District reforms in Germany after 1990
The article District reforms in Germany after 1990 records the implementation of area reforms at district level (independent cities and districts) after German reunification . There are 294 counties (including the Aachen region , the Hannover Region and the Regional Association Saarbrücken ) and 107 county-level cities in Germany. For each country , a list shows when and how the number of independent cities and districts has changed.
The terms such as integration or enlargement do not refer to the legal situation, but to the generally accepted regulation. Often it is a matter of associations , which are nevertheless not understood in this way by the majority of the population, even in the integrated circle . Therefore, the continuation or the reassignment of a name is the decisive criterion here. The legal regulation, whether it is an amalgamation or an incorporation / incorporation or has acted, is only of immediate importance. After a few years it is meaningless. Reference is made to specific articles where further information can be found.
Note on the effects of reunification
With the municipal constitution that came into force on May 17, 1990, the "districts" of the GDR were again referred to as "rural districts". On the occasion of German reunification on October 3, 1990, its layout ( apart from preparatory renaming ) remained unchanged.
Baden-Württemberg
The state of Baden-Württemberg was created on April 25, 1952 through the merger of the states of Baden, Württemberg-Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern.
The following urban and rural districts existed in the country on the day of reunification:
- City districts: Baden-Baden , Freiburg im Breisgau , Heidelberg , Heilbronn , Karlsruhe , Mannheim , Pforzheim , Stuttgart and Ulm
- Districts: Alb-Donau-Kreis , Biberach , Böblingen , Bodenseekreis , Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald , Calw , Emmendingen , Enzkreis , Esslingen , Freudenstadt , Göppingen , Heidenheim , Heilbronn , Hohenlohekreis , Karlsruhe , Konstanz , Lörrach , Ludwigsburg , Main-Tauber-Kreis , Neckar-Odenwald , Ortenaukreis , Ostalbkreis , Rastatt , Ravensburg , Rems-Murr-Kreis , Reutlingen , Rhein-Neckar-Kreis , Rottweil , Schwäbisch Hall , Schwarzwald-Baar , Sigmaringen , Tubingen , Tuttlingen , Waldshut and Zollernalbkreis
- 2011 , January 1st:
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enlargement
- of the Alb-Danube district around inhabited parts of the manor district of Münsingen , a community-free area of the district of Reutlingen
Number of urban and rural districts
date | City districts number |
Counties number |
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3rd October 1990 | 9 | 35 |
today | 9 | 35 |
Bavaria
The Free State of Bavaria has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since May 23, 1949.
On the day of reunification, the following independent cities and districts existed in the country:
- Independent cities: Amberg , Ansbach , Aschaffenburg , Augsburg , Bamberg , Bayreuth , Coburg , Erlangen , Fürth , Hof , Ingolstadt , Kaufbeuren , Kempten (Allgäu) , Landshut , Memmingen , Munich , Nuremberg , Passau , Regensburg , Rosenheim , Schwabach , Schweinfurt , Straubing , Weiden in the Upper Palatinate and Würzburg
- Counties: Aichach-Friedberg , Altötting , Amberg-Sulzbach , Ansbach , Aschaffenburg , Augsburg , Bad Kissingen , Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen , Bamberg , Bayreuth , Berchtesgadener Land , Cham , Coburg , Dachau , Deggendorf , Dillingen an der Donau , Dingolfing-Landau , Donau-Ries , Ebersberg , Eichstätt , Erding , Erlangen-Höchstadt , Forchheim , Freising , Freyung-Grafenau , Fürstenfeldbruck , Fürth , Garmisch-Partenkirchen , Günzburg , Haßberge , Hof , Kelheim , Kitzingen , Kronach , Kulmbach , Landsberg am Lech , Landshut , Lichtenfels , Lindau (Bodensee) , Main-Spessart , Miesbach , Miltenberg , Mühldorf am Inn , Munich , Neuburg-Schrobenhausen , Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate , Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim , Neustadt an der Waldnaab , Neu-Ulm , Nürnberger Land , Oberallgäu , Ostallgäu , Passau , Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm , Regen , Regensburg , Rhön-Grabfeld , Rosenheim , Roth , Rottal-Inn , Schwandorf , Schweinfurt , Starnberg , Straubing-Bogen , Tirschenreuth , Traunstein , Untera llgäu , Weilheim-Schongau , Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen , Wunsiedel in the Fichtelgebirge and Würzburg
- 1994 , January 1st:
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enlargement
- of the district of Aichach-Friedberg around the municipality of Baar (Swabia) of the district of Augsburg (spin-off from the municipality of Thierhaupten and formation of an independent municipality)
- 2013 , November 1st:
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enlargement
- of the district of Cham around part of the community-free area Einsiedler and Walderbacher Forst of the district of Schwandorf
Number of independent cities and districts
date | number of independent cities |
Counties number |
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3rd October 1990 | 25th | 71 |
today | 25th | 71 |
Berlin
Berlin has been part of the Federal Republic of Germany since October 3rd, 1990.
For the status of the city, especially the western part, see the article Berlin (West)
- 1990 , October 3rd:
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Neoplasm
- the city of Berlin from the previous east and the previous west of the city and the municipality of Staaken in the district of Nauen , Brandenburg (previously Potsdam district ), part of the municipality of Ahrensfelde ( Berlin-Ahrensfelde ) of the district of Bernau and part of the municipality of Hönow ( Berlin- Hellersdorf ) of the Strausberg district , both districts in Brandenburg (previously Frankfurt district )
Number of independent cities and districts
date | number of independent cities |
Counties number |
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3rd October 1990 | 1 | 0 |
today | 1 | 0 |
Brandenburg
The state of Brandenburg has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since October 3, 1990.
When joining the Federal Republic of Germany, the following independent cities and districts existed in the country:
- Independent cities: Brandenburg / Havel , Cottbus , Eisenhüttenstadt , Frankfurt / Oder , Potsdam and Schwedt / Oder
- Counties: Angermünde , Bad Freienwalde , Bad Liebenwerda , Beeskow , Belzig , Bernau , Brandenburg , Calau , Cottbus , Eberswalde , Eisenhüttenstadt , Finsterwalde , Forst , Fürstenwalde , Gransee , Guben , Herzberg , Jüterbog , Königs Wusterhausen , Kyritz , Lübben , Luckau , Luckenwalde , Nauen , Neuruppin , Oranienburg , Perleberg , Potsdam , Prenzlau , Pritzwalk , Rathenow , Seelow , Senftenberg , Spremberg , Strausberg , Templin , Wittstock and Zossen
- 1990 , October 3rd:
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Neoplasm
- the city of Berlin from the previous east and the previous west of the city as well as the municipality of Staaken of the district of Nauen and part of the communities of Ahrensfelde ( Berlin-Ahrensfelde ) of the district of Bernau and Hönow ( Berlin-Hellersdorf ) of the district of Strausberg
- 1992 , August 1st:
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enlargement
- of the district of Perleberg to communities in the district of Ludwigslust , Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- of the district of Prenzlau to communities in the districts of Pasewalk , Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and Strasburg , Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- 1993 , June 15:
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renaming
- the independent city of Brandenburg / Havel in Brandenburg an der Havel
- 1993 , December 6th:
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resolution
- of the district of Bad Freienwalde and division into the districts of Barnim and Märkisch-Oderland (main part)
- of the district of Beeskow and division into the districts of Dahme-Spreewald and Oder-Spree (main part)
- of the district of Brandenburg and division between the independent city of Brandenburg an der Havel and the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark
- of the Cottbus district and split between the urban district Cottbus and the Spree-Neisse district
- of the district of Eberswalde and division into the districts of Barnim (main part) and Uckermark
- of the district of Fürstenwalde and division into the districts of Dahme-Spreewald , Märkisch-Oderland and Oder-Spree (main part)
- of the Gransee district and subdivision to the Oberhavel (main part) and Ostprignitz-Ruppin districts
- of the district of Herzberg and division into the districts of Elbe-Elster (main part) and Teltow-Fläming
- of the Jüterbog district and division into the Potsdam-Mittelmark and Teltow-Fläming districts (main part)
- of the district of Kyritz and division into the districts of Ostprignitz-Ruppin (main part) and Prignitz
- of the district of Luckau and division into the districts of Dahme-Spreewald (main part) and Teltow-Fläming
- of the district of Luckenwalde and division into the districts of Potsdam-Mittelmark and Teltow-Fläming (main part)
- of the district of Potsdam and division into the independent city of Potsdam and the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark
- of the district of Pritzwalk and division into the districts of Ostprignitz-Ruppin (main part) and Prignitz
- of the district of Zossen and division into the districts of Dahme-Spreewald and Teltow-Fläming (main part)
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Inclusion
- the independent city of Eisenhüttenstadt in the Oder-Spree district
- the independent city of Schwedt / Oder in the district of Uckermark
- of the Angermünde district in the Uckermark district
- of the Bad Liebenwerda district in the Elbe-Elster district
- of the district of Belzig in the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark
- of the district of Bernau in the district of Barnim
- of the district of Calau in the district of Oberspreewald-Lausitz
- of the Eisenhüttenstadt district in the Oder-Spree district
- of the Finsterwalde district in the Elbe-Elster district
- of the forest district in the Spree-Neisse district
- of the district of Guben in the district of Spree-Neisse
- of the district of Königs Wusterhausen in the district of Dahme-Spreewald
- of the district of Lübben in the district of Dahme-Spreewald
- of the district of Nauen in the district of Havelland
- the district Neuruppin in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin
- of the district of Oranienburg in the district of Oberhavel
- of the district of Perleberg in the district of Prignitz
- of the Prenzlau district in the Uckermark district
- of the Rathenow district in the Havelland district
- of the district of Seelow in the district of Märkisch-Oderland
- of the Senftenberg district in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
- of the district of Spremberg in the district of Spree-Neisse
- of the district of Strausberg in the district of Märkisch-Oderland
- of the Templin district in the Uckermark district
- of the district of Wittstock in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin
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Neoplasm
- of the district of Barnim from the district of Bernau and communities in the districts of Bad Freienwalde and Eberswalde
- of the district of Dahme-Spreewald from the districts of Königs Wusterhausen and Lübben as well as communities of the districts of Beeskow and Luckau and the community of Wernsdorf of the district of Fürstenwalde and the community of Telz of the district of Zossen
- of the Elbe-Elster district from the Bad Liebenwerda , Finsterwalde and Herzberg districts
- of the Havelland district from the Nauen and Rathenow districts
- of the district of Märkisch-Oderland from the districts of Seelow and Strausberg as well as communities of the district of Bad Freienwalde and the community of Rüdersdorf near Berlin of the district of Fürstenwalde
- of the Oberhavel district from the Oranienburg district and communities in the Gransee district
- of the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district from the Calau and Senftenberg districts
- of the Oder-Spree district from the independent city of Eisenhüttenstadt , the Eisenhüttenstadt district and communities in the Beeskow and Fürstenwalde districts
- of the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district from the Neuruppin and Wittstock districts as well as communities in the Kyritz and Pritzwalk districts and the Keller community in the Gransee district
- of the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark from the districts of Belzig , Brandenburg and Potsdam and communities in the districts of Jüterbog and Luckenwalde
- of the district of Prignitz from the districts of Perleberg and Pritzwalk and communities of the district of Kyritz
- of the district of Spree-Neisse from the districts of Forst , Guben and Spremberg and municipalities of the district of Cottbus
- of the Teltow-Fläming district from communities in the Jüterbog , Luckau , Luckenwalde and Zossen districts and the Schöna-Kolpien community of the Herzberg district
- of the district of Uckermark from the independent city of Schwedt / Oder and the districts of Angermünde , Prenzlau and Templin as well as the municipality of Bölkendorf of the district of Eberswalde
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enlargement
- the independent city of Brandenburg an der Havel to communities of the Brandenburg district
- the independent city of Cottbus to the municipalities of the district of Cottbus
- the independent city of Potsdam to communities in the district of Potsdam
- 2003 , October 26th:
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enlargement
- the independent city of Brandenburg an der Havel to communities in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district
- the independent city of Cottbus to the municipalities of the Spree-Neisse district
- the independent city of Potsdam to the municipalities of the Potsdam-Mittelmark district
- of the Havelland district around the municipality of Seeburg in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district (incorporated into Dallgow-Döberitz )
- 2009 , January 1st:
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enlargement
- of the district of Märkisch-Oderland around the municipality of Hohensaaten of the district of Barnim (incorporated into Bad Freienwalde (Oder) )
Number of independent cities and districts
date | independent cities change |
Counties change |
number of independent cities |
Counties number |
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3rd October 1990 | 6th | 38 | ||
December 6, 1993 | - 2nd | - 24 | 4th | 14th |
today | 4th | 14th |
Bremen
Bremen has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since May 23, 1949.
On the day of reunification, the independent cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven existed in the state .
Number of independent cities and districts
date | number of independent cities |
Counties number |
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3rd October 1990 | 2 | 0 |
today | 2 | 0 |
Hamburg
Hamburg has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since May 23, 1949.
Number of independent cities and districts
date | number of independent cities |
Counties number |
---|---|---|
3rd October 1990 | 1 | 0 |
today | 1 | 0 |
Hesse
The state of Hesse has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since May 23, 1949.
On the day of reunification, the following independent cities and districts existed in the country:
- Independent cities: Darmstadt , Frankfurt am Main , Kassel , Offenbach am Main and Wiesbaden
- Districts: Bergstrasse , Darmstadt-Dieburg , Fulda , Gießen , Groß-Gerau , Hersfeld-Rotenburg , Hochtaunuskreis , Kassel , Lahn-Dill-Kreis , Limburg-Weilburg , Main-Kinzig-Kreis , Main-Taunus-Kreis , Marburg-Biedenkopf , Odenwaldkreis , Offenbach , Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis , Schwalm-Eder-Kreis , Vogelsbergkreis , Waldeck-Frankenberg , Werra-Meißner-Kreis and Wetteraukreis
Number of independent cities and districts
date | number of independent cities |
Counties number |
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3rd October 1990 | 5 | 21st |
today | 5 | 21st |
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
The state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since October 3, 1990.
When joining the Federal Republic of Germany, the following independent cities and districts existed in the country:
- Independent cities: Greifswald , Neubrandenburg , Rostock , Schwerin , Stralsund and Wismar
- Localities: Altentreptow , Anklam , Bad Doberan , Bützow , Demmin , Gadebusch , Greifswald , Grevesmühlen , Grimmen , Güstrow , Hagenow , Lübz , Ludwigslust , Malchin , Neubrandenburg , Neustrelitz , Parchim , Pasewalk , Ribnitz-Damgarten , Röbel / Müritz , Rostock , Rügen , Schwerin , Sternberg , Stralsund , Strasburg , Teterow , Ueckermünde , Waren , Wismar and Wolgast
- 1992 , August 1st:
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enlargement
- of the district of Perleberg , Brandenburg, to communities in the district of Ludwigslust
- of the district of Prenzlau , Brandenburg, to communities in the districts of Pasewalk and Strasburg
- 1993 , June 30th:
-
enlargement
- of the district of Lüneburg , Lower Saxony, to the municipalities of the Neuhaus office of the district of Hagenow
- 1994 , June 12th:
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resolution
- of the district of Bützow and division into the districts of Bad Doberan and Güstrow (main part)
- of the Malchin district and subdivision to the Demmin (main part) and Müritz districts
- of the district of Neustrelitz and division into the districts of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (main part) and Müritz
- of the district of Schwerin and division into the districts of Ludwigslust , Northwest Mecklenburg and Parchim (main part)
- of the district of Sternberg and division into the districts of Northwest Mecklenburg and Parchim (main part)
- of the district of Strasburg and division into the districts of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (main part) and Uecker-Randow
- of the district of Ueckermünde and division into the districts of Ostvorpommern and Uecker-Randow (main part)
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Inclusion
- of the Altentreptow district in the Demmin district
- of the district of Anklam in the district of Ostvorpommern
- of the district of Gadebusch in the district of Northwest Mecklenburg
- of the district of Greifswald in the district of Ostvorpommern
- of the district of Grevesmühlen in the district of Northwest Mecklenburg
- of the district of Grimmen in the district of North Western Pomerania
- of the district of Hagenow in the district of Ludwigslust
- of the district of Lübz in the district of Parchim
- of the district of Neubrandenburg in the district of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- of the district of Pasewalk in the district of Uecker-Randow
- of the Ribnitz-Damgarten district in the Nordvorpommern district
- of the Röbel district in the Müritz district
- of the Rostock district in the Bad Doberan district
- of the Stralsund district in the Northern Pomerania district
- of the Teterow district in the Güstrow district
- of the district of goods in the district of Müritz
- of the district of Wismar in the district of Northwest Mecklenburg
- of the Wolgast district in the Ostvorpommern district
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Neoplasm
- of the district of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from the districts of Neubrandenburg and Neustrelitz and municipalities of the district of Strasburg
- of the district of Müritz from the districts of Röbel and Waren and communities of the district of Neustrelitz and the community of Schwinkendorf of the district of Malchin
- of the district of North Western Pomerania from the districts of Grimmen , Ribnitz-Damgarten and Stralsund
- of the district of Northwest Mecklenburg from the districts of Gadebusch , Grevesmühlen , Wismar and communities in the districts of Schwerin and Sternberg
- of the district of Ostvorpommern from the districts of Anklam , Greifswald and Wolgast and communities of the district of Ueckermünde
- of the district of Uecker-Randow from the districts of Pasewalk and municipalities of the districts of Strasburg and Ueckermünde
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enlargement
- the district Bad Doberan to the district of Rostock as well as to municipalities in the county Bützow
- of the Demmin district to the Altentreptow and Malchin districts
- of the district of Güstrow around the district of Teterow as well as communities of the district of Bützow
- of the Ludwigslust district around the Hagenow district and communities in the Schwerin district
- of the Parchim district around the Lübz district and communities in the Schwerin and Sternberg districts
- 1998 , January 1st:
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enlargement
- of the district of Uecker-Randow around the municipality of Lübs in the district of Ostvorpommern
- 2011 , January 1st:
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enlargement
- of the district of Uecker-Randow around the municipality of Wietstock in the district of Ostvorpommern (incorporated into Altwigshagen )
- 2011 , September 4th:
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resolution
- of the Demmin district and subdivision to the Mecklenburg Lake District (main part) and South Western Pomerania
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Inclusion
- the independent city of Greifswald in the district of South Western Pomerania
- the independent city of Neubrandenburg in the Mecklenburg Lake District
- the independent city of Stralsund in the district of North Western Pomerania
- the independent city of Wismar in the district of Northwest Mecklenburg
- of the Bad Doberan district in the Mittleres Mecklenburg district
- of the district of Güstrow in the district of Mittleres Mecklenburg
- of the district of Ludwigslust in the district of Südwestmecklenburg
- of the Mecklenburg-Strelitz district in the Mecklenburg Lake District
- of the Müritz district in the Mecklenburg Lake District
- of the district of Ostvorpommern in the district of Südvorpommern
- of the Parchim district in the Südwestmecklenburg district
- of the district of Rügen in the district of North Western Pomerania
- of the district of Uecker-Randow in the district of South Western Pomerania
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Neoplasm
- of the district of Mecklenburg Lake District from the independent city of Neubrandenburg , the districts of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Müritz and the municipalities of the Demmin district
- of the district of Mittleres Mecklenburg from the districts of Bad Doberan and Güstrow
- of the district of Südvorpommern from the independent city of Greifswald , the districts of Ostvorpommern and Uecker-Randow as well as the municipalities of the Demmin district
- of the district of Southwest Mecklenburg from the districts of Ludwigslust and Parchim
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enlargement
- of the district of Northern Pomerania around the independent city of Stralsund and the district of Rügen
- of the district of Northwest Mecklenburg around the independent city of Wismar
- 2011 , September 7th:
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renaming
- of the district of Middle Mecklenburg in the district of Rostock
- of the district of Northern Pomerania in the district of Western Pomerania-Rügen
- of the district of Südvorpommern in the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald
- of the district of Southwest Mecklenburg in the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim
Number of independent cities and districts
date | independent cities change |
Counties change |
number of independent cities |
Counties number |
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3rd October 1990 | 6th | 31 | ||
June 12, 1994 | 0 | - 19th | 6th | 12 |
4th September 2011 | - 4th | - 6 | 2 | 6th |
Lower Saxony
The state of Lower Saxony has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since May 23, 1949.
On the day of reunification, the following independent cities and districts existed in the country:
- Independent cities: Braunschweig , Delmenhorst , Emden , Hanover , Oldenburg (Oldb) , Osnabrück , Salzgitter , Wilhelmshaven and Wolfsburg
- Counties: Ammerland , Aurich , Celle , Cloppenburg , Cuxhaven , Diepholz , Emsland , Friesland , Gifhorn , Goslar , Göttingen , Grafschaft Bentheim , Hameln-Pyrmont , Hanover , Harburg , Helmstedt , Hildesheim , Holzminden , Leer , Lüchow-Dannenberg , Lüneburg , Nienburg / Weser , Northeim , Oldenburg (Oldenburg) , Osnabrück , Osterholz , Osterode am Harz , Peine , Rotenburg (Wümme) , Schaumburg , Soltau-Fallingbostel , Stade , Uelzen , Vechta , Verden , Wesermarsch , Wittmund and Wolfenbüttel
- 1993 , June 30th:
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enlargement
- of the district of Lüneburg around the municipalities of the Neuhaus office of the district of Hagenow , Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- 1993 , July 16:
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renaming
- of the district of Oldenburg (Oldenburg) in the district of Oldenburg
- 2001 , November 1st:
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Neoplasm
- the Hanover region from the independent city of Hanover and the Hanover district
- 2011 , August 1st:
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renaming
- of the district of Soltau-Fallingbostel in the district of Heidekreis
- 2016 , November 1st:
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Inclusion
- of the district of Osterode am Harz in the district of Göttingen
Number of independent cities and districts
date | independent cities change |
Counties change |
number of independent cities |
Counties number |
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3rd October 1990 | 9 | 38 | ||
November 1, 2001 | - 1 | 0 | 8th | 38 |
November 1, 2016 | 0 | - 1 | 8th | 37 |
today | 8th | 37 |
North Rhine-Westphalia
The state of North Rhine-Westphalia has been part of the Federal Republic of Germany since May 23, 1949.
On the day of reunification, the following independent cities and districts existed in the country:
- Independent cities: Aachen , Bielefeld , Bochum , Bonn , Bottrop , Dortmund , Duisburg , Düsseldorf , Essen , Gelsenkirchen , Hagen , Hamm , Herne , Cologne , Krefeld , Leverkusen , Mönchengladbach , Mülheim ad Ruhr , Münster , Oberhausen , Remscheid , Solingen and Wuppertal
- Districts: Aachen , Borken , Coesfeld , Düren , Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis , Erftkreis , Euskirchen , Gütersloh , Heinsberg , Herford , Hochsauerlandkreis , Höxter , Kleve , Lippe , Märkischer Kreis , Mettmann , Minden-Lübbecke , Neuss , Oberbergischer Kreis , Olpe , Paderborn , Recklinghausen , Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis , Siegen-Wittgenstein , Siegkreis , Soest , Steinfurt , Unna , Viersen , Warendorf and Wesel
- 1991 , March 27th:
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renaming
- the independent city of Mülheim ad Ruhr in Mülheim an der Ruhr
- 2003 , July 1st:
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renaming
- of the Neuss district in the Rhine district of Neuss
- 2003 , November 1st:
-
renaming
- of the Erftkreis in Rhein-Erft-Kreis
- 2009 , October 21:
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Neoplasm
- the city region of Aachen from the independent city of Aachen and the district of Aachen
Number of independent cities and districts
date | independent cities change |
Circles change |
number of independent cities |
Circles number |
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3rd October 1990 | 23 | 31 | ||
October 21, 2009 | - 1 | 0 | 22nd | 31 |
today | 22nd | 31 |
Rhineland-Palatinate
The state of Rhineland-Palatinate has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since May 23, 1949.
On the day of reunification, the following independent cities and districts existed in the country:
- Independent cities: Frankenthal (Palatinate) , Kaiserslautern , Koblenz , Landau in the Palatinate , Ludwigshafen am Rhein , Mainz , Neustadt an der Weinstrasse , Pirmasens , Speyer , Trier , Worms and Zweibrücken
- Counties: Ahrweiler , Altenkirchen (Westerwald) , Alzey-Worms , Bad Dürkheim , Bad Kreuznach , Bernkastel-Wittlich , Birkenfeld , Bitburg-Prüm , Cochem-Zell , Daun , Donnersbergkreis , Germersheim , Kaiserslautern , Kusel , Ludwigshafen , Mainz-Bingen , Mayen -Koblenz , Neuwied , Pirmasens , Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis , Rhein-Lahn-Kreis , Südliche Weinstrasse , Trier-Saarburg and Westerwaldkreis
- 1994 , January 1st:
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enlargement
- of the district of Kusel to subareas of the dissolved manor district of Baumholder of the district of Birkenfeld
- 1997 , January 1st:
-
renaming
- of the district of Pirmasens in the district of Südwestpfalz
- 2004 , January 1st:
- renaming
- 2007 , January 1st:
-
renaming
- of the Bitburg-Prüm district in the Eifel district of Bitburg-Prüm
- of the district of Daun in the district of Vulkaneifel
- 2012 , January 1st:
-
enlargement
- of the district of Trier-Saarburg around the municipality of Trittenheim of the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich
- 2014 , July 1st:
-
enlargement
- of the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis around communities in the district of Cochem-Zell
Number of independent cities and districts
date | number of independent cities |
Counties number |
---|---|---|
3rd October 1990 | 12 | 24 |
today | 12 | 24 |
Saarland
The Saarland has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since January 1st, 1957.
On the day of reunification the following counties existed in the country:
- 2000 , December 1st:
-
renaming
- of the district of Sankt Wendel in the district of St. Wendel
- 2008 , January 1st:
- renaming
Number of independent cities and districts
date | number of independent cities |
Counties number |
---|---|---|
3rd October 1990 | 0 | 6th |
today | 0 | 6th |
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since October 3, 1990.
When joining the Federal Republic of Germany, the following independent cities and districts existed in the country:
- Independent cities: Chemnitz , Dresden , Görlitz , Leipzig , Plauen and Zwickau
- Counties: Annaberg , Aue , Auerbach , Bautzen , Bischofswerda , Borna , Brand-Erbisdorf , Chemnitz , Delitzsch , Dippoldiswalde , Döbeln , Dresden , Eilenburg , Flöha , Freiberg , Freital , Geithain , Glauchau , Görlitz , Grimma , Großenhain , Hainichen , Hohenstein- Ernstthal , Hoyerswerda , Kamenz , Klingenthal , Leipzig , Löbau , Marienberg , Meißen , Niesky , Oelsnitz , Oschatz , Pirna , Plauen , Reichenbach , Riesa , Rochlitz , Schwarzenberg , Sebnitz , Stollberg , Torgau , Weißwasser , Werdau , Wurzen , Zittau , Zschopau and Zwickau
- 1992 , April 1st:
-
enlargement
- of the district of Plauen to communities in the Thuringian districts of Greiz , Schleiz and Zeulenroda
- 1993 , January 1st:
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Leipzig around the municipality Hartmannsdorf in the district of Leipzig
- of the district of Döbeln around the municipality of Langenau of the district of Rochlitz (incorporated into Gersdorf )
- of the district of Pirna around the municipality of Borthen of the district of Freital (incorporation into Röhrsdorf )
- 1993 , July 1st:
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Zwickau around the municipality Hartmannsdorf near Werdau in the district of Werdau
- of the district of Reichenbach around the municipality of Plohn of the district of Auerbach (incorporated into Lengenfeld )
- 1994 , January 1st:
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Görlitz around the municipality of Deutsch Ossig (†) in the district of Görlitz
- the independent city of Plauen around the municipality of Meßbach in the district of Plauen
- of the district of Bautzen around the communities of Naundorf of the district of Bischofswerda (incorporated into Gaussig ) and Neudorf / Spree of the district of Hoyerswerda (incorporated into Guttau )
- of the district of Bischofswerda around the municipality of Friedersdorf of the district of Kamenz (incorporation to Pulsnitz ) with the assignment of the municipality of Naundorf to the district of Bautzen (incorporation to Gaussig ) and the municipality of Lauterbach to the district of Sebnitz (incorporation to Stolpen )
- of the district of Brand-Erbisdorf around communities of the district of Marienberg when the community of Berthelsdorf / Erzgebirge is transferred to the district of Freiberg (incorporation to Weißenborn / Erzgebirge )
- of the district of Freiberg around the community of Berthelsdorf / Erzgebirge of the district of Brand-Erbisdorf (incorporated into Weißenborn / Erzgebirge )
- of the district of Grimma around the communities of the district of Geithain and the community of Lastau of the district of Rochlitz (incorporation after Colditz )
- of the district of Hainichen around the municipality of Altenhain of the district of Flöha (incorporation into Frankenberg ) when the municipality of Beerwalde is assigned to the district of Rochlitz (incorporation into Erlau )
- of the district of Löbau to the communities of the district of Görlitz (when the community of Zoblitz of the district of Löbau changes to the district of Görlitz [incorporation to Reichenbach / Oberlausitz ])
- of the district of Plauen to the communities of the district of Reichenbach and the community of Heinersgrün of the district of Oelsnitz (merger with six communities of the district of Plauen to form the municipality of Burgstein ) when the municipality of Meßbach cedes to the independent city of Plauen
- of the Riesa district around the municipality of Raden in the Großenhain district (merger with three communities in the Riesa district to form the Röderaue municipality )
- of the district of Rochlitz around the municipality of Beerwalde of the district of Hainichen (incorporation to Erlau ) when the municipality of Lastau is assigned to the district of Grimma (incorporation to Colditz )
- of the district of Sebnitz around the community Lauterbach of the district of Bischofswerda (incorporation to Stolpen ) and the community of Wünschendorf of the district of Pirna (incorporation to Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach )
- of the district of Zschopau around the municipality of Dittersdorf of the district of Chemnitz (merger with two municipalities of the district of Zschopau to form the municipality of Amtsberg )
- 1994 , March 1st:
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Görlitz to communities in the district of Görlitz
- of the district of Auerbach around the community of Muldenberg of the district of Klingenthal (incorporated into Grünbach )
- of the district of Bischofswerda to communities in the district of Kamenz
- of the district of Löbau around the municipality of Altbernsdorf auf dem Eigen of the district of Görlitz (incorporated into Bernstadt auf dem Eigen )
- of the district of Niesky around the municipality of Thiemendorf of the district of Görlitz (merger with three municipalities of the district of Niesky to form the municipality of Waldhufen )
- of the district of Torgau around the municipality of Falkenberg of the district of Eilenburg (incorporated into Trossin )
- of the district of Zschopau to communities of the district of Flöha
- 1994 , March 31:
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Chemnitz around the municipality of Euba of the Chemnitz district
- 1994 , August 1st:
-
resolution
- of the district of Aue and division into the districts of Stollberg and Westerzgebirgskreis (main part)
- of the district of Bischofswerda and division into the districts of Bautzen (main part) and Kamenz
- of the Borna district and subdivided into the districts of Leipziger Land (main part) and Muldentalkreis
- of the district of Chemnitz and division into the districts of Chemnitzer Land (main part), Central Ore Mountains District , Mittweida and Stollberg
- of the district of Eilenburg and division into the districts of Delitzsch (main part) and Torgau-Oschatz
- of the district of Flöha and subdivision into the districts of Freiberg (main part), Middle Ore Mountains District and Mittweida
- of the district of Freital and division into the districts of Meißen and Weißeritzkreis (main part)
- of the district of Geithain and division into the districts of Leipziger Land and Mittweida (main part)
- of the district of Glauchau and division into the districts of Chemnitzer Land (main part) and Zwickauer Land
- of the district of Görlitz and division into the districts of Lower Silesian Oberlausitzkreis (main part) and Saxon Oberlausitzkreis
- of the district of Löbau and division into the districts of Bautzen and Saxon Upper Lusatia district (main part)
- of the Rochlitz district and subdivision to the Mittweida (main part) and Muldentalkreis districts
- of the district of Zschopau and division into the districts of Annaberg and Central Ore Mountains (main part)
-
Inclusion
- of the district of Brand-Erbisdorf in the district of Freiberg
- of the district of Dippoldiswalde in the Weißeritzkreis
- of the district of Grimma in the Muldental district
- of the district of Großenhain in the district of Riesa-Großenhain
- of the district of Hainichen in the district of Mittweida
- of the Hohenstein-Ernstthal district in the Chemnitzer Land district
- of the district of Leipzig in the district of Leipziger Land
- of the Marienberg district in the Middle Ore Mountains
- of the Niesky district in the Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia District
- of the district of Oschatz in the district of Torgau-Oschatz
- of the district of Pirna in the district of Saxon Switzerland
- of the district of Riesa in the district of Riesa-Großenhain
- of the district of Schwarzenberg in the Westerzgebirgskreis
- of the district of Sebnitz in the district of Saxon Switzerland
- the district Torgau in Torgau-Oschatz
- of the district of Weißwasser in the Lower Silesian Oberlausitzkreis
- of the district of Werdau in the district of Zwickauer Land
- of the district of Wurzen in the Muldental district
- of the district of Zittau in the Saxon Upper Lusatia district
- of the district of Zwickau in the district of Zwickauer Land
-
Neoplasm
- of the district of Chemnitzer Land from the districts of Glauchau and Hohenstein-Ernstthal as well as communities of the district of Chemnitz
- of the district of Leipziger Land from the districts of Borna and Leipzig and communities of the district of Geithain
- of the Middle Ore Mountains District from the Marienberg district and communities in the Flöha and Zschopau districts as well as the Kleinolbersdorf-Altenhain community in the Chemnitz district
- of the Mittweida district from the Hainichen district and communities in the Chemnitz , Geithain and Rochlitz districts and the Mühlbach community in the Flöha district
- of the Muldental district from the districts of Grimma and Wurzen and communities in the district of Rochlitz and the community of Steinbach in the district of Borna
- of the Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia District from the Niesky and Weißwasser districts and communities in the Görlitz district
- of the district of Riesa-Großenhain from the districts of Großenhain and Riesa
- of the Saxon Upper Lusatia district (later the district of Löbau-Zittau ) from the district of Zittau and communities in the districts of Görlitz and Löbau
- of the district of Saxon Switzerland from the districts of Pirna and Sebnitz
- of the district of Torgau-Oschatz from the districts of Oschatz and Torgau as well as communities of the district of Eilenburg
- of the Weißeritzkreis from the Dippoldiswalde district and communities in the Freital district
- of the Westerzgebirgskreis (later Aue-Schwarzenberg district ) from the Schwarzenberg district and communities in the Aue district
- of the district of Zwickauer Land from the districts of Werdau and Zwickau
-
enlargement
- of the district of Annaberg to the municipalities of the district of Zschopau
- of the district of Bautzen to communities in the districts of Bischofswerda and Löbau
- of the Delitzsch district to communities in the Eilenburg district
- of the Freiberg district around the Brand-Erbisdorf district and communities in the Flöha district
- of the district of Kamenz to communities of the district of Bischofswerda
- of the district of Meißen to communities in the district of Freital
- of the district of Plauen around the district of Cunsdorf in the municipality of Schönbach in the district of Greiz , Thuringia (formation of the independent municipality of Cunsdorf)
- of the district of Stollberg to communities of the district of Chemnitz and the community of Zwönitz of the district of Aue
- 1995 , January 1st:
- renaming
- Enlargement of the independent city of Leipzig to include the Lausen community in the Leipziger Land district
- 1996 , January 1st:
-
resolution
- of the district of Dresden and division into the districts of Meißen-Radebeul , Saxon Switzerland and West Lusatia-Dresdner Land (main part)
- of the district of Hoyerswerda and division into the independent city of Hoyerswerda and the districts of Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia and West Lusatia-Dresdner Land (main part)
- of the district of Plauen and division into the independent city of Plauen and the Vogtlandkreis (main part)
-
Outsourcing
- the city of Hoyerswerda from the district of Hoyerswerda
-
Inclusion
- of the Auerbach district in the Vogtland district
- of the district of Kamenz in the district of Westlausitz-Dresdner Land
- of the district of Klingenthal in the Vogtland district
- of the district of Meißen in the district of Meißen-Radebeul
- of the district of Oelsnitz in the Vogtlandkreis
- of the Reichenbach district in the Vogtlandkreis
-
Neoplasm
- of the district of Meißen-Radebeul (later district of Meißen ) from the district of Meißen and municipalities of the district of Dresden
- of the Vogtlandkreis from the districts of Auerbach , Klingenthal , Oelsnitz , Plauen and Reichenbach
- of the district of Westlausitz-Dresdner Land (later district of Kamenz ) from the district of Kamenz and municipalities of the districts of Dresden and Hoyerswerda
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Plauen around the community of Großfriesen in the district of Plauen
- of the Lower Silesian Oberlausitzkreis around the community of Uhyst in the district of Hoyerswerda
- of the district of Saxon Switzerland around the municipality of Schönfeld-Weißig of the district of Dresden
- 1996 , April 1st:
-
renaming
- of the district of Westlausitz-Dresdner Land in the district of Kamenz
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Zwickau around the municipality of Rottmannsdorf in the district of Zwickauer Land
- 1996 , July 1st:
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Leipzig around the municipality of Plaußig in the district of Leipziger Land
- of the Mittweida district around the municipality of Obergräfenhain in the Leipziger Land district (incorporated into Langensteinbach )
- 1996 , October 1st:
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Zwickau around the municipality of Crossen in the district of Zwickauer Land
- 1997 , January 1st:
-
renaming
- of the district of Meißen-Radebeul in the district of Meißen
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Chemnitz around the municipalities of the Stollberg district and the Kleinolbersdorf-Altenhain municipality in the Middle Ore Mountains District
- the independent city of Dresden around the municipality of Altfranken in the district of Meißen-Radebeul
- 1997 , July 1st:
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Dresden around the municipality of Cossebaude in the district of Meißen
- the independent city of Leipzig around the municipality of Seehausen in the district of Leipziger Land
- 1998 , January 1st:
-
enlargement
- of the Lower Silesian Oberlausitzkreis around the district of Bärwalde in the municipality of Lohsa in the district of Kamenz (incorporated into the municipality of Boxberg )
- 1998 , July 1st:
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Hoyerswerda around the municipality Dörgenhausen in the district of Kamenz
- the independent city of Leipzig to a large part of the municipality Podelwitz of the district of Leipziger Land
- 1998 , July 9th:
-
enlargement
- of the Weißeritzkreis around the municipality of Wilsdruff in the district of Meißen
- 1999 , January 1st:
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Chemnitz to the municipalities of the Chemnitzer Land district and the Wittgensdorf municipality of the Mittweida district
- the independent city of Dresden around communities in the districts of Kamenz and Meißen and the community of Schönfeld-Weißig in the district of Saxon Switzerland
- the independent city of Görlitz to the municipalities of the Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia District
- the independent city of Leipzig to municipalities of the district of Leipziger Land
- the independent city of Plauen to communities of the Vogtlandkreis
- the independent city of Zwickau to communities in the district of Zwickauer Land
- of the district of Delitzsch to communities of the district of Leipziger Land
- of the Muldentalkreis around communities in the district of Leipziger Land
- 2000 , January 1st:
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Leipzig around the districts of Burghausen and Rückmarsdorf of the municipality of Bienitz in the district of Leipziger Land
- of the district of Delitzsch around the district Dölzig of the municipality of Bienitz of the district of Leipziger Land (incorporated into Schkeuditz )
- 2005 , January 1st:
-
enlargement
- of the district of Bautzen around the district of Wartha in the municipality of Knappensee in the district of Kamenz (reclassification to Königswartha )
- 2008 , August 1st:
-
Inclusion
- the independent city of Görlitz in the district of Görlitz
- the independent city of Hoyerswerda in the district of Bautzen
- the independent city of Plauen in the Vogtlandkreis
- the independent city of Zwickau in the district of Zwickau
- of the district of Annaberg in the Erzgebirgskreis
- of the Aue-Schwarzenberg district in the Erzgebirgskreis
- of the Chemnitzer Land district in the Zwickau district
- of the Delitzsch district in the Northern Saxony district
- of the district of Döbeln in the district of central Saxony
- of the district of Freiberg in the district of central Saxony
- of the Kamenz district in the Bautzen district
- of the district of Leipziger Land in the district of Leipzig
- of the district of Löbau-Zittau in the district of Görlitz
- of the Middle Erzgebirgskreis in the Erzgebirgskreis
- of the Mittweida district in the Central Saxony district
- of the Muldental district in the district of Leipzig
- of the Lower Silesian Oberlausitzkreis in the district of Görlitz
- of the Riesa-Großenhain district in the Meißen district
- of the district of Saxon Switzerland in the district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains
- of the district of Stollberg in the Erzgebirgskreis
- of the Torgau-Oschatz district in the northern Saxony district
- of the Weißeritzkreis in the Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains district
- of the district of Zwickauer Land in the district of Zwickau
-
Neoplasm
- of the Erzgebirgskreis from the districts of Annaberg , Aue-Schwarzenberg , Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis and Stollberg
- of the district of Görlitz from the independent city of Görlitz and the districts of Löbau-Zittau and Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia
- of the district of Leipzig from the districts of Leipziger Land and Muldentalkreis
- of the district of central Saxony from the districts of Döbeln , Freiberg and Mittweida
- of the district of North Saxony from the districts of Delitzsch and Torgau-Oschatz
- of the district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains from the districts of Saxon Switzerland and Weißeritzkreis
- of the district of Zwickau from the independent city of Zwickau and the districts of Chemnitzer Land and Zwickauer Land
-
enlargement
- of the district of Bautzen around the independent city of Hoyerswerda and the district of Kamenz
- of the district of Meißen around the district of Riesa-Großenhain
- of the Vogtlandkreis around the independent city of Plauen
Number of independent cities and districts
date | independent cities change |
Counties change |
number of independent cities |
Counties number |
---|---|---|---|---|
3rd October 1990 | 6th | 48 | ||
August 1, 1994 | 0 | - 20 | 6th | 28 |
January 1, 1996 | + 1 | - 6 | 7th | 22nd |
August 1, 2008 | - 4th | - 12 | 3 | 10 |
today | 3 | 10 |
Saxony-Anhalt
The state of Saxony-Anhalt has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since October 3, 1990.
When joining the Federal Republic of Germany, the following independent cities and districts existed in the country:
- Independent cities: Dessau , Halle / Saale and Magdeburg
- Localities: Aschersleben , Bernburg , Bitterfeld , castle , Eisleben , Gardelegen , Genthin , Gräfenhainichen , Halberstadt , Haldensleben , Havelberg , Hettstedt , Hohenmölsen , Jessen , blocks , Köthen , Merseburg , Naumburg , Nebra , Oschersleben , Osterburg , Quedlinburg , Querfurt , Roßlau , Saalkreis , Salzwedel , Sangerhausen , Schönebeck , Staßfurt , Stendal , Wanzleben , Weißenfels , Wernigerode , Wittenberg , Wolmirstedt , Zeitz and Zerbst
- 1994 , April 14th:
-
enlargement
- of the district of Klötze around the municipality of Lockstedt near Oebisfelde of the district of Haldensleben (incorporated into Oebisfelde )
- 1994 , July 1st:
-
resolution
- of the district of Aschersleben and division into the districts of Aschersleben-Staßfurter district (main part) and Quedlinburg
- of the district of Gardelegen and division into the districts of Ostliche Altmark and Westliche Altmark (main part)
- of the district of Graefenhainichen and division into the independent city of Dessau and the districts of Anhalt-Zerbst , Bitterfeld and Wittenberg (main part)
- of the district of Havelberg and division into the districts of Jerichower Land and Eastern Altmark (main part)
- of the district of Hettstedt and division into the districts of Aschersleben-Staßfurter district and Mansfelder Land (main part)
- of the district of Hohenmölsen and division into the districts of Burgenlandkreis and Weißenfels (main part)
- of the district of Klötze and division into the districts of Ohre-Kreis and Westliche Altmark (main part)
- of the district of Nebra and division into the districts of Burgenlandkreis (main part) and Merseburg-Querfurt
- of the district of Osterburg and division into the districts of Eastern Altmark (main part) and Western Altmark
- of the district of Querfurt and division into the districts of Mansfelder Land , Merseburg-Querfurt (main part) and Saalkreis
- of the district of Staßfurt and division into the districts of Aschersleben-Staßfurter district (main part), Bernburg , Bördekreis and Schönebeck
- of the district of Stendal and division into the districts of Ohre-Kreis and Östliche Altmark (main part)
-
Inclusion
- of the district of Burg in the district of Jerichower Land
- of the Eisleben district in the Mansfelder Land district
- of the Genthin district in the Jerichower Land district
- of the district of Haldensleben in the Ohre district
- of the district of Jessen in the district of Wittenberg
- of the district of Merseburg in the district of Merseburg-Querfurt
- of the Naumburg district in the Burgenland district
- of the district of Oschersleben in the Bördekreis
- of the district of Roßlau in the district of Anhalt-Zerbst
- of the district of Salzwedel in the district of Westliche Altmark
- of the district of Wanzleben in the Bördekreis
- of the Wolmirstedt district in the Ohre district
- of the Zeitz district in the Burgenland district
- of the district of Zerbst in the district of Anhalt-Zerbst
-
Neoplasm
- of the district of Anhalt-Zerbst from the districts of Roßlau and Zerbst and municipalities of the district of Graefenhainichen
- of the Aschersleben-Staßfurt district (later Aschersleben-Staßfurt district ) from parts of the Aschersleben district and communities in the Hettstedt and Staßfurt districts
- of the Bördekreis from the districts of Oschersleben and Wanzleben and the municipality of Kroppenstedt of the Staßfurt district
- of the Burgenland district from the districts of Naumburg , Nebra and Zeitz as well as communities of the Hohenmölsen district
- of the district of Jerichower Land from the districts of Burg and Genthin and of the municipality of Mangelsdorf in the district of Havelberg
- of the district of Mansfelder Land from the district of Eisleben and communities in the districts of Hettstedt and Querfurt
- of the district of Merseburg-Querfurt from the district of Merseburg and communities of the district of Querfurt and the community of Branderoda of the district of Nebra
- of the Ohre district (later Ohre district ) from the districts of Haldensleben and Wolmirstedt and communities of the Stendal district and the city of Oebisfelde of the Klötze district
- of the district of Östliche Altmark (later district of Stendal ) from communities in the districts of Gardelegen , Havelberg , Osterburg and Stendal
- of the district of Westliche Altmark (later Altmarkkreis Salzwedel ) from the district of Salzwedel and communities in the districts of Gardelegen , Klötze and Osterburg
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Dessau around communities in the district of Graefenhainichen
- the independent city of Magdeburg to communities in the district of Schönebeck
- of the district of Bernburg around the community Güsten of the district of Staßfurt
- of the district of Bitterfeld to communities of the district of Graefenhainichen
- of the district of Quedlinburg to the communities of the district of Aschersleben in the event of the transfer of communities to the district of Wernigerode
- of the Saalkreis around the Dornstedt community in the Querfurt district
- of the district of Schönebeck to the municipalities of the district of Staßfurt with the assignment of municipalities to the independent city of Magdeburg
- of the Weißenfels district to communities of the Hohenmölsen district
- of the district of Wernigerode to communities of the district of Quedlinburg
- of the district of Wittenberg around the district of Jessen and municipalities of the district of Graefenhainichen
- 1994 , August 2nd:
-
renaming
- of the circle of ears in circle of ears
- of the district of Eastern Altmark in the district of Stendal
- 1994 , August 15th:
- renaming
- 1994 , September 23:
- renaming
- 1995 , December 31:
-
renaming
- the independent city of Halle / Saale in Halle (Saale)
- 2001 , April 1st:
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Magdeburg around the municipality of Beyendorf of the Bördekreis
- 2004 , August 1st:
-
enlargement
- of the district of Merseburg-Querfurt around municipalities of the Saalkreis (incorporated into Schkopau )
- 2005 , January 1st:
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Dessau to the municipalities of the Anhalt-Zerbst district
- of the district of Bitterfeld around the community of Cösitz of the district of Köthen (incorporated into Zörbig )
- of the district of Jerichower Land around municipalities of the district of Anhalt-Zerbst (incorporation into Gommern )
- 2007 , July 1st:
-
resolution
- of the district of Anhalt-Zerbst and division into the independent city of Dessau-Roßlau and the districts of Anhalt-Bitterfeld (main part), Jerichower Land and Wittenberg
- of the district of Aschersleben-Staßfurt and division into the districts of Harz and Salzland (main part)
-
Inclusion
- the independent city of Dessau to the independent city of Dessau-Roßlau
- of the district of Bernburg in the district of Salzland
- of the district of Bitterfeld in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld
- of the Bördekreis in the district of Börde
- of the Burgenland district in the Burgenland district
- of the district of Halberstadt in the district of Harz
- of the district of Köthen in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld
- of the district of Mansfelder Land in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz
- of the district of Merseburg-Querfurt in the Saalekreis
- of the Ohrekreis in the district of Börde
- of the district of Quedlinburg in the district of Harz
- of the Saalkreis in the Saalekreis
- of the district of Sangerhausen in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz
- of the district of Schönebeck in the district of Salzland
- of the district of Weißenfels in the district of Burgenland
- of the district of Wernigerode in the district of Harz
-
Neoplasm
- the independent city of Dessau-Roßlau from the independent city of Dessau and the municipalities of the Anhalt-Zerbst district
- of the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld from the districts of Bitterfeld and Köthen as well as communities of the district of Anhalt-Zerbst
- of the district of Börde from the districts of Bördekreis and Ohrekreis
- of the Burgenland district (later Burgenlandkreis ) from the Burgenlandkreis and the Weißenfels district
- of the district of Harz from the districts of Halberstadt , Quedlinburg and Wernigerode as well as the municipality of Falkenstein / Harz of the district of Aschersleben-Staßfurt
- of the district of Mansfeld-Südharz from the districts of Mansfelder Land and Sangerhausen
- the Saalekreis from the district of Merseburg-Querfurt and the Saalkreis
- of the district of Salzland (later Salzlandkreis ) from the districts of Bernburg , Schönebeck and communities in the district of Aschersleben-Staßfurt
-
enlargement
- of the district of Jerichower Land to communities of the district of Anhalt-Zerbst
- of the district of Wittenberg to communities of the district of Anhalt-Zerbst
- 2007 , July 12th:
-
renaming
- of the district of Salzland in Salzlandkreis
- 2007 , August 1st:
- renaming
Number of independent cities and districts
date | independent cities change |
Counties change |
number of independent cities |
Counties number |
---|---|---|---|---|
3rd October 1990 | 3 | 37 | ||
July 1, 1994 | 0 | - 16 | 3 | 21st |
July 1, 2007 | 0 | - 10 | 3 | 11 |
today | 3 | 11 |
Schleswig-Holstein
The state of Schleswig-Holstein has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since May 23, 1949.
On the day of reunification, the following independent cities and districts existed in the country:
- Independent cities: Flensburg , Kiel , Lübeck and Neumünster
- Districts: Dithmarschen , Duchy of Lauenburg , North Friesland , Ostholstein , Pinneberg , Plön , Rendsburg-Eckernförde , Schleswig-Flensburg , Segeberg , Steinburg and Stormarn
Number of independent cities and districts
date | number of independent cities |
Circles number |
---|---|---|
3rd October 1990 | 4th | 11 |
today | 4th | 11 |
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since October 3, 1990.
When joining the Federal Republic of Germany, the following independent cities and districts existed in the country:
- Independent cities: Erfurt , Gera , Jena , Suhl and Weimar
- Counties: Altenburg , Apolda , Arnstadt , Artern , Bad Salzungen , Eisenach , Eisenberg , Erfurt , Gera , Gotha , Greiz , Heiligenstadt , Hildburghausen , Ilmenau , Jena , Langensalza , Lobenstein , Meiningen , Mühlhausen , Neuhaus am Rennweg , Nordhausen , Pößneck , Rudolstadt , Saalfeld , Schleiz , Schmalkalden , Schmölln , Sömmerda , Sondershausen , Sonneberg , Stadtroda , Suhl , Weimar , Worbis and Zeulenroda
- 1992 , April 1st:
-
enlargement
- of the district of Plauen , Saxony, to communities in the districts of Greiz , Schleiz and Zeulenroda
- 1994 , January 1st:
-
enlargement
- of the district of Mühlhausen around the community of Zaunröden of the district of Sondershausen (merger with two communities of the district of Mühlhausen to form the community of Dünwald )
- 1994 , February 25th:
-
enlargement
- of the district of Schmalkalden around the municipality of Schwarzbach of the district of Meiningen (incorporation after Schwallungen )
- 1994 , March 8th:
- Enlargement of the district of Zeulenroda to include the municipality of Zoghaus in the district of Greiz
- 1994 , April 1st:
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Erfurt by municipalities in the district of Erfurt
- the independent city of Gera to municipalities of the district of Gera
- the independent city of Jena to the municipalities of the district of Jena
- the independent city of Suhl by municipalities of the district of Suhl and the municipality of Vesser of the district of Ilmenau
- the independent city of Weimar to communities in the district of Weimar
- 1994 , April 14th:
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Weimar around the community Süßenborn of the district of Weimar
- 1994 , June 30th:
-
enlargement
- of the district of Arnstadt around the district Bechstedt-Wagd of the municipality of Egstedt of the district of Erfurt (reclassification to the municipality of Kirchheim )
- 1994 , July 1st:
-
resolution
- of the district of Arnstadt and division into the districts of Gotha and Ilm district (main part)
- of the district of Artern and division into the districts of Kyffhäuserkreis (main part) and Sömmerda
- of the district of Erfurt and division into the independent city of Erfurt and the districts of Gotha , Ilm-Kreis , Sömmerda (main part) and Weimar-Land
- of the district of Gera and division between the independent city of Gera and the district of Greiz
- of the district of Jena and division between the independent city of Jena and the wood district
- of the district of Langensalza and division into the districts of Gotha , Unstrut-Hainich district (main part) and Wartburg district
- of the district of Lobenstein and division into the districts of Saale-Orla-Kreis (main part) and Schwarza-Kreis
- of the district of Meiningen and division into the districts of Hildburghausen and Schmalkalden-Meiningen (main part)
- of the district of Neuhaus am Rennweg and division into the districts of Schwarza-Kreis and Sonneberg (main part)
- of the Pößneck district and subdivided into the Saale-Orla district (main part) and Schwarza district
- of the district of Suhl and division into the districts of Hildburghausen , Ilm-Kreis and Schmalkalden-Meiningen (main part)
- of the district of Weimar and division between the independent city of Weimar and the district of Weimar-Land
-
Inclusion
- of the Apolda district in the Weimar-Land district
- of the Bad Salzungen district in the Wartburg district
- of the Eisenach district in the Wartburg district
- of the Eisenberg district in the Holzlandkreis
- of the district of Heiligenstadt in the district of Eichsfeld
- of the district of Ilmenau in the Ilm district
- of the district of Mühlhausen in the Unstrut-Hainich district
- of the district of Rudolstadt in the Schwarza district
- of the district of Saalfeld in the Schwarza district
- of the Schleiz district in the Saale-Orla district
- of the district of Schmalkalden in the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen
- of the Schmölln district in the Altenburg district
- of the district of Sondershausen in the Kyffhäuserkreis
- of the district of Stadtroda in the wood district
- of the district of Worbis in the district of Eichsfeld
- of the Zeulenroda district in the Greiz district
-
Neoplasm
- of the Eichsfeld district from the Heiligenstadt and Worbis districts
- of the Holzlandkreis (later Saale-Holzland-Kreis ) from the Eisenberg and Stadtroda districts and communities in the Jena district
- of the Ilm district from the district of Ilmenau and communities in the districts of Arnstadt , Erfurt and Suhl
- of the Kyffhäuserkreis from the district of Sondershausen and communities of the district of Artern
- of the Saale-Orla district from the Schleiz district and communities in the Lobenstein and Pößneck districts
- of the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen from the districts of Meiningen and Schmalkalden and municipalities of the district of Suhl
- the Schwarza district (later Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district ) from the Rudolstadt and Saalfeld districts and communities in the Neuhaus am Rennweg district and the Lehesten community in the Lobenstein district and the Leusnitz near Pößneck district in the Pößneck district
- of the Unstrut-Hainich district from the Mühlhausen district and communities in the Langensalza district
- of the Wartburg district from the districts of Bad Salzungen and Eisenach as well as communities in the district of Langensalza
- of the district of Weimar-Land (later the district of Weimarer Land ) from the district of Apolda and communities in the districts of Erfurt and Weimar and the municipality of Drößnitz in the district of Jena
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Erfurt by municipalities in the district of Erfurt
- the independent city of Gera to municipalities of the district of Gera
- the independent city of Jena to the municipalities of the district of Jena
- the independent city of Weimar to communities in the district of Weimar
- of the district of Gotha to the communities of the district of Erfurt and the communities of Crawinkel of the district of Arnstadt and Tonna of the district of Langensalza
- of the district of Greiz around the district of Zeulenroda and municipalities of the district of Gera
- of the Hildburghausen district to communities in the Meiningen and Suhl districts
- of the district of Sömmerda to communities in the districts of Artern and Erfurt
- of the district of Sonneberg to communities in the district of Neuhaus am Rennweg
- 1994 , August 1st:
-
enlargement
- of the district of Plauen , Saxony, around the district of Cunsdorf of the municipality of Schönbach in the district of Greiz (formation of the independent municipality of Cunsdorf)
- 1994 , August 11th:
-
renaming
- of the district of Altenburg in the district of Altenburger Land
- 1994 , September 29th:
-
renaming
- of the Holzlandkreis in Saale-Holzland-Kreis
- of the Schwarza district in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
- 1994 , October 12th:
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Erfurt around the municipality of Töttelstädt in the district of Sömmerda
- 1994 , November 5th:
-
renaming
- of the district of Weimar-Land in the district of Weimarer Land
- 1997 , January 1st:
-
enlargement
- of the district of Weimarer Land around the municipality of Neckeroda of the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt (incorporated into Blankenhain )
- 1998 , January 1st:
-
Outsourcing
- the city of Eisenach from the Wartburg district
- 2019 , January 1st:
-
enlargement
- the independent city of Suhl to communities from the Ilm district
- of the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen around the municipality of Kaltennordheim of the Wartburg district
- of the district of Sonneberg around the municipalities of the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt (incorporated into Neuhaus am Rennweg )
Number of independent cities and districts
date | independent cities change |
Counties change |
number of independent cities |
Counties number |
---|---|---|---|---|
3rd October 1990 | 5 | 35 | ||
July 1, 1994 | 0 | - 18th | 5 | 17th |
January 1, 1998 | + 1 | 0 | 6th | 17th |
today | 6th | 17th |
Total number of independent cities and districts (rural districts) in the Federal Republic of Germany
To provide a better overview, this table contains all changes from the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany (May 23, 1949). The total numbers valid today are shown in bold type.
date | Country (state) |
Independent cities change |
Counties (districts) change |
Number of independent cities |
Counties (districts) number |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 23, 1949 | Federal Republic of Germany | 139 | 418 | ||
October 1, 1951 | Lower Saxony | + 1 | 0 | 140 | 418 |
October 1, 1953 | Baden-Württemberg | - 1 | 0 | 139 | 418 |
April 1, 1955 | North Rhine-Westphalia | + 1 | 0 | 140 | 418 |
January 1, 1957 | Saarland | + 1 | + 7 | 141 | 425 |
4th July 1964 | Lower Saxony | - 1 | 0 | 140 | 425 |
July 1, 1966 | North Rhine-Westphalia | - 1 | 0 | 139 | 425 |
1st January 1969 | North Rhine-Westphalia | - 2nd | 0 | 137 | 425 |
7th June 1969 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 0 | - 11 | 137 | 414 |
1st August 1969 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 0 | - 1 | 137 | 413 |
January 1, 1970 | North Rhine-Westphalia | - 1 | 0 | 136 | 413 |
April 26, 1970 | Schleswig-Holstein | 0 | - 5th | 136 | 408 |
November 7, 1970 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 0 | - 2nd | 136 | 406 |
January 1, 1972 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 0 | - 4th | 136 | 402 |
April 22, 1972 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 0 | - 1 | 136 | 401 |
July 1, 1972 | Bavaria | - 23 | - 72 | 113 | 329 |
Lower Saxony | - 1 | - 5th | 112 | 324 | |
August 1, 1972 | Hesse | 0 | - 7th | 112 | 317 |
1st January 1973 | Baden-Württemberg | 0 | - 28 | 112 | 289 |
Lower Saxony | - 2nd | - 2nd | 110 | 287 | |
North Rhine-Westphalia | 0 | - 4th | 110 | 283 | |
1st January 1974 | Hesse | 0 | - 4th | 110 | 279 |
Saarland | - 1 | - 1 | 109 | 278 | |
March 1, 1974 | Lower Saxony | - 2nd | - 5th | 107 | 273 |
March 16, 1974 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 0 | - 1 | 107 | 272 |
March 24, 1974 | Schleswig-Holstein | 0 | - 1 | 107 | 271 |
July 1, 1974 | Hesse | - 3 | - 4th | 104 | 267 |
1st January 1975 | North Rhine-Westphalia | - 11 | - 17th | 93 | 250 |
6th December 1975 | North Rhine-Westphalia | + 1 | 0 | 94 | 250 |
July 1, 1976 | North Rhine-Westphalia | - 1 | 0 | 93 | 250 |
January 1, 1977 | Hesse | 0 | - 4th | 93 | 246 |
August 1, 1977 | Lower Saxony | - 1 | - 11 | 92 | 235 |
1st August 1979 | Hesse | - 1 | + 1 | 91 | 236 |
January 1, 1980 | Lower Saxony | 0 | + 1 | 91 | 237 |
October 2, 1990 | 91 | 237 | |||
3rd October 1990 | new federal states | + 26 | + 189 | 117 | 426 |
December 6, 1993 | Brandenburg | - 2nd | - 24 | 115 | 402 |
June 12, 1994 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 0 | - 19th | 115 | 383 |
July 1, 1994 | Saxony-Anhalt | 0 | - 16 | 115 | 367 |
Thuringia | 0 | - 18th | 115 | 349 | |
August 1, 1994 | Saxony | 0 | - 20 | 115 | 329 |
January 1, 1996 | Saxony | + 1 | - 6 | 116 | 323 |
January 1, 1998 | Thuringia | + 1 | 0 | 117 | 323 |
November 1, 2001 | Lower Saxony | - 1 | 0 | 116 | 323 |
July 1, 2007 | Saxony-Anhalt | 0 | - 10 | 116 | 313 |
August 1, 2008 | Saxony | - 4th | - 12 | 112 | 301 |
October 21, 2009 | North Rhine-Westphalia | - 1 | 0 | 111 | 301 |
4th September 2011 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | - 4th | - 6 | 107 | 295 |
November 1, 2016 | Lower Saxony | 0 | - 1 | 107 | 294 |
today | 107 | 294 |
See also
- District reforms in the Federal Republic of Germany until 1990
- District reforms in Germany until 1949 (excluding Bavaria and Prussia)
- District reforms in Bavaria
- District reforms in Prussia
- District reforms in the GDR
- List of the largest districts in Germany