List of German city foundations / 21. century
Awarded the title of city
The following German cities were awarded the title city in the 21st century :
- 2001 Rösrath ( Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis ), conferred city rights
- 2002 Erbach (Danube) ( Alb-Donau-Kreis ), granted city rights
- 2003 Burgwedel ( Hanover region ), granted city rights
- 2003 Großschirma ( district of central Saxony ), previously a municipality, took over the town charter of the incorporated town of Siebenlehn
- 2003 Holte-Stukenbrock Castle ( Gütersloh district ), granted city rights
- 2004 Churches (Sieg) ( district of Altenkirchen (Westerwald) ), granted city rights
- 2004 Remseck am Neckar ( Ludwigsburg district ), granted city rights
- 2004 Schortens ( district of Friesland ), granted city rights
- 2005 Tornesch ( Pinneberg district ), granted city rights
- 2005 Bad Krozingen ( Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district ), granted city rights
- 2006 Wiesmoor ( district of Aurich ), granted city rights
- 2006 Hagenbach ( district of Germersheim ), granted city rights
- 2006 Nieder-Olm ( Mainz-Bingen district ), granted city rights
- 2007 Florstadt ( Wetteraukreis ), renewed town charter (first time 1365)
- 2007 Dessau-Roßlau , merger of the independent city of Dessau and the city of Roßlau to form a new independent city
- 2007 Neu-Anspach ( Hochtaunuskreis ), granted city rights, previously a municipality
- 2007 Riedstadt ( Groß-Gerau district ), granted city rights
- 2007 Stadtbergen ( district of Augsburg ), granted city rights, previously market
- 2008 Schwentinental ( Plön district ), re-establishment after two municipalities merged
- 2008 Rutesheim ( district of Böblingen ), granted city rights
- 2009 Sandersdorf-Brehna ( district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld ), merger of the city of Brehna and the communities of Glebitzsch, Petersroda, Roitzsch and Sandersdorf, city rights taken over by Brehna
- 2009 Ulmen ( district of Cochem-Zell ), renewed town charter
- 2009 Rheinböllen ( Rhein-Hunsrück district ), granted city rights
- 2009 Wörrstadt ( Alzey-Worms district ), granted city rights
- 2010 Upper Harz am Brocken ( Harz district ), merger of the city of Elbingerode with six other municipalities
- 2010 Verl ( Gütersloh district ), conferred city rights
- 2010 Raguhn-Jeßnitz ( district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld ), granting of town charter after the voluntary amalgamation of eight previously independent municipalities
- 2010 Southern Anhalt ( district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld ), granting of city rights after the voluntary amalgamation of 18 previously independent municipalities
- 2010 Emmelshausen ( Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis ), granted city rights
- 2011 Elsdorf ( Rhein-Erft district ), granted city rights
- 2011 Olching ( Fürstenfeldbruck district ), conferred city rights
- 2011 Oranienbaum-Wörlitz ( Wittenberg district ), merger of the cities of Oranienbaum and Wörlitz
- 2011 Puchheim ( Fürstenfeldbruck district ), granted city rights
- 2011 Speicher ( Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm ), granted city rights
- 2011 Auma-Weidatal ( district of Greiz ), takes over the town charter of the city of Auma
- 2011 Brotterode-Trusetal ( district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen ), takes over the town charter of the town of Brotterode
- 2012 Erlensee ( Main-Kinzig-Kreis ), granted city rights
- 2012 Velen ( Borken district ), granted city rights
- 2013 Belgern-Schildau ( district of North Saxony ), takes over the town charter of the two cities of Belgern and Schildau
- 2013 Lauter-Bernsbach ( Erzgebirgskreis ), takes over the town charter of the city Lauter / Sa.
- 2013 Ginsheim-Gustavsburg ( Groß-Gerau district ), granted city rights
- 2013 Wildau ( district of Dahme-Spreewald ), granted city rights
- 2013 Nierstein ( Mainz-Bingen district ), granted city rights
- 2014 Blaustein ( Alb-Donau-Kreis ), granted city rights
- 2015 Geestland ( district of Cuxhaven ), takes over the town charter of the city of Langen
- 2017 Werlte ( Emsland district ), award of city rights
- 2017 Daaden ( district of Altenkirchen (Westerwald) ), granted city rights
- 2018 Oberzent ( Odenwaldkreis ), takes over the town charter of the city of Beerfelden
- 2019 Jüchen ( Rhein-Kreis Neuss ), granted city rights
- 2020 Leingarten ( district of Heilbronn ), award of city rights