District reforms in the Federal Republic of Germany until 1990

The article District reforms in the Federal Republic of Germany up to 1990 covers the area reforms carried out at district level, i.e. the independent cities and districts, from the establishment of the Federal Republic in 1949 until the incorporation of the GDR in 1990 . On October 2, 1990, there were 237 rural districts (including the Saarbrücken city association ) and 91 independent cities in what was then the Federal Republic of Germany. For the sake of clarity, the article is arranged by country. 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.

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The state of Baden had belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since May 23, 1949. It started on April 25, 1952 in the newly founded state of Baden-Württemberg.

During the existence of the state of Baden, the city of Kehl was partially released (see below). There were no further district reforms.

When the Federal Republic of Germany was founded, the following urban and rural districts existed in the country:

City districts: Baden-Baden , Freiburg im Breisgau and Constance

Counties: Bühl , Donaueschingen , Emmendingen , Freiburg , Kehl , Konstanz , Lahr , Lörrach , Müllheim , Neustadt , Offenburg , Rastatt , Säckingen , Stockach , Überlingen , Villingen , Waldshut and Wolfach

1949 , July 29th:

enlargement

of the district of Kehl to parts of the city of Kehl (first partial release of the city, which belonged to France , further releases [42 in total] by April 8, 1953)

Number of urban and rural districts
date	City districts number	Counties number
May 23, 1949	3	18th
April 24, 1952	3	18th

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 only district (area) reform in Baden-Württemberg took effect on January 1, 1973. All other changes to the county boundaries listed here are due to minor, non-fundamental reforms, which were mainly municipal area reforms. Usually congregations were incorporated into existing congregations, sometimes a new congregation was also formed.

As early as January 1, 1969, a number of exclaves at the district level had been cleared up by state law (see also: Territorial peculiarities in southwest Germany after 1810 ).

When the country was founded, the following urban and rural districts existed:

City districts: Baden-Baden , Freiburg im Breisgau , Heidelberg , Heilbronn , Karlsruhe , Constance , Mannheim , Pforzheim , Stuttgart and Ulm

Counties: Aalen , Backnang , Balingen , Biberach , Böblingen , Bruchsal , Buchen , Bühl , Calw , Crailsheim , Donaueschingen , Ehingen , Emmendingen , Eßlingen , Freiburg , Freudenstadt , Göppingen , Hechingen , Heidelberg , Heidenheim , Heilbronn , Horb , Karlsruhe , Kehl , Constance , Künzelsau , Lahr , Leonberg , Lörrach , Ludwigsburg , Mannheim , Mergentheim , Mosbach , Müllheim , Münsingen , Neustadt , Nürtingen , Offenburg , Öhringen , Pforzheim , Rastatt , Ravensburg , Reutlingen , Rottweil , Saulgau , Säckingen , Schwäbisch Gmünd , Schwäbisch Hall , Sigmaringen , Sinsheim , Stockach , Tauberbischofsheim , Tettnang , Tübingen , Tuttlingen , Überlingen , Ulm , Vaihingen , Villingen , Waiblingen , Waldshut , Wangen and Wolfach

1952 , May 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Heilbronn around the municipality of Bad Wimpfen of the district of Sinsheim

1953 , April 8th:

enlargement

of the district of Kehl to parts of the city of Kehl (last [42.] partial release of the city, which belonged to France , further releases from July 29, 1949)

1953 , October 1st:

Inclusion

of the urban district of Konstanz in the district of Konstanz

1956 , November 10th:

renaming

of the Neustadt district in the Hochschwarzwald district

1964 , October 16:

renaming

of the district of Esslingen in the district of Esslingen

1969 , January 1st:

Exchange of territory

between the districts of Sigmaringen and Überlingen

enlargement

of the district of Biberach around the municipality of Burgau of the district of Sigmaringen (incorporated into Dürmentingen )
of the Ravensburg district to the Adelsreute community of the Überlingen district
of the district of Rottweil around the municipality of Wilflingen of the district of Hechingen
of the district of Wangen around the municipality of Achberg in the district of Sigmaringen

1970 , January 1st:

enlargement

of the city district of Heilbronn around the municipality of Klingenberg in the district of Heilbronn

1971 , January 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Donaueschingen around the municipality of Nordhalden of the district of Constance (incorporated into Blumberg )
of the Freudenstadt district around the municipality of Reutin in the Rottweil district (incorporated into Alpirsbach )
of the district of Göppingen around the community of Türkheim in the district of Ulm (incorporated into Geislingen an der Steige )
of the district of Heilbronn around the municipality of Korb in the district of Buchen (incorporation after Möckmühl )
of the district of Waldshut around the municipality of Schlageten of the district of Säckingen (merger with Immeneich [district of Waldshut] to form the new municipality of Albtal, now St. Blasien )

1971 , September 1st:

enlargement

of the urban district of Freiburg im Breisgau around the municipality of fiefs in the district of Freiburg
of the urban district of Pforzheim around the municipality of Würm of the district of Pforzheim
of the urban district of Ulm around the community of Jungingen in the district of Ulm
of the district of Aalen around the municipality of Untergröningen in the district of Schwäbisch Gmünd (incorporated into Abtsgmünd )
of the Balingen district around the community of Heinstetten in the Stockach district (incorporated into Meßstetten )
of the district of Böblingen around the municipality of Dachtel of the district of Calw (incorporated into Aidlingen )
of the district of Bruchsal around the municipality of Landshausen of the district of Sinsheim (merger with eight municipalities of the district of Bruchsal to form the new town of Kraichtal )
of the district of Heilbronn around the municipality of Unterkessach of the district of Buchen (incorporated into Widdern )
of the district of Karlsruhe around the municipality of Ittersbach of the district of Pforzheim (merger with four municipalities of the district of Karlsruhe to form the new municipality of Karlsbad )
of the Reutlingen district to communities in the Münsingen district
of the Villingen district to communities in the Donaueschingen district

1971 , December 1st:

Exchange of territory

between the districts of Hechingen and Horb

enlargement

of the urban district of Freiburg im Breisgau around the municipality of Opfingen in the district of Freiburg
of the district of Calw to the municipalities of the district of Horb
of the Donaueschingen district around the municipality of Urach in the Hochschwarzwald district (incorporated into Vöhrenbach )
of the district of Kehl around the municipality of Nesselried in the district of Offenburg (incorporated into Appenweier )
of the district of Müllheim around the municipality of Biengen of the district of Freiburg (incorporation into Bad Krozingen )
of the Sigmaringen district around the municipality of Wangen in the Überlingen district (incorporated into Ostrach )
of the district of Sinsheim around the community of Kleingartach of the district of Heilbronn (incorporated into Eppingen )
of the Stockach district to communities in the Sigmaringen district
of the district of Tettnang around the municipality of Raderach of the district of Überlingen (incorporated into Friedrichshafen )

1972 , January 1st:

Inclusion

of the district of Villingen in the district of Villingen-Schwenningen

Neoplasm

of the district of Villingen-Schwenningen from the district of Villingen , communities of the district of Donaueschingen and the community of Schwenningen am Neckar of the district of Rottweil (merger with Villingen in the Black Forest to form the community of Villingen-Schwenningen )

enlargement

of the Baden-Baden district around the municipality of Ebersteinburg in the Rastatt district
of the city district of Karlsruhe to communities of the district of Karlsruhe
of the urban district of Ulm around the municipality of Unterweiler in the district of Ulm
of the district of Bruchsal around communities of the district of Sinsheim when the community of Neudorf is assigned to the district of Karlsruhe (merger with Graben to form the community of Graben-Neudorf )
of the district of Karlsruhe around the municipality of Neudorf of the district of Bruchsal (merger with Graben [district of Karlsruhe] to form the new municipality of Graben-Neudorf ) when municipalities are assigned to the urban district of Karlsruhe
of the Ludwigsburg district around the municipality of Gronau in the Heilbronn district (incorporated into Oberstenfeld )
of the Mannheim district around the Altenbach community in the Heidelberg district (incorporated into Schriesheim )
of the Münsingen district around the municipality of Suppingen in the Ulm district (incorporated into Laichingen )
of the district of Öhringen around communities in the district of Schwäbisch Hall and around the community of Muthof in the district of Künzelsau (incorporated into Forchtenberg )
of the district of Reutlingen around the municipality of Trochtelfingen of the district of Sigmaringen
of the district of Säckingen around the community of Degerfelden of the district of Lörrach (incorporated into Rheinfelden (Baden) )
of the Stockach district around the municipality of Storzingen in the Sigmaringen district (incorporated into Stetten am kalten Markt )
of the district of Tauberbischofsheim around the municipality of Deubach of the district of Mergentheim (incorporated into Königshofen, now Lauda-Königshofen )
of the district of Ulm around the municipality of Ringingen of the district of Ehingen (incorporated into Erbach (Danube) )

1972 , February 1st:

enlargement

of the city district of Ulm around the municipality of Mähringen of the district of Ulm
of the district of Mosbach around the municipality of Kleineicholzheim of the district of Buchen (incorporation after Schefflenz )
of the district of Sigmaringen around the municipality of Egelfingen in the district of Saulgau (incorporated into Langenenslingen )

1972 , March 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Ehingen around the municipality of Justingen of the district of Münsingen (incorporation after Schelklingen )
of the district of Göppingen around the community of Waldhausen in the district of Ulm (incorporated into Geislingen an der Steige )
of the district of Heilbronn around the municipality of Ruchsen of the district of Buchen (incorporation after Möckmühl )
of the district of Horb around the municipality of Fischingen of the district of Hechingen (incorporated into Sulz am Neckar )
of the district of Karlsruhe around the municipality of Neibsheim of the district of Bruchsal (incorporated into Bretten )
of the district of Sinsheim around the community of Heinsheim of the district of Mosbach (incorporation to Bad Rappenau )

1972 , April 1st:

enlargement

of the urban district of Pforzheim around the municipality of Hohenwart in the district of Pforzheim
of the district of Ehingen to communities of the district of Münsingen
of the district of Göppingen around the municipality of Maitis of the district of Schwäbisch Gmünd (incorporated into Göppingen )
of the district of Karlsruhe around the community of Waldprechtsweier of the district of Rastatt (incorporated into Malsch )
of the district of Konstanz around the municipality of Beuren an der Aach of the district of Stockach (incorporated into Singen am Hohentwiel )
of the district of Künzelsau around the community of Gaisbach of the district of Öhringen (incorporated into Künzelsau )
of the district of Pforzheim around the municipality of Niebelsbach of the district of Calw (merger with three municipalities of the district of Pforzheim to form the new municipality of Keltern )
of the district of Tettnang around the municipality of Kluftern of the district of Überlingen (incorporated into Friedrichshafen )
of the district of Tübingen around the municipality of Bieringen in the district of Horb (incorporation into Rottenburg am Neckar )
of the Villingen-Schwenningen district to communities in the Donaueschingen district

1972 , May 1st:

enlargement

of the Hochschwarzwald district around the municipality of Mettenberg in the Waldshut district (incorporated into Grafenhausen )
of the district of Horb around the municipality of Dettlingen in the district of Hechingen (incorporated into Horb am Neckar )

1972 , June 1st:

enlargement

of the Tuttlingen district around the community of Eßlingen in the Donaueschingen district (incorporated into Tuttlingen )

1972 , July 1st:

enlargement

of the urban district of Baden-Baden to communities in the district of Bühl
of the urban district of Freiburg im Breisgau around the municipality of Waltershofen of the district of Freiburg
of the city of Heilbronn around the municipality of Kirchhausen in the district of Heilbronn
of the Ludwigsburg district around the municipality of Rielingshausen in the Backnang district (incorporated into Marbach am Neckar )
of the district of Überlingen around the municipality of Otterswang of the district of Sigmaringen (incorporated into Pfullendorf )

1972 , December 1st:

enlargement

of the Mergentheim district around the community of Dainbach of the Tauberbischofsheim district (incorporation into Bad Mergentheim )
of the Reutlingen district around the municipality of Hengen in the Münsingen district (incorporated into Bad Urach )
of the Tübingen district to communities in the Horb district

1972 , December 31:

enlargement

of the district of Heilbronn around the municipality of Stein am Kocher of the district of Mosbach (incorporated into Neuenstadt am Kocher )

1973 , January 1st:

resolution

of the district of Backnang and division into the districts of Ludwigsburg , Ostalbkreis , Rems-Murr-Kreis (main part) and Schwäbisch Hall
of the Buchen district and subdivided into the Hohenlohekreis , Odenwaldkreis (main part) and Tauberkreis districts
of the district of Bühl and division into the districts of Ortenaukreis and Rastatt (main part)
of the Crailsheim district and division into the Hohenlohekreis , Ostalbkreis and Schwäbisch Hall districts (main part)
of the district of Donaueschingen and division into the districts of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald , Konstanz , Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis (main part) and Tuttlingen
of the district of Ehingen and division into the districts of Alb-Donau-Kreis (main part) and Biberach
of the district of Freiburg and division into the urban district of Freiburg im Breisgau and the districts of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald (main part) and Emmendingen
of the district of Hechingen and split into the districts of Freudenstadt , Reutlingen , Rottweil and Zollernalbkreis (main part)
of the district of Hochschwarzwald and division into the districts of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald (main part) and Waldshut
of the district of Horb and division into the districts of Calw , Freudenstadt (main part), Rottweil and Tübingen
of the district of Kehl and division into the districts of Ortenaukreis (main part) and Rastatt
of the district of Leonberg and division into the districts of Böblingen (main part), Enzkreis and Ludwigsburg
of the district of Mosbach and division into the districts of Heilbronn , Odenwaldkreis (main part) and Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
of the district of Müllheim and division into the districts of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald (main part) and Lörrach
of the district of Münsingen and division into the districts of Alb-Donau-Kreis and Reutlingen (main part)
of the district of Nürtingen and division into the districts of Esslingen (main part) and Reutlingen
of the district of Öhringen and division into the districts of Heilbronn and Hohenlohekreis (main part)
of the district of Säckingen and division into the districts of Lörrach and Waldshut (main part)
of the district of Saulgau and division into the districts of Biberach , Ravensburg , Reutlingen and Sigmaringen (main part)
of the district of Schwäbisch Gmünd and division into the districts of Ostalbkreis (main part) and Rems-Murr-Kreis
of the district of Sinsheim and division into the districts of Heilbronn , Karlsruhe and Rhein-Neckar-Kreis (main part)
of the Stockach district and subdivided into the districts of Konstanz (main part), Sigmaringen , Tuttlingen and Zollernalbkreis
of the district of Überlingen and division into the districts of Lake Constance (main part) and Sigmaringen
of the district of Vaihingen and division into the districts of Enzkreis , Karlsruhe and Ludwigsburg (main part)
of the Villingen-Schwenningen district and subdivision to the Rottweil and Schwarzwald-Baar districts (main part)
of the district of Wolfach and division into the districts of Freudenstadt , Ortenaukreis (main part) and Rottweil

Inclusion

of the district of Aalen in the Ostalb district
of the Balingen district in the Zollernalb district
of the district of Bruchsal in the district of Karlsruhe
of the district of Heidelberg in the Rhein-Neckar district
of the Künzelsau district in the Hohenlohe district
of the Lahr district in the Ortenau district
of the Mannheim district in the Rhein-Neckar district
of the Mergentheim district in the Tauber district
of the district of Offenburg in the Ortenau district
of the district of Pforzheim in the Enzkreis
the district Tauberbischofsheim in Tauber district
of the Tettnang district in the Lake Constance district
of the Ulm district in the Alb-Donau district
of the Waiblingen district in the Rems-Murr district
of the district of Wangen in the district of Ravensburg

Exchange of territory

between the districts of Reutlingen and Sigmaringen
between the districts of Reutlingen and Tübingen

Neoplasm

of the Alb-Danube district from the Ulm district and communities in the Biberach , Ehingen and Münsingen districts
of the Lake Constance district from the Tettnang district and communities in the Überlingen district
of the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald from communities in the districts of Freiburg , Hochschwarzwald and Müllheim and the community of Unadingen in the district of Donaueschingen
of the Enzkreis from the Pforzheim district and communities in the Calw , Leonberg and Vaihingen districts
of the Hohenlohe district from the district of Künzelsau , communities of the district of Öhringen and the communities of Krautheim of the district of Buchen and Simprechtshausen of the district of Crailsheim
of the Odenwaldkreis (later Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis ) from communities in the districts of Buchen and Mosbach
of the Ortenau district from the districts of Lahr and Offenburg and communities in the districts of Bühl , Kehl and Wolfach
of the Ostalb district from the district of Aalen and communities in the districts of Crailsheim and Schwäbisch Gmünd and the community of Gschwend in the district of Backnang
of the Rems-Murr district from the district of Waiblingen , communities of the district of Backnang and the community of Alfdorf of the district of Schwäbisch Gmünd
of the Rhein-Neckar district from the districts of Heidelberg and Mannheim , communities of the district of Sinsheim and the community of Lindach of the district of Mosbach
the Schwarzwald-Baar district from the Villingen-Schwenningen district , communities in the Donaueschingen and Rottweil districts and the Tuningen community in the Tuttlingen district
of the Tauberkreis (later Main-Tauber-Kreis ) from the Mergentheim and Tauberbischofsheim districts and communities in the Buchen district
of the Zollernalbkreis from the Balingen district and communities in the Hechingen and Sigmaringen districts and the Hartheim community from the Stockach district

enlargement

of the urban district of Freiburg im Breisgau around the municipality of Tiengen in the district of Freiburg
of the city district of Karlsruhe around the community Wolfartsweier of the district of Karlsruhe
of the district of Biberach to the communities of the districts of Ehingen , Saulgau and Sigmaringen with the assignment of communities to the Alb-Donau district and the community of Unterschwarzach to the district of Ravensburg
of the district of Böblingen to communities of the district of Leonberg and the community of Bettenpfronn of the district of Calw
of the district of Calw to the communities of the district of Horb and the community of Fünfbronn of the district of Freudenstadt with the assignment of communities to the Enz district and the communities of Bettenpfronn to the district of Böblingen and Loffenau to the district of Rastatt
of the district of Emmendingen to the municipality of Jechtingen of the district of Freiburg
of the Esslingen district to communities in the Nürtingen district
of the district of Freudenstadt to the communities of the districts of Hechingen , Horb , Rottweil and Wolfach with the cession of the community of Fünfbronn to the district of Calw
of the district of Heilbronn to communities in the districts of Mosbach , Öhringen and Sinsheim and the community of Finsterrot in the district of Schwäbisch Hall
of the district of Karlsruhe to the district of Bruchsal , communities of the district of Sinsheim and the community of Oberderdingen of the district of Vaihingen with the transfer of the community of Wolfartsweier to the city of Karlsruhe
of the district of Constance around communities in the districts of Sigmaringen and Stockach and the community of Stetten in the district of Donaueschingen
of the district of Lörrach to communities in the districts of Müllheim and Säckingen
of the district of Ludwigsburg around communities in the districts of Leonberg and Vaihingen and the community of Affalterbach in the district of Backnang
of the Rastatt district to the municipalities of the Bühl and Kehl districts and the Loffenau municipality of the Calw district
of the district of Ravensburg around the district of Wangen , communities in the district of Saulgau and the community of Unterschwarzach in the district of Biberach
of the district of Reutlingen around the communities of the district of Münsingen and the communities of Hörschwag of the district of Hechingen , Grafenberg of the district of Nürtingen , Upflamör of the district of Saulgau and Steinhilben of the district of Sigmaringen
of the district of Rottweil to the communities of the districts of Horb and Wolfach and the communities of Glatt of the district of Hechingen and Tennenbronn of the district of Villingen-Schwenningen when municipalities are ceded to the districts of Freudenstadt and Schwarzwald-Baar district
of the district of Schwäbisch Hall to the communities of the districts of Backnang and Crailsheim upon assignment of the community of Finsterrot to the district of Heilbronn
of the district of Sigmaringen to communities in the districts of Saulgau , Stockach and Überlingen in the event of the transfer of communities to the districts of Biberach and Zollernalbkreis and the communities of Steinhilben to the district of Reutlingen and Bärenthal to the district of Tuttlingen
of the Tübingen district to communities in the Horb district
of the district of Tuttlingen to the communities of the districts of Donaueschingen and Stockach as well as the community of Bärenthal of the district of Sigmaringen when the community of Tuningen cedes to the Schwarzwald-Baar district
of the district of Waldshut to communities in the districts of Hochschwarzwald and Säckingen

1973 , February 1st:

enlargement

of the Zollernalbkreis around the community of Schörzingen in the Rottweil district (incorporated into Schömberg )

1973 , July 1st:

enlargement

of the urban district of Freiburg im Breisgau around the municipality of Munzingen in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

1973 , September 1st:

enlargement

of the urban district of Freiburg im Breisgau around the municipality of Hochdorf in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
of the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald around the community of Schönenbach of the district of Waldshut (incorporation after Schluchsee ) with the transfer of the community of Hochdorf to the urban district of Freiburg im Breisgau

1974 , January 1st:

renaming

of the Tauberkreis in Main-Tauber-Kreis

enlargement

of the urban district of Baden-Baden around the community of Haueneberstein in the district of Rastatt
of the Heilbronn district around the municipality of Biberach in the Heilbronn district
of the urban district of Karlsruhe around the municipality of Grötzingen in the district of Karlsruhe
of the urban district of Pforzheim around the municipality of Büchenbronn of the Enzkreis
of the district of Emmendingen around the community of Kiechlinsbergen of the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald (incorporated into Endingen am Kaiserstuhl )
of the Rottweil district around the community of Deißlingen in the Schwarzwald-Baar district

1974 , April 1st:

enlargement

of the city district of Heilbronn to communities in the district of Heilbronn
of the district of Emmendingen around the municipality of Leiselheim of the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald (incorporated into Sasbach am Kaiserstuhl )
of the Rottweil district around the municipality of Busenweiler in the Freudenstadt district (incorporated into Dornhan )

1974 , May 1st:

enlargement

of the urban district of Ulm around the municipality of Eggingen in the Alb-Danube district

1974 , July 1st:

enlargement

of the urban district of Freiburg im Breisgau to communities in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
of the city district of Ulm to communities of the Alb-Danube district
of the Zollernalb district around the municipality of Hörschwag in the Reutlingen district (incorporated into Burladingen )

1974 , September 10th:

renaming

of the Odenwaldkreis in Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis (possibility of confusion with the Odenwaldkreis in Hesse)

1974 , October 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Calw around the municipality of Garrweiler of the district of Freudenstadt (incorporated into Altensteig )

1975 , January 1st:

enlargement

of the urban district of Baden-Baden around the municipality of Sandweier in the district of Rastatt
of the city district of Heidelberg around the municipality of Ziegelhausen of the Rhine-Neckar district
of the urban district of Karlsruhe around the municipality of Wettersbach in the district of Karlsruhe
of the urban district of Pforzheim around the municipality of Huchenfeld of the Enz district
of the urban district of Ulm around the municipality of Lehr in the Alb-Danube district
of the Esslingen district to communities in the Böblingen district
of the district of Schwäbisch Hall around the municipality of Stimpfach in the Ostalb district

1975 , February 14th:

enlargement

of the urban district of Karlsruhe around the municipality of Neureut of the district of Karlsruhe

1975 , September 20th:

enlargement

of the urban district of Pforzheim around the municipality of Eutingen an der Enz of the Enzkreis

1978 , January 1st:

enlargement

of the urban district of Freiburg im Breisgau around the municipality of Mundenhof in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Number of urban and rural districts
date	City districts change	Counties change	City districts number	Counties number
April 25, 1952			10	63
October 1, 1953	- 1	0	9	63
1st January 1973	0	- 28	9	35
October 2, 1990			9	35

Bavaria

The Free State of Bavaria has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since May 23, 1949.

The only district (area) reform in Bavaria took place on July 1, 1972. All other changes to the county boundaries listed here are due to minor, non-fundamental reforms, which were mainly municipal area reforms. Sometimes congregations were incorporated into existing congregations, and sometimes a new congregation was formed.

The Free State had left it to the newly formed districts to change their names and / or to relocate the seat of the district administration. Many districts made use of the option to change their names. Two districts changed the seat of the district administration at the same time. These measures came into force nationwide on May 1, 1973.

When the Federal Republic of Germany was founded, the following independent cities and districts existed in the state:

Independent cities: Amberg , Ansbach , Aschaffenburg , Augsburg , Bad Kissingen , Bad Reichenhall , Bamberg , Bayreuth , Coburg , Deggendorf , Dillingen adDonau , Eichstätt , Erlangen , Forchheim , Freising , Fürth , Günzburg , Hof , Ingolstadt , Kaufbeuren , Kempten (Allgäu) , Kitzingen , Kulmbach , Landsberg , Landshut , Marktredwitz , Memmingen , Munich , Neuburg adDonau , Neumarkt idOPf. , Neustadt b.Coburg , Neu-Ulm , Nördlingen , Nuremberg , Passau , Regensburg , Rosenheim , Rothenburg ob der Tauber , Schwabach , Schwandorf i.Bay. , Schweinfurt , Selb , Straubing , Traunstein , Weiden idOPf. , Weißenburg i.Bay. and Würzburg

Districts: Aichach , Altötting , Alzenau i.UFr. , Amberg , Ansbach , Aschaffenburg , Augsburg , Bad Aibling , Bad Kissingen , Bad Neustadt adSaale , Bad Tölz , Bamberg , Bayreuth , Beilngries , Berchtesgaden , Bogen , Brückenau , Burglengenfeld , Cham , Coburg , Dachau , Deggendorf , Dillingen adDonau , Dingolfing , Dinkelsbühl , Donauwörth , Ebermannstadt , Ebern , Ebersberg , Eggenfelden , Eichstätt , Erding , Erlangen , Eschenbach idOPf. , Feuchtwangen , Forchheim , Freising , Friedberg , Fürstenfeldbruck , Fürth , Füssen , Garmisch-Partenkirchen , Gemünden , Gerolzhofen , Grafenau , Griesbach , Günzburg , Gunzenhausen , Hammelburg , Haßfurt , Hersbruck , Hilpoltstein , Höchstadt adAisch , Hof , Hofheim i.UFr. , Illertissen , Ingolstadt , Karlstadt , Kaufbeuren , Kelheim , Kemnath , Kempten (Allgäu) , Kitzingen , Königshofen i.Grabfeld , Kötzting , Kronach , Krumbach (Swabia) , Kulmbach , Landau adIsar , Landsberg , Landshut , Lauf (Pegnitz) , Laufen , Lichtenfels , Lohr , Mainburg , Mallersdorf , Marktheidenfeld , Marktoberdorf , Mellrichstadt , Memmingen , Miesbach , Miltenberg , Mindelheim , Mühldorf , Münchberg , Munich , Nabburg , Naila , Neuburg adDonau , Neumarkt idOPf. , Neunburg vorm Wald , Neustadt adAisch , Neustadt adWaldnaab , Neu-Ulm , Nördlingen , Nuremberg , Obernburg , Oberviechtach , Ochsenfurt , Parsberg , Passau , Pegnitz , Pfaffenhofen adIlm , Pfarrkirchen , Regen , Regensburg , Rehau , Riedenburg , Roding , Rosenheim , Rothenburg ob der Tauber , Rottenburg , Scheinfeld , Schongau , Schrobenhausen , Schwabach , Schwabmünchen , Schweinfurt , Sonthofen , Stadtsteinach , Staffelstein , Starnberg , Straubing , Sulzbach-Rosenberg , Tirschenreuth , Traunstein , Uffenheim , Viechtach , Vilsbiburg , Vilshofen , Vohenstrauß , Waldmünchen , Wasserburg a. Inn , Wegscheid , Weilheim , Weißenburg i.Bay. , Wertingen , Wolfratshausen , Wolfstein , Wunsiedel and Würzburg

1951 :

renaming

of the district of Lohr in the district of Lohr a.Main

1951 , April 1st:

enlargement

of the Eichstätt district around the municipality of Sornhüll in the Hilpoltstein district

1952 , August 1st:

enlargement

of the Fürstenfeldbruck district around the Gröbenzell district of the independent city of Munich (merger with parts of three communities in the Fürstenfeldbruck district to form a new municipality)

1953 :

renaming

the independent city of Landsberg in Landsberg a.Lech
the district Landsberg in district Landsberg a.Lech

1955 :

renaming

of the district of Griesbach in the district of Griesbach i.Rottal

1955 , September 1st:

Reclassification

the independent city of Lindau (Lake Constance) and the district of Lindau (Lake Constance) in the Free State of Bavaria

1959 :

renaming

of the district of Rottenburg in the district of Rottenburg adLaaber

1961 :

renaming

of the district of Gemünden in the district of Gemünden a.Main
of the district of Lauf (Pegnitz) in the district of Lauf adPegnitz
of the district of Mühldorf in the district of Mühldorf a.Inn
of the district of Obernburg in the district of Obernburg a.Main

1962 , January 1st:

enlargement

the independent city of Ingolstadt to the municipality of Unsernherrn of the district of Ingolstadt

1963 , January 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Amberg to communities of the district of Parsberg

1965 :

renaming

of the district of Weilheim in the district of Weilheim i.OB

1967 , January 1st:

enlargement

the independent city of Erlangen around the municipality of Kosbach in the district of Höchstadt adAisch

1967 , July 1st:

enlargement

the independent city of Rosenheim around the municipality of Happing in the district of Rosenheim

1969 , July 1st:

enlargement

the independent city of Ingolstadt around the municipality of Friedrichshofen of the district of Ingolstadt

1970 , January 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Traunstein around the municipality of Lauter of the district of Laufen (incorporated into Surberg )

1970 , April 8th:

renaming

of the district of Brückenau in the district of Bad Brückenau

1970 , July 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Lindau (Lake Constance) around the municipality of Stiefenhofen of the district of Sonthofen

1970 , October 1st:

enlargement

the independent city of Ansbach around the municipality of Eyb in the district of Ansbach
of the district of Altötting around the municipality of Mörmoosen of the district of Mühldorf a.Inn (incorporation after Tüßling )

1971 , May 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Ingolstadt around the community of Gotteshofen of the district of Pfaffenhofen adIlm (incorporation after Reichertshofen )

1971 , July 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Feuchtwangen to communities of the district of Dinkelsbühl
of the district of Neustadt adAisch around the municipality of Buch in the district of Uffenheim (incorporated into Trautskirchen )

1972 , January 1st:

enlargement

the independent city of Bayreuth around the municipality of Oberkonnersreuth in the Bayreuth district
the independent city of Coburg to the municipalities of the district of Coburg
the independent city of Landshut around the municipality of Münchnerau in the Landshut district
the independent city of Neustadt bei Coburg around the municipality of Ketschenbach in the district of Coburg
the independent city of Straubing to communities in the district of Straubing
of the district of Fürth around the municipality of Kirchfembach of the district of Neustadt adAisch (incorporated into Langenzenn )

1972 , July 1st:

resolution

of the district of Aichach and division into the districts of Augsburg-Ost (main part) and Dachau
of the district of Augsburg and division into the independent city of Augsburg , the district of Augsburg-West (main part) and the Günzkreis
of the Bad Aibling district and subdivision to the Munich and Rosenheim districts (main part)
of the district of Beilngries and division into the districts of Eichstätt (main part) and Neumarkt idOPf.
of the district of Bogen and division into the districts of Deggendorf and Straubing-Bogen (main part)
of the district of Burglengenfeld and division into the districts of Amberg , Regensburg and Schwandorf i.Bay. (Bulk)
of the district of Donauwörth and subdivision into the districts of Augsburg-West , Nördlingen-Donauwörth (main part) and Weißenburg i.Bay.
of the district of Ebermannstadt and division into the districts of Bamberg , Bayreuth , Forchheim (main part) and Kulmbach
of the district of Ebern and division into the districts of Bamberg and Coburg and the Haßberg district (main part)
of the Eggenfelden district and subdivided into the districts of Passau , Rottal (main part) and Untere Isar
of the district of Eschenbach idOPf. and division into the districts of Amberg , Bayreuth , Lauf adPegnitz and Neustadt adWaldnaab (main part)
of the district of Feuchtwangen and division between the independent city of Ansbach and the district of Ansbach
of the Friedberg district and subdivided into the Augsburg-Ost (main part) and Dachau districts
of the district of Gerolzhofen and division into the Haßberg district and the districts of Kitzingen , Schweinfurt (main part) and Würzburg
of the district of Griesbach i.Rottal and division into the districts of Passau (main part) and Rottal
of the district of Gunzenhausen and division into the districts of Ansbach , Nördlingen-Donauwörth , Roth near Nuremberg and Weißenburg i.Bay. (Bulk)

of the district of Hammelburg and division into the districts of Bad Kissingen (main part) and Schweinfurt

of the district of Hilpoltstein and subdivision to the districts of Eichstätt , Neumarkt idOPf. , Roth near Nuremberg (main part) and Weißenburg i.Bay.

of the district of Höchstadt adAisch and division into the independent city of Erlangen and the districts of Bamberg and Erlangen (main part)

of the district of Hofheim i.UFr. and division into the Haßberg district (main part) and the district of Schweinfurt

of the district of Illertissen and division into the Illerkreis (main part) and the district of Mindelheim

of the district of Ingolstadt and division into the independent city of Ingolstadt and the districts of Eichstätt and Pfaffenhofen adIlm

of the Karlstadt district and subdivided into the Bad Kissingen , Mittelmain (main part), Schweinfurt and Würzburg districts

of the district of Kaufbeuren and division into the independent city of Kaufbeuren and the districts of Landsberg a.Lech , Marktoberdorf (main part) and Mindelheim

of the district of Kemnath and division into the districts of Bayreuth and Tirschenreuth (main part)

of the district of Kempten (Allgäu) and division into the independent city of Kempten (Allgäu) and the district of Oberallgäu

of the district of Kötzting and division into the districts of Cham (main part) and Regen

of the district of Krumbach (Swabia) and split between the Günz district (main part) and the district of Mindelheim

of the Landau adIsar district and the division of the communities into the Deggendorf and Untere Isar districts

of the district of Laufen and division into the districts of Altötting , Bad Reichenhall (main part) and Traunstein

of the district of Lohr a.Main and division into the districts of Aschaffenburg and Mittelmain (main part)

of the district of Mainburg and division into the districts of Freising , Kelheim (main part), Landshut and Pfaffenhofen adIlm

of the Mallersdorf district and division into the districts of Landshut , Regensburg , Straubing-Bogen (main part) and Untere Isar

of the district of Marktheidenfeld and division into the districts of Miltenberg , Mittelmain (main part) and Würzburg

of the district of Memmingen and division into the independent city of Memmingen and the district of Mindelheim

of the district of Münchberg and division into the districts of Bayreuth and Hof (main part)

of the district of Nabburg and division into the districts of Amberg and Schwandorf i.Bay. (Bulk)

of the district of Neunburg vorm Wald and division into the districts of Cham and Schwandorf i.Bay. (Bulk)

of the district of Nuremberg and division into the independent city of Nuremberg and the districts of Fürth and Lauf adPegnitz (main part)

of the district of Obernburg a.Main and division into the districts of Aschaffenburg and Miltenberg (main part)

of the district of Oberviechtach and split between the districts of Cham and Schwandorf i.Bay. (Bulk)

of the district of Parsberg and division into the districts of Kelheim , Neumarkt idOPf. (Main part) and Regensburg

of the district of Pegnitz and division into the districts of Bayreuth (main part), Forchheim and Lauf adPegnitz

of the district of Rehau and division into the districts of Hof (main part) and Wunsiedel

of the district of Riedenburg and division into the districts of Eichstätt , Kelheim (main part) and Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate

of the Roding district and subdivided into the Cham (main part) and Schwandorf i.Bay districts.

of the district of Rothenburg ob der Tauber and division into the districts of Ansbach (main part) and Neustadt adAisch

of the district of Rottenburg an der Laaber and division into the districts of Kelheim , Landshut (main part) and Regensburg

of the Scheinfeld district and division into the districts of Erlangen , Kitzingen and Neustadt adAisch (main part)

of the district of Schongau and division into the districts of Garmisch-Partenkirchen , Landsberg a.Lech and Weilheim i.OB (main part)

of the district of Schrobenhausen and subdivision into the districts of Augsburg-Ost , Neuburg adDonau (main part) and Pfaffenhofen adIlm

of the district of Schwabach and division into the independent cities of Nuremberg and Schwabach and the districts of Ansbach and Roth near Nuremberg (main part)

of the district of Stadtsteinach and division into the districts of Kronach and Kulmbach (main part)

of the district of Staffelstein and division into the districts of Bamberg , Coburg and Lichtenfels (main part)

of the district of Straubing and split between the urban district of Straubing and the district of Straubing-Bogen

of the district of Uffenheim and distribution to the districts of Kitzingen and Neustadt adAisch (main part)

of the district of Vilsbiburg and division into the districts of Landshut (main part), Rottal and Untere Isar

of the district of Vilshofen and division into the districts of Deggendorf and Passau (main part)

of the district of Wasserburg a.Inn and division into the districts of Ebersberg , Erding , Mühldorf a.Inn and Rosenheim (main part)

of the district of Wertingen and split into the districts of Augsburg-West (main part) and Dillingen adDonau (with the former district town of Wertingen )

of the district of Wolfratshausen and division into the districts of Bad Tölz (main part), Miesbach , Munich and Starnberg

Inclusion

the independent city of Bad Kissingen in the Bad Kissingen district
the independent city of Bad Reichenhall in the Bad Reichenhall district
the independent city of Deggendorf in the district of Deggendorf
the independent city of Dillingen on the Danube in the district of Dillingen adDonau
the independent city of Eichstätt in the district of Eichstätt
the independent city of Forchheim in the district of Forchheim
the independent city of Freising in the district of Freising
the independent city of Günzburg in the Günzkreis
the independent city of Kitzingen in the district of Kitzingen
the independent city of Kulmbach in the district of Kulmbach
the independent city of Landsberg a.Lech in the district of Landsberg a.Lech
the independent city of Lindau (Bodensee) in the district of Lindau (Bodensee)
the independent city of Marktredwitz in the district of Wunsiedel
the independent city of Neuburg an der Donau in the district of Neuburg adDonau
the independent city of Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate in the district of Neumarkt idOPf.
the independent city of Neustadt bei Coburg in the district of Coburg
the independent city of Neu-Ulm in the Illerkreis (later district of Neu-Ulm )
the independent city of Nördlingen in the district of Nördlingen-Donauwörth
the independent city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in the district of Ansbach
the independent city of Schwandorf i.Bay. in the district of Schwandorf i.Bay.
the independent city of Selb in the district of Wunsiedel
the independent city of Traunstein in the district of Traunstein
the independent city of Weißenburg in Bavaria in the district of Weißenburg i.Bay.
of the district of Alzenau i.UFr. in the district of Aschaffenburg
of the Bad Brückenau district in the Bad Kissingen district
of the district of Berchtesgaden in the district of Bad Reichenhall
of the Dingolfing district in the Untere Isar district
of the district of Dinkelsbühl in the district of Ansbach
of the district of Füssen in the district of Marktoberdorf
of the district of Gemünden a.Main in the district of Mittelmain
of the Grafenau district in the Freyung district
of the district of Günzburg in the Günzkreis
of the Haßfurt district in the Haßberg district
of the district of Hersbruck in the district of Lauf adPegnitz
of the district of Königshofen i.Grabfeld in the district of Bad Neustadt adSaale
of the district of Mellrichstadt in the district of Bad Neustadt adSaale
of the Naila district in the Hof district
of the district of Neu-Ulm in the Illerkreis
of the district of Nördlingen in the district of Nördlingen-Donauwörth
of the district of Ochsenfurt in the district of Würzburg
of the district of Pfarrkirchen in the district of Rottal
of the district of Schwabmünchen in the district of Augsburg-West
of the district of Sonthofen in the district of Oberallgäu
of the district of Sulzbach-Rosenberg in the district of Amberg
of the district of Viechtach in the district of Regen
of the Vohenstrauß district in the Neustadt adWaldnaab district
of the district of Waldmünchen in the district of Cham
of the Wegscheid district in the Passau district
of the Wolfstein district in the Freyung district

Exchange of territory

between the districts of Ansbach and Neustadt adAisch
between the districts of Fürstenfeldbruck and Landsberg a.Lech
between the districts of Kronach and Lichtenfels

Neoplasm

of the Augsburg-Ost district (later Aichach-Friedberg district ) from communities in the Aichach , Friedberg , Fürstenfeldbruck and Neuburg adDonau districts and the Grimolzhausen community of the Schrobenhausen district (incorporated into Pöttmes )
of the district of Augsburg-West (later district of Augsburg ) from the district of Schwabmünchen and communities in the districts of Augsburg , Donauwörth , Neuburg adDonau and Wertingen as well as the community of Traunried in the district of Mindelheim
of the district of Bad Reichenhall (later the district of Berchtesgadener Land ) from the independent city of Bad Reichenhall , the district of Berchtesgaden and the municipalities of the district of Laufen
of the Freyung district (later Freyung-Grafenau district ) from the Grafenau and Wolfstein districts
of the Günzkreis (later district of Günzburg ) from the independent city of Günzburg , the districts of Günzburg and Krumbach (Swabia) and municipalities of the district of Augsburg
of the Haßberg district (later Haßberge district ) from the Haßfurt district and communities in the Ebern , Gerolzhofen and Hofheim districts, i.UFr. as well as the municipality of Koppenwind in the district of Bamberg (merger with six municipalities in the district of Haßfurt and two municipalities in the district of Gerolzhofen to form the municipality of Rauhenebrach )
of the Illerkreis (later the district of Neu-Ulm ) from the independent city of Neu-Ulm and the district of Neu-Ulm as well as communities in the district of Illertissen
of the district of Mittelmain (later district of Main-Spessart ) from the district of Gemünden a.Main and communities of the districts of Karlstadt , Lohr a.Main and Marktheidenfeld
of the district of Nördlingen-Donauwörth (later the district of Donau-Ries ) from the independent city of Nördlingen , the district of Nördlingen and communities in the districts of Donauwörth and Neuburg adDonau and the communities of Tapfheim in the district of Dillingen adDonau and Steinhart in the Gunzenhausen district
of the Oberallgäu district from the Sonthofen district and communities in the Kempten (Allgäu) district
of the district of Roth near Nuremberg (later the district of Roth ) from the municipalities of the districts of Gunzenhausen , Hilpoltstein and Schwabach and the municipality of Mühlstetten of the district of Weißenburg i.Bay.
of the district of Rottal (later the district of Rottal-Inn ) from the communities of the districts of Eggenfelden , Griesbach im Rottal , Pfarrkirchen and Vilsbiburg
of the district of Schwandorf i.Bay. (later the district of Schwandorf ) from the independent city of Schwandorf i.Bay. and communities in the districts of Burglengenfeld , Nabburg , Neunburg vorm Wald , Oberviechtach and Roding, and the community of Wulkersdorf in the district of Regensburg
of the district of Straubing-Bogen from the district of Bogen and communities in the districts of Mallersdorf , Regensburg and Straubing
of the district of Untere Isar (later district of Dingolfing-Landau ) from the districts of Dingolfing and Landau adIsar as well as communities in the districts of Mallersdorf and Vilsbiburg and the community of Simbach in the district of Eggenfelden

enlargement

the independent city of Amberg to communities of the district of Amberg

the independent city of Ansbach around the municipalities of the district of Ansbach and around the municipality of Claffheim of the district of Feuchtwangen

the independent city of Augsburg to municipalities of the district of Augsburg

the independent city of Bamberg to the municipalities of the Bamberg district

the independent city of Bayreuth around the municipality of Laineck in the Bayreuth district

the independent city of Coburg to the municipalities of the district of Coburg

the independent city of Erlangen to the municipalities of the district of Erlangen and the municipality of Großdechsendorf of the district of Höchstadt adAisch

the independent city of Fürth by municipalities of the district of Fürth

the independent city of Hof around the municipality of Unterkotzau in the district of Hof

the independent city of Ingolstadt by municipalities of the district of Ingolstadt

the independent city of Kaufbeuren to municipalities of the district of Kaufbeuren

the independent city of Kempten (Allgäu) around the municipalities of the district of Kempten (Allgäu)

the independent city of Landshut around the municipality of Schönbrunn in the Landshut district

the independent city of Memmingen to communities in the district of Memmingen

the independent city of Nuremberg to communities in the districts of Fürth , Nuremberg and Schwabach

the independent city of Passau to communities in the district of Passau

the independent city of Schwabach to communities in the district of Schwabach

the independent city of Straubing to communities in the district of Straubing

of the independent city of Weiden idOPf. around communities in the district of Neustadt adWaldnaab

of the district of Altötting around the municipality of Tyrlaching of the district of Laufen

of the district of Amberg (later district of Amberg-Sulzbach ) around the district of Sulzbach-Rosenberg and communities of the districts of Eschenbach idOPf. and Neumarkt idOPf. as well as the communities Schmidmühlen in the district of Burglengenfeld , Kemnath am Buchberg in the district of Nabburg and Holzhammer in the district of Neustadt adWaldnaab when communities are assigned to the independent city of Amberg

of the district of Ansbach around the urban district of Rothenburg ob der Tauber and the district of Dinkelsbühl as well as communities of the districts of Feuchtwangen , Gunzenhausen , Rothenburg ob der Tauber and Schwabach and the community of Dietenhofen of the district of Neustadt adAisch when municipalities are assigned to the urban district of Ansbach

of the district of Aschaffenburg to the district of Alzenau i.UFr. and communities in the district of Obernburg a.Main and the community of Rothenbuch in the district of Lohr a.Main

of the district of Bad Kissingen around the independent city of Bad Kissingen and the district of Bad Brückenau as well as communities in the districts of Hammelburg and Karlstadt when the community transfers radiation to Bad Neustadt adSaale

of the district of Bad Neustadt adSaale (later the district of Rhön-Grabfeld ) around the districts of Königshofen i.Grabfeld and Mellrichstadt and the community of Strahlungen in the district of Bad Kissingen

of the district of Bad Tölz (later the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen ) to communities of the district of Wolfratshausen and the community of Schlehdorf of the district of Weilheim i.OB

of the district of Bamberg to the municipalities of the districts of Ebermannstadt , Ebern , Höchstadt adAisch and Staffelstein when municipalities are assigned to the independent city of Bamberg and the districts of Erlangen and Forchheim as well as the municipality of Koppenwind to the Haßberg district (merger with six municipalities in the district of Haßfurt and two municipalities of the district of Gerolzhofen to the municipality of Rauhenebrach )

of the district of Bayreuth to communities in the districts of Ebermannstadt , Eschenbach idOPf. , Kemnath , Kulmbach , Münchberg and Pegnitz upon assignment of municipalities to the independent city of Bayreuth

of the district of Cham around the district of Waldmünchen and the communities of the districts of Kötzting , Neunburg vorm Wald , Oberviechtach and Roding as well as the community of Rettenbach of the district of Regensburg

of the district of Coburg around the independent city of Neustadt b.Coburg , communities of the district of Staffelstein and the community of Heilgersdorf of the district of Ebern with the assignment of communities to the independent city of Coburg and the district of Kronach

of the district of Dachau to the communities of the districts of Aichach and Friedberg and the community of Ebertshausen of the district of Fürstenfeldbruck (incorporated into Odelzhausen ) when the community of Fahrenzhausen is assigned to the district of Freising

of the district of Deggendorf around the independent city of Deggendorf , communities of the district of Vilshofen and the communities of Bernried of the district of Bogen and Lailling of the district of Landau adIsar

of the district of Dillingen adDonau around the independent city of Dillingen adDonau and municipalities of the district of Wertingen when the municipality of Tapfheim is assigned to the district of Nördlingen-Donauwörth

of the district of Ebersberg around the municipality of Sankt Christoph of the district of Wasserburg am Inn (incorporation after Steinhöring )

of the district of Eichstätt around the independent city of Eichstätt and communities in the districts of Beilngries , Hilpoltstein , Ingolstadt and Riedenburg

of the district of Erding around communities of the district of Wasserburg a.Inn and the community of Schwindkirchen of the district of Mühldorf a.Inn (incorporated into Dorfen )

of the district of Erlangen (later the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt ) to the communities of the districts of Bamberg , Höchstadt adAisch and Lauf adPegnitz and the communities of Weppersdorf of the district of Forchheim and Gleißenberg of the district of Scheinfeld when municipalities are assigned to the independent city of Erlangen

of the Forchheim district around the independent city of Forchheim and around communities in the Bamberg , Ebermannstadt and Pegnitz districts when communities are assigned to the Lauf adPegnitz district and the Weppersdorf community to the Erlangen district

of the district of Freising around the independent city of Freising , communities of the district of Mainburg and the community of Fahrenzhausen of the district of Dachau

of the district of Fürth around the municipality of Wilhermsdorf of the district of Neustadt adAisch and the municipality of Stein near Nuremberg of the district of Nuremberg when municipalities are assigned to the independent cities of Fürth and Nuremberg

of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district to the communities of the Weilheim i.OB district and the Bayersoien community of the Schongau district

of the district of Hof around the district of Naila , communities of the districts of Münchberg and Rehau as well as the community of Dürrenwaid of the district of Kronach with the transfer of the community of Unterkotzau to the independent city of Hof

of the district of Kelheim around communities of the districts of Mainburg , Riedenburg and Rottenburg adLaaber and the community of Painten of the district of Parsberg when the municipality of Bergmatting cedes to the district of Regensburg (incorporation after Sinzing )

of the district of Kitzingen around the independent city of Kitzingen and the communities of the districts of Gerolzhofen , Scheinfeld and Uffenheim when the communities are assigned to the district of Würzburg

of the district of Kronach to the communities of the district of Coburg and the community of Seibelsdorf of the district of Stadtsteinach when the community of Dürrenwaid cedes to the district of Hof (incorporation after Geroldsgrün )

of the district of Kulmbach around the independent city of Kulmbach , communities of the district of Stadtsteinach and the community of Wonsees of the district of Ebermannstadt with the assignment of communities to the district of Bayreuth

of the district of Landsberg a.Lech around the independent city of Landsberg a.Lech and communities of the districts of Kaufbeuren and Schongau

of the Landshut district to the municipalities of the Mainburg , Mallersdorf , Rottenburg adLaaber and Vilsbiburg districts in the event of the assignment of municipalities to the independent city of Landshut

of the district of Lauf adPegnitz (later district of Nürnberger Land ) around the district of Hersbruck , communities of the districts of Forchheim and Nuremberg and the communities of Neuhaus an der Pegnitz of the district of Eschenbach idOPf. and farms of the Pegnitz district when municipalities are assigned to the Erlangen district

of the Lichtenfels district to communities in the Staffelstein district

of the district of Lindau (Lake Constance) around the independent city of Lindau (Lake Constance)

of the district of Marktoberdorf (later district of Ostallgäu ) around the district of Füssen and municipalities of the district of Kaufbeuren when the municipality of Ingenried was assigned to the district of Weilheim i.OB

of the district of Miesbach around the municipality of Otterfing of the district of Wolfratshausen

of the Miltenberg district to communities in the Marktheidenfeld and Obernburg a.Main districts

of the district of Mindelheim (later district of Unterallgäu ) to the communities of the districts of Illertissen , Krumbach (Swabia) and Memmingen and the community of Schlingen of the district of Kaufbeuren (incorporation to Bad Wörishofen ) when the community of Traunried was assigned to the district of Augsburg-West

of the district of Mühldorf a.Inn to municipalities of the district of Wasserburg a.Inn when municipalities are assigned to the district of Traunstein and the municipality of Schwindkirchen to the district of Erding (incorporation into Dorfen )

of the district of Munich around communities in the district of Wolfratshausen and the community of Helfendorf in the district of Bad Aibling

of the district of Neuburg adDonau (later district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen ) around the independent city of Neuburg adDonau and municipalities of the district of Schrobenhausen when municipalities are ceded to the districts of Augsburg-Ost , Augsburg-West and Nördlingen-Donauwörth

of the district of Neumarkt idOPf. around the independent city of Neumarkt idOPf. and around communities in the districts of Beilngries , Hilpoltstein and Parsberg as well as the community of Dietfurt adAltmühl in the district of Riedenburg when communities are assigned to the district of Amberg

of the district of Neustadt adAisch (later district of Neustadt adAisch-Bad Windsheim ) to the communities of the districts of Rothenburg ob der Tauber , Scheinfeld and Uffenheim with the transfer of the communities of Dietenhofen to the district of Ansbach and Wilhermsdorf to the district of Fürth

of the district of Neustadt adWaldnaab around the districts of Eschenbach in Upper Palatinate and Vohenstrauß when municipalities are ceded to the independent city of Weiden idOPf. and to the district of Tirschenreuth and the municipality of Holzhammer to the district of Amberg

of the district of Passau around the district of Wegscheid and communities of the districts of Griesbach i.Rottal and Vilshofen as well as the community of Pörndorf of the district of Eggenfelden (incorporation after Aldersbach ) when municipalities are assigned to the independent city of Passau

of the district of Pfaffenhofen adIlm to the communities of the districts of Ingolstadt and Schrobenhausen and the community of Larsbach of the district of Mainburg

of the district of Regen around the district of Viechtach and the municipality of Lohberg of the district of Kötzting

of the district of Regensburg to the communities of the districts of Burglengenfeld , Mallersdorf , Parsberg and Rottenburg adLaaber as well as the community of Bergmatting of the district of Kelheim (incorporation after Sinzing ) with the transfer of communities to the district of Straubing-Bogen and the communities of Rettenbach to the district of Cham and Wulkersdorf to the district Schwandorf i.Bay.

of the district of Rosenheim to communities in the districts of Bad Aibling and Wasserburg a.Inn

of the district of Schweinfurt to communities of the districts of Gerolzhofen , Hammelburg , Hofheim i.UFr. and Karlstadt

of the district of Starnberg to communities of the district of Wolfratshausen

of the Tirschenreuth district to communities in the Kemnath and Neustadt adWaldnaab districts

of the district of Traunstein around the independent city of Traunstein and communities of the districts of Laufen and Mühldorf a.Inn

of the district of Weilheim i.OB (later the district of Weilheim-Schongau ) to the communities of the district of Schongau and the community of Ingenried of the district of Marktoberdorf with the transfer of communities to the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the community of Schlehdorf to the district of Bad Tölz

of the district of Weißenburg i.Bay. (later the district of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen ) around the independent city of Weißenburg i.Bay. and communities in the districts of Donauwörth , Gunzenhausen and Hilpoltstein upon assignment of the community of Mühlstetten to the district of Roth near Nuremberg

of the district of Wunsiedel (later the district of Wunsiedel in the Fichtelgebirge ) around the independent cities of Marktredwitz and Selb as well as communities in the district of Rehau

of the district of Würzburg around the district of Ochsenfurt and communities in the districts of Gerolzhofen , Karlstadt , Kitzingen and Marktheidenfeld

1973 , May 1st:

renaming

of the district of Amberg in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach
of the district of Augsburg-Ost in the district of Aichach-Friedberg
of the district of Augsburg-West in the district of Augsburg
of the Bad Neustadt adSaale district in the Rhön-Grabfeld district

of the Bad Reichenhall district in the Berchtesgadener Land district

the district Bad Toelz in the district of Bad Tolz-Wolfratshausen

of the district of Erlangen in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt

the district Freyung in Freyung-Grafenau

of the Günzkreis in the district of Günzburg

of the Haßberg district in the Haßberge district

of the Illerkreis in the Neu-Ulm district

of the district of Lauf adPegnitz in the district of Nürnberger Land

of the district of Marktoberdorf in the district of Ostallgäu

of the district of Mindelheim in the district of Unterallgäu

of the Mittelmain district in the Main-Spessart district

of the district of Neuburg adDonau in the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen

of the district of Neustadt adAisch in the district of Neustadt adAisch-Bad Windsheim

of the district of Nördlingen-Donauwörth in the district of Donau-Ries

of the district of Roth near Nuremberg in the district of Roth

of the Rottal district in the Rottal-Inn district

of the district of Schwandorf i.Bay. in the district of Schwandorf

of the Untere Isar district in the Dingolfing-Landau district

of the district of Weilheim i.OB in the district of Weilheim-Schongau

of the district of Weißenburg i.Bay. in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district

of the district of Wunsiedel in the district of Wunsiedel i.Fichtelgebirge

1974 , January 1st:

enlargement

the independent city of Würzburg around the municipality of Rottenbauer in the district of Würzburg
of the district of Regensburg around the community of Wulkersdorf of the district of Schwandorf (incorporated into Bernhardswald )

1974 , July 1st:

enlargement

the independent city of Landshut around the community of Frauenberg (main part) of the Landshut district

1975 , January 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Lichtenfels around the municipality of Freiberg of the district of Coburg (incorporated into Eggenbach )

1975 , April 1st:

enlargement

the independent city of Aschaffenburg around the community of Gailbach in the district of Aschaffenburg

1976 , March:

enlargement

the district Kronach around the district Klein Lichtenhain the community Lichtenhain bei Gräfenthal the circle Neuhaus am Rennweg , Suhl district , German Democratic Republic (integration into the community Kleintettau)

1976 , July 1st:

enlargement

the independent city of Bayreuth to communities in the Bayreuth district
the independent city of Coburg around the municipality of Neuhof and Neershof in the district of Coburg
the independent city of Memmingen to the municipalities of the Unterallgäu district
the independent city of Würzburg to the municipalities of the district of Würzburg
of the district of Aschaffenburg around the municipality of Wiesen in the district of Main-Spessart
of the district of Kronach around the community of Gössersdorf of the district of Kulmbach (incorporated into Weißenbrunn )
of the district of Nürnberger Land around the municipality of Beerbach of the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt
of the district of Wunsiedel i.Fichtelgebirge around the municipality of Lengenfeld near Groschlattengrün (main part) of the district of Tirschenreuth (incorporated into Marktredwitz )

1977 , January 1st:

enlargement

the independent city of Coburg around the municipality of Bertelsdorf in the district of Coburg
the independent city of Hof around the municipality of Leimitz in the district of Hof
the independent city of Regensburg to municipalities of the district of Regensburg
of the Forchheim district around the Rosenbach community in the Erlangen-Höchstadt district (incorporated into Neunkirchen a.Brand )
of the district of Hof to the communities of the district of Kulmbach when the community of Leimitz ceded to the independent city of Hof

1978 , January 1st:

enlargement

the independent city of Würzburg to the municipalities of the district of Würzburg
of the district of Coburg around the municipality of Neuensorg of the district of Lichtenfels (incorporation into Weidhausen near Coburg )

of the district of Kitzingen around the community of Ilmenau of the district of Bamberg (incorporation after Geiselwind ) with the transfer of the community Bullenheim to the district of Neustadt ad Aisch-Bad Windsheim (incorporation after Ippesheim )

of the district of Neustadt ad Aisch-Bad Windsheim around the municipality of Bullenheim of the district of Kitzingen (incorporation after Ippesheim )

1978 , May 1st:

Exchange of territory

between the districts of Bamberg and Erlangen-Höchstadt

enlargement

the independent city of Aschaffenburg around the municipality of Obernau in the district of Aschaffenburg
the independent city of Hof around the municipality of Wölbattendorf in the district of Hof
the independent city of Memmingen around the municipality of Volkratshofen in the district of Unterallgäu
the independent city of Rosenheim to communities in the district of Rosenheim
of the independent city of Weiden idOPf. around the community of Rothenstadt in the district of Neustadt adWaldnaab
of the district of Cham around the municipality of Lohberg of the district of Regen
of the district of Eichstätt around the municipality of Ensfeld in the district of Donau-Ries (incorporated into Mörnsheim )
of the district of Freising around the municipality of Notzing (main part) of the district of Erding (incorporated into Hallbergmoos ) with simultaneous assignment of the municipality of Bruckberg to the district of Landshut
of the district of Günzburg to communities in the district of Neu-Ulm
of the district of Kitzingen around the community of Gnodstadt of the district of Würzburg (incorporated into Marktbreit )
of the district of Landshut around the municipality of Bruckberg of the district of Freising with assignment of the municipality of Felicenseell to the district of Mühldorf a.Inn (incorporation to Buchbach )
of the district of Mühldorf a.Inn around the municipality of Felicenseell of the district of Landshut (incorporated into Buchbach )
of the district of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen to communities of the district of Donau-Ries
of the district of Neustadt adAisch-Bad Windsheim around the community of Gleißenberg of the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt (incorporation after Burghaslach )
of the district of Rhön-Grabfeld around the municipality of Burglauer in the district of Bad Kissingen
of the district of Schwandorf around the municipality of Ponholz in the district of Regensburg (incorporated into Maxhütte-Haidhof )
of the district of Straubing-Bogen to the community of Großenpinning of the district of Dingolfing-Landau
of the district of Unterallgäu to the communities of the district of Neu-Ulm and the community of Traunried of the district of Augsburg (incorporated into Ettringen ) when the community of Volkratshofen is assigned to the independent city of Memmingen

1982 , January 1st:

enlargement

the independent city of Landshut to parts of the municipality of Essenbach in the Landshut district

Number of independent cities and districts
date	independent cities change	Counties change	number of independent cities	Counties number
May 23, 1949			47	142
September 1, 1955	+ 1	+ 1	48	143
July 1, 1972	- 23	- 72	25th	71
October 2, 1990			25th	71

Berlin (West)

On the status of the western part of the city → Berlin (West)

With the exception of the handover of the municipality of Stolpe-Süd and the western part of Staaken, there were no changes.

1950 , October 15:

enlargement

of the Niederbarnim district around the Stolpe-Süd district of Berlin (West)

1951 , February 1st:

enlargement

from East Berlin to the west of the Staaken district of West Berlin (later in the Nauen district , GDR, initially as a district of Falkensee , from 1971 as an independent municipality of Staaken) (exclave)

Number of independent cities and districts
date	number of independent cities	Counties number
May 23, 1949	1	0
October 2, 1990	1	0

Bremen

Bremen has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since May 23, 1949.

When the Federal Republic of Germany was founded, the independent cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven existed in the state .

There were no area changes.

Number of independent cities and districts
date	number of independent cities	Counties number
May 23, 1949	2	0
October 2, 1990	2	0

Hamburg

Hamburg has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since May 23, 1949.

With the exception of the reclassification of the islands of Neuwerk, Nigehörn and Scharhörn by the Cuxhaven Treaty , there were no changes to the area.

1969 , October 1st:

enlargement

the city of Hamburg around the islands of Neuwerk , Nigehörn and Scharhörn of the independent city of Cuxhaven , Lower Saxony

Number of independent cities and districts
date	number of independent cities	Counties number
May 23, 1949	1	0
October 2, 1990	1	0

Hesse

The state of Hesse has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since May 23, 1949.

The district (area) reforms in Hesse took place at the following times:

August 1, 1972: Fulda, Kassel and Central Hesse areas
January 1, 1974: North Hesse area
July 1, 1974: Hanau, Limburg and Marburg areas
January 1, 1977: Gießen and South Hesse areas
August 1, 1979: Giessen area (revision)

All other changes to the county boundaries listed here are due to minor, non-fundamental reforms, which were mainly municipal area reforms. Sometimes congregations were incorporated into existing congregations, and sometimes a new congregation was formed.

When the Federal Republic of Germany was founded, the following independent cities and districts existed in the state:

Independent cities: Darmstadt , Frankfurt am Main , Fulda , Gießen , Hanau , Kassel , Marburg an der Lahn , Offenbach am Main and Wiesbaden

Counties: Alsfeld , Bergstrasse , Biedenkopf , Büdingen , Darmstadt , Dieburg , Dillkreis , Erbach , Eschwege , Frankenberg , Friedberg , Fritzlar-Homberg , Fulda , Gelnhausen , Gießen , Groß-Gerau , Hanau , Hersfeld , Hofgeismar , Hünfeld , Kassel , Lauterbach , Limburg , Main-Taunus-Kreis , Marburg , Melsungen , Oberlahnkreis , Obertaunuskreis , Offenbach , Rheingaukreis , Rotenburg , Schlüchtern , Untertaunuskreis , Usingen , Waldeck , Wetzlar , Witzenhausen , Wolfhagen and Ziegenhain

1952 , April 1st:

enlargement

of the Darmstadt district to communities in the Dieburg district

1967 , April 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Gießen around the community Kinzenbach of the district of Wetzlar (incorporation after Heuchelheim )

1968 , September 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Hersfeld around the municipality of Glaam of the district of Hünfeld (incorporated into Ransbach )

1970 , January 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Hanau around the municipality of Heldenbergen of the district of Friedberg (integration into the municipality of Nidderau )

1970 , December 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Kassel around the communities of Hohenkirchen of the district of Hofgeismar (amalgamation with Mönchehof to form the new community Espenau ) and Wickenrode of the district of Witzenhausen (amalgamation with Helsa to form the new community of Helsa- Wickenrode)

1970 , December 31:

enlargement

of the Hanau district around the communities of Langen-Bergheim in the Büdingen district and Büdesheim in the Friedberg district (merger with two communities in the Hanau district to form the Schöneck community )
of the district of Waldeck around the municipality of Oberwerba of the district of Frankenberg (integration into the municipality of Ober-Werbe )

1971 , February 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Hersfeld around the municipality of Mansbach of the district of Hünfeld (incorporated into Hohenroda )

1971 , July 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Erbach around the municipality of Laudenau of the district of Bergstrasse (incorporated into Reichelsheim in the Odenwald )
of the Friedberg district around the municipality of Gronau in the Hanau district (incorporated into Bad Vilbel )

1971 , October 1st:

enlargement

the independent city of Gießen to communities in the district of Gießen

1971 , December 31:

enlargement

the independent city of Hanau around the community Mittelbuchen of the district of Hanau
of the district of Eschwege around communities of the district of Witzenhausen and the community of Stolzhausen of the district of Melsungen (incorporation after Waldkappel )
the district Friedberg to the communities Berstadt the district Büdingen and upper Hörgern the County of Gießen (incorporation to Münzenberg ) the assignment of the municipality Ober-Eschbach to the Upper Taunus Kreis (incorporation to Bad Homburg )
of the district of Fritzlar-Homberg around the community of Deute of the district of Melsungen (incorporation into Gudensberg ) with the assignment of communities to the district of Hersfeld
of the district of Gelnhausen to communities of the district of Büdingen
of the district of Gießen around the municipalities of the districts of Alsfeld and Wetzlar when the municipality of Ober-Hörgern cedes to the district of Friedberg (incorporated into Munzenberg )
of the district of Hersfeld around the communities of the district of Fritzlar-Homberg and the community of Gerterode of the district of Rotenburg (incorporated into Ludwigsau )
of the district of Kassel around the municipality of Martinhagen of the district of Wolfhagen (incorporation after Hoof )
of the Lauterbach district to communities in the Alsfeld district
of the Obertaunuskreis around the municipality of Ober-Eschbach in the Friedberg district (incorporated into Bad Homburg vor der Höhe )

1972 , February 1st:

enlargement

of the Friedberg district to communities in the Büdingen district

1972 , April 1st:

enlargement

of the Dill district around the municipality of Bellersdorf in the district of Wetzlar (incorporated into Mittenaar )
of the district of Fritzlar-Homberg around the community of Niedermöllrich of the district of Melsungen (incorporated into Wabern )

1972 , July 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Schlüchtern around the municipality of Katholisch-Willenroth of the district of Gelnhausen (incorporated into Salmünster )

1972 , August 1st:

resolution

of the district of Büdingen and division into the districts of Gelnhausen , Hanau , Vogelsbergkreis and Wetteraukreis (main part)
of the Friedberg district and division into the independent city of Frankfurt am Main and the Hochtaunuskreis and Wetteraukreis districts (main part)
of the district of Hünfeld and division into the districts of Fulda (main part) and Hersfeld-Rotenburg
of the Obertaunuskreis and split between the independent city of Frankfurt am Main and the Hochtaunuskreis
of the district of Rotenburg and division into the districts of Eschwege , Fritzlar-Homberg and Hersfeld-Rotenburg (main part)
of the district of Usingen and division into the Hochtaunuskreis (main part) and the Untertaunuskreis
of the district of Wolfhagen and division into the districts of Kassel (main part) and Waldeck

Inclusion

of the district of Alsfeld in the Vogelsbergkreis
of the district of Erbach in the Odenwald district
of the district of Hersfeld in the district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg
of the Hofgeismar district in the Kassel district
of the Lauterbach district in the Vogelsbergkreis

Neoplasm

of the district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg from the district of Hersfeld and communities of the districts of Hünfeld and Rotenburg and the communities of Heinebach of the district of Melsungen and Breitenbach am Herzberg of the district of Ziegenhain
of the Hochtaunuskreis from the district of Usingen (main part) and communities of the districts Friedberg , Main-Taunus-Kreis and Obertaunuskreis as well as the community of Hasselbach of the district of Limburg (incorporation after Weilrod )
of the Odenwaldkreis from the district of Erbach and communities in the district of Dieburg
of the Vogelsbergkreis from the districts of Alsfeld and Lauterbach , communities of the district of Ziegenhain (incorporated into Alsfeld ) and the communities of Schotten from the district of Büdingen , Weidenau from the district of Fulda (incorporated into Freiensteinau ), Radmühl from the district of Gelnhausen (incorporated into Freiensteinau) and Reinhards from the district of Schlüchternau (Incorporation to Freiensteinau)
of the Wetteraukreis from municipalities in the districts of Büdingen , Friedberg and Gelnhausen

enlargement

the independent city of Frankfurt am Main to the municipalities of the Friedberg district and the Kalbach municipality of the Obertaunus district
the independent city of Fulda to municipalities of the district of Fulda
of the district of Eschwege around the community of Sontra of the district of Rotenburg
of the Fritzlar-Homberg district to the community of Rengshausen of the Rotenburg district
of the district of Fulda around the district of Hünfeld and municipalities of the district of Schlüchtern with assignment of municipalities to the independent city of Fulda and the municipality of Weidenau to the Vogelsbergkreis (incorporation after Freiensteinau )
of the district of Gelnhausen to the municipalities of the district of Büdingen when municipalities are assigned to the Wetteraukreis and the municipality of Radmühl to the Vogelsbergkreis (incorporation to Freiensteinau )
of the Hanau district around the Altwiedermus community in the Büdingen district (incorporated into Ronneburg)
of the district of Kassel around the district of Hofgeismar and municipalities of the district of Wolfhagen and the municipality of Sankt Ottilien of the district of Witzenhausen (merger with two municipalities of the district of Kassel to form the new municipality of Helsa )
of the Untertaunuskreis around communities in the district of Usingen
of the Waldeck district around the municipality of Volkmarsen in the Wolfhagen district

1974 , January 1st:

resolution

of the district of Waldeck and division into the districts of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis and Waldeck-Frankenberg (main part)
of the district of Ziegenhain and division into the districts of Marburg and Schwalm-Eder district (main part)

Inclusion

of the Eschwege district in the Werra-Meißner district
of the district of Frankenberg in the district of Waldeck-Frankenberg
of the Fritzlar-Homberg district in the Schwalm-Eder district
of the district of Melsungen in the Schwalm-Eder district
of the district of Witzenhausen in the Werra-Meißner district

Neoplasm

of the Schwalm-Eder district from the districts of Fritzlar-Homberg and Melsungen , communities of the district of Ziegenhain and the community of Züschen of the district of Waldeck (incorporated into Fritzlar )
of the district of Waldeck-Frankenberg from communities of the districts of Frankenberg and Waldeck as well as the community of Schiffelbach of the district of Marburg (incorporated into Gemünden an der Wohra )
of the Werra-Meißner district from the districts of Eschwege and Witzenhausen

enlargement

of the district of Marburg around the municipality of Mengsberg of the district of Ziegenhain (incorporated into Neustadt ) with the cession of the municipality of Schiffelbach to the district of Waldeck-Frankenberg

1974 , July 1st:

resolution

of the Biedenkopf district and subdivided into the Dillkreis , Marburg-Biedenkopf (main part) and Wetzlar districts
of the district of Marburg and division into the districts of Gießen and Marburg-Biedenkopf (main part)
of the Oberlahnkreis and division into the districts of Limburg-Weilburg (main part) and Wetzlar

Inclusion

the independent city of Fulda in the district of Fulda
the independent city of Hanau in the Main-Kinzig district
the independent city of Marburg an der Lahn in the district of Marburg-Biedenkopf
of the district of Gelnhausen in the Main-Kinzig district
of the Hanau district in the Main-Kinzig district
of the district of Limburg in the district of Limburg-Weilburg
of the district of Schlüchtern in the Main-Kinzig district

Neoplasm

of the district of Limburg-Weilburg from the district of Limburg and municipalities of the districts of Oberlahnkreis and Wetzlar
of the Main-Kinzig district from the independent city of Hanau and the districts of Gelnhausen , Hanau and Schlüchtern as well as communities of the Offenbach district
of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district from the independent city of Marburg an der Lahn and the Biedenkopf and Marburg districts

enlargement

of the Dillkreis around municipalities in the Biedenkopf district
of the district of Fulda around the independent city of Fulda
of the district of Gießen to the municipality of Braunstein of the district of Marburg
of the district of Wetzlar to communities of the Oberlahn district and the community of Bischoffen of the district of Biedenkopf

1977 , January 1st:

resolution

of the Darmstadt district and division between the urban district Darmstadt and the Darmstadt-Dieburg district
of the district of Dieburg and division into the districts of Darmstadt-Dieburg (main part) and Offenbach
of the district of Gießen and division into the independent city of Lahn and the Lahn-Dill district
of the district of Wetzlar and division into the independent city of Lahn and the districts of Lahn-Dill-Kreis (main part) and Wetteraukreis

Inclusion

from the independent city of Gießen to the independent city of Lahn
of the Dillkreis into the Lahn-Dill-Kreis
of the Rheingau district in the Rheingau-Taunus district
of the Untertaunuskreis in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Neoplasm

the independent city of Lahn from the independent city of Gießen and municipalities of the district of Wetzlar and the municipality of Heuchelheim of the district of Gießen
of the Darmstadt-Dieburg district from communities in the Darmstadt and Dieburg districts
of the Lahn-Dill district from the Dill district and communities in the districts of Gießen and Wetzlar
of the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis from the Rheingaukreis , the Untertaunuskreis and the community of Niedernhausen of the Main-Taunus-Kreis

enlargement

the independent city of Darmstadt around the municipality of Wixhausen in the Darmstadt district
the independent city of Frankfurt am Main around the municipality of Bergen-Enkheim in the Main-Kinzig district
the independent city of Wiesbaden to municipalities of the Main-Taunus-Kreis
of the Offenbach district to communities in the Dieburg district
of the Wetterau district around the municipality of Ebersgöns in the district of Wetzlar (incorporated into Butzbach )

1979 , August 1st:

resolution

the independent city of Lahn and split into the districts of Gießen (main part) and Lahn-Dill district

Neoplasm

of the district of Gießen from the eastern districts of the independent city of Lahn (new: three communities Gießen , Heuchelheim and Wettenberg ) and communities of the Lahn-Dill district (re-establishment)

enlargement

of the Lahn-Dill district around western districts of the independent city of Lahn (new: two communities Lahnau and Wetzlar ) with simultaneous assignment of communities to the rebuilt district of Gießen

Number of independent cities and districts
date	independent cities change	Counties change	number of independent cities	Counties number
May 23, 1949			9	39
August 1, 1972	0	- 7th	9	32
1st January 1974	0	- 4th	9	28
July 1, 1974	- 3	- 4th	6th	24
January 1, 1977	0	- 4th	6th	20th
1st August 1979	- 1	+ 1	5	21st
October 2, 1990			5	21st

Lower Saxony

The state of Lower Saxony has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since May 23, 1949.

The district (area) reforms in Lower Saxony took place at the following times:

July 1, 1972: Harz and Osnabrück areas
January 1, 1973: Göttingen area
March 1, 1974: Braunschweig and Hanover areas
August 1, 1977: main date
January 1, 1980: Friesland area (revision)

All other changes to the county boundaries listed here are due to minor, non-fundamental reforms, which were mainly municipal area reforms. Sometimes congregations were incorporated into existing congregations, and sometimes a new congregation was formed.

When the Federal Republic of Germany was founded, the following independent cities and districts existed in the state:

Independent cities: Braunschweig , Celle , Cuxhaven , Delmenhorst , Emden , Goslar , Göttingen , Hameln , Hanover , Hildesheim , Lüneburg , Oldenburg (Oldenburg) , Osnabrück , Watenstedt-Salzgitter and Wilhelmshaven

Localities: Alfeld (Leine) , Ammerland , Aschendorf-Hümmling , Aurich (Ostfriesland) , Bersenbrück , Blankenburg , Braunschweig , Bremervörde , Burgdorf , Celle , Cloppenburg , Dannenberg , Duderstadt , Einbeck , Fallingbostel , Friesland , Gandersheim , Gifhorn , Goslar , Göttingen , County of Bentheim , County of Diepholz , County of Hoya , County of Schaumburg , Hameln-Pyrmont , Hanover , Harburg , Helmstedt , Hildesheim-Marienburg , Holzminden , Land Hadeln , Leer , Lingen , Lüneburg , Melle , Meppen , Münden , Neustadt am Rübenberge , Nienburg (Weser ) , Norden , Northeim , Oldenburg (Oldenburg) , Osnabrück , Osterholz , Osterode am Harz , Peine , Rotenburg (Hann.) , Schaumburg-Lippe , Soltau , Springe , Stade , Uelzen , Vechta , Verden , Wesermarsch , Wesermünde , Wittlage , Wittmund , Wolfenbüttel and Zellerfeld

1951 , January 23:

renaming

the independent city of Watenstedt-Salzgitter in Salzgitter

1951 , undated:

renaming

of the district of Dannenberg in the district of Lüchow-Dannenberg

1951 , October 1st:

Outsourcing

the city of Wolfsburg from the Gifhorn district

1962 , January 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Holzminden around the municipality of Preußisch Neuhaus of the district of Northeim (merger with Braunschweigisch Neuhaus to Neuhaus im Solling )

1964 , July 4th:

Inclusion

the independent city of Göttingen in the district of Göttingen

1969 , May 16:

renaming

of the district of Rotenburg (Hanover) in the district of Rotenburg (Wümme)

1969 , October 1st:

Reclassification

the islands of Neuwerk , Nigehörn and Scharhörn , previously in the independent city of Cuxhaven , to the city of Hamburg

1970 , June 1st:

Enlargement of the independent city of Cuxhaven to include municipalities in the Landkreis Hadeln

1971 , February 1st:

enlargement

the independent city of Cuxhaven around the municipality of Berensch - Arensch in the district of Hadeln
the independent city of Hildesheim around the community of Ochtersum in the district of Hildesheim-Marienburg

1971 , October 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Minden , North Rhine-Westphalia, around the community of Frille (district of Schaumburg-Lippe ) of the district of Schaumburg-Lippe (incorporated into Frille [district of Minden] )

1972 , July 1st:

resolution

of the district of Blankenburg and division into the districts of Goslar (main part) and Osterode am Harz
of the district of Zellerfeld and division into the districts of Gandersheim , Goslar (main part) and Osterode am Harz

Inclusion

the independent city of Goslar in the district of Goslar
of the district of Bersenbrück in the district of Osnabrück
of the district of Melle in the district of Osnabrück
of the district of Wittlage in the district of Osnabrück

Exchange of territory

between the districts of Gifhorn and Helmstedt
between the districts of Lüchow-Dannenberg and Uelzen

enlargement

the independent city of Cuxhaven to communities in the Landkreis Hadeln
the independent city of Emden to communities in the districts of Leer and Norden
the independent city of Osnabrück to the municipalities of the district of Osnabrück
the independent city of Wilhelmshaven around the municipality of Sengwarden in the district of Friesland
the independent city of Wolfsburg to communities in the districts of Gifhorn and Helmstedt
of the district of Aurich (East Friesland) to communities of the district of Wittmund
of the district of Braunschweig around the municipality of Essenrode of the district of Gifhorn (incorporation after apprenticeship ) when municipalities are assigned to the district of Verden (exclave)
of the district of Friesland around the community of Gödens of the district of Wittmund (incorporated into Sande ) when the community of Sengwarden is assigned to the independent city of Wilhelmshaven
of the district of Gandersheim around the communities of Bredelem of the district of Goslar (incorporation to Langelsheim ), Bilderlahe of the district of Hildesheim-Marienburg (incorporation to Seesen ) and Lautenthal of the district of Zellerfeld (incorporation to Langelsheim) with the assignment of communities to the district of Osterode am Harz
of the district of Goslar around the independent city of Goslar and communities of the districts of Blankenburg and Zellerfeld as well as the community of Oker of the district of Wolfenbüttel (incorporation to Goslar) when the community of Bredelem cedes to the district of Gandersheim (incorporation to Langelsheim )
of the Harburg district to the municipalities of the Lüneburg district in the event of the transfer of communities to the Stade district
of the Lüchow-Dannenberg district to communities in the Lüneburg district
of the northern district to the municipalities of the Wittmund district when municipalities are assigned to the independent city of Emden
of the district of Osnabrück around the districts of Bersenbrück , Melle and Wittlage when municipalities are assigned to the independent city of Osnabrück
of the district of Osterode am Harz to communities in the districts of Blankenburg , Gandersheim and Zellerfeld
of the district of Peine to communities of the district of Wolfenbüttel
of the district of Soltau around the municipality of Lopau (†) of the district of Uelzen (incorporated into Munster )
of the district of Stade to communities of the district of Harburg
of the district of Uelzen to the municipalities of the district of Lüneburg upon assignment of the municipality of Lopau (†) to the district of Soltau
of the Verden district to the municipalities of the Braunschweig district (exclave) and the Hülsen communities of the Fallingbostel district (incorporation to Dörverden ) and Riede of the Hoya district

1973 , January 1st:

resolution

of the district of Duderstadt and division into the districts of Göttingen (main part) and Northeim

Inclusion

the independent city of Celle in the district of Celle
the independent city of Hameln in the district of Hameln-Pyrmont
of the district of Münden in the district of Göttingen

Exchange of territory

between the districts of Grafschaft Schaumburg and Hameln-Pyrmont
between the districts of Hameln-Pyrmont and Holzminden
between the districts of Holzminden and Northeim

enlargement

of the district of Celle around the independent city of Celle
of the district of Göttingen around the district of Münden and communities in the districts of Duderstadt , Northeim and Osterode am Harz
of the Hameln-Pyrmont district around the independent city of Hameln
of the district of Leer around the municipalities of the district of Aurich (East Friesland)
of the district of Northeim around the municipality of Lindau of the district of Duderstadt when municipalities are assigned to the district of Göttingen

1974 , March 1st:

resolution

of the district of Braunschweig and division into the independent city of Braunschweig (main part) and the districts of Helmstedt , Peine and Wolfenbüttel
of the district of Burgdorf and division into the independent city of Hanover and the districts of Hanover (main part) and Peine
of the district of Hildesheim-Marienburg and division into the districts of Alfeld (Leine) , Gandersheim , Hanover and Hildesheim (main part)
of the district of Neustadt am Rübenberge and division into the districts of Hanover (main part) and Nienburg (Weser)
of the district of Springe and division into the districts of Alfeld (Leine) , Grafschaft Schaumburg , Hameln-Pyrmont , Hanover and Hildesheim

Inclusion

the independent city of Hildesheim in the district of Hildesheim
the independent city of Lüneburg in the district of Lüneburg
of the district of Einbeck in the district of Northeim

Exchange of territory

between the districts of Goslar and Wolfenbüttel
between the districts of Grafschaft Schaumburg and Schaumburg-Lippe

Neoplasm

of the district of Hildesheim from the independent city of Hildesheim , the district of Hildesheim-Marienburg and communities in the districts of Alfeld (Leine) and Gandersheim and the community of Schliekum in the district of Springe (incorporated into Sarstedt )

enlargement

the independent city of Braunschweig to the municipalities of the districts of Braunschweig and Wolfenbüttel and the municipality of Harxbüttel of the district of Gifhorn
the independent city of Delmenhorst around the municipality of Hasbergen in the district of Oldenburg
the independent city of Hanover to municipalities of the district of Hanover and parts of the municipality of Isernhagen - Niedernhägener Bauerschaft ( Isernhagen-Süd ) of the district of Burgdorf
the independent city of Salzgitter around communities in the Wolfenbüttel district
of the district of Alfeld (Leine) to the communities of the districts of Hildesheim-Marienburg , Holzminden and Springe as well as the community of Weenzen of the district of Hameln-Pyrmont when the communities are assigned to the district of Hildesheim
of the district of Aschendorf-Hümmling to the communities of the district of Meppen in the event of the transfer of communities to the district of Cloppenburg
of the district of Cloppenburg around communities of the district of Aschendorf-Hümmling and the community of Wachtum of the district of Meppen (incorporation into Löningen )
of the district of Gandersheim to the communities of the districts of Goslar , Hildesheim-Marienburg and the community of Harriehausen of the district of Osterode am Harz (incorporated into Bad Gandersheim ) when communities are assigned to the districts of Hildesheim , Holzminden and Northeim
of the district of Gifhorn to the communities of the district of Celle and to the community of Ohof of the district of Peine (incorporation to Meinersen ) upon assignment of communities to the district of Helmstedt , the community of Didderse to the district of Peine (incorporation to Wendeburg ) and the community of Harxbüttel to the independent city Braunschweig
of the district of Grafschaft Diepholz around communities of the district of Nienburg (Weser)
of the district of Grafschaft Hoya to the municipality of Stuhr of the district of Oldenburg
of the district of Grafschaft Schaumburg around communities of the district of Springe when the community of Idensermoor-Niengraben is assigned to the district of Hanover (incorporated into Wunstorf )
of the district of Hameln-Pyrmont to the communities of the district of Springe when the community of Weenzen is assigned to the district of Alfeld (Leine)
of the district of Hanover to communities in the districts of Burgdorf , Hildesheim-Marienburg , Neustadt am Rübenberge , Peine , Schaumburg-Lippe and Springe as well as the community of Idensermoor-Niengraben of the district of Grafschaft Schaumburg (incorporation after Wunstorf ) in the event of the assignment of communities to the independent city of Hanover
of the district of Helmstedt to communities of the district of Gifhorn and the community of teaching of the district of Braunschweig
of the district of Holzminden to communities in the districts of Alfeld (Leine) and Gandersheim
of the district of Lingen around the municipality of Wietmarschen of the district of Grafschaft Bentheim
of the district of Lüneburg around the independent city of Lüneburg and municipalities of the district of Harburg
of the district of Meppen around communities of the district of Grafschaft Bentheim (incorporation according to Twist ) with the assignment of communities to the district of Aschendorf-Hümmling and the community of Wachtum to the district of Cloppenburg (incorporation after Löningen )
of the district of Nienburg (Weser) to the communities of the district of Neustadt am Rübenberge with the assignment of communities to the districts of Diepholz and Schaumburg-Lippe
of the district of Northeim around the district of Einbeck and around communities in the districts of Gandersheim and Göttingen
of the district of Osterholz to communities of the district of Wesermünde
of the district of Peine to the communities of the districts of Braunschweig and Burgdorf and the community of Didderse of the district of Gifhorn (incorporation to Wendeburg ) with the assignment of communities to the district of Hanover and the community of Ohof to the district of Gifhorn (incorporation to Meinersen )
of the district of Rotenburg (Wümme) around the municipality of Kettenburg of the district of Fallingbostel (incorporation after Visselhövede )
of the district of Schaumburg-Lippe around communities in the district of Nienburg (Weser)
of the district of Soltau around the municipality of Woltem of the district of Fallingbostel (incorporated into Soltau )
of the district of Vechta to communities of the district of Osnabrück
of the district of Wesermünde around the communities of Kirchwistedt of the district of Bremervörde and land dignitaries of the district of Wesermarsch (incorporation to Loxstedt ) when municipalities are assigned to the district of Osterholz
of the district of Wolfenbüttel by municipalities of the district of Braunschweig in the event of the assignment of municipalities to the independent cities of Braunschweig and Salzgitter

1977 , August 1st:

resolution

of the district of Alfeld (Leine) and division into the districts of Hildesheim (main part) and Holzminden
of the district of Gandersheim and division into the districts of Goslar and Northeim
of the district of Grafschaft Hoya and division into the districts of Diepholz (main part), Nienburg (Weser) and Oldenburg (Oldenburg)
of the district of Grafschaft Schaumburg and division into the districts of Hameln-Pyrmont and Schaumburg (main part)
of the district of Lingen and division into the districts of Emsland (main part) and Grafschaft Bentheim (municipality of Wietmarschen)

Inclusion

the independent city of Cuxhaven in the district of Cuxhaven
of the district of Aschendorf-Hümmling in the district of Emsland
of the district of Aurich (East Frisia) in the district of Aurich
of the Bremervörde district in the Rotenburg (Wümme) district
of the Fallingbostel district in the Soltau-Fallingbostel district
of the district of Hadeln in the district of Cuxhaven
of the district of Meppen in the district of Emsland
of the north district in the Aurich district
of the district of Oldenburg in the district of Oldenburg (Oldenburg)
of the district of Schaumburg-Lippe in the district of Schaumburg
of the district of Soltau in the district of Soltau-Fallingbostel
of the Wesermünde district in the Cuxhaven district
of the district of Wittmund in the district of Friesland

Neoplasm

of the district of Aurich from the districts of Aurich (East Frisia) and the north
of the district of Cuxhaven from the independent city of Cuxhaven and the districts of Land Hadeln and Wesermünde
of the district of Diepholz from the district of Grafschaft Diepholz and municipalities of the district of Grafschaft Hoya
of the district of Emsland from the districts of Aschendorf-Hümmling and Meppen as well as communities of the district of Lingen
of the district of Oldenburg (Oldenburg) from the district of Oldenburg and municipalities of the district of Grafschaft Hoya
of the district of Schaumburg from the district of Schaumburg-Lippe and municipalities of the Grafschaft Schaumburg district
of the district of Soltau-Fallingbostel from the districts of Fallingbostel and Soltau

Enlargement of the Ammerland district to include communities in the Friesland district

of the district of Friesland around the district of Wittmund when municipalities are assigned to the district of Ammerland
of the Goslar district to communities in the Gandersheim district
of the Grafschaft Bentheim district around the municipality of Wietmarschen in the Lingen district
of the Hameln-Pyrmont district around the municipality of Hessisch Oldendorf of the Grafschaft Schaumburg district
of the Hildesheim district to communities in the Alfeld (Leine) and Holzminden districts
of the district of Holzminden to the communities of the district of Alfeld (Leine) in the event of the assignment of communities to the district of Hildesheim
of the district of Nienburg (Weser) to communities of the district of Grafschaft Hoya
of the district of Northeim around communities of the district of Gandersheim and the community of Kalefeld of the district of Osterode am Harz
of Rotenburg (Wümme) around the district Bremervörde

1980 , January 1st:

Neoplasm

of the district of Wittmund from municipalities of the district of Friesland (re-establishment)

enlargement

of the district of Friesland by municipalities in the district of Ammerland in the event of the assignment of municipalities to the district of Wittmund

1981 , May 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Gifhorn around the community of Didderse of the district of Peine (spin-off from the community of Wendeburg and re-establishment of a community)

1981 , July 1st:

enlargement

of the Hildesheim district to communities in the Holzminden district

Number of independent cities and districts
date	independent cities change	Counties change	number of independent cities	Counties number
May 23, 1949			15th	60
October 1, 1951	+ 1	0	16	60
4th July 1964	- 1	0	15th	60
July 1, 1972	- 1	- 5th	14th	55
1st January 1973	- 2nd	- 2nd	12	53
March 1, 1974	- 2nd	- 5th	10	48
August 1, 1977	- 1	- 11	9	37
January 1, 1980	0	+ 1	9	38
October 2, 1990			9	38

North Rhine-Westphalia

The state of North Rhine-Westphalia has been part of the Federal Republic of Germany since May 23, 1949.

The most important district (regional) reforms in North Rhine-Westphalia took place at the following times:

January 1, 1968: Unna / Hamm / Lünen area
January 1, 1969: Lemgo area
August 1, 1969: Bonn area
January 1, 1970: Detmold area
January 1, 1972: Aachen area
January 1, 1973: Bielefeld area
January 1, 1975: main date
July 1, 1976: Bottrop, Düsseldorf and Cologne areas (revision)

All other changes to the county boundaries listed here are due to minor, non-fundamental reforms, which were mainly municipal area reforms. Sometimes congregations were incorporated into existing congregations, and sometimes a new congregation was formed.

When the Federal Republic of Germany was founded, the following urban and rural districts existed in the country:

City districts: Aachen , Bielefeld , Bocholt , Bochum , Bonn , Bottrop , Castrop-Rauxel , Dortmund , Duisburg , Düsseldorf , Essen , Gelsenkirchen , Gladbeck , Hagen , Hamm , Herford , Herne , Iserlohn , Cologne , Krefeld , Lüdenscheid , Lünen , Mülheim ad Ruhr , M. Gladbach with the pronunciation Munich Gladbach , Munster , Neuss , Oberhausen , Recklinghausen , Remscheid , Rheydt , Siegen , Solingen , Viersen , Wanne-Eickel , Wattenscheid , Witten and Wuppertal

Counties: Aachen , Ahaus , Altena , Arnsberg , Beckum , Bergheim (Erft) , Bielefeld , Bonn , Borken , Brilon , Büren , Coesfeld , Detmold , Dinslaken , Düren , Düsseldorf-Mettmann , Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis , Erkelenz , Euskirchen , Geilenkirchen -Heinsberg , Geldern , Grevenbroich , Halle (Westf.) , Herford , Höxter , Iserlohn , Jülich , Kempen-Krefeld , Kleve , Cologne , Lemgo , Lippstadt , Lübbecke , Lüdinghausen , Meschede , Minden , Moers , Monschau , Münster , Oberbergischer Kreis , Olpe , Paderborn , Recklinghausen , Rees , Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis , Rhein-Wupper-Kreis , Schleiden , Siegen , Siegkreis , Soest , Steinfurt , Tecklenburg , Unna , Warburg , Warendorf , Wiedenbrück and Wittgenstein

1949 , October 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Lippstadt around municipalities of the district of Detmold (exclave)

1950 , December 20th:

renaming

the independent city of M. Gladbach with the pronunciation Munich Gladbach in M. Gladbach with the pronunciation Mönchen Gladbach

1951 , undated:

renaming

of the district of Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg in Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg

1952 , October 15th:

renaming

of all urban districts in independent cities

1955 , January 1st:

Outsourcing

the city of Leverkusen from the Rhein-Wupper district

1958 , April 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Rees around the municipality of Grietherort of the district of Kleve (spin-off from the municipality of Grieth and formation of an independent municipality)

1960 , October 11th:

Change of spelling

the independent city of M. Gladbach in Mönchengladbach

1966 , July 1st:

Inclusion

the independent city of Siegen in the district of Siegen

1968 , undated:

renaming

the independent city of Neuss in Neuss

1968 , January 1st:

enlargement

the independent city of Hamm to communities in the district of Unna
the independent city of Lünen around the municipality of Niederaden in the district of Unna

1969 , January 1st:

Inclusion

the independent city of Herford in the district of Herford
the independent city of Lüdenscheid in the district of Lüdenscheid
of the Altena district in the Lüdenscheid district

Neoplasm

of the district of Lüdenscheid from the independent city of Lüdenscheid , the district of Altena and the municipalities of Küntrop of the district of Arnsberg (incorporated into Neuenrade ) and Evingsen from the district of Iserlohn (incorporated into Altena )

1969 , July 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Euskirchen around the communities of Wissersheim of the district of Düren (incorporation to Erftstadt ) and Nöthen of the district of Schleiden (incorporation to Bad Münstereifel )
of the district of Olpe to communities in the district of Meschede
of the Soest district around the municipalities of the Beckum district and the communities of Echthausen of the Arnsberg district (incorporated into Wickede (Ruhr) ), Wimbern from the Iserlohn district (incorporated into Wickede (Ruhr)) and Sönnern from the Unna district (incorporated into Werl )

1969 , August 1st:

resolution

of the district of Bonn and division into the independent city of Bonn, the district of Cologne and the Rhein-Sieg district
of the Siegkreis and division into the independent city of Bonn and the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Neoplasm

of the Rhein-Sieg district from communities in the districts of Bonn and Siegkreis and the community of Straßfeld in the district of Euskirchen (merger with eight communities in the district of Bonn to form the municipality of Swisttal )

enlargement

the city of Bonn to communities in the district of Bonn and the Siegkreis
of the Cologne district around the Urfeld district of the Hersel community in the Bonn district (reclassification to Wesseling )

1969 , October 1st:

renaming

of all counties in counties

1970 , January 1st:

Inclusion

the independent city of Viersen in the Kempen-Krefeld district

Exchange of territory

between the districts of Bielefeld and Wiedenbrück
between the districts of Detmold and Höxter
between the districts of Detmold and Lemgo

enlargement

the independent city of Essen around the municipality of Altendorf in the Ennepe-Ruhr district (as the Burgaltendorf district )
the independent city of Hagen around the community Waldbauer of the Ennepe-Ruhr district
of the Bielefeld district around the community of Stukenbrock of the Paderborn district (merger with Holte Castle [Wiedenbrück district] to form Holte-Stukenbrock Castle )
of the Grevenbroich district to communities in the Kempen-Krefeld district
of the district of Kempen-Krefeld around the independent city of Viersen when municipalities are assigned to the district of Grevenbroich
of the district of Wiedenbrück around the community of Benteler of the district of Beckum (incorporated into Langenberg )

1971 , October 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Minden around the community of Frille (district of Schaumburg-Lippe) of the district of Schaumburg-Lippe , Lower Saxony (incorporated into Frille [district of Minden] )

1972 , January 1st:

resolution

of the Jülich district and division between the Aachen and Düren districts (main part)
of the district of Monschau and division into the districts of Aachen (main part) and Düren
of the Schleiden district and subdivision to the Düren and Euskirchen districts (main part)
of the Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg and division into the districts of Aachen and Heinsberg (main part)

Inclusion

the circle Erkelenz in the Heinsberg district

Neoplasm

of the district of Heinsberg from the district of Erkelenz and communities of the Selfkant district of Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg

enlargement

the independent city of Aachen to municipalities of the district of Aachen
of the district of Aachen to the communities of the districts of Jülich and Monschau as well as the communities of Weisweiler of the district of Düren (incorporated into Eschweiler ) and Baesweiler of the Selfkant district of Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg with the assignment of communities to the independent city of Aachen
of the district of Düren around the communities of the districts of Jülich and Monschau as well as the community of Heimbach of the district of Schleiden (incorporation to Nideggen ) with the assignment of communities to the district of Euskirchen and the community of Weisweiler to the district of Aachen (incorporation to Eschweiler )
of the district of Euskirchen to communities in the districts of Düren and Schleiden

1973 , January 1st:

resolution

of the district of Bielefeld and division into the independent city of Bielefeld and the district of Gütersloh
of the district of Halle (Westphalia) and division into the district of Gütersloh (main part) and the independent city of Bielefeld
of the district of Minden and division into the districts of Herford and Minden-Lübbecke (main part)

Inclusion

of the Detmold district in the Lippe district
the circle Lemgo in Lippe
of the district of Lübbecke in the district of Minden-Lübbecke
the circle Wiedenbrück in Gütersloh

Neoplasm

of the district of Gütersloh from the district of Wiedenbrück and communities in the districts of Bielefeld and Halle (Westphalia) and the community of Harsewinkel in the district of Warendorf
of the Lippe district from the Detmold and Lemgo districts
of the Minden-Lübbecke district from the Lübbecke district and municipalities in the Minden district

enlargement

the independent city of Bielefeld around the municipalities of the Bielefeld district and the Schröttinghausen municipality of the Halle (Westphalia) district
of the Herford district around the municipality of Uffeln in the Minden district (incorporated into Vlotho )

1975 , January 1st:

resolution

of the Arnsberg district and subdivided into the Hochsauerlandkreis (main part), Märkischer Kreis and Soest districts
of the Beckum district and subdivision to the independent city of Hamm and the Soest and Warendorf districts (main part)
of the Büren district and subdivision to the Hochsauerlandkreis , Paderborn (main part) and Soest districts
of the district of Dinslaken and division into the independent city of Duisburg and the districts of Recklinghausen and Wesel (main part)
of the Düsseldorf-Mettmann district and split into the Mettmann district (main part) and the independent cities of Duisburg , Düsseldorf and Essen
of the Grevenbroich district and division into the independent city of Mönchengladbach and the Neuss district
of the Iserlohn district and subdivided into the independent cities of Dortmund and Hagen as well as the Märkischer Kreis (main part) and Unna districts
of the district of Cologne and division into the independent city of Cologne and the Erftkreis
of the district of Lüdinghausen and division into the independent city of Hamm and the districts of Coesfeld (main part), Unna and Warendorf
of the district of Moers and division into the independent city of Duisburg and the districts of Kleve and Wesel (main part)
of the district of Münster and division into the independent city of Münster (main part) and the districts of Coesfeld , Steinfurt and Warendorf
of the Rees district and subdivided into the Borken , Kleve and Wesel districts (main part)
of the Rhein-Wupper-Kreis and division into the independent cities of Düsseldorf , Leverkusen and Solingen and the Mettmann , Oberbergischer Kreis and Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis districts
of the district of Wittgenstein and division into the districts of Hochsauerlandkreis and Siegen (main part)

Inclusion

the independent city of Bocholt in the district of Borken
the independent city of Castrop-Rauxel in the Recklinghausen district
the independent city of Gladbeck to the city of Bottrop
the independent city of Iserlohn in the Märkische Kreis
the independent city of Lünen in the district of Unna
the independent city of Neuss in the district of Neuss
the independent city of Recklinghausen in the Recklinghausen district
the independent city of Rheydt to the city of Mönchengladbach
the independent city of Wanne-Eickel to the city of Herne
the independent city of Wattenscheid to the city of Bochum
the independent city of Witten in the Ennepe-Ruhr district
of the Ahaus district in the Borken district
of the Bergheim (Erft) district in the Erftkreis
of the district of Brilon in the Hochsauerland district
of the district of Geldern into the district of Kleve
of the Kempen-Krefeld district in the Viersen district
of the Lippstadt district in the Soest district
of the Lüdenscheid district in the Märkischer Kreis
of the Meschede district in the Hochsauerlandkreis
of the Tecklenburg district in the Steinfurt district
of the Warburg district in the Höxter district

Neoplasm

of the Erftkreis (now Rhein-Erft-Kreis ) from the Bergheim (Erft) district and communities in the Cologne district and the Erftstadt community in the Euskirchen district
of the Hochsauerlandkreis from the Arnsberg , Brilon and Meschede districts and communities in the Büren and Wittgenstein districts
of the Märkisches Kreis from the independent city of Iserlohn , the district of Lüdenscheid and communities of the Iserlohn district and from the community of Balve of the Arnsberg district
of the Mettmann district from communities in the Düsseldorf-Mettmann district and the Langenfeld community (Rhineland) in the Rhein-Wupper district
of the Neuss district from the independent city of Neuss and communities in the Grevenbroich district
of the Viersen district from the Kempen-Krefeld district and the Niederkrüchten community in the Heinsberg district
of the Wesel district from communities in the Borken , Dinslaken , Moers , Recklinghausen and Rees districts

enlargement

the independent city of Bochum to the independent city of Wattenscheid
the independent city of Dortmund to communities of the Iserlohn district
the independent city of Duisburg around the municipalities of the Moers district and the Walsum municipality of the Dinslaken district
the independent city of Düsseldorf around the municipalities of the Düsseldorf-Mettmann district and the municipality of Monheim (main part) of the Rhein-Wupper district
the independent city of Essen around the municipality of Kettwig (main part) of the Düsseldorf-Mettmann district
the independent city of Hagen around communities in the Iserlohn district and the Dahl district of the Breckerfeld community in the Ennepe-Ruhr district
the independent city of Hamm around communities in the Unna district and the communities of Heessen in the Beckum district and Bockum-Hövel in the Lüdinghausen district
the independent city of Herne to the independent city of Wanne-Eickel
the independent city of Cologne around municipalities of the Cologne district and the municipality of Porz on the Rhine of the Rheinisch-Bergisch district
the independent city of Krefeld around the district of Hüls of the municipality of Kempen of the Kempen-Krefeld district
the independent city of Leverkusen to communities of the Rhein-Wupper-Kreis
the independent city of Mönchengladbach around the independent city of Rheydt and the municipality of Wickrath of the Grevenbroich district
the independent city of Münster to communities in the Münster district
the independent city of Solingen around the municipality of Burg an der Wupper of the Rhein-Wupper district
of the district of Borken around the independent city of Bocholt , the district of Ahaus and the communities of Gescher of the district of Coesfeld , Erle of the district of Recklinghausen (incorporated into Raesfeld ) and Isselburg of the district of Rees when the community of Dingden cedes to the district of Wesel
of the Coesfeld district to the communities in the Lüdinghausen and Münster districts when the community of Gescher cedes to the Borken district
of the Ennepe-Ruhr district around the independent city of Witten with the cession of the district of Dahl of the municipality of Breckerfeld to the independent city of Hagen
the district Hoexter around the circle Warburg
of the district of Kleve around the district of Geldern and communities of the district of Rees and the community of Rheurdt of the district of Moers
of the Oberbergischer Kreis to the communities of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis and Rhein-Wupper-Kreis (when the community Ründeroth changes from the Oberbergischer Kreis to the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis [incorporation into the Engelskirchen community ])
of the Paderborn district to communities in the Büren district
of the Recklinghausen district around the independent towns of Castrop-Rauxel and Recklinghausen and the community of Gahlen (main part) of the Dinslaken district when the communities of Kirchhellen cede to the independent city of Bottrop , Erle to the Borken district (incorporated into Raesfeld ) and Altschermbeck to the Wesel district ( Incorporation to Schermbeck )
of the Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis to the municipalities of the Rhein-Wupper-Kreis when the municipalities are assigned to the independent city of Cologne and the Oberbergischer Kreis (when the municipality of Ründeroth changes from the Oberbergischer Kreis to the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis [integration into the Engelskirchen municipality ])
of the district of Siegen to communities in the district of Wittgenstein
of the Soest district around the Lippstadt district and communities in the Arnsberg and Büren districts as well as the Bad Waldliesborn district of the Liesborn community in the Beckum district (incorporated into Lippstadt )
of the Steinfurt district around the Tecklenburg district and communities in the Münster district
of the Unna district around the independent city of Lünen and communities in the Iserlohn and Lüdinghausen districts when municipalities are ceded to the independent city of Hamm
of the Warendorf district to communities in the Beckum , Lüdinghausen and Münster districts

1975 , December 6th:

Regeneration (re-establishment)

the independent city of Gladbeck from the district of the same name in the independent city of Bottrop

enlargement

of the Recklinghausen district around the municipality of Kirchhellen (spin-off from the independent city of Bottrop and formation of a municipality)

1976 , July 1st:

Inclusion

the independent city of Gladbeck in the Recklinghausen district

enlargement

the independent city of Bottrop around the municipality of Kirchhellen in the Recklinghausen district
of the Erftkreis around the municipality of Wesseling (spin-off from the independent city of Cologne and formation of a municipality)
of the Mettmann district around the municipality of Monheim (spin-off from the independent city of Düsseldorf and formation of a municipality)
of the Recklinghausen district around the independent city of Gladbeck upon assignment of the municipality of Kirchhellen to the independent city of Bottrop

1984 , January 1st:

renaming

of the district of Siegen in the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein

Number of independent cities and (rural) districts
date	independent cities change	(Land) districts change	number of independent cities	(Land) counties number
May 23, 1949			37	57
January 1, 1955	+ 1	0	38	57
July 1, 1966	- 1	0	37	57
1st January 1969	- 2nd	0	35	57
1st August 1969	0	- 1	35	56
January 1, 1970	- 1	0	34	56
January 1, 1972	0	- 4th	34	52
1st January 1973	0	- 4th	34	48
1st January 1975	- 11	- 17th	23	31
6th December 1975	+ 1	0	24	31
July 1, 1976	- 1	0	23	31
October 2, 1990			23	31

Rhineland-Palatinate

The state of Rhineland-Palatinate has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since May 23, 1949.

The district (regional) reforms in Rhineland-Palatinate took place at the following times:

June 7, 1969: main date
November 7, 1970: Eifel and Koblenz areas
April 22, 1972: Pirmasens area
March 16, 1974: Westerwald area

All other changes to the county boundaries listed here are due to minor, non-fundamental reforms, which were mainly municipal area reforms. Sometimes congregations were incorporated into existing congregations, and sometimes a new congregation was formed.

When the Federal Republic of Germany was founded, the following independent cities and districts existed in the state:

Independent cities: Frankenthal (Pfalz) , Kaiserslautern , Koblenz , Landau in der Pfalz , Ludwigshafen am Rhein , Mainz , Neustadt an der Haardt , Pirmasens , Speyer , Trier , Worms and Zweibrücken

Counties: Ahrweiler , Altenkirchen (Westerwald) , Alzey , Bergzabern , Bernkastel , Bingen , Birkenfeld , Bitburg , Cochem , Daun , Frankenthal (Palatinate) , Germersheim , Kaiserslautern , Kirchheimbolanden , Koblenz , Kreuznach , Kusel , Landau in der Pfalz , Ludwigshafen , Mainz , Mayen , Neustadt an der Haardt , Neuwied , Oberwesterwaldkreis , Pirmasens , Prüm , Rockenhausen , Saarburg , Sankt Goar , Sankt Goarshausen , Simmern , Speyer , Trier , Unterlahnkreis , Unterwesterwaldkreis , Wittlich , Worms , Zell (Mosel) and Zweibrücken

1950 , September 28:

Renamed again

the independent city of Neustadt an der Haardt in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse
(probably at the same time) of the district of Neustadt an der Haardt in the district of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse

1962 , January 1st:

renaming

of the district of St. Goarshausen in the Loreley district

1969 , June 7th:

renaming

of the district of Kreuznach in the district of Bad Kreuznach

resolution

of the district of Alzey and division into the districts of Alzey-Worms (main part) and Bad Kreuznach
of the district of Bergzabern and division into the districts of Landau-Bad Bergzabern (main part) and Pirmasens
of the district of Bernkastel and division into the districts of Bernkastel-Wittlich (main part), Birkenfeld and Rhein-Hunsrück district
of the district of Bingen and division into the districts of Bad Kreuznach and Mainz-Bingen (main part)
of the district of Frankenthal (Pfalz) and division into the independent city of Frankenthal (Pfalz) and the districts of Bad Dürkheim and Ludwigshafen
of the district of Kirchheimbolanden and division into the districts of Alzey-Worms , Bad Dürkheim and Donnersbergkreis (main part)
of the district of Landau in the Palatinate and division into the urban district Neustadt an der Weinstraße and the district of Landau-Bad Bergzabern (main part)
of the district of Mainz and division into the independent city of Mainz and the district of Mainz-Bingen (main part)
of the district of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse and subdivision to the urban district Neustadt an der Weinstrasse and the districts of Bad Dürkheim (main part) and Ludwigshafen
of the district of Rockenhausen and division into the districts of Bad Kreuznach , Donnersbergkreis (main part) and Kaiserslautern
of the district of Sankt Goar and division into the districts of Koblenz , Mainz-Bingen and Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (main part)
of the district of Trier and subdivision to the districts of Birkenfeld , Bitburg and Trier-Saarburg (main part) and the independent city of Trier
of the district of Worms and division into the independent city of Worms and the district of Alzey-Worms (main part)
of the district of Zell (Mosel) and division into the districts of Cochem-Zell (main part) and Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

Inclusion

of the district of Cochem in the district of Cochem-Zell
of the Loreley district in the Rhein-Lahn district
of the district of Ludwigshafen am Rhein in the district of Ludwigshafen
of the district of Saarburg in the district of Trier-Saarburg
of the Simmern district in the Rhein-Hunsrück district
of the district of Speyer in the district of Ludwigshafen
of the Unterlahn district into the Rhein-Lahn district
of the district of Wittlich in the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich

Exchange of territory

between the districts of Kaiserslautern and Kusel

Neoplasm

of the district of Alzey-Worms from the district of Alzey and communities of the district of Worms and the community of Mauchenheim of the district of Kirchheimbolanden
of the Bad Dürkheim district from communities in the Frankenthal (Pfalz) and Neustadt an der Weinstrasse districts and the Rodenbach community in the Kirchheimbolanden district (incorporated into Ebertsheim )
of the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich from the district of Wittlich and municipalities of the districts of Bernkastel (main part) and Zell
of the district of Cochem-Zell from the district of Cochem and municipalities of the district of Zell
of the Donnersbergkreis from communities in the districts of Kirchheimbolanden and Rockenhausen
of the Landau-Bad Bergzabern district from communities in the Bergzabern and Landau districts in the Palatinate
of the district of Ludwigshafen from the districts of Ludwigshafen am Rhein and the district of Speyer as well as communities in the districts of Frankenthal (Palatinate) and Neustadt an der Weinstrasse
of the district of Mainz-Bingen from communities in the districts of Bingen , Kreuznach , Mainz and Sankt Goar
of the Rhein-Hunsrück district from the district of Simmern and communities in the districts of Bernkastel , Sankt Goar and Zell (Mosel)
of the Rhein-Lahn district from the Loreley district and the Unterlahn district
of the district of Trier-Saarburg from the district of Saarburg and municipalities of the district of Trier

enlargement

the independent city of Frankenthal (Pfalz) around the municipality of Eppstein in the district of Frankenthal (Pfalz)
the independent city of Kaiserslautern to the municipalities of the Kaiserslautern district
the independent city of Koblenz to the municipalities of the district of Koblenz
the independent city of Mainz to municipalities of the district of Mainz
the independent city of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse to communities in the district of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse and the community of Diedesfeld in the district of Landau in the Palatinate
the independent city of Trier to the municipalities of the district of Trier
the independent city of Worms to communities in the district of Worms
of the Bad Kreuznach district to include communities in the Alzey , Bingen , Birkenfeld , Kusel and Rockenhausen districts in the event of the transfer of communities to the Kusel and Mainz-Bingen districts
of the district of Birkenfeld to the communities of the district of Bernkastel and the community of Börfink- Muhl of the district of Trier with the transfer of communities to the district of Kusel and the community of Kirnsulzbach to the district of Bad Kreuznach (incorporation into Kirn )
of the Bitburg district to communities in the Trier district
of the district of Kaiserslautern around the municipality of Neuhemsbach of the district of Rockenhausen when municipalities are assigned to the independent city of Kaiserslautern
of the district of Koblenz to the municipalities of the district of Sankt Goar with the assignment of municipalities to the district of Mayen and the independent city of Koblenz
of the district of Kusel to the municipalities of the districts of Birkenfeld and the district of Kreuznach upon assignment of municipalities to the district of Bad Kreuznach
of the district of Mayen to communities of the district of Koblenz
of the district of Pirmasens to the municipalities of the district of Bergzabern with the assignment of municipalities to the district of Zweibrücken and the independent city of Pirmasens

1970 , November 7th:

resolution

of the district of Koblenz and division into the independent city of Koblenz and the districts of Mayen-Koblenz (main part) and Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
of the district of Mayen and division into the districts of Ahrweiler , Daun and Mayen-Koblenz (main part)
of the district of Prüm and subdivision to the districts of Bitburg-Prüm (main part) and Daun

Inclusion

of the district of Bitburg in the district of Bitburg-Prüm

Neoplasm

of the district of Bitburg-Prüm (now Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm ) from the district of Bitburg and municipalities of the districts of Bernkastel-Wittlich , Prüm and Trier-Saarburg
of the district of Mayen-Koblenz from the municipalities of the districts of Koblenz and Mayen

enlargement

the independent city of Koblenz to the municipalities of the district of Koblenz
of the district of Ahrweiler to the municipalities of the district of Mayen upon assignment of the municipality of Nohn to the district of Daun
of the district of Altenkirchen (Westerwald) around the municipality of Berod near Hachenburg of the Oberwesterwaldkreis
of the Bad Kreuznach district around communities in the Rhein-Hunsrück district when the community of Genheim is assigned to the district of Mainz-Bingen (incorporation into Waldalgesheim )
of the district of Bernkastel-Wittlich to the communities of the districts of Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis and Trier-Saarburg with the transfer of communities to the district of Bitburg-Prüm
of the district of Daun (now the district of Vulkaneifel ) to the communities of the districts of Mayen and Prüm and the community of Nohn of the district of Ahrweiler
of the Mainz-Bingen district around the community of Genheim in the Bad Kreuznach district (incorporated into Waldalgesheim )
of the district of Neuwied around the community of Marienhausen of the Unterwesterwaldkreis
of the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis to the municipalities of the Koblenz district and the Mastershausen municipality of the Cochem-Zell district when municipalities are assigned to the Bad Kreuznach and Bernkastel-Wittlich districts
of the district of Trier-Saarburg around the district Muhl of the municipality of Börfink -Muhl of the district of Birkenfeld (change to Neuhütten )
of the Unterwesterwaldkreis around the municipality of Düringen of the Oberwesterwaldkreis when the municipality of Marienhausen ceded to the Neuwied district

1971 , January 29th:

enlargement

of the Unterwesterwaldkreis to communities of the Oberwesterwaldkreis

1972 , April 22nd:

resolution

of the district of Zweibrücken and division into the independent city of Zweibrücken and the districts of Kaiserslautern and Pirmasens (main part)

Exchange of territory

between the districts of Kaiserslautern and Pirmasens

enlargement

the independent city of Landau in the Palatinate to the municipalities of the Landau-Bad Bergzabern district
the independent city of Pirmasens by municipalities of the district of Pirmasens
the independent city of Zweibrücken to communities in the district of Zweibrücken
of the district of Kaiserslautern around the communities of the district of Zweibrücken and the communities of Sembach of the Donnersberg district and Miesau of the district of Kusel (merger with the municipality of Bruchmühlbach to form the new municipality of Bruchmühlbach-Miesau )
of the district of Pirmasens to the municipalities of the district of Zweibrücken when municipalities are assigned to the independent city of Pirmasens

1974 , March 16:

resolution

of the Unterwesterwaldkreis and division into the districts of Mayen-Koblenz , Rhein-Lahn-Kreis and Westerwald (main part)

Inclusion

of the Oberwesterwaldkreis in the Westerwald district

Neoplasm

of the district of Westerwald (later Westerwaldkreis ) from the Oberwesterwaldkreis and communities of the Unterwesterwaldkreis

enlargement

the independent city of Ludwigshafen am Rhein around the municipality of Ruchheim in the Ludwigshafen district
the independent city of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse around the municipality of Duttweiler in the Bad Dürkheim district
of the Donnersbergkreis around communities in the Kusel district
of the Landau-Bad Bergzabern district around the community of Hayna in the Germersheim district (incorporation into Herxheim near Landau / Pfalz )
of the Mainz-Bingen district to communities in the Alzey-Worms district
of the Mayen-Koblenz district around the Stromberg community of the Unterwesterwaldkreis (incorporated into Bendorf )
of the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis around the municipality of Arzbach in the Unterwesterwaldkreis

1974 , August 1st:

renaming

of the district of Westerwald in Westerwaldkreis

1977 , December 19:

renaming

of the Landau-Bad Bergzabern district in the Südliche Weinstrasse district

Number of independent cities and districts
date	independent cities change	Counties change	number of independent cities	Counties number
May 23, 1949			12	39
7th June 1969	0	- 11	12	28
November 7, 1970	0	- 2nd	12	26th
April 22, 1972	0	- 1	12	25th
March 16, 1974	0	- 1	12	24
October 2, 1990			12	24

Saarland

The Saarland has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since January 1st, 1957.

The only district (area) reform in Saarland took effect on January 1, 1974.

When the Federal Republic joined, the following independent cities and districts existed in the state:

Independent city: Saarbrücken

Counties: Homburg , Merzig-Wadern , Ottweiler , Saarbrücken , Saarlouis , Sankt Ingbert and Sankt Wendel

1974 , January 1st:

renaming

of the district of Ottweiler in the district of Neunkirchen

resolution

of the district of Saarbrücken and division between the Saarbrücken city association (main part) and the Saar-Palatinate district
of the district of Sankt Ingbert and division between the Saarbrücken city association and the Saar-Palatinate district (main part)

Inclusion

the independent city of Saarbrücken in the city association Saarbrücken
of the district of Homburg in the Saar-Palatinate district

Neoplasm

of the Saarbrücken city association from the independent city of Saarbrücken and municipalities of the Saarbrücken district when the municipality of Rentrisch is assigned to the Saar-Palatinate district (incorporation into Sankt Ingbert )
of the Saar-Palatinate district from the district of Homburg and communities in the district of Sankt Ingbert and the community of Rentrisch in the district of Saarbrücken (incorporated into Sankt Ingbert )

enlargement

of the district of Neunkirchen around the municipality of Mainzweiler of the district of Sankt Wendel with the transfer of the municipality of Berschweiler to the district of Sankt Wendel

of the Merzig-Wadern district around the municipalities of the Sankt Wendel district when the Michelbach municipality cedes to the Saarlouis district (incorporated into Schmelz )

of the district of Saarlouis around the municipality of Michelbach of the district of Merzig-Wadern (incorporated into Schmelz ) and municipalities of the district of Ottweiler

of the district of Sankt Wendel around the municipality of Berschweiler of the district of Ottweiler (incorporation to Marpingen ) when municipalities are assigned to the district of Merzig-Wadern and the municipality of Mainzweiler to the district of Neunkirchen (incorporation to Ottweiler )

1989 , July 10th:

renaming

of the Saar-Pfalz-Kreis in Saarpfalz-Kreis

Number of independent cities and districts
date	independent cities change	Counties change	number of independent cities	Counties number
January 1, 1957			1	7th
1st January 1974	- 1	- 1	0	6th
October 2, 1990			0	6th

Schleswig-Holstein

The state of Schleswig-Holstein has belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since May 23, 1949.

The district (area) reforms in Schleswig-Holstein took place at the following times:

January 1, 1970: Norderstedt area
April 26, 1970: main date
March 24, 1974: Flensburg area

All other changes to the county boundaries listed here are due to minor, non-fundamental reforms, which were mainly municipal area reforms. Sometimes congregations were incorporated into existing congregations, and sometimes a new congregation was formed.

When the Federal Republic of Germany was founded, the following independent cities and districts existed in the country:

Independent cities: Flensburg , Kiel , Lübeck and Neumünster

Districts: Eckernförde , Eiderstedt , Eutin , Flensburg-Land , Duchy of Lauenburg , Husum , Norderdithmarschen , Oldenburg in Holstein , Pinneberg , Plön , Rendsburg , Schleswig , Segeberg , Steinburg , Stormarn , Süderdithmarschen and Südtondern

1958 , April 1st:

enlargement

the independent city of Kiel around the community Suchsdorf in the district of Rendsburg

1959 , April 1st:

enlargement

the independent city of Kiel around the municipality of Schilksee in the Eckernförde district

1963 , June 1st:

enlargement

the independent city of Kiel around the district Mettenhof of the municipality of Melsdorf in the district of Rendsburg

1970 , January 1st:

enlargement

of the Segeberg district around the communities of the Pinneberg and Stormarn districts (formation of the city of Norderstedt )

1970 , April 26th:

resolution

of the district of Eckernförde and division into the districts of Rendsburg-Eckernförde (main part) and Schleswig
of the district of Rendsburg and division into the districts of Rendsburg-Eckernförde (main part) and Steinburg as well as the independent cities of Kiel and Neumünster .
of the district of Südtondern and division into the districts of Flensburg-Land and North Friesland (main part)

Inclusion

of the district of Eiderstedt in the district of North Friesland
of the Eutin district in the Ostholstein district
of the Husum district in the Nordfriesland district
of the district of Norderdithmarschen in the district of Dithmarschen
of the Oldenburg in Holstein district in the Ostholstein district
of the district of Süderdithmarschen in the district of Dithmarschen

Neoplasm

of the district of Dithmarschen from the districts of Norderdithmarschen and Süderdithmarschen
of the district of North Friesland from the districts of Eiderstedt and Husum as well as communities in the districts of Schleswig and Südtondern
of the Ostholstein district from the Eutin and Oldenburg districts in Holstein
of the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district from municipalities in the Eckernförde , Plön and Rendsburg districts

enlargement

the independent city of Flensburg to parts of the municipality Adelby ( Adelbylund ) of the Flensburg-Land district
the independent city of Kiel to communities in the Plön district and the Russee community in the Rendsburg district
the independent city of Neumünster around the communities Tungendorf of the Plön district , Einfeld of the Rendsburg district and Gadeland of the Segeberg district
of the district of Flensburg-Land around the municipality of Langstedt of the district of Schleswig as well as the municipalities of the district of Südtondern when part of the municipality of Adelby ( Adelbylund ) is transferred to the independent city of Flensburg
of the Schleswig district around the municipality of Kopperby in the Eckernförde district and the communities of Mehlby and Toesdorf in the Flensburg-Land district

1974 , March 24th:

resolution

of the Flensburg-Land district and split between the Schleswig-Flensburg district and the independent city of Flensburg

Inclusion

of the Schleswig district into the Schleswig-Flensburg district

Neoplasm

of the Schleswig-Flensburg district from the Schleswig district and municipalities of the Flensburg-Land district

enlargement

of the independent city of Flensburg around the municipality of Adelby (main part) of the Flensburg-Land district

Number of independent cities and districts
date	independent cities change	Circles change	number of independent cities	Circles number
May 23, 1949			4th	17th
April 26, 1970	0	- 5th	4th	12
March 24, 1974	0	- 1	4th	11
October 2, 1990			4th	11

Württemberg-Baden

The state of Württemberg-Baden had belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since May 23, 1949. It started on April 25, 1952 in the newly founded state of Baden-Württemberg.

When the Federal Republic of Germany was founded, the following urban and rural districts existed in the country:

City districts: Heidelberg , Heilbronn , Karlsruhe , Mannheim , Pforzheim , Stuttgart and Ulm

Counties: Aalen , Backnang , Böblingen , Bruchsal , Buchen , Crailsheim , Eßlingen , Göppingen , Heidelberg , Heidenheim , Heilbronn , Karlsruhe , Künzelsau , Leonberg , Ludwigsburg , Mannheim , Mergentheim , Mosbach , Nürtingen , Öhringen , Pforzheim , Schwäbisch Gmünd , Schwäbisch Hall , Sinsheim , Tauberbischofsheim , Ulm , Vaihingen and Waiblingen

There were no district reforms during the existence of the State of Württemberg-Baden.

Number of urban and rural districts
date	City districts number	Counties number
May 23, 1949	7th	28
April 24, 1952	7th	28

Württemberg-Hohenzollern

The state of Württemberg-Hohenzollern had belonged to the Federal Republic of Germany since May 23, 1949. It started on April 25, 1952 in the newly founded state of Baden-Württemberg.

When the Federal Republic of Germany was founded, the following districts existed in the country:

Balingen , Biberach , Calw , Ehingen , Freudenstadt , Hechingen , Horb , Münsingen , Ravensburg , Reutlingen , Rottweil , Saulgau , Sigmaringen , Tettnang , Tübingen , Tuttlingen and Wangen

There were no district reforms during the existence of the State of Württemberg-Hohenzollern.

Number of urban and rural districts
date	City districts number	Counties number
May 23, 1949	0	17th
April 24, 1952	0	17th

City and district of Lindau (Lake Constance)

The independent city of Lindau (Lake Constance) and the district of Lindau (Lake Constance) belonged to the French occupation zone. They probably still belonged to Bavaria, but were not subordinate to the Bavarian authorities. On September 1, 1955, they returned to Bavaria without restrictions. Both administrative units are taken into account in the overall lists for the Federal Republic of Germany.

Total number of independent cities and districts (rural districts) in the Federal Republic of Germany

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
July 1, 1972	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
1st January 1974	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

Appendix: Reforms after the end of the Second World War on the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany (until May 23, 1949)

1945 :

Renaming

of the district of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse in Neustadt an der Haardt
of the district of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse in the district of Neustadt an der Haardt

Reclassification

the municipalities of the district of Waldmünchen , which belonged to the area of the district of Markt Eisenstein before July 1, 1940, to Czechoslovakia
the districts Bergreichenstein , Markt Eisenstein and Prachatitz in Czechoslovakia

enlargement

of the district of Celle around the community-free area Lohheide of the district of Fallingbostel
of the district of Hagenow , Mecklenburg, to communities of the district of Lüneburg
of the Lüchow-Dannenberg district around the Kaltenhof community of the Ludwigslust district , Mecklenburg

1945 , May 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Wadern to municipalities of the district of Trier

1945 , July (?):

Reclassification

of the district of Lindau (Lake Constance) in the French occupation zone

1945 , July:

enlargement

of the district of Mellrichstadt to communities of the district of Meiningen

1945 , July 1st:

Reclassification

of the Calvörde office from the Helmstedt district of the state of Braunschweig in the Gardelegen district
of the eastern part of the district of Blankenburg from the state of Braunschweig to the province of Saxony

enlargement

of the district of Helmstedt around the municipality of Preußisch Offleben of the district of Haldensleben , Province of Saxony
of the district of Osterode am Harz to communities of the district of Grafschaft Hohenstein (see Bad Sachsa # Occupation zones 1945 ), officially only on September 1st (see below)

1945 , July 25th:

enlargement

the independent city of Wiesbaden by three districts of the independent city of Mainz (see AKK conflict )
of the Bergstrasse district around the Rosengarten district of the independent city of Worms and municipalities of the Worms district
of the Groß-Gerau district by three districts of the independent city of Mainz ( Bischofsheim , Ginsheim and Gustavsburg )

1945 , September 1st:

enlargement

of the district of Osterode am Harz to communities of the district of Grafschaft Hohenstein (see Bad Sachsa # Occupation zones 1945 ), in fact already on July 1st (see above)

1945 , September 17th:

Exchange of territory

between the districts of Witzenhausen and Worbis (see Wanfried Agreement )

1945 , September 19:

enlargement

of the Bregenz district , Vorarlberg (Austria) around the municipality of Mittelberg in the district of Sonthofen
of the Reutte district , Tyrol (Austria) around the Jungholz community in the Sonthofen district

1945 , October 20th:

Another outsourcing

the city of Kulmbach from the district of Kulmbach

1945 , November 26th:

enlargement
of the district of Sinsheim , Württemberg-Baden around the town of Bad Wimpfen of the district of Bergstrasse , Greater Hesse

1945 , November 28th:

Exchange of territory

between the district of the Duchy of Lauenburg and the district of Schönberg , Mecklenburg

enlargement

of the district of Hagenow , Mecklenburg, to communities of the district of Duchy of Lauenburg

1946 :

enlargement

of the district of Grafenau around the municipality of Allhartsmais of the district of Deggendorf (incorporation after Schöfweg )
of the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab around the municipality of Schadenreuth of the district of Kemnath (incorporated into Erbendorf )
of the district of Oberviechtach around the community of Gmeinsrieth of the district of Vohenstrauß (incorporation into Dietersdorf [partially] and Schönsee [partially])
of the district of Regensburg around the municipality of Pfaffenfang of the district of Roding (incorporation after Altenthann ) when municipalities are assigned to the district of Straubing
of the district of Straubing to communities of the district of Regensburg
of the district of Waldmünchen around the community of Ried near Gleißenberg of the district of Cham (incorporated into Gleißenberg )

1946 , February 8th:

Another outsourcing

the city of Freising from the Freising district

1946 , April 1st:

Another outsourcing

the city of Selb from the district of Rehau

enlargement

the independent city of Kulmbach to communities in the district of Kulmbach

1946 , June 1st:

Inclusion

of the Hildesheim district in the Hildesheim-Marienburg district
of the district of Marienburg in the district of Hildesheim-Marienburg

Neoplasm

of the district of Hildesheim-Marienburg from the districts of Hildesheim and Marienburg

1946 , June 7th:

Another outsourcing

the city of Neustadt bei Coburg from the Coburg district

1946 , July 18:

enlargement

of the Saarburg district to communities in the Trier district
of the district of Sankt Wendel to communities in the district of Birkenfeld

Reclassification

the districts of Saarburg and Wadern in the Saarland

1946 , October 1st:

resolution

of the district of Wadern and division into the districts of Merzig-Wadern and the district of Sankt Wendel

enlargement

of the district of Sankt Wendel to the municipalities of the districts of Wadern and Ottweiler when transferring communities to the district of Ottweiler

Inclusion

of the Merzig district in the Merzig-Wadern district

Neoplasm

of the district of Merzig-Wadern from the district of Merzig and communities in the districts of Wadern and Saarburg

1946 , November 1st:

Inclusion

of the district of Bückeburg in the district of Schaumburg-Lippe
of the district of Stadthagen in the district of Schaumburg-Lippe

Neoplasm

of the district of Schaumburg-Lippe from the districts of Bückeburg and Stadthagen

1947 :

Reclassification

the independent cities of Frankenthal (Palatinate) , Kaiserslautern , Ludwigshafen am Rhein , Neustadt an der Weinstrasse , Pirmasens , Speyer and Zweibrücken to Rhineland-Palatinate
the districts of Bergzabern , Frankenthal (Palatinate) , Germersheim , Kaiserslautern , Kirchheimbolanden , Kusel , Landau in the Palatinate , Ludwigshafen am Rhein , Neustadt an der Weinstraße , Pirmasens , Rockenhausen , Speyer am Rhein and Zweibrücken to Rhineland-Palatinate

1947 , January 1st:

renaming

the independent city of Wesermünde in Bremerhaven

1947 , April 1st:

Enlargement of the Obertaunus district to include the municipality of Steinbach im Taunus in the Offenbach district

1947 , June 7th:

enlargement

of the Merzig-Wadern district to communities in the Saarburg district

enlargement

of the district of Sankt Wendel to communities in the districts of Birkenfeld and Kusel

Reclassification

of the district of Saarburg to Rhineland-Palatinate

1947 :

Reclassification

the independent city of Bremerhaven in the state of Bremen

1948 , April 1st:

Another outsourcing

the city of Bad Kissingen from the Bad Kissingen district
the city of Bad Reichenhall from the Berchtesgaden district
the city of Deggendorf from the district of Deggendorf
the city of Dillingen adDonau from the district of Dillingen adDonau
the city of Eichstätt from the district of Eichstätt
the city of Forchheim from the Forchheim district
the city of Kaufbeuren from the district of Kaufbeuren
the city of Kitzingen from the district of Kitzingen
the city of Landsberg from the Landsberg district
the city of Marktredwitz from the district of Wunsiedel
the city of Memmingen from the district of Memmingen
the city of Neuburg adDonau from the district of Neuburg adDonau
the city of Neu-Ulm from the district of Neu-Ulm
the city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber from the district of Rothenburg ob der Tauber
the city of Schwabach from the Schwabach district
the town of Schwandorf from the Burglengenfeld district
the city of Traunstein from the district of Traunstein

1948 , September 25th:

Another outsourcing

the town of Lindau (Bodensee) from the district of Lindau (Bodensee)

1949 , April 1st:

Another outsourcing

the city of Günzburg from the district of Günzburg
of the city of Neumarkt idOPf. from the district of Neumarkt idOPf.
the city of Nördlingen from the district of Nördlingen
of the city of Weißenburg i.Bay. from the district of Weißenburg i.Bay.

enlargement

of the district of Karlstadt around the municipality of Bonnland (spin-off from the disbanded Heeresguts district Hammelburg of the district of Hammelburg and re-establishment as a municipality)

Individual evidence

^ Law Gazette for Baden-Württemberg 1968, p. 147
^ Website of the city of Neustadt

[ges68-1] Law Gazette for Baden-Württemberg 1968, p. 147

[2] Website of the city of Neustadt

District reforms in the Federal Republic of Germany until 1990

contents

to bathe

Baden-Württemberg

Bavaria

Berlin (West)

Bremen

Hamburg

Hesse

Lower Saxony

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhineland-Palatinate

Saarland

Schleswig-Holstein

Württemberg-Baden

Württemberg-Hohenzollern

City and district of Lindau (Lake Constance)

Total number of independent cities and districts (rural districts) in the Federal Republic of Germany

Appendix: Reforms after the end of the Second World War on the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany (until May 23, 1949)

See also

Individual evidence