < Neuss ; KV in Neuss
Rhein-Lahn district	^III07 1 41 ^III	06/07/1969	N < Loreleykreis , Unterlahnkreis and Unterwesterwaldkreis (t); KV in Diez
		09/01/1969	KV in Bad Ems
		March 16, 1974	TE < Unterwesterwaldkreis
Rhein-Neckar district	08 2 26	01/01/1973	N < Heidelberg , Mannheim and Sinsheim (grt); KV in Heidelberg
		01/01/1975	TA> City of Heidelberg
		04/01/1976	TA> City of Heidelberg
Rhine-Palatinate District	^II07 3 38 ^II	01/01/2004	NÄ < Ludwigshafen ; KV in Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Rhein-Sieg district	05 3 37	08/01/1969	N < Bonn (t), Euskirchen (t) and Siegkreis (grt); KV in Siegburg
Rhein-Sieg district	05 3 82	01/01/1975	ÄNr
Rhein-Wupper district	05 1 39	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Opladen
		04/01/1955	TA> independent city of Leverkusen
		01/01/1975	A> Mettmann , Oberbergischer Kreis , Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis and independent cities of Düsseldorf , Leverkusen (grt) and Solingen
Rhön-Grabfeld	09 6 73	05/01/1973	NE < Bad Neustadt adSaale ; KV in Bad Neustadt adSaale
Rhön-Grabfeld	09 6 73	05/01/1978	TE < Bad Kissingen
Ribnitz-Damgarten	13 0 29	10/03/1990	B.
Ribnitz-Damgarten	13 0 29	06/12/1994	A> North Western Pomerania
Riedenburg	09 3 44	May 23, 1949	B.
Riedenburg	09 3 44	07/01/1972	A> Eichstätt , Kelheim (grt) and Neumarkt idOPf.
Ries			→ Donau-Ries
Riesa	14 0 47	10/03/1990	B.
		01/01/1994	TE < Grossenhain
		08/01/1994	A> Riesa-Grossenhain
Riesa-Grossenhain	14 0 85	08/01/1994	N < Grossenhain and Riesa ; KV in Großenhain
	14 2 85	December 31, 1995	ÄNr
	14 2 85	08/01/2008	A> Meissen
Rinteln			→ County of Schaumburg
Röbel / Müritz	13 0 30	10/03/1990	B.
Röbel / Müritz	13 0 30	06/12/1994	A> Müritz
Rochlitz	14 0 48	10/03/1990	B.
		01/01/1993	TA> Chub
		01/01/1994	TE < Hainichen ; TA> Grimma
		08/01/1994	A> Mittweida (grt) and Muldentalkreis
Rockenhausen	07 5 41	May 23, 1949	B.
	07 3 44	10/01/1968	ÄNr
	07 3 44	06/07/1969	A> Bad Kreuznach , Donnersbergkreis (grt) and Kaiserslautern
Roding	09 3 45	May 23, 1949	B.
Roding	09 3 45	07/01/1972	A> Cham (grt) and Schwandorf i.Bay.
Rosenheim	09 1 49	May 23, 1949	B.
	09 1 87	07/01/1972	TE < Bad Aibling (grt) and Wasserburg a.Inn (grt)
	09 1 87	05/01/1978	TA> independent city of Rosenheim
Rosslau	15 1 34	10/03/1990	B.
Rosslau	15 1 34	07/01/1994	A> Anhalt-Zerbst
Rostock	13 0 31	10/03/1990	B.
	13 0 31	06/12/1994	A> Bad Doberan
	13 0 72	07.09.2011	NÄ < Middle Mecklenburg ; KV in Güstrow
Rotenburg [in Hesse]	06 2 41	May 23, 1949	B.
		December 31, 1971	TA> Hersfeld
		08/01/1972	A> Eschwege , Fritzlar-Homberg and Hersfeld-Rotenburg (grt)
Rotenburg (Hanover)	03 4 34	May 23, 1949	B.
Rotenburg (Hanover)	03 4 34	05/16/1969	NE> Rotenburg (Wümme)
Rotenburg (Wümme)	03 4 34	05/16/1969	NE < Rotenburg (Hanover)
		03/01/1974	TE < Fallingbostel
		08/01/1977	E < Bremervörde
	03 3 57	02/01/1978	ÄNr
Roth	09 5 76	05/01/1973	NE < Roth near Nuremberg
Roth near Nuremberg	09 5 76	07/01/1972	N < Gunzenhausen (t), Hilpoltstein (grt) and Schwabach (grt)
Roth near Nuremberg	09 5 76	05/01/1973	NE> Roth
Rothenburg ob der Tauber	09 5 43	May 23, 1949	B.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber	09 5 43	07/01/1972	A> Ansbach (grt) and Neustadt adAisch
Rottal	09 2 77	07/01/1972	N < Eggenfelden (grt), Griesbach i.Rottal (t), Pfarrkirchen and Vilsbiburg ; KV in Pfarrkirchen
Rottal	09 2 77	05/01/1973	NEAR> Rottal-Inn
Rottal Inn	09 2 77	05/01/1973	NÄ < Rottal ; KV in Pfarrkirchen
Rottenburg	09 2 46	May 23, 1949	B.
Rottenburg	09 2 46	1959	NE> Rottenburg adLaaber
Rottenburg ad Laaber	09 2 46	1959	NE < Rottenburg
Rottenburg ad Laaber	09 2 46	07/01/1972	A> Kelheim , Landshut (grt) and Regensburg
Rottweil	08 4 41	May 23, 1949	B.
		01/01/1971	TA> Freudenstadt
		01/01/1972	TA> Villingen-Schwenningen
	08 3 25	01/01/1973	TE < Hechingen , Horb , Villingen-Schwenningen and Wolfach ; TA> Freudenstadt and Schwarzwald-Baar district
		02/01/1973	TA> Zollernalbkreis
		01/01/1974	TE < Schwarzwald-Baar district
		04/01/1974	TE < Freudenstadt
Rudolstadt	16 0 33	10/03/1990	B.
Rudolstadt	16 0 33	07/01/1994	A> Schwarza circle
to reprimand	13 0 32	10/03/1990	B; KV in mountains on Rügen
	13 0 61	06/12/1994	ÄNr
	13 0 61	04.09.2011	A> North Western Pomerania
Ruhr district			→ Ennepe-Ruhr district
Ruppin			→ Ostprignitz-Ruppin

S.

County / District	No.	date	Measure, possibly seat of the district administration
Saale-Holzland district	16 0 74	09/29/1994	NÄ < Holzlandkreis ; KV in Eisenberg
Saalekreis	15 0 88	07/01/2007	N < Merseburg-Querfurt and Saalkreis ; KV in Merseburg
Saale-Orla district	16 0 75	07/01/1994	N < Lobenstein (grt), Pößneck (grt) and Schleiz ; KV in Schleiz
Saalfeld	16 0 34	10/03/1990	B.
Saalfeld	16 0 34	07/01/1994	A> Schwarza circle
Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	16 0 73	09/29/1994	NÄ < Schwarza circle ; KV in Saalfeld
		01/01/1997	TA> Weimarer Land
		01/01/2019	TA> Sonneberg
Hall circle	15 2 45	10/03/1990	B; KV in Halle / Saale
	15 2 65	07/01/1994	TE < Querfurt
		December 31, 1995	KV in Halle (Saale) (NÄ)
		08/01/2004	TA> Merseburg-Querfurt
		07/01/2007	A> Saalekreis
Saarbrücken, district	10 0 34	01/01/1957	B.
Saarbrücken, district	10 0 34	01/01/1974	A> Stadtverband Saarbrücken (grt) and Saar-Pfalz-Kreis
Saarbrücken, regional association	10 0 41	01/01/2008	NÄ < Saarbrücken City Association
Saarbrücken, city association	10 0 41	01/01/1974	N < District of Saarbrücken (grt), Sankt Ingbert (t) and independent city of Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken, city association	10 0 41	01/01/2008	NE> Regional Association Saarbrücken
Saarburg	^I.07 2 35 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
Saarburg	^I.07 2 35 ^I.	06/07/1969	A> Trier-Saarburg
Saarlouis	10 0 35	01/01/1957	B.
Saarlouis	10 0 44	01/01/1974	TE < Merzig-Wadern ; TA> Neunkirchen
Saarpfalz district	10 0 45	07/10/1989	NÄ < Saar-Palatinate district ; KV in Homburg
Saar-Palatinate District	10 0 45	01/01/1974	N < Homburg , Saarbrücken, district (t) and Sankt Ingbert (grt); KV in Homburg
Saar-Palatinate District	10 0 45	07/10/1989	NE> Saarpfalz district
Saxon Upper Lusatia District	14 0 86	08/01/1994	N < Görlitz (t), Löbau (grt) and Zittau ; KV in Zittau
Saxon Upper Lusatia District	14 0 86	01/01/1995	NE> Löbau-Zittau
Saxon Switzerland	14 0 87	08/01/1994	N < Pirna and Sebnitz ; KV in Pirna
	14 2 87	December 31, 1995	ÄNr
		01/01/1996	TE < Dresden
		01/01/1999	TA> independent city of Dresden
		08/01/2008	A> Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains
Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains	14 6 28	08/01/2008	N < Saxon Switzerland and Weißeritzkreis ; KV in Pirna
Säckingen	08 3 43	May 23, 1949	B.
		01/01/1971	TA> Waldshut
		01/01/1972	TE < Loerrach
		01/01/1973	A> Lörrach and Waldshut (grt)
Salt country	15 0 89	07/01/2007	N < Aschersleben-Staßfurt (grt), Bernburg and Schönebeck ; KV in Bernburg (Saale)
Salt country	15 0 89	07/12/2007	NE> Salzlandkreis
Salzlandkreis	15 0 89	07/12/2007	NE < Salzland
Salzwedel	15 3 36	10/03/1990	B.
Salzwedel	15 3 36	07/01/1994	A> Western Altmark
Sangerhausen	15 2 37	10/03/1990	B.
	15 2 66	07/01/1994	ÄNr
	15 2 66	07/01/2007	A> Mansfeld-Südharz
Sankt Goar	^I.07 1 39 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
	^II07 1 41 ^II	10/01/1968	B.
	^II07 1 41 ^II	06/07/1969	A> Koblenz , Mainz-Bingen and Rhein-Hunsrück district (grt)
Sankt Goarshausen	^I.07 3 32 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
Sankt Goarshausen	^I.07 3 32 ^I.	01/01/1962	NE> Loreley Circle
Saint Ingbert	10 0 36	01/01/1957	B.
Saint Ingbert	10 0 36	01/01/1974	A> Saar-Pfalz-Kreis (grt) and Saarbrücken, city association
Sankt Wendel	10 0 37	01/01/1957	B.
	10 0 46	01/01/1974	TE < Ottweiler ; TA> Merzig-Wadern and Neunkirchen
	10 0 46	December 01, 2000	NE> St. Wendel
Saulgau	08 4 42	May 23, 1949	B.
		02/01/1972	TA> Münsingen and Sigmaringen
		01/01/1973	A> Biberach , Ravensburg , Reutlingen and Sigmaringen (grt)
Schaumburg	^II03 1 38 ^II	08/01/1977	N < Grafschaft Schaumburg (t) and Schaumburg-Lippe ; KV in Stadthagen
Schaumburg	03 2 57	02/01/1978	ÄNr
Schaumburg-Lippe	^I.03 1 38 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Stadthagen
		10/01/1971	TA> Minden
		03/01/1974	TE < Neustadt am Rübenberge and Nienburg (Weser) ; GA <> County of Schaumburg ; TA> Hanover
		08/01/1977	A> Schaumburg
Scheinfeld	09 5 44	May 23, 1949	B.
Scheinfeld	09 5 44	07/01/1972	A> Erlangen , Kitzingen and Neustadt adAisch (grt)
Schleiden	05 4 36	May 23, 1949	B.
		08/28/1958	TU < Belgium
		07/01/1969	TA> Düren and Euskirchen (grt)
		01/01/1972	A> Euskirchen (grt) and Düren (t)
Schleiz	16 0 35	10/03/1990	B.
		04/01/1992	TA> Plauen
		07/01/1994	A> Saale-Orla district
Schleswig	01 0 42	May 23, 1949	B.
	^I.01 0 59 ^I.	04/26/1970	TE < Eckernförde ; TA> North Friesland
	^I.01 0 59 ^I.	March 24, 1974	A> Schleswig-Flensburg
Schleswig-Flensburg	^II01 0 59 ^II	March 24, 1974	N < Flensburg-Land (grt) and Schleswig ; KV in Schleswig
Schluechtern	06 3 40	May 23, 1949	B.
	06 1 51	05/06/1968	ÄNr
		08/01/1972	TA> Fulda and Vogelsbergkreis
		07/01/1974	A> Main-Kinzig district
Schmalkalden	16 0 36	10/03/1990	B.
		02/25/1994	TE < Meiningen
		07/01/1994	A> Schmalkalden-Meiningen
Schmalkalden-Meiningen	16 0 66	07/01/1994	N < Meiningen (grt), Schmalkalden and Suhl (grt); KV in Meiningen
Schmalkalden-Meiningen	16 0 66	01/01/2019	TE < Wartburg district
Schmoelln	16 0 37	10/03/1990	B.
Schmoelln	16 0 37	07/01/1994	A> Altenburg
Schönebeck	15 3 38	10/03/1990	B.
	15 3 67	07/01/1994	TE < Staßfurt
	15 3 67	07/01/2007	A> Salzland
Schongau	09 1 50	May 23, 1949	B.
Schongau	09 1 50	07/01/1972	A> Garmisch-Partenkirchen , Landsberg a.Lech and Weilheim i.OB (grt)
Schrobenhausen	09 1 51	May 23, 1949	B.
Schrobenhausen	09 1 51	07/01/1972	A> Neuburg adDonau (grt) and Pfaffenhofen adIlm
Schwabach	09 5 45	May 23, 1949	B.
Schwabach	09 5 45	07/01/1972	A> Roth near Nuremberg (grt) and independent cities of Nuremberg and Schwabach
Schwäbisch Gmünd	08 1 45	May 23, 1949	B.
		09/01/1971	A> Bask
		04/01/1972	TA> Göppingen
		01/01/1973	A> Ostalbkreis (grt) and Rems-Murr-Kreis
Schwäbisch Hall	08 1 46	May 23, 1949	B.
	08 1 46	01/01/1972	TA> Öhringen
	08 1 27	01/01/1973	TE < Backnang , Crailsheim and Öhringen
	08 1 27	01/01/1975	TE < Ostalbkreis
Schwabmünchen	09 7 47	May 23, 1949	B.
Schwabmünchen	09 7 47	07/01/1972	A> Augsburg-West
Schwalm-Eder district	06 2 76	01/01/1974	N < Fritzlar-Homberg , Melsungen , Waldeck (t) and Ziegenhain (grt); KV in Homberg (Efze)
Schwalm-Eder district	06 6 34	01/01/1981	ÄNr
Schwandorf	09 3 76	05/01/1973	NE < Schwandorf i.Bay.
		01/01/1974	TA> Regensburg
		05/01/1978	TE < Regensburg
		01/11/2013	TA> Cham
Schwandorf i.Bay.	09 3 76	07/01/1972	N < Burglengenfeld (grt), Nabburg , Neunburg vorm Wald , Oberviechtach , Regensburg , Roding (t) and the independent city of Schwandorf i.Bay.
Schwandorf i.Bay.	09 3 76	05/01/1973	NE> Schwandorf
Schwarza circle	16 0 73	07/01/1994	N < Lobenstein (t), Neuhaus am Rennweg (t), Pößneck (t), Rudolstadt and Saalfeld ; KV in Saalfeld
Schwarza circle	16 0 73	09/29/1994	NE> Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Schwarzenberg	14 0 49	10/03/1990	B.
Schwarzenberg	14 0 49	08/01/1994	A> Westerzgebirgskreis
Schwarzwald-Baar district	08 3 26	01/01/1973	N < Donaueschingen (grt), Rottweil (t), Tuttlingen (t) and Villingen-Schwenningen (grt); KV in Villingen-Schwenningen
Schwarzwald-Baar district	08 3 26	01/01/1974	TA> Rottweil
Schweinfurt	09 6 51	May 23, 1949	B.
Schweinfurt	09 6 78	07/01/1972	TE < Gerolzhofen (grt), Hammelburg , Hofheim i.UFr. and Karlstadt
Switzerland			→ Saxon Switzerland and Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains
Schwelm			→ Ennepe-Ruhr district
Schwerin	13 0 33	10/03/1990	B.
Schwerin	13 0 33	06/12/1994	A> Ludwigslust , Northwest Mecklenburg and Parchim (grt)
Sebnitz	14 0 50	10/03/1990	B.
		01/01/1994	TE < Bischofswerda and Pirna
		08/01/1994	A> Saxon Switzerland
Seelow	12 0 42	10/03/1990	B.
Seelow	12 0 42	December 6, 1993	A> Märkisch-Oderland
Lake district			→ Mecklenburg Lake District
Segeberg	01 0 43	May 23, 1949	B.
	01 0 43	01/01/1970	TE < Pinneberg and Stormarn
	01 0 60	04/26/1970	TA> independent city of Neumünster
Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg	05 4 37	1951	NE < Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg ; KV in Geilenkirchen
		01/01/1963	TU < Netherlands
		01/01/1972	A> Aachen, Kreis and Heinsberg (grt)
Senftenberg	12 0 43	10/03/1990	B.
Senftenberg	12 0 43	December 6, 1993	A> Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Wins	05 8 39	May 23, 1949	B.
	05 8 39	07/01/1966	E < independent city of Siegen
	05 9 70	01/01/1975	TE < Wittgenstein (grt)
	05 9 70	01/01/1984	NE> Siegen-Wittgenstein
Siegen-Wittgenstein	05 9 70	01/01/1984	NÄ < victories ; KV in Siegen
Siegkreis	05 3 37	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Siegburg
Siegkreis	05 3 37	08/01/1969	A> independent city of Bonn and Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Sigmaringen	08 4 43	May 23, 1949	B.
		01/01/1969	TA> cheeks
		December 01, 1971	TA> Stockach
		01/01/1972	TA> Reutlingen and Stockach
		02/01/1972	TE < Saulgau
		07/01/1972	TA> Überlingen
	^II08 4 37 ^II	01/01/1973	TE < Saulgau (grt), Stockach and Überlingen ; GA <> Reutlingen ; TA> Biberach , Tuttlingen and Zollernalb district
Simmer	^I.07 1 40 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
	^I.07 1 42 ^I.	10/01/1968	ÄNr
	^I.07 1 42 ^I.	06/07/1969	A> Rhein-Hunsrück district
Sinsheim	08 2 38	May 23, 1949	B.
		05/01/1952	TA> Heilbronn
		09/01/1971	TA> Bruchsal
		December 01, 1971	TE < Heilbronn
		01/01/1972	TA> Bruchsal
		03/01/1972	TE < Mosbach
		01/01/1973	A> Heilbronn , Karlsruhe and Rhein-Neckar-Kreis (grt)
Soest	05 8 40	May 23, 1949	B.
	05 8 40	07/01/1969	TE < Arnsberg , Beckum and Unna
	05 9 74	01/01/1975	E < Lippstadt ; TE < Arnsberg , Beckum and Büren
Soltau	^I.03 3 38 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
		07/01/1972	TE < Uelzen
		03/01/1974	TE < Fallingbostel
		08/01/1977	A> Soltau Fallingbostel
Soltau Fallingbostel	^II03 3 38 ^II	08/01/1977	N < Fallingbostel and Soltau ; KV in Fallingbostel
	^I.03 3 58 ^I.	02/01/1978	ÄNr
		08/05/2002	KV in Bad Fallingbostel (NE)
		08/01/2011	NE> Heidekreis
Sömmerda	16 0 38	10/03/1990	B.
	16 0 68	07/01/1994	TE < Artern and Erfurt (grt)
	16 0 68	10/12/1994	TA> city of Erfurt
Sondershausen	16 0 39	10/03/1990	B.
		01/01/1994	TA> Mühlhausen
		07/01/1994	A> Kyffhäuserkreis
Sonneberg	16 0 40	10/03/1990	B.
	16 0 72	07/01/1994	TE < Neuhaus am Rennweg (grt)
	16 0 72	01/01/2019	TE < Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Sonthofen	09 7 48	May 23, 1949	B.
		07/01/1970	TA> Lindau (Lake Constance)
		07/01/1972	A> Oberallgäu
Spessart			→ Main-Spessart
Speyer	07 5 42	May 23, 1949	B.
	07 3 45	10/01/1968	ÄNr
	07 3 45	06/07/1969	A> Ludwigshafen
Spree			→ Oder-Spree and Spree-Neisse
Spree-Neisse	12 0 71	December 6, 1993	N < Cottbus (grt), Forst , Guben and Spremberg ; KV in forest
Spree-Neisse	12 0 71	10/26/2003	TA> independent city of Cottbus
Spreewald			→ Dahme-Spreewald and Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Spremberg	12 0 44	10/03/1990	B.
Spremberg	12 0 44	December 6, 1993	A> Spree-Neisse
Jump	03 1 39	May 23, 1949	B.
Jump	03 1 39	03/01/1974	A> Alfeld (Leine) , Grafschaft Schaumburg , Hameln-Pyrmont , Hanover, district (grt) and Hildesheim
Stade	03 4 35	May 23, 1949	B.
	03 4 35	07/01/1972	TE < Harburg
	03 3 59	02/01/1978	ÄNr
Stadthagen			→ Grafschaft Schaumburg and Schaumburg
Stadtroda	16 0 41	10/03/1990	B.
Stadtroda	16 0 41	07/01/1994	A> Holzlandkreis
Stadtsteinach	09 4 45	May 23, 1949	B.
Stadtsteinach	09 4 45	07/01/1972	A> Kronach and Kulmbach (grt)
Relay stone	09 4 46	May 23, 1949	B.
Relay stone	09 4 46	07/01/1972	A> Bamberg , Coburg and Lichtenfels (grt)
Starnberg	09 1 52	May 23, 1949	B.
Starnberg	09 1 88	07/01/1972	TE < Wolfratshausen
Staßfurt	15 3 39	10/03/1990	B.
Staßfurt	15 3 39	07/01/1994	A> Aschersleben-Staßfurter district (grt), Bernburg , Bördekreis and Schönebeck
Stone castle	01 0 44	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Itzehoe
Stone castle	01 0 61	04/26/1970	ÄNr
Steinfurt	05 5 38	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Burgsteinfurt
Steinfurt	05 5 66	01/01/1975	E < Tecklenburg ; TE < Münster ; KV in Steinfurt , Burgsteinfurt district
Stendal	15 3 40	10/03/1990	B.
	15 3 40	07/01/1994	A> Ohre-Kreis and Eastern Altmark (grt)
	15 3 63	08/02/1994	NE < Eastern Altmark
	15 0 90	07/01/2007	ÄNr
Sternberg	13 0 34	10/03/1990	B.
Sternberg	13 0 34	06/12/1994	A> Northwest Mecklenburg and Parchim (grt)
Stockach	08 3 44	May 23, 1949	B.
		09/01/1971	TA> Balingen
		December 01, 1971	TE < Sigmaringen
		01/01/1972	TE < Sigmaringen
		04/01/1972	TA> Constance
		01/01/1973	A> Konstanz (grt), Sigmaringen , Tuttlingen and Zollernalbkreis
Stollberg	14 0 51	10/03/1990	B.
	14 0 88	08/01/1994	TE < Aue and Chemnitz
	14 1 88	December 31, 1995	ÄNr
		01/01/1997	TA> independent city of Chemnitz
		08/01/2008	A> Erzgebirgskreis
Stormarn	01 0 45	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Bad Oldesloe
	01 0 45	01/01/1970	TA> Segeberg
	01 0 62	04/26/1970	ÄNr
Stralsund	13 0 35	10/03/1990	B.
Stralsund	13 0 35	06/12/1994	A> North Western Pomerania
Strasburg	13 0 36	10/03/1990	B.
		08/01/1992	TA> Prenzlau
		06/12/1994	A> Mecklenburg-Strelitz (grt) and Uecker-Randow
Straubing	09 2 47	May 23, 1949	B.
		01/01/1972	TA> independent city of Straubing
		07/01/1972	A> Straubing-Bogen (grt) and city of Straubing
Straubing arch	09 2 78	07/01/1972	N < Bogen , Mallersdorf (grt), Regensburg (t) and Straubing (grt); KV in Straubing
Straubing arch	09 2 78	05/01/1978	TE < Dingolfing-Landau
Strausberg	12 0 45	10/03/1990	B.
Strausberg	12 0 45	December 6, 1993	A> Märkisch-Oderland
Strelitz			→ Mecklenburg-Strelitz
St. Wendel	10 0 46	December 01, 2000	NÄ < Sankt Wendel
St. Wendel	10 0 46	01/01/2004	TA> Kusel
Süderdithmarschen	01 0 46	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Meldorf
Süderdithmarschen	01 0 46	04/26/1970	A> Dithmarschen
South Harz			→ Mansfeld-Südharz
Southern Wine Route	^II07 3 37 ^II	01/01/1978	NE < Landau-Bad Bergzabern ; KV in Landau in the Palatinate
Südtondern	01 0 47	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Niebüll
Südtondern	01 0 47	04/26/1970	A> Flensburg-Land and North Frisia (grt)
South Western Pomerania	13 0 75	04.09.2011	N < Demmin (t), Ostvorpommern , Uecker-Randow and the independent city of Greifswald ; KV in Greifswald
South Western Pomerania	13 0 75	07.09.2011	NE> Vorpommern-Greifswald
Southwest Mecklenburg	13 0 76	04.09.2011	N < Ludwigslust and Parchim ; KV in Parchim
Southwest Mecklenburg	13 0 76	07.09.2011	NE> Ludwigslust-Parchim
Southwest Palatinate	^II07 3 40 ^II	01/01/1997	NÄ < Pirmasens ; KV in Pirmasens
Suhl	16 0 42	10/03/1990	B.
		04/01/1994	TA> independent city of Suhl
		07/01/1994	A> Hildburghausen , Ilm district and Schmalkalden-Meiningen (grt)
Sulzbach-Rosenberg	09 3 46	May 23, 1949	B.
Sulzbach-Rosenberg	09 3 46	07/01/1972	A> Amberg
Syke			→ County Hoya

T

County / District	No.	date	Measure, possibly seat of the district administration
Tauberbischofsheim	08 2 39	May 23, 1949	B.
		01/01/1972	TE < Mergentheim
		December 01, 1972	TA> Mergentheim
		01/01/1973	A> Tauberkreis
Tauberkreis	08 1 28	01/01/1973	N < Buchen (t), Mergentheim and Tauberbischofsheim ; KV in Tauberbischofsheim
Tauberkreis	08 1 28	01/01/1974	NE> Main-Tauber district
Taunus district			→ Hochtaunuskreis , Main-Taunus-Kreis , Obertaunuskreis , Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis and Untertaunuskreis
Tecklenburg	05 5 39	May 23, 1949	B.
Tecklenburg	05 5 39	01/01/1975	A> Steinfurt
Teltow-Fläming	12 0 72	December 6, 1993	N < Jüterbog (grt), Luckau (t), Luckenwalde and Zossen ; KV in Luckenwalde
Templin	12 0 46	10/03/1990	B.
Templin	12 0 46	December 6, 1993	A> Uckermark
Teterow	13 0 37	10/03/1990	B.
Teterow	13 0 37	06/12/1994	A> Guestrow
Tettnang	08 4 44	May 23, 1949	B.
		December 01, 1971	TE < Überlingen
		04/01/1972	TE < Überlingen
		01/01/1973	A> Lake Constance district
Tirschenreuth	09 3 47	May 23, 1949	B.
	09 3 77	07/01/1972	TE < Kemnath (grt) and Neustadt adWaldnaab
	09 3 77	07/01/1976	TA> Wunsiedel in the Fichtel Mountains
Torgau	14 0 52	10/03/1990	B.
		03/01/1994	TE < Eilenburg
		08/01/1994	A> Torgau-Oschatz
Torgau-Oschatz	14 0 89	08/01/1994	N < Eilenburg (t), Oschatz and Torgau ; KV in Torgau
	14 3 89	December 31, 1995	ÄNr
	14 3 89	08/01/2008	A> North Saxony
Traunstein	09 1 53	May 23, 1949	B.
Traunstein	09 1 89	07/01/1972	The urban district of Traunstein ; TE < Laufen and Mühldorf a.Inn
trier	07 2 36	May 23, 1949	B.
trier	07 2 36	06/07/1969	A> Birkenfeld , Bitburg , Trier-Saarburg (grt) and the independent city of Trier
Trier-Saarburg	^II07 2 35 ^II	06/07/1969	N < Saarburg and Trier ; KV in Trier
		07/11/1970	TE < Birkenfeld ; TA> Bernkastel-Wittlich and Bitburg-Prüm
		01/01/2012	TE < Bernkastel-Wittlich
Tübingen	08 4 45	May 23, 1949	B.
		04/01/1972	TE < Horb
		December 01, 1972	TE < Horb
	08 4 16	01/01/1973	TE < Horb ; GA <> Reutlingen
Tuttlingen	08 4 46	May 23, 1949	B.
		06/01/1972	TE < Donaueschingen
		01/01/1973	TE < Donaueschingen , Sigmaringen and Stockach ; TA> Schwarzwald-Baar district

U

County / District	No.	date	Measure, possibly seat of the district administration
Überlingen	08 3 45	May 23, 1949	B.
		December 01, 1971	TA> Tettnang
		04/01/1972	TA> Tettnang
		07/01/1972	TE < Sigmaringen
		01/01/1973	A> Bodenseekreis (grt) and Sigmaringen
Uckermark	12 0 73	December 6, 1993	N < Angermünde , Eberswalde (t), Prenzlau , Templin and urban district Schwedt / Oder ; KV in Prenzlau
Ueckermünde	13 0 38	10/03/1990	B.
Ueckermünde	13 0 38	06/12/1994	A> Ostvorpommern and Uecker-Randow (grt)
Uecker-Randow	13 0 62	06/12/1994	N < Pasewalk , Strasburg (t) and Ueckermünde (grt)
		01/01/1998	TE < East Western Pomerania
		01/01/2011	TE < East Western Pomerania
		04.09.2011	A> South Western Pomerania
Uelzen	03 3 39	May 23, 1949	B.
	03 3 39	07/01/1972	TE < Lüneburg ; GA <> Lüchow-Dannenberg ; TA> Soltau
	03 3 60	02/01/1978	ÄNr
Uffenheim	09 5 46	May 23, 1949	B.
		07/01/1971	TA> Neustadt adAisch
		07/01/1972	A> Kitzingen and Neustadt adAisch (grt)
Ulm	08 1 47	May 23, 1949	B.
		01/01/1971	TA> Göppingen
		09/01/1971	TA> City of Ulm
		01/01/1972	TE < Ehingen ; TA> Münsingen and the city district of Ulm
		02/01/1972	TA> City of Ulm
		03/01/1972	TA> Göppingen
		01/01/1973	A> Alb-Danube district
Unna	05 9 41	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Unna
		01/01/1968	TA> independent cities of Hamm and Lünen
		07/01/1969	TA> Soest
	05 9 78	01/01/1975	E < independent city of Lünen ; TE < Iserlohn and Lüdinghausen ; TA> independent city of Hamm
		01/16/2005	KV in Holzwickede
		08/07/2006	KV in Unna
Unstrut-Hainich district	16 0 64	07/01/1994	N < Langensalza (grt) and Mühlhausen ; KV in Mühlhausen
Unterallgäu	09 7 78	05/01/1973	NE < Mindelheim ; KV in Mindelheim
		07/01/1976	TE < independent city of Memmingen
		05/01/1978	TE < Augsburg ; TA> Neu-Ulm and the independent city of Memmingen
Lower Isar	09 2 79	07/01/1972	N < Dingolfing , Eggenfelden (t), Landau adIsar , Mallersdorf (t) and Vilsbiburg (t); KV in Dingolfing
Lower Isar	09 2 79	05/01/1973	NE> Dingolfing-Landau
Unterlahnkreis	^I.07 3 33 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Diez
	^I.07 1 43 ^I.	10/01/1968	ÄNr
	^I.07 1 43 ^I.	06/07/1969	A> Rhein-Lahn district
Untertaunuskreis	06 3 41	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Bad Schwalbach
	06 1 52	May 23, 1949	ÄNr
		08/01/1972	TE < Usingen
		01/01/1977	A> Main-Taunus-Kreis and Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis (grt)
Unterwesterwaldkreis	^I.07 3 34 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Montabaur
	07 1 44	10/01/1968	ÄNr
	^II07 1 42 ^II	06/07/1969	TA> Rhein-Lahn district
		07/11/1970	TE < Oberwesterwaldkreis ; TA> Neuwied
		01/29/1971	TE < Oberwesterwaldkreis
		March 16, 1974	A> Mayen-Koblenz , Rhein-Lahn-Kreis and Westerwald (grt)
Usingen	06 3 42	May 23, 1949	B.
	06 1 53	05/06/1968	ÄNr
	06 1 53	08/01/1972	A> Hochtaunuskreis (grt), Main-Taunus-Kreis and Untertaunuskreis

V

County / District	No.	date	Measure, possibly seat of the district administration
Vaihingen	08 1 48	May 23, 1949	B.
Vaihingen	08 1 48	01/01/1973	A> Enzkreis , Karlsruhe and Ludwigsburg (grt)
Vechta	03 8 35	May 23, 1949	B.
	03 8 35	03/01/1974	TA> Osnabrück
	03 4 60	02/01/1978	ÄNr
Verden	03 4 36	May 23, 1949	B.
	03 4 36	07/01/1972	TE < Braunschweig (!) , Fallingbostel and Grafschaft Hoya
	03 3 61	02/01/1978	ÄNr
Viechtach	09 2 48	May 23, 1949	B.
Viechtach	09 2 48	07/01/1972	A> rain
Viersen	05 1 66	01/01/1975	N < Heinsberg (t) and Kempen-Krefeld
Villingen	^I.08 3 46 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
		09/01/1971	TE < Donaueschingen
		01/01/1972	A> Villingen-Schwenningen
Villingen-Schwenningen	^II08 3 46 ^II	01/01/1972	N < Donaueschingen (t), Rottweil (t) and Villingen
		04/01/1972	TE < Donaueschingen
		01/01/1973	A> Rottweil and Schwarzwald-Baar district (grt)
Vilsbiburg	09 2 49	May 23, 1949	B.
Vilsbiburg	09 2 49	07/01/1972	A> Landshut (grt), Rottal and Untere Isar
Vilshofen	09 2 50	May 23, 1949	B.
Vilshofen	09 2 50	07/01/1972	A> Deggendorf and Passau (grt)
Vogelsbergkreis	06 1 84	08/01/1972	N < Alsfeld , Büdingen (t), Fulda (t), Gelnhausen (t), Lauterbach (grt), Schlüchtern (t) and Ziegenhain (t); KV in Lauterbach (Hesse)
Vogelsbergkreis	06 5 35	01/01/1981	ÄNr
Vogtland district	14 1 78	01/01/1996	N < Auerbach , Klingenthal , Oelsnitz , Plauen and Reichenbach ; KV in Plauen
	14 1 78	01/01/1999	TA> independent city of Plauen
	14 5 23	08/01/2008	E < independent city of Plauen
Vohenstrauss	09 3 48	May 23, 1949	B.
Vohenstrauss	09 3 48	07/01/1972	A> Neustadt a, d, Waldnaab
Vorpommern-Greifswald	13 0 75	07.09.2011	NÄ < South Western Pomerania ; KV in Greifswald
Western Pomerania-Ruegen	13 0 73	07.09.2011	NÄ < North Western Pomerania ; KV in Stralsund
Vulkaneifel	07 2 33	01/01/2007	NÄ < down ; KV in Daun

W.

County / District	No.	date	Measure, possibly seat of the district administration
Waders			→ Merzig-Wadern
Waiblingen	08 1 49	May 23, 1949	B.
Waiblingen	08 1 49	01/01/1973	A> Rems-Murr-Kreis
Waldeck	06 2 42	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Korbach
		December 31, 1970	TE < Frankenberg
		08/01/1972	TE < Wolfhagen
		01/01/1974	A> Schwalm-Eder-Kreis and Waldeck-Frankenberg (grt)
Waldeck-Frankenberg	06 2 77	01/01/1974	N < Frankenberg , Marburg (t) and Waldeck (grt); KV in Korbach
	06 6 35	01/01/1981	ÄNr
	06 6 35	11/01/2009	TA> Hochsauerlandkreis
Waldmünchen	09 3 49	May 23, 1949	B.
Waldmünchen	09 3 49	07/01/1972	A> Cham
Waldshut	08 3 47	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Waldshut
		01/01/1971	TE < Säckingen
		05/01/1972	TA> Black Forest
	^II08 3 37 ^II	01/01/1973	TE < Upper Black Forest and Säckingen (grt)
		09/01/1973	TA> Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
		01/01/1975	KV in Waldshut-Tiengen , Waldshut district
Cheeks	08 4 47	May 23, 1949	B.
		01/01/1969	TE < Sigmaringen
		01/01/1973	A> Ravensburg
Wanzleben	15 3 41	10/03/1990	B.
Wanzleben	15 3 41	07/01/1994	A> Bördekreis
Warburg	05 7 41	May 23, 1949	B.
Warburg	05 7 41	01/01/1975	A> Höxter
Were	13 0 39	10/03/1990	B.
Were	13 0 39	06/12/1994	A> Müritz
Warendorf	05 5 40	May 23, 1949	B.
	05 5 40	01/01/1973	TA> Gütersloh
	05 5 70	01/01/1975	TE < Beckum (grt), Lüdinghausen and Münster
Wartburg district	16 0 63	07/01/1994	N < Bad Salzungen , Eisenach and Langensalza (t); KV in Bad Salzungen
		01/01/1998	TA> independent city of Eisenach
		01/01/2019	TA> Schmalkalden-Meiningen
Wasserburg a.Inn	09 1 54	May 23, 1949	B.
Wasserburg a.Inn	09 1 54	07/01/1972	A> Ebersberg , Erding , Mühldorf a.Inn and Rosenheim (grt)
Wegscheid	09 2 51	May 23, 1949	B.
Wegscheid	09 2 51	07/01/1972	A> Passau
Weilheim	09 1 55	May 23, 1949	B.
Weilheim	09 1 55	1965	NE> Weilheim i.OB
Weilheim i.OB	09 1 55	1965	NE < Weilheim
	09 1 90	07/01/1972	TE < Marktoberdorf and Schongau (grt); TA> Bad Tölz and Garmisch-Partenkirchen
	09 1 90	05/01/1973	NE> Weilheim-Schongau
Weilheim-Schongau	09 1 90	05/01/1973	N < Weilheim i.OB ; KV in Weilheim i.OB
Weimar	16 0 43	10/03/1990	B.
		04/01/1994	TA> independent city of Weimar
		04/14/1994	TA> city of Erfurt
		07/01/1994	A> Weimar-Land and independent city of Weimar
Weimar country	16 0 71	07/01/1994	N < Apolda , Erfurt (t), Jena (t) and Weimar (t); KV in Apolda
Weimar country	16 0 71	05/11/1994	NE> Weimarer Land
Weimar Country	16 0 71	05/11/1994	NÄ < Weimar-Land ; KV in Apolda
Weimar Country	16 0 71	01/01/1997	TE < Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Wine route			→ Southern Wine Route
Weißenburg i.Bay.	09 5 47	May 23, 1949	B.
	09 5 77	07/01/1972	E < independent city of Weißenburg i.Bay. ; TE < Donauwörth , Gunzenhausen (grt) and Hilpoltstein
	09 5 77	05/01/1973	NE> Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Weissenburg-Gunzenhausen	09 5 77	05/01/1973	NE < Weißenburg i.Bay. ; KV in Weißenburg i.Bay.
Weissenfels	15 2 42	10/03/1990	B.
	15 2 68	07/01/1994	TE < Hohenmölsen (grt)
	15 2 68	07/01/2007	A> Burgenland
Weißeritzkreis	14 0 90	08/01/1994	N < Dippoldiswalde and Freital (grt)
	14 2 90	December 31, 1995	ÄNr
		07/09/1998	TE < Meissen
		08/01/2008	A> Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains
White water	14 0 53	10/03/1990	B.
White water	14 0 53	08/01/1994	A> Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia District
Werdau	14 0 54	10/03/1990	B.
		07/01/1993	TA> Zwickau
		08/01/1994	A> Zwickauer Land
Wernigerode	15 3 43	10/03/1990	B.
	15 3 69	07/01/1994	TE < Quedlinburg
	15 3 69	07/01/2007	A> resin
Werra-Meißner district	06 2 78	01/01/1974	N < Eschwege and Witzenhausen ; KV in Eschwege
Werra-Meißner district	06 6 36	01/01/1974	ÄNr
Wertingen	09 7 49	May 23, 1949	B.
Wertingen	09 7 49	07/01/1972	A> Augsburg-West and Dillingen adDonau (grt)
Wesel	05 1 70	01/01/1975	N < Borken (t), Dinslaken (grt), Moers (grt), Recklinghausen (t) and Rees (grt)
Wesermarsch	03 8 36	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Brake (Unterweser)
	03 8 36	03/01/1974	TA> Wesermünde
	03 4 61	02/01/1978	ÄNr
Wesermünde	03 4 37	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Bremerhaven
		03/01/1974	TE < Wesermarsch ; TA> Bremervörde and Osterholz
		08/01/1977	A> Cuxhaven
Westerwald	^II07 1 43 ^II	March 16, 1974	N < Oberwesterwaldkreis and Unterwesterwaldkreis (grt); KV in Montabaur
Westerwald	^II07 1 43 ^II	08/01/1974	NE> Westerwaldkreis
Westerwaldkreis	^II07 1 43 ^II	08/01/1974	NE < Westerwald ; KV in Montabaur
Westerzgebirgskreis	14 0 91	08/01/1994	N < Aue (grt) and Schwarzenberg ; KV in Aue
Westerzgebirgskreis	14 0 91	01/01/1995	NE> Aue-Schwarzenberg
West Lusatia-Dresdner Land	^II14 2 92 ^II	01/01/1996	N < Dresden (grt), Hoyerswerda (grt) and Kamenz ; KV in Kamenz
West Lusatia-Dresdner Land	^II14 2 92 ^II	04/01/1996	NÄ> Kamenz
Western Altmark	15 3 70	07/01/1994	N < Gardelegen (t), Klötze (grt), Osterburg (t) and Salzwedel ; KV in Salzwedel
Western Altmark	15 3 70	08/15/1994	NE> Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
Wetteraukreis	06 1 85	08/01/1972	N < Büdingen (grt), Friedberg [in Hessen] (grt), Gelnhausen (t) and Wetzlar (t); KV in Friedberg (Hesse)
Wetteraukreis	06 4 40	01/01/1981	ÄNr
Wetzlar	06 3 43	May 23, 1949	B.
	06 1 54	05/06/1968	ÄNr
		December 31, 1971	TA> casting
		04/01/1972	TA> Dill circle
		07/01/1974	TE < Biedenkopf and Oberlahnkreis
		01/01/1977	A> Lahn-Dill-Kreis (grt), Wetteraukreis and city of Lahn
Wiedenbrück	05 7 42	May 23, 1949	B.
		01/01/1970	TE < Beckum ; GA <> Bielefeld
		01/01/1973	A> Gütersloh
Winsen (Luhe)			→ Harburg
Wismar	13 0 40	10/03/1990	B.
Wismar	13 0 40	06/12/1994	A> District of Northwest Mecklenburg
Wittenberg	15 1 44	10/03/1990	B.
	15 1 71	07/01/1994	E < Jessen ; TE < Gräfenhainichen (grt)
	15 0 91	07/01/2007	TE < Anhalt-Zerbst
Wittgenstein	05 8 42	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Berleburg
		1971	KV in Bad Berleburg (NE)
		01/01/1975	A> Hochsauerlandkreis and Siegen (grt)
Wittlage	03 5 38	May 23, 1949	B.
Wittlage	03 5 38	07/01/1972	A> Osnabrück
Wittlich	07 2 37	May 23, 1949	B.
Wittlich	07 2 37	06/07/1969	A> Bernkastel-Wittlich
Wittmund	03 6 34	May 23, 1949	B.
		07/01/1972	TA> Aurich (Ostfriesland) , Friesland and the north
		08/01/1977	A> Friesland
	03 4 62	01/01/1980	N < Friesland (t)
Wittstock	12 0 47	10/03/1990	B.
Wittstock	12 0 47	December 6, 1993	A> Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Witzenhausen	06 2 43	May 23, 1949	B.
		December 01, 1970	TA> Kassel
		December 31, 1971	TA> Eschwege
		08/01/1972	TA> Kassel
		01/01/1974	A> Werra-Meissner district
Wolfach	08 3 48	May 23, 1949	B.
Wolfach	08 3 48	01/01/1973	A> Freudenstadt , Ortenaukreis (grt) and Rottweil
Wolfenbüttel	03 7 36	May 23, 1949	B.
		07/01/1972	TA> Goslar and Peine
		03/01/1974	TE < Braunschweig ; GA <> Goslar ; TA> independent cities of Braunschweig and Salzgitter
	03 1 58	02/01/1978	ÄNr
Wolfhagen	06 2 44	May 23, 1949	B.
		December 31, 1971	TA> Kassel
		08/01/1972	A> Kassel (grt) and Waldeck
Wolfratshausen	09 1 56	May 23, 1949	B.
Wolfratshausen	09 1 56	07/01/1972	A> Bad Tölz (grt), Miesbach , Munich and Starnberg
Wolfstein	09 2 52	May 23, 1949	B; KV in place
		04/01/1954	KV in Freyung
		07/01/1972	A> Freyung
Wolgast	13 0 41	10/03/1990	B.
Wolgast	13 0 41	06/12/1994	A> East Western Pomerania
Wolmirstedt	15 3 45	10/03/1990	B.
Wolmirstedt	15 3 45	07/01/1994	A> ear circle
Worbis	16 0 44	10/03/1990	B.
Worbis	16 0 44	07/01/1994	A> Eichsfeld
Worms	07 4 34	May 23, 1949	B.
	07 3 46	10/01/1968	ÄNr
	07 3 46	06/07/1969	A> Alzey-Worms and the independent city of Worms
Wunsiedel	09 4 47	May 23, 1949	B.
	09 4 79	07/01/1972	The independent cities of Marktredwitz and Selb ; TE < Rehau
	09 4 79	05/01/1973	NE> Wunsiedel i.Fichtelgebirge
Wunsiedel i.Fichtelgebirge	09 4 79	05/01/1973	NE < Wunsiedel
Wunsiedel i.Fichtelgebirge	09 4 79	07/01/1976	TE < Tirschenreuth
Wupperkreis			→ Rhein-Wupper district
Wurzburg	09 6 52	May 23, 1949	B.
	09 6 79	07/01/1972	E < Ochsenfurt ; TE < Gerolzhofen , Karlstadt , Kitzingen and Marktheidenfeld
		01/01/1974	TA> independent city of Würzburg
		07/01/1976	TA> independent city of Würzburg
		01/01/1978	TA> independent city of Würzburg
		05/01/1978	TA> Kitzingen
Spice up	14 0 55	10/03/1990	B.
Spice up	14 0 55	08/01/1994	A> Muldentalkreis

Z

County / District	No.	date	Measure, possibly seat of the district administration
Time	15 2 46	10/03/1990	B.
Time	15 2 46	07/01/1994	A> Burgenland district
Zellerfeld	^I.03 2 41 ^I.		B; KV in Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Zellerfeld	^I.03 2 41 ^I.	07/01/1972	A> Gandersheim , Goslar (grt) and Osterode am Harz
Zell (Moselle)	^I.07 1 41 ^I.	May 23, 1949	B.
	07 1 45	10/01/1968	ÄNr
	07 1 45	06/07/1969	A> Bernkastel-Wittlich , Cochem-Zell (grt) and Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Zerbst	15 1 47	10/03/1990	B.
Zerbst	15 1 47	07/01/1994	A> Anhalt-Zerbst
Zeulenroda	16 0 45	10/03/1990	B.
		04/01/1992	TA> Plauen
		03/08/1994	TE < Greiz
		07/01/1994	A> Greiz
Goat grove	06 2 45	May 23, 1949	B; KV in Ziegenhain
		December 31, 1970	KV in Schwalmstadt , district Ziegenhain
		08/01/1972	TA> Hersfeld-Rotenburg and Vogelsbergkreis
		01/01/1974	A> Marburg and Schwalm-Eder district (grt)
Zittau	14 0 56	10/03/1990	B.
Zittau	14 0 56	08/01/1994	A> Saxon Upper Lusatia District
Zollernalb district	08 4 17	01/01/1973	N < Balingen , Hechingen (grt), Sigmaringen (t) and Stockach (t); KV in Balingen
		02/01/1973	TE < Rottweil
		07/01/1974	TE < Reutlingen
Zossen	12 0 48	10/03/1990	B.
Zossen	12 0 48	December 6, 1993	A> Dahme-Spreewald and Teltow-Fläming (grt)
Zschopau	14 0 57	10/03/1990	B.
		01/01/1994	TE < Chemnitz and Flöha
		08/01/1994	A> Annaberg and Middle Erzgebirgskreis (grt)
Zweibrücken	07 5 43	May 23, 1949	B.
	07 3 47	10/01/1968	ÄNr
	^II07 3 41 ^II	06/07/1969	TE < Pirmasens
	^II07 3 41 ^II	04/22/1972	A> Kaiserslautern , Pirmasens (grt) and the city of Zweibrücken
Zwickau	14 0 58	10/03/1990	B.
		07/01/1993	TE < Werdau
		08/01/1994	A> Zwickauer Land
	14 5 24	08/01/2008	N < Chemnitzer Land , Zwickauer Land and independent city of Zwickau
Zwickau country	14 0 93	08/01/1994	N < Werdau and Zwickau ; KV in Werdau
	14 1 93	December 31, 1995	ÄNr
		04/01/1996	TA> independent city of Zwickau
		10/01/1996	TA> independent city of Zwickau
		01/01/1999	TA> independent city of Zwickau
		08/01/2008	A> Zwickau

Remarks

↑ Pinneberg: In the main statute of the district, the city of Pinneberg is still specified as the official seat of the administration.
↑ Recklinghausen: Since the district / district belonged to the Ruhr coal district settlement association (SVR), it received the number 6 in place of the Münster district number 5 until 1974.
↑ Rees: Since the city of Wesel , the municipality of Obrighoven-Lackhausen and the municipalities of the Schermbeck office belonged to the Ruhr coal district settlement association (SVR), the municipalities in this part of the district received the number 2 instead of the Düsseldorf district number 1.
↑ Rotenburg: The district in Hesse did not have any other additions to its name. The unofficial name explanation is in square brackets.
↑ Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg: The district of Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg was renamed Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg because of the assignment of Selfkant to the Netherlands.
↑ Siegen: From July 1, 1966 to December 31, 1974, the city of Siegen had limited rights as an independent city according to state law.
↑ Soltau-Fallingbostel: Contrary to the customs in other countries, the Lower Saxony district is called the Heidekreis district .
↑ Unna: Since the district / district belonged to the Ruhr coal district settlement association (SVR), it received the number 9 in place of the Arnsberg district number 8 until 1974. On January 1, 1975, the entire Arnsberg district received the code number 9.

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 P – Z

contents

Abbreviations

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P

Q

R.

S.

T

U

V

W.

Z

Remarks

Number of counties (counties)

See also