List of district towns in the Federal Republic of Germany

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This list contains all district towns and district capitals (without city ​​rights ) that have ever existed or still exist in the Federal Republic of Germany . All currently still existing district towns and district main cakes are highlighted in color in the list.

Abbreviations

  • A = dissolution (cancellation of the status as district town or district capital)
  • E = incorporation into another community, incorporation
  • NÄ = name change

Names of the districts and districts

The following rules applied or apply to the terms district and rural district:

  • In the areas that did not originally belong to Prussia , the administrative unit was called the district .
  • In the countries that previously belonged to Prussia, the administrative unit was basically called the district . Only in those districts whose district town was independent (formed a separate urban district) or left the district association, the designation district became common. In these countries, the uniform designation in the district (except in Schleswig-Holstein) took place shortly after the Second World War .
  • In North Rhine-Westphalia, since October 1, 1969, the uniform name has been called a district .
  • In Schleswig-Holstein , the uniform name without interruptions is also called Kreis .
  • In the new federal states, the name most recently used in the GDR was district .

Lists

A.

County seat date County and / or note
Aachen May 23, 1949 District of Aachen
10/01/1969 Aachen district
October 21, 2009 City region Aachen
Bask May 23, 1949 Aalen district
01/01/1973 Ostalbkreis
06/21/1975 E> Aalen-Wasseralfingen
07/01/1975 Ostalbkreis
Aalen-Wasseralfingen 06/21/1975 Ostalbkreis
07/01/1975 NÄ> Aalen
Ahaus May 23, 1949 Ahaus district
10/01/1969 Ahaus district
01/01/1975 A.
Ahrweiler May 23, 1949 Ahrweiler district
06/07/1969 E> Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Aichach May 23, 1949 Aichach district
07/01/1972 Augsburg-Ost district
05/01/1973 Aichach-Friedberg district
Alfeld (leash) May 23, 1949 District of Alfeld (Leine)
08/01/1977 A.
Alsfeld May 23, 1949 Alsfeld district
08/01/1972 A.
Altdorf near Nuremberg May 23, 1949 District of Nuremberg
1965 A.
Altena May 23, 1949 Altena district
01/01/1969 A.
Altenburg 10/03/1990 Altenburg district
08/11/1994 Altenburger Land district
Altenkirchen (Westerwald) May 23, 1949 Altenkirchen district (Westerwald)
Altentreptow 10/03/1990 Altentreptow district
06/12/1994 A.
Altötting May 23, 1949 Altötting district
Alzenau in Lower Franconia May 23, 1949 Alzenau district in Lower Franconia
07/01/1972 A.
Alzey May 23, 1949 Alzey district
06/07/1969 Alzey-Worms district
On the mountain May 23, 1949 Amberg district
05/01/1973 Amberg-Sulzbach district
Angermünde 10/03/1990 Angermünde district
December 6, 1993 A.
Anklam 10/03/1990 Anklam district
06/12/1994 Ostvorpommern district
04.09.2011 A.
Annaberg-Buchholz 10/03/1990 District of Annaberg
08/01/2008 Erzgebirgskreis
Ansbach May 23, 1949 Ansbach district
Apolda 10/03/1990 Apolda district
07/01/1994 Weimar-Land district
05/11/1994 Weimarer Land district
Arnsberg May 23, 1949 Arnsberg district
10/01/1969 Arnsberg district
01/01/1975 A.
Arnstadt 10/03/1990 Arnstadt district
07/01/1994 Ilm district
Artern 10/03/1990 Artern district
07/01/1994 A.
Aschaffenburg May 23, 1949 Aschaffenburg district
Aschendorf May 23, 1949 Aschendorf-Hümmling district
01/01/1973 E> Papenburg
Aschersleben 10/03/1990 Aschersleben district
07/01/1994 Aschersleben-Staßfurt district
09/23/1994 Aschersleben-Staßfurt district
07/01/2007 A.
Aue 10/03/1990 Aue district
08/01/1994 Westerzgebirgskreis
01/01/1995 Aue-Schwarzenberg district
08/01/2008 A.
Auerbach / Vogtland 10/03/1990 Auerbach district
01/01/1996 A.
augsburg May 23, 1949 District of Augsburg
07/01/1972 Augsburg-West district
05/01/1973 District of Augsburg
Aurich May 23, 1949 Aurich district (East Frisia)
08/01/1977 Aurich district

B.

County seat date County and / or note
Backnang May 23, 1949 Backnang district
01/01/1973 A.
Bad Aibling May 23, 1949 Bad Aibling district
07/01/1972 A.
Bad Belzig 03/01/2010 Potsdam-Mittelmark district
Bad Bergzabern 1964 Bergzabern district
06/07/1969 A.
Bad Berleburg 07/01/1971 Wittgenstein district
01/01/1975 A.
Bad Brueckenau 04/08/1970 Bad Brückenau district
07/01/1972 A.
Bad Doberan 10/03/1990 Bad Doberan district
04.09.2011 A.
Bad Dürkheim 04/05/1971 Bad Dürkheim district
Bad Ems 06/07/1969 Rhein-Lahn district
Bad Fallingbostel 08/05/2002 District of Soltau-Fallingbostel
08/01/2011 Heidekreis district
Bad Freienwalde (Oder) 10/03/1990 Bad Freienwalde district
December 6, 1993 A.
Bad Gandersheim May 23, 1949 District of Gandersheim
08/01/1977 A.
Bad Hersfeld May 23, 1949 District of Hersfeld
08/01/1972 District of Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe May 23, 1949 Obertaunuskreis
08/01/1972 Hochtaunuskreis
Bad Kissingen May 23, 1949 Bad Kissingen district
Bad Kreuznach May 23, 1949 Kreuznach district
06/07/1969 Bad Kreuznach district
Bad Langensalza 10/03/1990 Langensalza district
07/01/1994 A.
Bad Liebenwerda 10/03/1990 Bad Liebenwerda district
December 6, 1993 A.
Bad Mergentheim May 23, 1949 Mergentheim district
01/01/1973 A.
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler 06/07/1969 Ahrweiler district
Bad Neustadt an der Saale May 23, 1949 Bad Neustadt an der Saale district
05/01/1973 District of Rhön-Grabfeld
Bad Oldesloe May 23, 1949 Stormarn district
Bad Reichenhall 07/01/1972 Bad Reichenhall district
05/01/1973 District of Berchtesgadener Land
bad Salzungen 10/03/1990 Bad Salzungen district
07/01/1994 Wartburg district
Bad Schwalbach May 23, 1949 Untertaunuskreis
07/01/1977 Rheingau-Taunus district
Bad Segeberg May 23, 1949 Segeberg district
Bad Tölz May 23, 1949 Bad Tölz district
05/01/1973 Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district
Balingen May 23, 1949 District of Balingen
01/01/1973 Zollernalb district
Bamberg May 23, 1949 Bamberg district
Bautzen 10/03/1990 Bautzen district
Bayreuth May 23, 1949 Bayreuth district
Beckum May 23, 1949 Beckum district
10/01/1969 Beckum district
01/01/1975 A.
Beeskow 10/03/1990 Beeskow district
December 6, 1993 Oder-Spree district
Beilngries May 23, 1949 Beilngries district
07/01/1972 A.
Belzig 10/03/1990 Belzig district
December 6, 1993 Potsdam-Mittelmark district
03/01/2010 NE> Bad Belzig
Berchtesgaden May 23, 1949 Berchtesgaden district
07/01/1972 A.
Bergen / Rügen 10/03/1990 Rügen district
11/06/1995 NE> mountains on Rügen
Mountains on Rügen 11/06/1995 Rügen district
04.09.2011 A.
Bergheim May 23, 1949 District of Bergheim (Erft)
10/01/1969 District of Bergheim (Erft)
01/01/1975 Erftkreis
11/01/2003 Rhein-Erft district
Bergisch Gladbach May 23, 1949 Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
Bergzabern May 23, 1949 Bergzabern district
1964 NE> Bad Bergzabern
Berleburg May 23, 1949 Wittgenstein district
10/01/1953 Wittgenstein district
10/01/1969 Wittgenstein district
07/01/1971 NE> Bad Berleburg
Bernau 10/03/1990 District of Bernau
December 6, 1993 A.
Bernburg (Saale) 10/03/1990 District of Bernburg
07/01/2007 Salzland district
07/11/2007 Salzlandkreis
Bernkastel-Kues May 23, 1949 Bernkastel district
06/07/1969 A.
Bersenbrück May 23, 1949 District of Bersenbrück
07/01/1973 A.
Biberach an der Riss May 23, 1949 Biberach district
Biedenkopf May 23, 1949 Biedenkopf district
07/01/1974 A.
Bielefeld May 23, 1949 District of Bielefeld
10/01/1969 Bielefeld district
01/01/1973 A.
Bingen May 23, 1949 District of Bingen
06/07/1969 A.
Birkenfeld (Nahe) May 23, 1949 Birkenfeld district
Bischofswerda 10/03/1990 District of Bischofswerda
08/01/1994 A.
Bitburg May 23, 1949 Bitburg district
07/11/1970 Bitburg-Prüm district
01/01/2007 Eifel district Bitburg-Prüm
Bitterfeld 10/03/1990 Bitterfeld district
07/01/2007 A.
Boeblingen May 23, 1949 District of Boeblingen
arc May 23, 1949 Bogen district
07/01/1972 A.
Bonn May 23, 1949 District of Bonn
08/01/1969 A.
Bark May 23, 1949 Borken district
10/01/1969 Borken district
Borna 10/03/1990 Borna district
08/01/1994 A.
01/01/1999 District of Leipziger Land
08/01/2008 District of Leipzig
Brake in Lippe May 23, 1949 Lemgo district
01/01/1969 E> Lemgo
Brake (Lower Weser) May 23, 1949 Wesermarsch district
Brandenburg on the Havel 06/15/1993 Brandenburg district
December 6, 1993 A.
Brandenburg 10/03/1990 Brandenburg district
06/15/1993 NE> Brandenburg an der Havel
Brand-Erbisdorf 10/03/1990 Brand-Erbisdorf district
08/01/1994 A.
Braunlage May 23, 1949 District of Blankenburg
07/01/1972 A.
Braunschweig May 23, 1949 District of Braunschweig
03/01/1974 A.
Bremerhaven May 23, 1949 District of Wesermünde
08/01/1977 A.
Bremervörde May 23, 1949 Bremervörde district
08/01/1977 A.
Brilon May 23, 1949 Brilon County
10/01/1969 Brilon district
01/01/1975 A.
Bruchsal May 23, 1949 Bruchsal district
01/01/1973 A.
Brückenau May 23, 1949 District of Brückenau
04/08/1970 NE> Bad Brückenau
Beeches (Odenwald) May 23, 1949 Buchen district
01/01/1973 A.
Büdingen May 23, 1949 District of Büdingen
08/01/1972 A.
Buhl May 23, 1949 District of Bühl
01/01/1973 A.
Büren May 23, 1949 District of Büren
10/01/1969 District of Büren
01/01/1975 A.
Castle 10/03/1990 Burg district
07/01/1994 District of Jerichower Land
Burgdorf May 23, 1949 Burgdorf district
03/01/1974 A.
Burglengenfeld May 23, 1949 Burglengenfeld district
07/01/1972 A.
Burgsteinfurt May 23, 1949 Steinfurt district
10/01/1969 Steinfurt district
01/01/1975 E> Steinfurt
Bützow 10/03/1990 District of Bützow
06/12/1994 A.

C.

County seat date County and / or note
Calau 10/03/1990 District of Calau
December 6, 1993 A.
Calw May 23, 1949 District of Calw
01/01/1975 E> Calw-Hirsau
01/01/1976 District of Calw
Calw-Hirsau 01/01/1975 District of Calw
01/01/1976 NE> Calw
Celle May 23, 1949 District of Celle
Cham May 23, 1949 Cham district
Chemnitz 10/03/1990 Chemnitz district
08/01/1994 A.
Clausthal-Zellerfeld May 23, 1949 Zellerfeld district
07/01/1972 A.
Cloppenburg May 23, 1949 District of Cloppenburg
Coburg May 23, 1949 District of Coburg
Cochem May 23, 1949 District of Cochem
06/07/1969 District of Cochem-Zell
Coesfeld May 23, 1949 Coesfeld district
10/01/1969 Coesfeld district
cottbus 10/03/1990 Cottbus district
December 6, 1993 A.
Crailsheim May 23, 1949 Crailsheim district
01/01/1973 A.
Cuxhaven 08/01/1977 District of Cuxhaven

D.

County seat date County and / or note
Dachau May 23, 1949 District of Dachau
Dannenberg May 23, 1949 Dannenberg district
1951 A.
Darmstadt May 23, 1949 Darmstadt district
01/01/1977 Darmstadt-Dieburg district
Down May 23, 1949 District of Daun
01/01/2007 Vulkaneifel district
Deggendorf May 23, 1949 Deggendorf district
Delitzsch 10/03/1990 Delitzsch district
08/01/2008 A.
Demmin 10/03/1990 Demmin district
04.09.2011 A.
Detmold May 23, 1949 Detmold district
10/01/1969 Detmold district
01/01/1973 Circle lip
The castle May 23, 1949 District of Dieburg
01/01/1977 A.
Diepholz May 23, 1949 County of Diepholz County
08/01/1977 District of Diepholz
Dietzenbach 06/21/2002 Offenbach district
Diez May 23, 1949 Unterlahnkreis
06/07/1969 A.
Dillenburg May 23, 1949 Dill circle
07/01/1977 A.
Dillingen on the Danube May 23, 1949 District of Dillingen on the Danube
Dingolfing May 23, 1949 Dingolfing district
07/01/1972 Lower Isar district
05/01/1973 Dingolfing-Landau district
Dinkelsbühl May 23, 1949 District of Dinkelsbühl
07/01/1972 A.
Dinslaken May 23, 1949 District of Dinslaken
10/01/1969 Dinslaken district
01/01/1975 A.
Dippoldiswalde 10/03/1990 District of Dippoldiswalde
08/01/1994 Weißeritzkreis
08/01/2008 A.
Chub 10/03/1990 Döbeln district
08/01/2008 A.
Donaueschingen May 23, 1949 Donaueschingen district
01/01/1973 A.
Donauwörth May 23, 1949 District of Donauwörth
07/01/1972 A.
05/01/1973 Donau-Ries district
Dresden 10/03/1990 District of Dresden
01/01/1996 A.
Duderstadt May 23, 1949 District of Duderstadt
01/01/1973 A.
Düren May 23, 1949 Düren district
10/01/1969 District of Düren
Dusseldorf May 23, 1949 District of Düsseldorf-Mettmann
1954 A.

E.

County seat date County and / or note
Ebermannstadt May 23, 1949 District of Ebermannstadt
07/01/1972 A.
Boars May 23, 1949 District of Ebern
07/01/1972 A.
Ebersberg May 23, 1949 District of Ebersberg
Eberswalde 07/01/1993 District of Eberswalde
December 6, 1993 Barnim district
Eberswalde-Finow 10/03/1990 District of Eberswalde
07/01/1993 NE> Eberswalde
Eckernförde May 23, 1949 Eckernförde district
04/26/1970 A.
Eggenfelden May 23, 1949 Eggenfelden district
07/01/1972 A.
Ehingen May 23, 1949 District of Ehingen
01/01/1973 A.
Eichstatt May 23, 1949 District of Eichstätt
Eilenburg 10/03/1990 District of Eilenburg
08/01/1994 A.
Einbeck May 23, 1949 Einbeck district
03/01/1974 A.
Eisenach 10/03/1990 Eisenach district
07/01/1994 A.
Eisenberg 10/03/1990 Eisenberg district
08/01/1994 Holzlandkreis
09/29/1994 Saale-Holzland district
Eisenhüttenstadt 10/03/1990 Eisenhüttenstadt district
December 6, 1993 A.
Eisleben Lutherstadt Eisleben
Elmshorn 1 06.10.2011 Pinneberg district
Emmendingen May 23, 1949 District of Emmendingen
Erbach May 23, 1949 District of Erbach
08/01/1972 Odenwaldkreis in Hesse
Erding May 23, 1949 District of Erding
Erfurt 10/03/1990 District of Erfurt
07/01/1994 A.
Erkelenz May 23, 1949 Erkelenz district
10/01/1969 Erkelenz district
01/01/1972 District of Heinsberg
1.02.1982 A.
gain 23.051949 Erlangen district
05/01/1973 Erlangen-Höchstadt district
Eschenbach in the Upper Palatinate May 23, 1949 District of Eschenbach in the Upper Palatinate
07/01/1972 A.
Eschwege May 23, 1949 District of Eschwege
01/01/1974 Werra-Meißner district
Esslingen am Neckar May 23, 1949 District of Esslingen
October 16, 1962 NE> Esslingen am Neckar
Esslingen am Neckar October 16, 1962 Esslingen district
Euskirchen May 23, 1949 District of Euskirchen
10/01/1969 District of Euskirchen
Eutin May 23, 1949 Eutin district
04/26/1970 Ostholstein district

footnote

1 In the district of Pinneberg, the city of Pinneberg continues to be specified in its main statute as the official seat of the administration.

F.

County seat date County and / or note
Fallingbostel May 23, 1949 Fallingbostel district
08/01/1977 District of Soltau-Fallingbostel
08/05/2002 NE> Bad Fallingbostel
Wet cheeks May 23, 1949 Feuchtwangen district
07/01/1972 A.
Finsterwalde 10/03/1990 Finsterwalde district
December 6, 1993 A.
Flensburg May 23, 1949 Flensburg-Land district
March 24, 1974 A.
Flea 10/03/1990 District of Flöha
08/01/1994 A.
Forchheim May 23, 1949 Forchheim district
Forst (Lausitz) 10/03/1990 Forest district
December 6, 1993 Spree-Neisse district
Frankenberg May 23, 1949 Frankenberg district
01/01/1974 A.
Frankenthal (Palatinate) May 23, 1949 Frankenthal district (Palatinate)
06/07/1969 A.
Frankfurt am Main May 23, 1949 Main-Taunus-Kreis
01/01/1980 A.
Freiberg 10/03/1990 Freiberg district
08/01/2008 Central Saxony district
Freiburg in Breisgau May 23, 1949 District of Freiburg
01/01/1973 District of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Freising May 23, 1949 District of Freising
Freital 10/03/1990 Freital district
08/01/1994 A.
Freudenstadt May 23, 1949 Freudenstadt district
Freyung 04/01/1954 Wolfstein district
07/01/1972 Freyung district
05/01/1973 Freyung-Grafenau district
Friedberg May 23, 1949 Friedberg district in Bavaria
07/01/1972 A.
Friedberg (Hesse) May 23, 1949 Friedberg district in Hesse
08/01/1972 Wetteraukreis
Friedrichshafen 01/01/1973 Lake Constance district
Fritzlar May 23, 1949 Fritzlar-Homberg district
01/01/1974 A.
Fulda May 23, 1949 District of Fulda
Fürstenfeldbruck May 23, 1949 Fürstenfeldbruck district
Fürstenwalde (Spree) 10/03/1990 Fürstenwalde district
December 6, 1993 A.
Fuerth May 23, 1949 Fürth district
02/18/2003 A.
Feet May 23, 1949 District of Füssen
07/01/1972 A.

G

County seat date County and / or note
Gadebusch 10/03/1990 District of Gadebusch
06/12/1994 A.
Guards 10/03/1990 Gardelegen district
07/01/1994 A.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen May 23, 1949 Garmisch-Partenkirchen district
Geilenkirchen May 23, 1949 District of Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg
1951 Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg
01/01/1972 A.
Geithain 10/03/1990 District of Geithain
08/01/1994 A.
Funds May 23, 1949 District of Geldern
10/01/1969 District of Geldern
01/01/1975 A.
Gelnhausen May 23, 1949 District of Gelnhausen
07/01/1974 A.
07/01/2005 Main-Kinzig district
Gemünden am Main May 23, 1949 District of Gemünden am Main
07/01/1972 A.
Genthin 10/03/1990 Genthin County
07/01/1994 A.
Gera 10/03/1990 District of Gera
07/01/1994 A.
Germersheim May 23, 1949 District of Germersheim
Gerolzhofen May 23, 1949 Gerolzhofen district
07/01/1972 A.
to water May 23, 1949 District of Giessen
01/01/1977 A.
08/01/1979 District of Giessen
Gifhorn May 23, 1949 Gifhorn district
Glauchau 10/03/1990 District of Glauchau
07/01/1994 District of Chemnitzer Land
08/01/2008 A.
Goeppingen May 23, 1949 District of Göppingen
Goerlitz 10/03/1990 Goerlitz district
08/01/1994 Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia District
05/24/1996 A.
08/01/2008 Goerlitz district
Goslar May 23, 1949 District of Goslar
Gotha 10/03/1990 District of Gotha
Goettingen May 23, 1949 District of Göttingen
Grafenau May 23, 1949 Grafenau district
07/01/1972 A.
Graefenhainichen 10/03/1990 Graefenhainichen district
07/01/1994 A.
Gransee 10/03/1990 Gransee district
December 6, 1993 A.
Greifswald 10/03/1990 Greifswald district
06/12/1994 A.
04.09.2011 District of South Western Pomerania
07.09.2011 District of Vorpommern-Greifswald
Greiz 10/03/1990 District of Greiz
Grevenbroich May 23, 1949 Grevenbroich district
10/01/1969 Grevenbroich district
01/01/1975 A.
Grevesmühlen 10/03/1990 Grevesmühlen district
06/12/1994 Northwest Mecklenburg District
04.09.2011 A.
Griesbach im Rottal May 23, 1949 District of Griesbach im Rottal
01/01/1972 A.
Grimma 10/03/1990 Grimma district
08/01/1994 Muldentalkreis
08/01/2008 A.
Grim 10/03/1990 Grimmen district
06/12/1994 District of Northern Pomerania
04.09.2011 A.
Grossenhain 10/03/1990 Grossenhain district
08/01/1994 Riesa-Grossenhain district
08/01/2008 A.
Gross-Gerau May 23, 1949 Groß-Gerau district
Guben 10/03/1990 District of Guben
December 6, 1993 A.
Gummersbach May 23, 1949 Oberbergischer Kreis
Gunzburg May 23, 1949 District of Günzburg
07/01/1972 Günzkreis
05/01/1973 District of Günzburg
Gunzenhausen May 23, 1949 Gunzenhausen district
07/01/1972 A.
Guestrow 10/03/1990 District of Güstrow
04.09.2011 District of Middle Mecklenburg
07.09.2011 Rostock district
Gutersloh 1997 Gütersloh district

H

County seat date County and / or note
Hagenow 10/03/1990 District of Hagenow
06/12/1994 A.
Hainichen 10/03/1990 District of Hainichen
08/01/1994 A.
Halberstadt 10/03/1990 Halberstadt district
07/01/2007 Harz district
Haldensleben 10/03/1990 District of Haldensleben
07/01/1994 Ears circle
08/02/1994 Circle of ears
07/01/2007 Borde district
Halle (Saale) 10/03/1990 Hall circle
07/01/2007 A.
Halle (Westphalia) May 23, 1949 District of Halle (Westphalia)
10/01/1969 District of Halle (Westphalia)
01/01/1973 A.
Hamelin May 23, 1949 Hameln-Pyrmont district
Hammelburg May 23, 1949 Hammelburg district
07/01/1972 A.
Hanau May 23, 1949 Hanau district
07/01/1974 Main-Kinzig district
07/01/2005 A.
Hanover May 23, 1949 District of Hanover
11/01/2001 Hanover region
Hassfurt May 23, 1949 District of Hassfurt
07/01/1972 Hassberg Circle
05/01/1973 Haßberge district
Havelberg 10/03/1990 District of Havelberg
07/01/1994 A.
Hechingen May 23, 1949 District of Hechingen
01/01/1973 A.
pagan May 23, 1949 Norderdithmarschen district
04/26/1970 District of Dithmarschen
Heidelberg May 23, 1949 District of Heidelberg
01/01/1973 Rhein-Neckar district
Heidenheim May 23, 1949 Heidenheim district
October 19, 1957 NE> Heidenheim an der Brenz
Heidenheim an der Brenz October 19, 1957 Heidenheim district
Heilbronn May 23, 1949 Heilbronn district
Heilbad Heiligenstadt 10/03/1990 District of Heiligenstadt
07/01/1994 Eichsfeld district
Heinsberg 02/01/1982 District of Heinsberg
Helmstedt May 23, 1949 District of Helmstedt
Heppenheim an der Bergstrasse May 23, 1949 Bergstrasse district
01/01/1975 NE> Heppenheim (Bergstrasse)
Heppenheim (Bergstrasse) 01/01/1975 Bergstrasse district
Herford May 23, 1949 Herford district
10/01/1969 Herford district
Hersbruck May 23, 1949 District of Hersbruck
07/01/1972 A.
Herzberg (Elster) 10/03/1990 Herzberg district
December 6, 1993 Elbe-Elster district
Hettstedt 10/03/1990 District of Hettstedt
07/01/1994 A.
Hildburghausen 10/03/1990 Hildburghausen district
Hildesheim May 23, 1949 Hildesheim-Marienburg district
03/01/1974 Hildesheim district
Hilpoltstein May 23, 1949 Hilpoltstein district
07/01/1972 A.
Höchstadt an der Aisch May 23, 1949 District of Höchstadt an der Aisch
07/01/1972 A.
court May 23, 1949 Hof district
Hofgeismar May 23, 1949 Hofgeismar district
08/01/1972 A.
Hofheim am Taunus 01/01/1980 Main-Taunus-Kreis
Hofheim in Lower Franconia May 23, 1949 Hofheim district in Lower Franconia
07/01/1972 A.
Hohenmölsen 10/03/1990 Hohenmölsen district
07/01/1994 A.
Hohenstein-Ernstthal 10/03/1990 Hohenstein-Ernstthal district
08/01/1994 A.
Holzminden May 23, 1949 Holzminden district
Homberg 01/01/1974 Schwalm-Eder district
01/01/1977 NA> Homberg (Efze)
Homberg (Efze) 01/01/1977 Schwalm-Eder district
Homburg 01/01/1957 Homburg district
01/01/1974 Saar-Palatinate District
07/10/1989 Saarpfalz district
Horb May 23, 1949 District of Horb
01/01/1973 A.
Höxter May 23, 1949 District of Höxter
10/01/1969 Höxter district
Hoyerswerda 10/03/1990 District of Hoyerswerda
01/01/1996 A.
Hünfeld May 23, 1949 District of Hünfeld
08/01/1972 A.
Huerth 11/22/1963 District of Cologne
10/01/1969 Cologne district
01/01/1975 A.
Husum May 23, 1949 Husum district
04/26/1970 North Friesland district

I.

County seat date County and / or note
Illertissen May 23, 1949 District Illertissen
07/01/1972 A.
Ilmenau 10/03/1990 District of Ilmenau
07/01/1994 A.
Ingelheim am Rhein 01/01/1996 Mainz-Bingen district
Ingolstadt May 23, 1949 Ingolstadt district
07/01/1972 A.
Iserlohn May 23, 1949 Iserlohn district
10/01/1969 Iserlohn district
01/01/1975 A.
Itzehoe May 23, 1949 Steinburg district

J

County seat date County and / or note
Jena 10/03/1990 District of Jena
07/01/1994 A.
Jessen (magpie) 10/03/1990 Jessen district
07/01/1994 A.
Jever May 23, 1949 District of Friesland
08/01/1977 A.
01/01/1980 District of Friesland
Jülich May 23, 1949 Jülich district
10/01/1969 Jülich district
01/01/1972 A.
Jueterbog 10/03/1990 Jüterbog district
December 6, 1993 A.

K

County seat date County and / or note
Kaiserslautern May 23, 1949 District of Kaiserslautern
Kamenz 10/03/1990 Kamenz district
01/01/1996 District of Westlausitz-Dresdner Land
04/01/1996 Kamenz district
08/01/2008 A.
Karlsruhe May 23, 1949 District of Karlsruhe
Karlstadt May 23, 1949 District of Karlstadt
07/01/1972 A.
05/01/1973 Main-Spessart district
kassel May 23, 1949 District of Kassel
Kaufbeuren May 23, 1949 Kaufbeuren district
07/01/1972 A.
Throat 04/08/1953 District of Kehl
01/01/1973 A.
Kelheim May 23, 1949 District of Kelheim
Kemnath May 23, 1949 Kemnath district
07/01/1972 A.
Kempen May 23, 1949 Kempen-Krefeld district
10/01/1969 Kempen-Krefeld district
01/01/1975 District of Viersen
08.1984 A.
Kempten (Allgäu) May 23, 1949 District of Kempten (Allgäu)
07/01/1972 A.
Kirchheimbolanden May 23, 1949 Kirchheimbolanden district
06/07/1969 Donnersbergkreis
Kitzingen May 23, 1949 Kitzingen district
Kleve May 23, 1949 Kleve district
10/01/1969 Kleve district
Klingenthal 10/03/1990 Klingenthal district
01/01/1996 A.
Blocks 10/03/1990 District of Klötze
07/01/1994 A.
Koblenz May 23, 1949 District of Koblenz
07/11/1970 Mayen-Koblenz district
Cologne May 23, 1949 District of Cologne
11/22/1963 A.
Königshofen in the Grabfeld May 23, 1949 Königshofen district in Grabfeld
07/01/1972 A.
King Wusterhausen 10/03/1990 Koenigs Wusterhausen district
December 6, 1993 A.
Constancy May 23, 1949 District of Constance
Korbach May 23, 1949 Waldeck district
01/01/1974 Waldeck-Frankenberg district
Koethen 10/03/1990 District of Koethen
07/01/2007 Anhalt-Bitterfeld district
Kötzting May 23, 1949 District of Kötzting
07/01/1972 A.
Kronach May 23, 1949 District of Kronach
Krumbach (Swabia) May 23, 1949 District of Krumbach (Swabia)
07/01/1972 A.
Kulmbach May 23, 1949 District of Kulmbach
Künzelsau May 23, 1949 District of Künzelsau
01/01/1973 Hohenlohe district
Kusel May 23, 1949 District of Kusel
Kyritz 10/03/1990 District of Kyritz
December 6, 1993 A.

L.

County seat date County and / or note
Lahn 01/01/1977 Lahn-Dill district
08/01/1979 A.
Lahr May 23, 1949 Lahr district
01/01/1973 A.
Landau on the Isar May 23, 1949 Landau an der Isar district
07/01/1972 A.
Landau in the Palatinate May 23, 1949 Landau district in the Palatinate
06/07/1969 Landau-Bad Bergzabern district
01/01/1978 Southern Wine Route district
Landsberg am Lech May 23, 1949 Landsberg am Lech district
Landshut May 23, 1949 Landshut district
Run on the Pegnitz May 23, 1949 District of Lauf an der Pegnitz
05/01/1973 District of Nürnberger Land
To run May 23, 1949 District of Laufen
07/01/1972 A.
Lauterbach May 23, 1949 Lauterbach district
08/01/1972 Vogelsbergkreis
Leer (East Frisia) May 23, 1949 District of Leer
Leipzig 10/03/1990 District of Leipzig
08/01/1994 District of Leipziger Land
01/01/1999 A.
Lemgo May 23, 1949 Lemgo district
10/01/1969 Lemgo district
01/01/1973 A.
Leonberg May 23, 1949 District of Leonberg
01/01/1973 A.
Lichtenfels May 23, 1949 Lichtenfels district
Limburg on the Lahn May 23, 1949 Limburg district
07/01/1974 Limburg-Weilburg district
Lindau (Lake Constance) May 23, 1949 District of Lindau (Lake Constance)
Lingen (Ems) May 23, 1949 Lingen district
08/01/1977 A.
Lippstadt May 23, 1949 Lippstadt district
10/01/1969 Lippstadt district
01/01/1975 A.
Löbau 10/03/1990 Loebau district
08/01/1994 A.
Praise stone 10/03/1990 Lobenstein district
07/01/1994 A.
Lohr am Main May 23, 1949 Lohr am Main district
07/01/1972 Mittelmain district
05/01/1973 A.
Loerrach May 23, 1949 District of Loerrach
Luebbecke May 23, 1949 Lübbecke district
10/01/1969 Lübbecke district
01/01/1973 A.
Luebben 10/03/1990 Lübben district
December 6, 1993 District of Dahme-Spreewald
Luebz 10/03/1990 District of Lübz
06/12/1994 A.
Lüchow 1951 Lüchow-Dannenberg district
Luckau 10/03/1990 Luckau district
December 6, 1993 A.
Luckenwalde 10/03/1990 Luckenwalde district
December 6, 1993 Teltow-Fläming district
Ludenscheid 01/01/1969 Lüdenscheid district
10/01/1969 Lüdenscheid district
01/01/1975 Märkischer Kreis
Ludinghausen May 23, 1949 Lüdinghausen district
10/01/1969 Lüdinghausen district
01/01/1975 A.
Ludwigsburg May 23, 1949 Ludwigsburg district
Ludwigshafen am Rhein May 23, 1949 District of Ludwigshafen am Rhein
06/07/1969 Ludwigshafen district
01/01/2004 Rhine-Palatinate District
Ludwigslust 10/03/1990 Ludwigslust district
04.09.2011 A.
Luneburg May 23, 1949 District of Lüneburg
Lutherstadt Eisleben 10/03/1990 Eisleben district
07/01/1994 Mansfelder Land district
07/01/2007 A.
Lutherstadt Wittenberg 10/03/1990 Wittenberg district

M.

County seat date County and / or note
Mainburg May 23, 1949 Mainburg district
07/01/1972 A.
Mainz May 23, 1949 District of Mainz
06/07/1969 Mainz-Bingen district
01/01/1996 A.
Malchin 10/03/1990 Malchin County
06/12/1994 A.
Mallersdorf May 23, 1949 Mallersdorf district
07/01/1972 A.
Mannheim May 23, 1949 Mannheim district
01/01/1973 A.
Marburg 01/01/1977 Marburg-Biedenkopf district
Marburg on the Lahn May 23, 1949 District of Marburg
07/01/1974 NE> Marburg (Lahn)
Marburg (Lahn) 07/01/1974 Marburg-Biedenkopf district
01/01/1977 NE> Marburg
Marienberg 10/03/1990 Marienberg district
08/01/1994 Middle Erzgebirgskreis
08/01/2008 A.
Marktheidenfeld May 23, 1949 Marktheidenfeld district
02/01/1972 A.
Marktoberdorf May 23, 1949 Marktoberdorf district
05/01/1973 District of Ostallgäu
Mayen May 23, 1949 Mayen County
07/11/1970 A.
Meiningen 10/03/1990 District of Meiningen
07/01/1994 Schmalkalden-Meiningen district
Meissen 10/03/1990 Meißen district
01/01/1996 Meißen-Radebeul district
03/01/1997 Meißen district
Meldorf May 23, 1949 District of Süderdithmarschen
04/26/1970 A.
Melle May 23, 1949 Melle district
07/01/1972 A.
Mellrichstadt May 23, 1949 Mellrichstadt district
07/01/1972 A.
Melsungen May 23, 1949 Melsungen district
01/01/1974 A.
Memmingen May 23, 1949 District of Memmingen
07/01/1972 A.
Meppen May 23, 1949 District of Meppen
08/01/1977 Emsland district
Merseburg 10/03/1990 Merseburg district
07/01/1994 District of Merseburg-Querfurt
07/01/2007 Saalekreis
Merzig 01/01/1957 Merzig-Wadern district
Meschede May 23, 1949 Meschede district
10/01/1969 Meschede district
01/01/1975 Hochsauerlandkreis
Mettmann 1954 District of Düsseldorf-Mettmann
10/01/1969 District of Düsseldorf-Mettmann
01/01/1975 Mettmann district
Miesbach May 23, 1949 Miesbach district
Miltenberg May 23, 1949 Miltenberg district
Mindelheim May 23, 1949 Mindelheim district
05/01/1973 District of Unterallgäu
Minden May 23, 1949 District of Minden
10/01/1969 Minden district
01/01/1975 Minden-Lübbecke district
Mittweida 08/01/1994 Mittweida district
08/01/2008 A.
Moers May 23, 1949 District of Moers
10/01/1969 District of Moers
01/01/1975 A.
Monschau May 23, 1949 District of Monschau
10/01/1969 Monschau district
01/01/1972 A.
Montabaur May 23, 1949 Unterwesterwaldkreis
March 16, 1974 Westerwald district
08/01/1974 Westerwaldkreis
Mosbach May 23, 1949 District of Mosbach
01/01/1973 Odenwaldkreis in Baden-Württemberg
09/10/1974 Neckar-Odenwald district
Mühldorf am Inn May 23, 1949 District of Mühldorf am Inn
Mulhouse 10/03/1990 Mühlhausen district
05/02/1991 NE> Mühlhausen / Thuringia
Mühlhausen / Thuringia 05/02/1991 Mühlhausen district
07/01/1994 Unstrut-Hainich district
Muellheim May 23, 1949 District of Muellheim
01/01/1973 A.
Münchberg May 23, 1949 Münchberg district
07/01/1972 A.
Munich May 23, 1949 District of Munich
Münden May 23, 1949 Münden district
01/01/1973 A.
Münsingen May 23, 1949 Münsingen district
01/01/1973 A.
Muenster May 23, 1949 District of Münster
10/01/1969 Münster district
01/01/1975 A.

N

County seat date County and / or note
Nabburg May 23, 1949 Nabburg district
07/01/1972 A.
Naila May 23, 1949 Naila district
07/01/1972 A.
Nauen 10/03/1990 Nauen district
December 6, 1993 A.
Naumburg 10/03/1990 Naumburg district
07/01/1994 Burgenland district
07/01/2007 Burgenland district
08/01/2007 Burgenland district
Nebra (Unstrut) 10/03/1990 Nebra County
07/01/1994 A.
Neubrandenburg 10/03/1990 District of Neubrandenburg
06/12/1994 A.
04.09.2011 District of Mecklenburg Lake District
Neuburg on the Danube May 23, 1949 District of Neuburg an der Donau
05/01/1973 District of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
Neuhaus am Rennweg 10/03/1990 Neuhaus district
07/01/1994 A.
Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate May 23, 1949 District of Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate
Neunburg vorm Wald May 23, 1949 District of Neunburg vorm Wald
07/01/1972 A.
Neuruppin 10/03/1990 Neuruppin district
December 6, 1993 Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
Neuss 01/01/1975 Neuss district
07/01/2003 Rhine district of Neuss
Neustadt am Rübenberge May 23, 1949 Neustadt am Rübenberge district
04/01/1974 A.
Neustadt an der Aisch May 23, 1949 District Neustadt an der Aisch
05/01/1973 Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim district
Neustadt an der Haardt May 23, 1949 Neustadt an der Haardt district
1950 NE> Neustadt an der Weinstrasse
Neustadt an der Waldnaab May 23, 1949 Neustadt an der Waldnaab district
Neustadt an der Weinstrasse 1950 District of Neustadt an der Weinstrasse
06/07/1969 Bad Dürkheim district
04/05/1971 A.
Neustadt in the Black Forest May 23, 1949 Neustadt district
11/10/1956 Upper Black Forest district
07/01/1971 E> Titisee-Neustadt
Neustrelitz 10/03/1990 Neustrelitz district
06/12/1994 Mecklenburg-Strelitz district
04.09.2011 A.
New Ulm May 23, 1949 District of Neu-Ulm
07/01/1972 Illerkreis
05/01/1973 District of Neu-Ulm
Neuwied May 23, 1949 Neuwied district
Niebüll May 23, 1949 Südtondern district
04/26/1970 A.
Nienburg (Weser) May 23, 1949 District of Nienburg (Weser)
after 1982 NE> Nienburg / Weser
Nienburg / Weser after 1982 District of Nienburg / Weser
Niesky 10/03/1990 Niesky district
08/01/1994 A.
05/24/1996 Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia District
08/01/2008 A.
north May 23, 1949 North district
08/01/1977 A.
Nordhausen 10/03/1990 Nordhausen district
Nordhorn May 23, 1949 County of Grafschaft Bentheim
Nordlingen May 23, 1949 District of Noerdlingen
07/01/1972 District of Nördlingen-Donauwörth
05/01/1973 A.
Northeim May 23, 1949 Northeim district
Nuremberg 1965 District of Nuremberg
07/01/1972 A.
Nürtingen May 23, 1949 District of Nürtingen
01/01/1973 A.

O

County seat date County and / or note
Obernburg am Main May 23, 1949 District of Obernburg am Main
07/01/1972 A.
Oberviechtach May 23, 1949 District of Oberviechtach
07/01/1972 A.
Ochsenfurt May 23, 1949 District of Ochsenfurt
07/01/1972 A.
Oelsnitz / Vogtland 10/03/1990 District of Oelsnitz
01/01/1996 A.
Offenbach am Main May 23, 1949 Offenbach district
06/21/2002 A.
Offenburg May 23, 1949 Offenburg district
01/01/1973 Ortenau district
Öhringen May 23, 1949 District of Öhringen
01/01/1973 A.
Oldenburg in Holstein May 23, 1949 District of Oldenburg in Holstein
04/26/1970 A.
Oldenburg (Oldenburg) May 23, 1949 District of Oldenburg (Oldenburg)
07/01/1988 A.
Olpe May 23, 1949 District of Olpe
10/01/1969 District of Olpe
Opladen May 23, 1949 Rhein-Wupper district
01/01/1975 A.
Oranienburg 10/03/1990 Oranienburg district
December 6, 1993 Oberhavel district
place May 23, 1949 Wolfstein district
04/01/1954 E> Freyung
Oschatz 10/03/1990 District of Oschatz
08/01/1994 A.
Oschersleben (Bode) 10/03/1990 District of Oschersleben
07/01/1994 Bördekreis
07/01/2007 A.
Osnabrück May 23, 1949 District of Osnabrück
Osterburg 10/03/1990 District of Osterburg
07/01/1994 A.
Osterholz-Scharmbeck May 23, 1949 Osterholz district
Osterode am Harz May 23, 1949 District of Osterode am Harz
11/01/2016 A.
Otterndorf May 23, 1949 District of Hadeln
08/01/1977 A.
Ottweiler 01/01/1957 District of Ottweiler
01/01/1974 Neunkirchen district

P

County seat date County and / or note
Paderborn May 23, 1949 Paderborn district
10/01/1969 Paderborn district
Papenburg 01/01/1973 Aschendorf-Hümmling district
08/01/1977 A.
Parchim 10/03/1990 Parchim district
04.09.2011 Southwest Mecklenburg district
07.09.2011 Ludwigslust-Parchim district
Parsberg May 23, 1949 Parsberg district
07/01/1972 A.
Pasewalk 10/03/1990 Pasewalk district
06/12/1994 Uecker-Randow district
04.09.2011 A.
Passau May 23, 1949 District of Passau
Pegnitz May 23, 1949 District of Pegnitz
07/01/1972 A.
Torment May 23, 1949 District of Peine
Pearl Mountain 10/03/1990 District of Perleberg
December 6, 1993 District of Prignitz
Pfaffenhofen on the Ilm May 23, 1949 Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm district
Parish churches May 23, 1949 District of Pfarrkirchen
07/01/1972 Rottal district
05/01/1973 Rottal-Inn district
Pforzheim May 23, 1949 District of Pforzheim
01/01/1973 Enzkreis
Pinneberg May 23, 1949 Pinneberg district
Pirmasens May 23, 1949 Pirmasens district
01/01/1997 Southwest Palatinate district
Pirna 10/03/1990 Pirna district
08/01/1994 Saxon Switzerland district
08/01/2008 District of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains
Plauen 10/03/1990 District of Plauen
01/01/1996 Vogtland district
Plön May 23, 1949 Plön district
Poessneck 10/03/1990 Pößneck district
07/01/1994 A.
Potsdam 10/03/1990 Potsdam district
December 6, 1993 A.
Prenzlau 10/03/1990 Prenzlau district
December 6, 1993 Uckermark district
Pritzwalk 10/03/1990 Pritzwalk district
December 6, 1993 A.
Prüm May 23, 1949 County of Prüm
07/11/1970 A.

footnote

1 In the Pinneberg district, the town of Pinneberg is specified as the official seat of the administration in its main statute, but the administration moved to an empty office complex on the outskirts of neighboring Elmshorn in October 2011 .

Q

County seat date County and / or note
Quedlinburg 10/03/1990 Quedlinburg district
07/01/2007 A.
Querfurt 10/03/1990 Querfurt district
07/01/1994 A.

R.

County seat date County and / or note
Rastatt May 23, 1949 Rastatt district
Rathenow 10/03/1990 Rathenow district
December 6, 1993 Havelland district
Ratzeburg May 23, 1949 District of the Duchy of Lauenburg
Ravensburg May 23, 1949 Ravensburg district
Recklinghausen May 23, 1949 Recklinghausen district
10/01/1969 Recklinghausen district
rain May 23, 1949 Regen district
regensburg May 23, 1949 Regensburg district
Rehau May 23, 1949 Rehau district
07/01/1972 A.
Reichenbach in Vogtland 10/03/1990 Reichenbach district
01/01/1996 A.
Renchen May 23, 1949 District of Kehl
04/08/1953 A.
Rendsburg May 23, 1949 District of Rendsburg
04/26/1970 District of Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Reutlingen May 23, 1949 District of Reutlingen
Rheda-Wiedenbrück 10/01/1970 District of Wiedenbrück
01/01/1973 Gütersloh district
1997 A.
Ribnitz-Damgarten 10/03/1990 Ribnitz-Damgarten district
06/12/1994 A.
Riedenburg May 23, 1949 Riedenburg district
07/01/1972 A.
Riesa 10/03/1990 Riesa district
08/01/1994 A.
Rinteln May 23, 1949 County of Schaumburg
08/01/1977 A.
Röbel / Müritz 10/03/1990 District of Röbel / Müritz
06/12/1994 A.
Rochlitz 10/03/1990 District of Rochlitz
08/01/1994 A.
Rockenhausen May 23, 1949 Rockenhausen district
06/07/1969 A.
Roding May 23, 1949 Roding district
07/01/1972 A.
Rosenheim May 23, 1949 Rosenheim district
Rosslau 10/03/1990 District of Roßlau
07/01/1994 A.
Rostock 10/03/1990 Rostock district
June 12, 1994 A.
Rotenburg on the Fulda May 23, 1949 Rotenburg (Fulda) district
08/01/1972 A.
Rotenburg in Hanover May 23, 1949 Rotenburg district in Hanover
05/16/1969 NE> Rotenburg (Wümme)
Rotenburg (Wümme) 05/16/1969 Rotenburg (Wümme) district
Roth 03/13/1973 District of Roth near Nuremberg
05/01/1973 District of Roth
Roth near Nuremberg 07/01/1972 District of Roth near Nuremberg
03/13/1973 NE> Roth
Rothenburg ob der Tauber May 23, 1949 District of Rothenburg ob der Tauber
07/01/1972 A.
Rottenburg an der Laaber May 23, 1949 Rottenburg an der Laaber district
07/01/1972 A.
Rottweil May 23, 1949 Rottweil district
Rudesheim am Rhein May 23, 1949 Rheingau district
01/01/1977 A.
Rudolstadt 10/03/1990 Rudolstadt district
07/01/1994 A.

S.

County seat date County and / or note
Saalfeld 10/03/1990 District of Saalfeld
07/01/1994 Schwarza circle
09/29/1994 District of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Saarbrücken 01/01/1957 District of Saarbrücken
01/01/1974 Saarbrücken city association
01/01/2008 Regional association Saarbrücken
Saarburg May 23, 1949 Saarburg district
06/07/1969 A.
Saarlouis 01/01/1957 Saarlouis district
Säckingen May 23, 1949 District of Säckingen
01/01/1973 A.
Salzwedel 10/03/1990 Salzwedel district
07/01/1994 Westliche Altmark district
08/15/1994 Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
Sangerhausen 10/03/1990 Sangerhausen district
07/01/2007 Mansfeld-Südharz district
Sankt Goar May 23, 1949 District of Sankt Goar
06/07/1969 A.
Sankt Goarshausen May 23, 1949 District of Sankt Goarshausen
01/01/1962 Loreley circle
06/07/1969 A.
Saint Ingbert 01/01/1957 District of Sankt Ingbert
01/01/1974 A.
Sankt Wendel 01/01/1957 District of Sankt Wendel
December 01, 2000 NE> St. Wendel
Saulgau May 23, 1949 Saulgau district
01/01/1973 A.
Scheinfeld May 23, 1949 Scheinfeld district
07/01/1972 A.
Schleiden May 23, 1949 Schleiden district
10/01/1969 Schleiden district
01/01/1972 A.
Schleiz 10/03/1990 Schleiz district
07/01/1994 Saale-Orla district
Schleswig May 23, 1949 Schleswig district
March 24, 1974 Schleswig-Flensburg district
Schluechtern May 23, 1949 District of Schlüchtern
07/01/1974 A.
Schmalkalden 10/03/1990 Schmalkalden district
07/01/1994 A.
Schmoelln 10/03/1990 District of Schmölln
07/01/1994 A.
Schönebeck 10/03/1990 District of Schönebeck
07/01/2007 A.
Schongau May 23, 1949 Schongau district
07/01/1972 A.
Schrobenhausen May 23, 1949 Schrobenhausen district
07/01/1972 A.
Schwabach May 23, 1949 Schwabach district
07/01/1972 A.
Schwäbisch Gmünd May 23, 1949 District of Schwäbisch Gmünd
01/01/1973 A.
Schwäbisch Hall May 23, 1949 Schwäbisch Hall district
Schwabmünchen May 23, 1949 Schwabmünchen district
07/01/1972 A.
Schwalmstadt 10/31/1970 Ziegenhain district
01/01/1974 A.
Schwandorf 12/28/1972 Schwandorf district in Bavaria
05/01/1973 Schwandorf district
Schwandorf in Bavaria 07/01/1972 Schwandorf district in Bavaria
12/28/1972 NE> Schwandorf
Schwarzenberg / Ore Mountains 10/03/1990 Schwarzenberg district
08/01/1994 A.
Schweinfurt May 23, 1949 Schweinfurt district
Schwelm May 23, 1949 Ennepe-Ruhr district
Schwerin 10/03/1990 Schwerin district
06/12/1994 A.
Sebnitz 10/03/1990 District of Sebnitz
08/01/1994 A.
Seelow 10/03/1990 Seelow district
December 6, 1993 District of Märkisch-Oderland
Senftenberg 10/03/1990 Senftenberg district
December 6, 1993 Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
Siegburg May 23, 1949 Siegkreis
08/01/1969 Rhein-Sieg district
Wins May 23, 1949 District of Siegen
10/01/1969 District victories
01/01/1984 Siegen-Wittgenstein district
Sigmaringen May 23, 1949 District of Sigmaringen
Simmer May 23, 1949 Simmern district
06/01/1960 NEAR> Simmern / Hunsrück
Simmern / Hunsrück 06/01/1960 Simmern district
06/07/1969 Rhein-Hunsrück district
Sinsheim May 23, 1949 District of Sinsheim
01/01/1973 A.
Soest May 23, 1949 Soest district
10/01/1969 Soest district
Soltau May 23, 1949 District of Soltau
08/01/1977 A.
Sömmerda 10/03/1990 Sömmerda district
Sondershausen 10/03/1990 Sondershausen district
07/01/1994 Kyffhäuserkreis
Sonneberg 10/03/1990 Sonneberg district
Sonthofen May 23, 1949 District of Sonthofen
07/01/1972 District of Oberallgäu
Speyer May 23, 1949 District of Speyer
06/07/1969 A.
Spremberg 10/03/1990 Spremberg district
December 6, 1993 A.
Jump May 23, 1949 Springe district
03/01/1974 A.
Stade May 23, 1949 District of Stade
Stadthagen May 23, 1949 Schaumburg-Lippe district
08/01/1977 Schaumburg district
Stadtroda 10/03/1990 District of Stadtroda
07/01/1994 A.
Stadtsteinach May 23, 1949 Stadtsteinach district
07/01/1972 A.
Relay stone May 23, 1949 Staffelstein district
07/01/1972 A.
Starnberg May 23, 1949 Starnberg district
Staßfurt 10/03/1990 Staßfurt district
07/01/1994 A.
Steinfurt 01/01/1975 Steinfurt district
Stendal 10/03/1990 District of Stendal
07/01/1994 District of Eastern Altmark
08/02/1994 District of Stendal
Sternberg 10/03/1990 Sternberg district
06/12/1994 A.
Stockach May 23, 1949 Stockach district
01/01/1973 A.
Stollberg / Ore Mountains 10/03/1990 Stollberg district
08/01/2008 A.
Stralsund 10/03/1990 Stralsund district
06/12/1994 A.
04.09.2011 District of Northern Pomerania
07.09.2011 District of Western Pomerania-Rügen
Strasburg 10/03/1990 Strasburg district
06/12/1994 A.
Straubing May 23, 1949 District of Straubing
07/01/1972 District of Straubing-Bogen
Strausberg 10/03/1990 District of Strausberg
December 6, 1993 A.
St. Wendel December 01, 2000 District of St. Wendel
Sulzbach-Rosenberg May 23, 1949 District of Sulzbach-Rosenberg
07/01/1972 A.
Syke May 23, 1949 County Hoya County
08/01/1977 A.

T

County seat date County and / or note
Tauberbischofsheim May 23, 1949 Tauberbischofsheim district
01/01/1973 Tauberkreis
01/01/1974 Main-Tauber district
Tecklenburg May 23, 1949 Tecklenburg district
10/01/1969 Tecklenburg district
01/01/1975 A.
Templin 10/03/1990 Templin district
December 6, 1993 A.
Teterow 10/03/1990 Teterow district
06/12/1994 A.
Tettnang May 23, 1949 Tettnang district
01/01/1973 A.
Tirschenreuth May 23, 1949 Tirschenreuth district
Titisee-Neustadt 10/10/1971 Upper Black Forest district
01/01/1973 A.
Toenning May 23, 1949 District of Eiderstedt
04/26/1970 A.
Torgau 10/03/1990 Torgau district
08/01/1994 Torgau-Oschatz district
08/01/2008 Northern Saxony district
Traunstein May 23, 1949 District of Traunstein
trier May 23, 1949 District of Trier
06/07/1969 District of Trier-Saarburg
Tübingen May 23, 1949 Tübingen district
Tuttlingen May 23, 1949 Tuttlingen district

U

County seat date County and / or note
Überlingen May 23, 1949 Überlingen district
01/01/1973 A.
Ueckermünde 10/03/1990 Ueckermünde district
06/12/1994 A.
Uelzen May 23, 1949 District of Uelzen
Uffenheim May 23, 1949 Uffenheim district
07/01/1972 A.
Ulm May 23, 1949 District of Ulm
01/01/1973 Alb-Danube district
Unna May 23, 1949 Unna district
10/01/1969 Unna district
Usingen May 23, 1949 Usingen district
08/01/1972 A.

V

County seat date County and / or note
Vaihingen an der Enz May 23, 1949 Vaihingen district
01/01/1973 A.
Vechta May 23, 1949 District of Vechta
Verden May 23, 1949 Verden district
Viechtach May 23, 1949 Viechtach district
07/01/1972 A.
Viersen 08.1984 District of Viersen
Villingen May 23, 1949 District of Villingen
01/01/1972 E> Villingen-Schwenningen
Villingen-Schwenningen 01/01/1972 Villingen-Schwenningen district
01/01/1973 Schwarzwald-Baar district
Vilsbiburg May 23, 1949 Vilsbiburg district
07/01/1972 A.
Vilshofen May 23, 1949 Vilshofen district
07/01/1972 A.
Vohenstrauss May 23, 1949 Vohenstrauss district
07/01/1972 A.

W.

County seat date County and / or note
Waiblingen May 23, 1949 Waiblingen district
01/01/1973 Rems-Murr district
Waldmünchen May 23, 1949 Waldmünchen district
07/01/1972 A.
Waldshut May 23, 1949 Waldshut district
01/01/1975 E> Waldshut-Tiengen
Waldshut-Tiengen 01/01/1975 Waldshut district
Wangen in the Allgäu May 23, 1949 District of Wangen
01/01/1973 A.
Wanzleben 10/03/1990 Wanzleben district
07/01/1994 A.
Warburg May 23, 1949 Warburg district
10/01/1969 Warburg district
10/01/1975 A.
Goods (Müritz) 10/03/1990 Waren district
06/12/1994 Müritz district
04.09.2011 A.
Warendorf May 23, 1949 Warendorf district
10/01/1969 Warendorf district
Wasserburg am Inn May 23, 1949 Wasserburg am Inn district
07/01/1972 A.
Wegscheid May 23, 1949 Wegscheid district
07/01/1972 A.
Weilburg May 23, 1949 Oberlahnkreis
07/01/1974 A.
Weilheim in Upper Bavaria May 23, 1949 Weilheim district in Upper Bavaria
05/01/1973 Weilheim-Schongau district
Weimar 10/03/1990 Weimar district
07/01/1994 A.
Weißenburg in Bavaria May 23, 1949 Weissenburg district in Bavaria
05/01/1973 Weissenburg-Gunzenhausen district
Weissenfels 10/03/1990 Weissenfels district
07/01/2007 A.
Weißwasser / Upper Lusatia 10/03/1990 Weißwasser district
08/01/1994 A.
Werdau 10/03/1990 Werdau district
08/01/1994 District of Zwickauer Land
08/01/2008 A.
Wernigerode 10/03/1990 Wernigerode district
07/01/2007 A.
Wertingen May 23, 1949 District of Wertingen
07/01/1972 A.
Wesel May 23, 1949 Rees county
10/01/1969 Rees County
01/01/1975 Wesel district
Westerburg May 23, 1949 Oberwesterwaldkreis
March 16, 1974 A.
Westerstede May 23, 1949 Ammerland district
Wetzlar May 23, 1949 Wetzlar district
01/01/1977 A.
08/01/1979 Lahn-Dill district
Wiedenbrück May 23, 1949 Wiedenbrück district
10/01/1969 District of Wiedenbrück
01/01/1970 E> Rheda-Wiedenbrück
Wildeshausen 07/01/1988 District of Oldenburg (Oldenburg)
1993 District of Oldenburg
Winsen an der Luhe May 23, 1949 Harburg district
Wismar 10/03/1990 Wismar district
06/12/1994 A.
04.09.2011 Northwest Mecklenburg District
Wittenberg Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Wittlage May 23, 1949 Wittlage district
07/01/1972 A.
Wittlich May 23, 1949 Wittlich district
06/07/1969 Bernkastel-Wittlich district
Wittmund May 23, 1949 Wittmund district
08/01/1977 District of Friesland
01/01/1980 Wittmund district
Wittstock 10/03/1990 Wittstock district
December 6, 1993 A.
Witzenhausen May 23, 1949 Witzenhausen district
01/01/1974 A.
Wolfach May 23, 1949 Wolfach district
01/01/1973 A.
Wolfenbüttel May 23, 1949 Wolfenbüttel district
Wolfhagen May 23, 1949 Wolfhagen district
08/01/1972 A.
Wolfratshausen May 23, 1949 Wolfratshausen district
07/01/1972 A.
Wolgast 10/03/1990 Wolgast district
06/12/1994 A.
Wolmirstedt 10/03/1990 Wolmirstedt district
07/01/1994 A.
Worbis 10/03/1990 District of Worbis
07/01/1994 A.
Worms May 23, 1949 District of Worms
06/07/1969 A.
Wunsiedel May 23, 1949 District of Wunsiedel
05/01/1973 District of Wunsiedel in the Fichtel Mountains
Wurzburg May 23, 1949 Würzburg district
Spice up 10/03/1990 Wurzen district
08/01/1994 A.

Z

County seat date County and / or note
Time 10/03/1990 Zeitz district
07/01/1994 A.
Zell (Moselle) May 23, 1949 District of Zell (Mosel)
06/07/1969 A.
Zella Mehlis 10/03/1990 District of Suhl
07/01/1994 A.
Zerbst 10/03/1990 Zerbst district
07/01/1994 Anhalt-Zerbst district
07/01/2007 A.
Zeulenroda 10/03/1990 Zeulenroda district
07/01/1994 A.
Goat grove May 23, 1949 Ziegenhain district
December 31, 1970 E> Schwalmstadt
Zirndorf 02/18/2003 Fürth district
Zittau 10/03/1990 Zittau district
08/01/1994 Saxon Upper Lusatia District
01/01/1995 Löbau-Zittau district
08/01/2008 A.
Zossen 10/03/1990 Zossen district
December 6, 1993 A.
Zschopau 10/03/1990 Zschopau district
08/01/1994 A.
Zweibrücken May 23, 1949 District of Zweibrücken
04/22/1972 A.
Zwickau 10/03/1990 Zwickau district
08/01/1994 A.
08/01/2008 Zwickau district

Districts with more than two former district towns

In the following lists all districts are listed, in which there are three or more former district towns (and possibly district main cakes):

Districts with six former district towns

district country County seat former district towns
Mecklenburg Lake District Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Neubrandenburg Altentreptow , Demmin , Malchin , Neustrelitz , Röbel / Müritz , Waren (Müritz)
Central Saxony Saxony Freiberg Brand-Erbisdorf , Döbeln , Flöha , Hainichen , Mittweida , Rochlitz

Districts with five former district towns

district country County seat former district towns
Erzgebirgskreis Saxony Annaberg-Buchholz Aue , Marienberg , Schwarzenberg / Erzgebirge , Stollberg / Erzgebirge , Zschopau
Vorpommern-Greifswald Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Greifswald Anklam , Pasewalk , Strasburg , Ueckermünde , Wolgast

Districts with four former district towns

district country County seat former district towns
Burgenland district Saxony-Anhalt Naumburg Hohenmölsen , Nebra (Unstrut) , Weißenfels , Zeitz
Goerlitz Saxony Goerlitz Löbau , Niesky , Weißwasser / Oberlausitz , Zittau
Ludwigslust-Parchim Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Parchim Hagenow , Lübz , Ludwigslust , Sternberg
Ortenau district Baden-Württemberg Offenburg Kehl , Lahr , Renchen , Wolfach
Schwandorf Bavaria Schwandorf Burglengenfeld , Nabburg , Neunburg vorm Wald , Oberviechtach
Vogtland district Saxony Plauen Auerbach / Vogtland , Klingenthal , Oelsnitz / Vogtland , Reichenbach in Vogtland

Districts with three former district towns

district country County seat former district towns
Ansbach Bavaria Ansbach Dinkelsbühl , Feuchtwangen , Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Bautzen Saxony Bautzen Bischofswerda , Hoyerswerda , Kamenz
Börde Saxony-Anhalt Haldensleben Oschersleben (Bode) , Wanzleben , Wolmirstedt
Cham Bavaria Cham Kötzting , Roding , Waldmünchen
Goettingen Lower Saxony Goettingen Duderstadt , Hann. Münden , Osterode am Harz
Hanover, region Lower Saxony Hanover Burgdorf , Neustadt am Rübenberge , Springe
court Bavaria court Münchberg , Naila , Rehau
Leipzig Saxony Borna Geithain , Grimma , Wurzen
Main-Spessart Bavaria Karlstadt Gemünden am Main , Lohr am Main , Marktheidenfeld
Rostock Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Guestrow Bad Doberan , Bützow , Teterow
North Saxony Saxony Torgau Delitzsch , Eilenburg , Oschatz
Western Pomerania-Ruegen Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Stralsund Mountains on Rügen , Grimmen , Ribnitz-Damgarten
Osnabrück Lower Saxony Osnabrück Bersenbrück , Melle , Wittlage
Passau Bavaria Passau Griesbach im Rottal , Vilshofen , Wegscheid
Salzlandkreis Saxony-Anhalt Bernburg (Saale) Aschersleben , Schönebeck , Staßfurt
Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains Saxony Pirna Dippoldiswalde , Freital , Sebnitz
Schwalm-Eder district Hesse Homberg (Efze) Fritzlar , Melsungen , Schwalmstadt ( until December 30, 1970 Ziegenhain )
Zwickau Saxony Zwickau Glauchau , Hohenstein-Ernstthal , Werdau

See also