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'''Bundesländer''' (singular, ''das Bundesland''; English, "federal states" or "federal provinces") are the largest political subdivisions of [[Austria]] and [[Germany]]. | |||
==Germany== | |||
Germany is made up of 16 federal states, or Bundesländer. The layout of the states of [[Germany]] was rearranged after [[World War II]], but the individual states have maintained their cultural identities. The main important fields of politics, the governments of the federal states control and finance, are education and police. | Germany is made up of 16 federal states, or Bundesländer. The layout of the states of [[Germany]] was rearranged after [[World War II]], but the individual states have maintained their cultural identities. The main important fields of politics, the governments of the federal states control and finance, are education and police. | ||
==List of German States and their Capitals (parenthesised)== | ===List of German States and their Capitals (parenthesised)=== | ||
Note: Where the german word differs from the english one it is found after a /. | Note: Where the german word differs from the english one it is found after a /. | ||
* Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart) | * [[Baden-Württemberg]] ([[Stuttgart]]) | ||
* [[Bavaria]] / Bayern (Munich / München) | * [[Bavaria]] / Bayern ([[Munich]] / München) | ||
* Brandenburg (Potsdam) | * [[Brandenburg]] ([[Potsdam]]) | ||
* Hesse / Hessen (Wiesbaden) | * [[Hesse]] / Hessen ([[Wiesbaden]]) | ||
* Lower Saxony / Niedersachsen (Hanover / Hannover) | * [[Lower Saxony]] / Niedersachsen ([[Hanover]] / Hannover) | ||
* Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Schwerin) | * [[Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]] / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ([[Schwerin]]) | ||
* North Rhineland-Westphalia / Nordrhein-Westfalen (Düsseldorf) | * [[North Rhineland-Westphalia]] / Nordrhein-Westfalen ([[Düsseldorf]]) | ||
* Rhineland-Palatinate / Rheinland-Pfalz (Mainz) | * [[Rhineland-Palatinate]] / Rheinland-Pfalz ([[Mainz]]) | ||
* Saarland (Saarbrücken) | * [[Saarland]] ([[Saarbrücken]]) | ||
* Saxony / Sachsen (Dresden) | * [[Saxony]] / Sachsen ([[Dresden]]) | ||
* Saxony-Anhalt / Sachsen-Anhalt (Magdeburg) | * [[Saxony-Anhalt]] / Sachsen-Anhalt ([[Magdeburg]]) | ||
* Schleswig-Holstein (Kiel) | * [[Schleswig-Holstein]] ([[Kiel]]) | ||
* Thuringia / Thüringen (Erfurt) | * [[Thuringia]] / Thüringen ([[Erfurt]]) | ||
Additionally, three cities are their own state. | |||
* [[Berlin]] | |||
* [[Bremen]] | |||
* [[Hamburg]] | |||
==Austria== | |||
Latest revision as of 19:14, 5 May 2008
Bundesländer (singular, das Bundesland; English, "federal states" or "federal provinces") are the largest political subdivisions of Austria and Germany.
Germany
Germany is made up of 16 federal states, or Bundesländer. The layout of the states of Germany was rearranged after World War II, but the individual states have maintained their cultural identities. The main important fields of politics, the governments of the federal states control and finance, are education and police.
List of German States and their Capitals (parenthesised)
Note: Where the german word differs from the english one it is found after a /.
- Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart)
- Bavaria / Bayern (Munich / München)
- Brandenburg (Potsdam)
- Hesse / Hessen (Wiesbaden)
- Lower Saxony / Niedersachsen (Hanover / Hannover)
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Schwerin)
- North Rhineland-Westphalia / Nordrhein-Westfalen (Düsseldorf)
- Rhineland-Palatinate / Rheinland-Pfalz (Mainz)
- Saarland (Saarbrücken)
- Saxony / Sachsen (Dresden)
- Saxony-Anhalt / Sachsen-Anhalt (Magdeburg)
- Schleswig-Holstein (Kiel)
- Thuringia / Thüringen (Erfurt)
Additionally, three cities are their own state.