Historical list of all independent cities (urban districts) in the Federal Republic of Germany
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 | 08 3 11 I. | May 23, 1949 | B. |
01/01/1972 | TE < Rastatt district | ||
07/01/1972 | TE < District of Bühl | ||
08 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. |
06 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) | 06 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 | ||
08 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 | 06 1 12 I. | May 23, 1949 | B. |
06 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 | 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 | 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. |
1953 | NE> Landsberg a.Lech | ||
Landsberg a.Lech | 09 1 14 | 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 | 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 | ||
08 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. |
08 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
- ^ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Hanover: Since November 1, 2001, the city has had limited rights as an independent city in accordance with state law.
- ^ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Recklinghausen: Since the city belonged to the settlement association Ruhrkohlen District (SVR), it received the number 6 instead of the Münster district number 5.
- ↑ Siegen: From July 1, 1966 to December 31, 1974, the city had limited rights as an independent city in accordance with state law.
- ^ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ^ 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 | + | 1Wolfsburg | 140 |
1953 | Baden-Württemberg | - | 1Constancy | 139 |
04/01/1955 | North Rhine-Westphalia | + | 1Leverkusen | 140 |
01/01/1957 | Saarland | + | 1Saarbrücken | 141 |
07/02/1964 | Lower Saxony | - | 1Goettingen | 140 |
07/01/1966 | North Rhine-Westphalia | - | 1Wins | 139 |
01/01/1969 | North Rhine-Westphalia | - | 2ndHerford , Ludenscheid | 137 |
01/01/1970 | North Rhine-Westphalia | - | 1Viersen | 136 |
07/01/1972 | Bavaria | - 23 | 113 | |
Lower Saxony | - | 1Goslar | 112 | |
01/01/1973 | Lower Saxony | - | 2ndCelle , Hamelin | 110 |
01/01/1974 | Saarland | - | 1Saarbrücken | 109 |
03/01/1974 | Lower Saxony | - | 2ndHildesheim , Lueneburg | 107 |
07/01/1974 | Hesse | - | 3Fulda , Hanau , Marburg ad Lahn | 104 |
01/01/1975 | North Rhine-Westphalia | - 11 | 93 | |
December 06, 1975 | North Rhine-Westphalia | + | 1Gladbeck | 94 |
07/01/1976 | North Rhine-Westphalia | - | 1Gladbeck | 93 |
08/01/1977 | Lower Saxony | - | 1Cuxhaven | 92 |
08/01/1979 | Hesse | - | 1Lahn | 91 |
10/03/1990 | new federal states | + 26 | 117 | |
December 6, 1993 | Brandenburg | - | 2ndEisenhüttenstadt , Schwedt / Oder | 115 |
01/01/1996 | Saxony | + | 1Hoyerswerda | 116 |
01/01/1998 | Thuringia | + | 1Eisenach | 117 |
11/01/2001 | Lower Saxony | - | 1Hanover | 116 |
08/01/2008 | Saxony | - | 4thGörlitz , Hoyerswerda , Plauen , Zwickau | 112 |
October 21, 2009 | North Rhine-Westphalia | - | 1Aachen | 111 |
04.09.2011 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | - | 4thGreifswald , Neubrandenburg , Stralsund , Wismar | 107 |
See also
- Historical list of all districts in the Federal Republic of Germany A – G , H – O , P – Z
- Historical list of all administrative districts of the Federal Republic of Germany
- District reforms in the Federal Republic of Germany until 1990
- District reforms in Germany after 1990
- List of independent cities and urban districts in Germany
- List of district towns in the Federal Republic of Germany
- List of districts of the GDR
- List of urban districts in the GDR