Historical list of all independent cities (urban districts) in the Federal Republic of Germany

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This list contains all independent cities and city districts that ever existed or still exist in the Federal Republic of Germany. All currently still existing urban districts and urban districts are highlighted in color in the list.

Abbreviations

  • A = resolution
  • ÄNr = change of the key number
  • B = entry into the Federal Republic of Germany
  • E = inclusion
  • N = new formation
  • NÄ = name change
  • TA = outsourcing of a part (partial outsourcing)
  • TE = integration of a part (part integration)
  • (grt) = mostly (in districts usually the part with the former district town)
  • (t) = partially
  •  = current independent city

list

independent city No. date measure
Aachen 05 4 11 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1972 TE < Aachen district
05 3 13 08/01/1972 ÄNr
October 21, 2009 A> Aachen city region
On the mountain 09 3 11 May 23, 1949 B.
09 3 61 07/01/1972 TE < district of Amberg
Ansbach 09 5 11 May 23, 1949 B.
10/01/1970 TE < Ansbach district
09 5 61 07/01/1972 TE < Ansbach district
Aschaffenburg 09 6 11 May 23, 1949 B.
09 6 61 07/01/1972 ÄNr
04/01/1975 TE < Aschaffenburg district
05/01/1978 TE < Aschaffenburg district
augsburg 09 7 11 May 23, 1949 B.
09 7 61 07/01/1972 TE < Augsburg district
Baden-Baden I.08 3 11 I. May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1972 TE < Rastatt district
07/01/1972 TE < District of Bühl
II08 2 11 II 01/01/1973 ÄNr
01/01/1974 TE < Rastatt district
01/01/1975 TE < Rastatt district
Bad Kissingen 09 6 12 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1972 A> Bad Kissingen district
Bad Reichenhall 09 1 11 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 A> Bad Reichenhall district
Bamberg 09 4 11 May 23, 1949 B.
09 4 61 07/01/1972 TE < Bamberg district
Bayreuth 09 4 12 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1972 TE < Bayreuth district
09 4 62 07/01/1972 TE < Bayreuth district
07/01/1976 TE < Bayreuth district
Berlin 11 0 00 10/03/1990 N < Berlin (east) and (west) and district of Nauen (t)
Berlin (East) 11 0 00 10/03/1990 B; A> Berlin
Berlin (West) May 23, 1949 B.
02/01/1951 TA> Nauen district , GDR
10/03/1990 A> Berlin
Bielefeld 05 7 11 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1973 TE < District Bielefeld (grt) and District Halle (Westf.)
Bocholt 05 5 11 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1975 A> Borken district
Bochum 05 9 11 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1975 E < Wattenscheid
Bonn 05 3 11 May 23, 1949 B.
08/01/1969 TE < District Bonn (grt) and Siegkreis
05 3 14 01/01/1975 ÄNr
Bottrop 05 6 12 May 23, 1949 B.
05 5 12 01/01/1975 E < Gladbeck ; TE < Recklinghausen district
December 06, 1975 TA> Gladbeck and Recklinghausen district
07/01/1976 TE < Recklinghausen district
Brandenburg / Havel 12 0 01 10/03/1990 B.
06/15/1993 NE> Brandenburg an der Havel
Brandenburg on the Havel 12 0 01 06/15/1993 NE < Brandenburg / Havel
12 0 51 December 6, 1993 TE < Brandenburg district
Braunschweig 03 7 11 May 23, 1949 B.
03/01/1974 TE < districts of Braunschweig (grt), Gifhorn and Wolfenbüttel
03 1 01 08/01/1977 ÄNr
Bremen 04 0 11 May 23, 1949 B.
Bremerhaven 04 0 12 May 23, 1949 B.
Castrop-Rauxel 05 9 12 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1975 A> Recklinghausen district
Celle 03 3 11 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1973 A> District of Celle
Chemnitz 14 0 01 10/03/1990 B.
March 31, 1994 TE < Chemnitz
14 0 61 08/01/1994 ÄNr
14 1 61 December 31, 1995 ÄNr
01/01/1997 TE < Middle Ore Mountains and Stollberg
01/01/1999 TE < rural districts of Chemnitzer Land and Mittweida
14 5 11 08/01/2008 ÄNr
Coburg 09 4 13 May 23, 1949 B.
09 4 63 07/01/1972 TE < Coburg district
07/01/1976 TE < Coburg district
01/01/1977 TE < Coburg district
cottbus 12 0 02 10/03/1990 B.
12 0 52 December 6, 1993 TE < Cottbus district
10/26/2003 TE < Spree-Neisse district
Cuxhaven 03 4 11 May 23, 1949 B.
10/01/1969 TA> Hamburg
06/01/1970 TE < Landkreis Land Hadeln
02/01/1971 TE < Landkreis Land Hadeln
07/01/1972 TE < Landkreis Land Hadeln
08/01/1977 A> District of Cuxhaven
Darmstadt 06 1 11 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1977 TE < Darmstadt district
06 4 11 01/01/1981 ÄNr
Deggendorf 09 2 11 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 A> District of Deggendorf
Delmenhorst 03 8 11 May 23, 1949 B.
03/01/1974 TE < District of Oldenburg
03 4 01 08/01/1977 ÄNr
Dessau 15 1 01 10/03/1990 B.
07/01/1994 TE <Graefenhainichen district
01/01/2005 TE < County of Anhalt-Zerbst
07/01/2007 A> Dessau-Rosslau
Dessau-Rosslau 15 0 01 07/01/2007 N < Dessau and the district of Anhalt-Zerbst (t)
Dillingen on the Danube 09 7 12 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 A> District of Dillingen adDonau
Dortmund 05 9 13 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1975 TE < Iserlohn district
Dresden 14 0 02 10/03/1990 B.
14 0 62 08/01/1994 ÄNr
14 2 62 December 31, 1995 ÄNr
01/01/1997 TE < district of Meißen-Radebeul
07/01/1997 TE < District of Meissen
01/01/1999 TE < districts of Kamenz , Meißen , Saxon Switzerland and Weißeritzkreis
14 6 12 08/01/2008 ÄNr
Duisburg 05 2 12 May 23, 1949 B.
05 1 12 01/01/1975 TE < districts of Dinslaken , Düsseldorf-Mettmann and Moers
Dusseldorf 05 1 11 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1975 TE < districts of Düsseldorf-Mettmann and Rhein-Wupper district
07/01/1976 TA> Mettmann district
Eichstatt 09 5 12 B.
07/01/1972 A> District of Eichstätt
Eisenach 16 0 56 01/01/1998 N < Wartburg district (t)
Eisenhüttenstadt 12 0 03 10/03/1990 B.
December 6, 1993 A> District of Oder-Spree
Emden 03 6 11 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 TE < districts Leer and Norden
03 4 02 08/01/1977 ÄNr
Erfurt 16 0 01 10/03/1990 B.
04/01/1994 TE < district of Erfurt
16 0 51 07/01/1994 TE < district of Erfurt
10/12/1994 TE < Sömmerda district
gain 09 5 13 May 23, 1949 B.
09 5 62 07/01/1972 TE < districts of Erlangen and Höchstadt an der Aisch
eat 05 2 13 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1970 TE < Ennepe-Ruhr district
05 1 13 01/01/1975 TE < Düsseldorf-Mettmann district
Flensburg 01 0 11 May 23, 1949 B.
01 0 01 04/26/1970 ÄNr
March 24, 1974 TE < Flensburg-Land district
Forchheim 09 4 14 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1972 A> Forchheim district
Frankenthal 07 5 11 May 23, 1949 B.
1953 NE> Frankenthal (Palatinate)
Frankenthal (Palatinate) 07 5 11 1953 NÄ < Frankenthal
07 3 11 10/01/1968 ÄNr
06/07/1969 TE < District of Frankenthal (Palatinate)
Frankfurt am Main 06 3 11 May 23, 1949 B.
II06 1 12 II 05/06/1968 ÄNr
08/01/1972 TE < districts Friedberg [in Hessen], Hanau and Obertaunuskreis
01/01/1975 NE> Frankfurt (Main)
01/01/1977 NE < Frankfurt (Main) ; TE < Main-Kinzig-Kreis
06 4 12 01/01/1981 ÄNr
Frankfurt (Main) II06 1 12 II 01/01/1975 NE < Frankfurt am Main
01/01/1977 NE> Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt (Oder) 12 0 04 10/03/1990 B.
12 0 53 December 6, 1993 ÄNr
Freiburg in Breisgau 08 3 12 May 23, 1949 B.
09/01/1971 TE < District of Freiburg
December 01, 1971 TE < District of Freiburg
07/01/1972 TE < District of Freiburg
II08 3 11 II 01/01/1973 TE < District of Freiburg
07/01/1973 TE < District of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
09/01/1973 TE < District of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
07/01/1974 TE < District of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Freising 09 1 12 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 A> Freising district
Fulda 06 2 11 May 23, 1949 B.
08/01/1972 TE < District of Fulda
07/01/1974 A> District of Fulda
Fuerth 09 5 14 May 23, 1949 B.
09 5 63 07/01/1972 TE < District of Fürth
Gelsenkirchen 05 6 13 May 23, 1949 B.
05 5 13 01/01/1975 TE < Recklinghausen district
Gera 16 0 02 10/03/1990 B.
04/01/1994 TE < District of Gera
16 0 52 07/01/1994 TE < District of Gera
to water I.06 1 12 I. May 23, 1949 B.
II06 1 13 II 05/06/1968 ÄNr
10/01/1971 TE < District of Giessen
01/01/1977 A> Lahn
Gladbeck 05 6 14 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1975 A> Bottrop
05 5 14 December 06, 1975 N < Bottrop (t)
07/01/1976 A> Recklinghausen district
Goerlitz 14 0 03 10/03/1990 B.
01/01/1994 TE < Görlitz district
03/01/1994 TE < Görlitz district
14 0 63 08/01/1994 ÄNr
14 2 63 December 31, 1995 ÄNr
01/01/1999 TE < Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia District
08/01/2008 A> Görlitz district
Goslar 03 7 12 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 A> District of Goslar
Goettingen 03 2 11 May 23, 1949 B.
07/04/1964 A> District of Göttingen
Greifswald 13 0 01 10/03/1990 B.
04.09.2011 A> District of South Western Pomerania
Gunzburg 09 7 13 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 A> Günzkreis
Hagen 05 9 14 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1970 TE < Ennepe-Ruhr district
01/01/1975 TE < Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis and Iserlohn districts
Halle / Saale 15 2 02 10/03/1990 B.
December 31, 1995 NE> Halle (Saale)
Halle (Saale) 15 2 02 December 31, 1995 NE < Halle / Saale
15 0 02 08/01/2007 ÄNr
Hamburg 02 0 00 May 23, 1949 B.
10/01/1969 TE < Cuxhaven
Hamelin 03 1 11 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1973 A> Hameln-Pyrmont district
Hamm 05 9 15 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1968 TE < Unna district
01/01/1975 TE < Beckum , Lüdinghausen and Unna districts
Hanau 06 3 12 May 23, 1949 B.
06 1 14 05/06/1968 ÄNr
December 31, 1971 TE < Hanau district
07/01/1974 A> Main-Kinzig district
Hanover 03 1 12 May 23, 1949 B.
03/01/1974 TE < districts of Burgdorf and Hanover
03 2 01 08/01/1977 ÄNr
11/01/2001 A> Hanover region
Heidelberg I.08 2 11 I. May 23, 1949 B.
08 2 21 01/01/1973 ÄNr
01/01/1975 TE < Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
04/01/1976 TE < Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Heilbronn I.08 1 11 I. May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 TE < Heilbronn district
08 1 21 01/01/1973 ÄNr
01/01/1974 TE < Heilbronn district
04/01/1974 TE < Heilbronn district
Herford 05 7 12 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1969 A> Herford district
Herne 05 9 16 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1975 E < tub-Eickel
Hildesheim 03 2 12 May 23, 1949 B.
02/01/1971 TE < District of Hildesheim-Marienburg
03/01/1974 A> District of Hildesheim
court 09 4 15 May 23, 1949 B.
09 4 64 07/01/1972 TE < District of Hof
01/01/1977 TE < District of Hof
05/01/1978 TE < District of Hof
Hoyerswerda 14 2 64 01/01/1996 N < District of Hoyerswerda (t)
07/01/1998 TE < Kamenz district
08/01/2008 A> District of Bautzen
Ingolstadt 09 1 13 May 23, 1949 B.
09 1 61 07/01/1972 TE < district of Ingolstadt
Iserlohn 05 8 17 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1975 A> Märkischer Kreis
Jena 16 0 03 10/03/1990 B.
04/01/1994 TE < Jena district
16 0 53 07/01/1994 TE < Jena district
Kaiserslautern 07 5 12 May 23, 1949 B.
07 3 12 10/01/1968 ÄNr
06/07/1969 TE < District of Kaiserslautern
Karlsruhe 08 2 12 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1972 TE < Karlsruhe district
01/01/1973 TE < Karlsruhe district
01/01/1974 TE < Karlsruhe district
01/01/1975 TE < Karlsruhe district
02/14/1975 TE < Karlsruhe district
kassel 06 2 12 May 23, 1949 B.
06 6 11 01/01/1981 ÄNr
Kaufbeuren 09 7 14 May 23, 1949 B.
09 7 62 07/01/1972 TE < District of Kaufbeuren
Kempten (Allgäu) 09 7 15 May 23, 1949 B.
09 7 63 07/01/1972 TE < District of Kempten (Allgäu)
Kiel 01 0 12 May 23, 1949 B.
04/01/1958 TE < Rendsburg district
04/01/1959 TE < Eckernförde district
06/01/1963 TE < Rendsburg district
01 0 02 04/25/1970 TE < districts of Plön and Rendsburg
Kitzingen 09 6 13 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 A> Kitzingen district
Koblenz 07 1 11 May 23, 1949 B.
06/07/1969 TE < Koblenz district
07/11/1970 TE < Koblenz district
Cologne 05 3 12 May 23, 1949 B.
05 3 15 01/01/1975 TE < districts of Cologne and Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
07/01/1976 TA> Erftkreis
Constancy 08 3 13 May 23, 1949 B.
10/01/1953 A> District of Constance
Krefeld 05 1 14 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1975 TE < Kempen-Krefeld district
Kulmbach 09 4 16 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 A> District of Kulmbach
Lahn 06 1 17 01/01/1977 N < Gießen , districts Gießen (t) and Wetzlar (t)
08/01/1979 A> Districts of Giessen and Lahn-Dill district
Landau idPfalz 07 5 13 May 23, 1949 B.
1960 NE> Landau in the Palatinate
Landau in the Palatinate 07 5 13 1960 NE < Landau idPfalz
07 3 13 10/01/1968 ÄNr
06/07/1969 TE < Landau district in the Palatinate
04/22/1972 TE < Landau-Bad Bergzabern district
Landsberg 09 1 14 May 23, 1949 B.
00.00.1953 NE> Landsberg a.Lech
Landsberg a.Lech 09 1 14 00.00.1953 NE < Landsberg
07/01/1972 A> Landsberg a.Lech district
Landshut 09 2 12 May 23, 1949 B.
09 2 61 07/01/1972 TE < Landshut district
07/01/1974 TE < Landshut district
01/01/1982 TE < Landshut district
Leipzig 14 0 04 10/03/1990 B.
01/01/1993 TE < district of Leipzig
14 0 65 08/01/1994 ÄNr
01/01/1995 TE < District of Leipziger Land
14 3 65 December 31, 1995 ÄNr
07/01/1996 TE < District of Leipziger Land
07/01/1997 TE < District of Leipziger Land
07/01/1998 TE < District of Leipziger Land
01/01/1999 TE < District of Leipziger Land
01/01/2000 TE < District of Leipziger Land
14 3 13 08/01/2008 ÄNr
Leverkusen 05 1 15 04/01/1955 N < Rhein-Wupper-Kreis (t)
05 3 16 01/01/1975 TE < Rhein-Wupper district
Lindau (Lake Constance)   May 23, 1949 B.
09 7 20 09/01/1955 ÄNr
07/01/1972 A> District of Lindau (Lake Constance)
Lübeck 01 0 13 May 23, 1949 B.
01 0 03 04/26/1970 ÄNr
Ludenscheid 05 8 18 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1969 A> Lüdenscheid district
Ludwigshafen am Rhein 07 5 14 May 23, 1949 B.
1960 NE> Ludwigshafen am Rhein
Ludwigshafen am Rhein 07 5 14 1960 NE < Ludwigshafen am Rhein
07 3 14 10/01/1968 ÄNr
March 16, 1974 TE < Ludwigshafen district
Luneburg 03 3 12 May 23, 1949 B.
03/01/1974 A> District of Lüneburg
Luenen 05 9 19 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1968 TE < Unna district
01/01/1975 A> Unna district
Magdeburg 15 3 03 10/03/1990 B.
07/01/1994 TE < district of Schönebeck
04/01/2001 TE < Bördekreis
15 0 03 08/01/2007 ÄNr
Mainz 07 4 11 May 23, 1949 B.
07 3 15 10/01/1968 ÄNr
06/07/1969 TE < district of Mainz
Mannheim 08 2 13 May 23, 1949 B.
08 2 22 01/01/1973 ÄNr
Marburg ad Lahn 06 2 13 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1974 A> Marburg-Biedenkopf district
Marktredwitz 09 4 17 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 A> District of Wunsiedel
Memmingen 09 7 16 May 23, 1949 B.
09 7 64 07/01/1972 TE < District of Memmingen
07/01/1976 TE < Landkreis Unterallgäu
05/01/1978 TE < Landkreis Unterallgäu
M. Gladbach
(Mönchen Gladbach)
05 1 16 December 20, 1950 NÄ < M. Gladbach (Munich Gladbach)
10/11/1960 NE> Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach 05 1 16 10/11/1960 NÄ < M. Gladbach (Mönchen Gladbach)
01/01/1975 E < Rheydt ; TE < Grevenbroich district
Mülheim ad Ruhr 05 2 17 May 23, 1949 B.
05 1 17 01/01/1975 ÄNr
03/27/1991 NE> Mülheim an der Ruhr
Mülheim an der Ruhr 05 1 17 03/27/1991 NE < Mülheim ad Ruhr
Munich 09 1 15 May 23, 1949 B.
09 1 62 07/01/1972 ÄNr
M. Gladbach
(Munich Gladbach)
05 1 16 May 23, 1949 B.
December 20, 1950 NÄ> M. Gladbach (Mönchen Gladbach)
Muenster 05 5 15 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1975 TE < Münster district (grt)
Neubrandenburg 13 0 02 10/03/1990 B.
04.09.2011 A> Mecklenburg Lake District District
Neuburg on the Danube 09 7 17 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 A> District of Neuburg adDonau
Neumarkt idOPf. 09 3 12 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 A> District of Neumarkt idOPf.
Neumunster 01 0 14 May 23, 1949 B.
01 0 04 04/26/1970 TE < Plön , Rendsburg and Segeberg
Neuss 05 1 18 May 23, 1949 B.
1968 NÄ> Neuss
Neuss 05 1 18 1968 NÄ < Neuss
01/01/1975 A> Neuss district
Neustadt an der Haardt 07 5 15 May 23, 1949 B.
09/28/1950 NE> Neustadt an der Weinstrasse
Neustadt an der Weinstrasse 07 5 15 09/28/1950 NE < Neustadt an der Haardt
07 3 16 10/01/1968 ÄNr
06/07/1969 TE < Landau in the Palatinate and Neustadt an der Weinstrasse districts
March 16, 1974 TE < Bad Dürkheim district
Neustadt near Coburg 09 4 18 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1972 A> District of Coburg
New Ulm 09 7 18 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 A> Illerkreis
Nordlingen 09 7 19 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 A> District of Nördlingen-Donauwörth
Nuremberg 09 5 15 May 23, 1949 B.
09 5 64 07/01/1972 TE < districts of Fürth , Nuremberg and Schwabach
Oberhausen 05 2 19 May 23, 1949 B.
05 1 19 01/01/1975 ÄNr
Offenbach am Main I.06 1 13 I. May 23, 1949 B.
06 1 15 05/06/1968 ÄNr
01/01/1975 NE> Offenbach (Main)
01/01/1977 NE < Offenbach (Main)
06 4 13 01/01/1981 ÄNr
Offenbach (Main) 06 1 15 01/01/1975 NE < Offenbach am Main
01/01/1977 NE> Offenbach am Main
Oldenburg (Oldenburg) 03 8 12 May 23, 1949 B.
03 4 03 08/01/1977 ÄNr
Osnabrück 03 5 11 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 TE < district of Osnabrück
03 4 04 08/01/1977 ÄNr
Passau 09 2 13 May 23, 1949 B.
09 2 62 07/01/1972 TE < District of Passau
Pforzheim 08 2 14 May 23, 1949 B.
09/01/1971 TE < Pforzheim district
04/01/1972 TE < Pforzheim district
II08 2 31 II 01/01/1973 ÄNr
01/01/1974 TE < Enzkreis
01/01/1975 TE < Enzkreis
09/20/1975 TE < Enzkreis
Pirmasens 07 5 16 May 23, 1949 B.
07 3 17 10/01/1968 ÄNr
06/07/1969 TE < Pirmasens district
04/22/1972 TE < Pirmasens district
Plauen 14 0 05 10/03/1990 B.
01/01/1994 TE < district of Plauen
14 0 66 08/01/1994 ÄNr
14 1 66 December 31, 1995 ÄNr
01/01/1996 TE < district of Plauen
01/01/1999 TE < Vogtlandkreis
08/01/2008 A> Vogtland district
Potsdam 12 0 05 10/03/1990 B.
12 0 54 December 6, 1993 TE < Potsdam district
10/26/2003 TE < Potsdam-Mittelmark district
Recklinghausen 05 6 16 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1975 A> Recklinghausen district
regensburg 09 3 13 May 23, 1949 B.
09 3 62 07/01/1972 ÄNr
01/01/1977 TE < district of Regensburg
Remscheid 05 1 20 May 23, 1949 B.
Rheydt 05 1 21 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1975 A> Mönchengladbach
Rosenheim 09 1 16 May 23, 1949 B.
09 1 63 07/01/1972 B.
05/01/1978 TE < district of Rosenheim
Rostock 13 0 03 10/03/1990 B.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber 09 5 16 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 A> Ansbach district
Saarbrücken 10 0 11 01/01/1957 B.
01/01/1974 A> Saarbrücken City Association
Salzgitter 03 7 13 01/23/1951 NE < Watenstedt-Salzgitter
03/01/1974 TE < Wolfenbüttel district
03 1 02 08/01/1977 ÄNr
Schwabach 09 5 17 May 23, 1949 B.
09 5 65 07/01/1972 TE < Schwabach district
Schwandorf i.Bay. 09 3 14 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 A> District of Schwandorf i.Bay.
Schwedt / Oder 12 0 06 10/03/1990 B.
December 6, 1993 A> Uckermark district
Schweinfurt 09 6 14 May 23, 1949 B.
09 6 62 07/01/1972 ÄNr
Schwerin 13 0 04 10/03/1990 B.
Same 09 4 19 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 A> District of Wunsiedel
Wins 05 8 20 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1966 A> District of Siegen
Solingen 05 1 22 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1975 TE < Rhein-Wupper district
Speyer 07 5 17 May 23, 1949 B.
07 3 18 10/01/1968 ÄNr
Stralsund 13 0 05 10/03/1990 B.
04.09.2011 A> District of North Western Pomerania
Straubing 09 2 14 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1972 TE < District of Straubing
09 2 63 07/01/1972 TE < District of Straubing
Stuttgart 08 1 12 May 23, 1949 B.
II08 1 11 II 01/01/1973 ÄNr
Suhl 16 0 04 10/03/1990 B.
04/01/1994 TE < districts of Ilmenau and Suhl
16 0 54 07/01/1994 ÄNr
01/01/2019 TE < Ilm district
Traunstein 09 1 17 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 A> District of Traunstein
trier 07 211 May 23, 1949 B.
06/07/1969 TE < Trier district
Ulm 08 1 13 May 23, 1949 B.
09/01/1971 TE < District of Ulm
01/01/1972 TE < District of Ulm
02/01/1972 TE < District of Ulm
08 4 21 01/01/1973 ÄNr
05/01/1974 TE < Alb-Danube district
07/01/1974 TE < Alb-Danube district
01/01/1975 TE < Alb-Danube district
Viersen 05 1 23 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1970 A> Kempen-Krefeld district
Wanne-Eickel 05 9 21 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1975 A> Herne
Watenstedt-Salzgitter 03 7 13 May 23, 1949 B.
01/23/1951 NE> Salzgitter
Wattenscheid 05 9 22 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1975 A> Bochum
Pastures idOPf. 09 3 15 May 23, 1949 B.
09 3 63 07/01/1972 TE < District Neustadt adWaldnaab
05/01/1978 TE < District Neustadt adWaldnaab
Weimar 16 0 05 10/03/1990 B.
04/01/1994 TE < Weimar district
04/14/1994 TE < Weimar district
16 0 55 07/01/1994 ÄNr
Weißenburg i.Bay. 09 5 18 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 A> District of Weißenburg i.Bay.
Wiesbaden 06 3 13 May 23, 1949 B.
06 1 16 05/06/1968 ÄNr
01/01/1977 TE < Main-Taunus-Kreis
06 4 14 01/01/1981 ÄNr
Wilhelmshaven 03 8 13 May 23, 1949 B.
07/01/1972 TE < District of Friesland
03 4 05 08/01/1977 ÄNr
Wismar 13 0 06 10/03/1990 B.
04.09.2011 A> District of Northwest Mecklenburg
Witten 05 9 23 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1975 A> Ennepe-Ruhr district
Wolfsburg 03 3 13 10/01/1951 N < district of Gifhorn (t)
07/01/1972 TE < Gifhorn and Helmstedt districts
03 1 03 08/01/1977 ÄNr
Worms 07 4 12 May 23, 1949 B.
07 3 19 10/01/1968 ÄNr
06/07/1969 TE < Worms district
Wuppertal 05 1 24 May 23, 1949 B.
01/01/1975 TE < Düsseldorf-Mettmann district
Wurzburg 09 6 15 May 23, 1949 B.
09 6 63 07/01/1972 ÄNr
01/01/1974 TE < Würzburg district
07/01/1976 TE < Würzburg district
01/01/1978 TE < Würzburg district
Zweibrücken 07 5 18 May 23, 1949 B.
07 3 20 10/01/1968 ÄNr
04/22/1972 TE < District of Zweibrücken
Zwickau 14 0 06 10/03/1990 B.
14 0 67 08/01/1994 ÄNr
14 1 67 December 31, 1995 ÄNr
04/01/1996 TE < district of Zwickauer Land
10/01/1996 TE < district of Zwickauer Land
01/01/1999 TE < district of Zwickauer Land
08/01/2008 A> Zwickau district

Remarks

  1. ^ Aachen: The city belonged to the dissolved administrative district of Aachen until 1972. Since October 21, 2009, it has limited rights to a city in accordance with state law.
  2. Bochum: Since the city belonged to the Ruhr coal district settlement association (SVR), it received the number 9 in place of the Arnsberg district number 8 until 1974.
  3. Bottrop: Since the city belonged to the settlement association Ruhrkohlen district (SVR), it received the number 6 instead of the Münster district number 5 until 1974.
  4. Castrop-Rauxel: As the city belonged to the Ruhr coal district settlement association (SVR), it received the number 9 instead of the Arnsberg district number 8.
  5. Dortmund: Since the city belonged to the Ruhr coal district settlement association (SVR), it received the number 9 in place of the Arnsberg district number 8 until 1974.
  6. ^ Duisburg: Since the city belonged to the Ruhr coal district settlement association (SVR), it received the number 2 instead of the Düsseldorf district number 1 until 1974.
  7. Essen: Since the city belonged to the Ruhr coal district settlement association (SVR), it received the number 2 in place of the Düsseldorf district number 1 until 1974.
  8. Gelsenkirchen: Since the city belonged to the Ruhr coal district settlement association (SVR), it received the number 5 instead of the Münster district number 5 until 1974.
  9. Gladbeck: Since the city belonged to the settlement association Ruhrkohlen district (SVR), it received the number 6 in place of the Münster district number 5 until its dissolution in 1974. On December 6, 1975 it became independent again by a decision of the state constitutional court and received it until it was incorporated In the Recklinghausen district on July 1, 1976, the district number 5.
  10. Göttingen: Since July 4, 1964, the city has had limited rights as an independent city according to state law. First she received a new key number with the district identification 03 2 42. Her municipality number was 03 2 42 111. On January 1, 1975 it was changed to 03 2 34 206.
  11. Hagen: As the city belonged to the Ruhr coal district settlement association (SVR), it received the number 9 in place of the Arnsberg district number 8 until 1974.
  12. Hamm: Since the city belonged to the Ruhr coal district settlement association (SVR), it received the number 9 in place of the Arnsberg district number 8 until 1974.
  13. Hanover: Since November 1, 2001, the city has had limited rights as an independent city in accordance with state law.
  14. ^ Lünen: Since the city belonged to the Ruhr coal district settlement association (SVR), it was given the number 9 instead of the Arnsberg district number 8.
  15. Mülheim ad Ruhr: Since the city belonged to the Ruhr Coal District Association (SVR), it was given the number 2 instead of the Düsseldorf district number 1 until 1974.
  16. Oberhausen: Since the city belonged to the Ruhr coal district settlement association (SVR), it received the number 2 in place of the Düsseldorf district number 1 until 1974.
  17. Recklinghausen: Since the city belonged to the settlement association Ruhrkohlen District (SVR), it received the number 6 instead of the Münster district number 5.
  18. Siegen: From July 1, 1966 to December 31, 1974, the city had limited rights as an independent city in accordance with state law.
  19. ^ Wanne-Eickel: Since the city belonged to the Ruhr coal district settlement association (SVR), it received the number 9 instead of the Arnsberg district number 8.
  20. Wattenscheid: As the city belonged to the Ruhr coal district settlement association (SVR), it received the number 9 instead of the Arnsberg district number 8.
  21. ^ Witten: Since the city belonged to the Ruhr coal district settlement association (SVR), it received the number 9 instead of the Arnsberg district number 8.

Number of independent cities

date Country (state) Change Names of the affected cities (up to 5) number
May 23, 1949 Federal Republic of Germany     139
1951 Lower Saxony + 01 Wolfsburg 140
1953 Baden-Württemberg - 01 Constancy 139
04/01/1955 North Rhine-Westphalia + 01 Leverkusen 140
01/01/1957 Saarland + 01 Saarbrücken 141
07/02/1964 Lower Saxony - 01 Goettingen 140
07/01/1966 North Rhine-Westphalia - 01 Wins 139
01/01/1969 North Rhine-Westphalia - 02nd Herford , Ludenscheid 137
01/01/1970 North Rhine-Westphalia - 01 Viersen 136
07/01/1972 Bavaria - 23   113
Lower Saxony - 01 Goslar 112
01/01/1973 Lower Saxony - 02nd Celle , Hamelin 110
01/01/1974 Saarland - 01 Saarbrücken 109
03/01/1974 Lower Saxony - 02nd Hildesheim , Lueneburg 107
07/01/1974 Hesse - 03 Fulda , Hanau , Marburg ad Lahn 104
01/01/1975 North Rhine-Westphalia - 11   93
December 06, 1975 North Rhine-Westphalia + 01 Gladbeck 94
07/01/1976 North Rhine-Westphalia - 01 Gladbeck 93
08/01/1977 Lower Saxony - 01 Cuxhaven 92
08/01/1979 Hesse - 01 Lahn 91
10/03/1990 new federal states + 26   117
December 6, 1993 Brandenburg - 02nd Eisenhüttenstadt , Schwedt / Oder 115
01/01/1996 Saxony + 01 Hoyerswerda 116
01/01/1998 Thuringia + 01 Eisenach 117
11/01/2001 Lower Saxony - 01 Hanover 116
08/01/2008 Saxony - 04th Görlitz , Hoyerswerda , Plauen , Zwickau 112
October 21, 2009 North Rhine-Westphalia - 01 Aachen 111
04.09.2011 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania - 04th Greifswald , Neubrandenburg , Stralsund , Wismar 107

See also