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==Current States of Germany and Their Territory From Historic States==  
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After East Germany and West Germany were reunited, these jurisdictions of the government were put in place.  Generally, when researching genealogical records, it is important to discern what government entity would have jurisdiction over the records of that locality at the time the record was made. So, if the town your ancestor came from is in Baden-Württemberg today, the records in 1890 might be found under just Baden.
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''[[Germany]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Germany Empire and Current States'''
 
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==Current States of Germany and Their Territory From the German Empire Provinces and Duchies==  
After East Germany and West Germany were reunited, these jurisdictions of the government were put in place.  Generally, when researching genealogical records, it is important to discern what government entity would have jurisdiction over the records of that locality at the time the record was made. For example, if the town your ancestor came from is in Baden-Württemberg today, the records in 1890 might be found in a library catalog under just Baden. If you learn that your ancestor lived in Baden in 1890, and you want to write to the local church to enquire about records, use Baden-Württemberg in the address.
===Alsace-Lorraine (Elsass-Lothringen)===
In 1919, the Elsass-Lothringen region was awarded to France as a result of World War I.
<br>
{|
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|[[File:German Empire - Alsace Lorraine (1871).svg.png|200px|thumb|left|Alsace Lorraine, German Empire 1870]]
|
====Departments====
Each department has a Wiki page giving instructions and links to online records.<br>
 
*[[Moselle, France Genealogy|Moselle]] (57)
*[[Meurthe-et-Moselle, France Genealogy|Meurthe-et-Moselle]] (54)
*[[Bas-Rhin, France Genealogy|Bas-Rhin]] (67)
*[[Haut-Rhin, France Genealogy|Haut-Rhin]] (68)
*[[Vosges, France Genealogy|Vosges]] (88)
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[[File:Alsace Lorraine departments evolution map-en.svg (1).png|450px|thumb|Department Evolution Map]]
<br>
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|}


===Baden-Württemberg===
===Baden-Württemberg===
:*[[Baden Genealogy|Baden]]  
{|
:*[[Württemberg Genealogy|Württemberg]]
|-
:*[[Hohenzollern, Germany Genealogy|Hohenzollern]]  
|style="vertical-align:top; width=10%"|
:*the [[Württemberg Genealogy|Württemberg]] part of Swabia.
Historic areas now<br>
in [[Baden-Württemberg, Germany Genealogy|'''Baden-Württemberg''']]
*'''Baden'''
*'''Württemberg'''
*'''Hohenzollern'''
[[File:B-W location in Germany.png|125px]]
 
|style="vertical-align:top; width=35%"|
<center>'''Former States Now<br> in Baden-Württemberg'''</center>
[[File:Baden-Wuettemberg regions.png|367px]]
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<center>'''Modern Baden-Württemberg'''</center><br>
[[File:Modern Baden-Württemberg map.png]]
 
|}
 
===Bavaria===
===Bavaria===
:*[[Bavaria Genealogy|Bavaria]]
:*parts of [[Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha Genealogy|Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha]]
===Berlin (city and state)===
===[[Brandenburg Genealogy|Brandenburg]]===


===[[Bremen Genealogy|Bremen (independent city]])===
{|
:*Bremen
|-
:*Bremerhaven
|style="vertical-align:top; width=10%; padding-right:30px"|
'''Historic<br>
areas now in '''Bavaria:''' <br>
*[[Bavaria, Germany Genealogy|'''Bavaria''']]
*Coburg (part of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha)<br>
*The Pfalz (Palatinate) belonged to Bavaria until 1945, and then became part of the modern state of [[Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Genealogy|'''Rhineland-Palatinate''']]
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<center>'''Bavaria 19th Century and Beyond'''</center>
'''Duchy of Coburg'''<br>
'''(now part of [[Upper Franconia District, Bavaria Genealogy|Upper Franconia, Bavaria)''']]<br>
[[File:Coburg.png|200px]]<br>
[[File:Historic bavaria.png|450px]]
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<center> '''Modern Administrative Regions of Bavaria'''</center><br>
[[File:WV-Bavaria regions.svg.png|375px]]
 
|}
 
===Comparison of Brandenburg in 1871 and Modern Brandenburg===
At the end of World War II, a large section of 1871 Brandenburg, the Neumark, was ceded to Poland. As the Neumark lay east of the Oder-Neisse line which formed the new border between Allied-controlled Germany and Poland, the region was put under Polish administration. Germans remaining in the region were expelled and their land and possessions confiscated. A small part of the German population, mostly technicians for the water supply companies, were retained and used for compulsory labour; they were allowed to emigrate to Germany in the 1950s. According to the Centre Against Expulsions, 40,000 Neumarkers were killed in action as soldiers, 395,000 fled to West or East Germany by 1950, and 208,000 died, disappeared, or were murdered during the course of flight or expulsion by Polish and Soviet troops.<br>
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neumark--Wikipedia, "Neumark"]
For research help, go to
*[[Brandenburg, Germany Genealogy|'''Brandenburg, Germany Genealogy''']]
*[[How to Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Records for Brandenburg, Germany|'''How to Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Records for Brandenburg, Germany''']]
*[[Neumark (region), Brandenburg, Germany Genealogy|'''Neumark (region), Brandenburg, Germany Genealogy''']]
{|
|-
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'''Brandenburg Prior to Partition'''
The eastern region of the Neumark was given<br>
to Poland in 1945 to create modern <br>
Brandenburg.<br>
(Click on the map to see a larger version.)
<br>
<br>
[[File:Province of Brandenburg Kingdom of Prussia, 1905, Administrative Map-1.png|680px]]
|'''Modern Brandenburg'''
(Click on the map, and then click on link "Original version" to see a larger version.)
[[File:Karte der Ämter in Brandenburg.png|460px]]
|-
|'''Kreise of the Neumark in 1873'''<br>
1.  For the 1871 Meyers Gazettee and the FamilySearch Catalog, these counties will be listed as part of Brandenburg.<br>
2.  When dealing with modern locations, archives, and parish correspondence, they will be part of Poland.
<br>
<br>
[[File:Neumark1818.jpg|250px]]
|}
 
===Brunswick (Braunschweig)===
'''The enclaves of Calvorde and Blankenburg are now in Saxony- (Sachsen-) Anhalt. The rest of Brunswick is now in the state of Lower Saxony.'''
 
{|
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|<center>'''Duchy of Brunswick, 1914 (in orange)'''<br>
 
 
 
 
[[File:Duchy of Brunswick, 1914.png|500px]]
 
|style="padding-left:15px; vertical-align:top"|
'''After World War II, Brunswick was divided into the state of Lower Saxony, West Germany (dark gray background), and Saxony- (Sachsen-) Anhalt, East Germany (light gray background).'''<br>
 
[[File:Brunswick post WW II.png|700px]]
|}
<br>
 
===Hamburg===
In 1937-38, several municipalities from neighboring Schleswig-Holstein and Hannover were annexed to Hamburg. These boundary changes will have an impact on where you will find records. These maps show the original areas of Hamburg during the time of the German Empire and the annexed areas which are part of Hamburg today.
 
===1937-1938 Boundary Changes of Hamburg===
====Regional Gains of Hamburg====
The country of Hamburg was in detail:
*From the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein
**The municipality of Altona with 248,589 inhabitants (1937)
**The district of Wandsbek
**From the district of Stormarn the municipalities Bergstedt , Billstedt , Bramfeld , Duvenstedt , Hummelsbüttel , Lemsahl-Mellingstedt , Lohbrügge , Poppenbüttel , Rahlstedt , Sasel , Steilshoop and Wellingsbüttel
**From the district Pinneberg the municipality Lokstedt with Niendorf and Schnelsen
**From the administrative district Herzogtum Lauenburg the place Kurslack in the Achterschlag of the municipality Börnsen
*From the Lüneburg district of the Prussian province of Hanover
**Of the administrative district Harburg-Wilhelmsburg with 112,293 inhabitants (1937)
**from the district of Harburg, the municipalities Altenwerder , Finkenwerder [8] , Fischbek , Francop , Gut Moor , Kirchwerder [9] , Langenbeck , Marmstorf , Neuenfelde , Neugraben , Neuland , Rönneburg , Sinstorf and the town Over Hook the municipality Over
*From the government district Stade of the Prussian province of Hanover
**from the district of Stade , the municipality Cranz
All the above mentioned cities and municipalities were merged with the city of Hamburg and the municipalities remaining with the Land of Hamburg as of April 1, 1938, into a unitary community, which was called Hansestadt Hamburg .
<br>
<br>
 
====Territories of Hamburg Given Away====
In exchange for this, the Hamburg enclaves went to Prussia
*To the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein
**To the administrative district Herzogtum Lauenburg the city Geesthacht
**To the Landkreis Stormarn the municipalities Großhansdorf and Schmalenbeck
*To the administrative district Land Hadeln in the government district Stade of the Prussian province of Hannover
**The city of Cuxhaven with Neuwerk and Scharhörn as well as the municipalities Berensch and Arensch , Gudendorf , Holte-Spangen, Oxstedt and Sahlenburg , with the exception of the Amerika-Hafen.
With this exception in the fourth implementing regulation to the Hamburg Act of March 22, 1937, Hamburg secured the America port in the city of Cuxhaven as an exclave.
--Source: [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gro%C3%9F-Hamburg-Gesetz Greater Hamburg Act]
<br>
<br>
<div style="padding-left:175px">
[[File:Hamburg annexations north.png|775px]]
</div>
[[File:Hamburg_annexations_south.png|1000px]]
<br>
<br>
'''Alt-Hamburg, the city center.  All of these areas were in the city-state of Hamburg during the time of the German Empire. This is a blowup of the central part of the preceding map (Kreise 2, 4, and 6.) '''
<br>
<br>
[[File:Hamburg city center.png|850px]]
<br>
<br>
 
===Hessen Refers to Several Different Localities===
When your ancestors reported their homeland as Hessen, it could have meant Hessen and Hessen-Nassau is the maps above.  It also could refer to one of these territories.  Basically, these are areas that went by other names prior to the unification of Germany in 1871. Then they were merged into [[Hessen, Germany Genealogy|Hessen and Hessen Nassau.]]
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{|
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'''These areas combined to make up [[Hessen, Germany Genealogy|Hessen-Nassau]] in 1871.'''<br>
_________________________________________
 
'''Hessen-Kassel'''
(a.k.a. Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, 1567-1803; Electorate of Hessen or Electoral Hessen, 1803-1866;
Hessen-Nassau, 1866-1945;
Province of Kurhessen, 1945-46)
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br><br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
'''Hessen-Homburg, 1668-1806'''
 
(a.k.a. part of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1806-1815)
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
'''Free City of Wetzlar'''
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<br>
<br>
<br>
'''Hessen-Kassel 1871 Kreis'''
{|
|-
|style="padding-right:20px; vertical-align:top"|
Biedenkopf<br>
City of Hanau<br>
City of Kassel<br>
City of Marburg<br>
Eschwege<br>
Fritzlar<br>
Gelnhausen<br>
Hanau<br>
Hersfeld<br>
Höchst<br>
|style="vertical-align:top"|
Homberg<br>
Kassel Kreis<br>
Marburg<br>
Melsungen<br>
Rotenburg<br>
Schlüchtern<br>
Wiesbaden<br>
Witzenhausen<br>
Ziegenhain<br>
|}
 
 
'''Homburg 1871 Kreis'''<br>
Oberlahnkreis, now Limburg-Weilburg <br>
Meisenheim (kreis), Rheinland, now Rheinland-Palatinate<br>
 
 
'''Wetzlar 1871 Kreis'''<br>
Wetzlar, exclave of Rhein Province<br>
|style="width:50%; border:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; padding:5px"|
[[File:Hessen areas 2.png|600px]]
|-
|style="width:25%; border:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; padding:5px"|
 
'''This area became [[Hessen, Germany Genealogy|Hessen]] in 1971.'''<br>
___________________________________________
'''Hessen-Darmstadt'''
 
(a.k.a. Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt;  Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine (1816-1867); Hessen, 1867-1919; People's State of Hesse, 1919-1945; Greater Hesse (Groß-Hessen), 1945-1946)<br>
 
'''It consisted of three areas: Rhenish-Hessen or Rhein-Hessen, Oberhessen, and Starkenberg.'''
|colspan "3" style="width:25%; border:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; padding:5px"|
{|
|-
|style="padding-right:20px; vertical-align:top"|
'''Rhein-Hessen'''<br>
'''1871 Kreis'''<br>
Worms<br>
Bingen<br>
Alzey<br>
Mainz<br>
City of Worms<br>
City of Mainz<br>
 


===[[Hamburg Genealogy|Hamburg (independent city)]]===
'''Oberhessen'''<br>
===[[Hessen Genealogy|Hessen]] ===
'''1871 Kreis'''<br>
:*[[Hessen Genealogy|Hessen]]  
Giessen<br>
:*[[Hessen-Nassau Genealogy|Hessen-Nassau]]
Volgelsbergkreis<br>
:*[[Waldeck Genealogy|Waldeck]]  
Wetteraukreis<br>
===Lower Saxony===
 
:*[[Lower Saxony Online Genealogy Records|Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|
:*[[Hannover Genealogy|Hannover]]  
'''Starkenburg'''<br>
:*[[Brunswick Genealogy|Brunswick]]  
'''1871 Kreis'''<br>
:*[[Schaumburg-Lippe Genealogy|Schaumburg-Lippe]]  
Bensheim <br>
Darmstadt<br>
Dieburg<br>
Erbach <br>
Hepperheim<br>
Gross-Gerau<br>
Offenbach<br>
|}
|style="width:50%; border:1px solid black; vertical-align:top; padding:5px"|
[[File:Hessen-Darmstadt 2.png|400px]]
|}
 
===Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)===
 
{|
|-
|style="vertical-align:top; width=10%; padding-right:30px"|
'''Historic areas now in Lower ''' <br>
'''Saxony (Niedersachsen):'''<br>
 
*[[Brunswick, Germany Genealogy|'''Brunswick (Braunschweig)''']]  
*[[Hannover, Germany Genealogy|'''Hannover''']] <br>
*[[Oldenburg, Germany Genealogy|'''Oldenburg''']]
*[[Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany Genealogy|'''Schaumburg-Lippe''' (S-L on map)]]
 
[[File:233px-Deutschland Lage von Niedersachsen.svg.png|125px]]
 
|
<center>'''Former States Now in Lower Saxony'''<br> '''(Niedersachsen)'''</center>
[[File:Niedersachsen regions.png|400px]]
|style="Padding-left:20px"|
<center>'''Modern Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)''' </center>
[[File:Modern Niedersachsen.png|400px]]
|}
<br>
[[File:Lower Saxony component states.png|1000px]]


===Mecklenburg-Vorpommern===
===Mecklenburg-Vorpommern===
:*[[Mecklenburg-Schwerin Genealogy|Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]  
{|
:*[[Mecklenburg-Strelitz Genealogy|Mecklenburg-Strelitz]]  
|-
:*[[Pomerania Genealogy|Western Pomerania]]  
|style="vertical-align:top; width=15%; padding-right:30px"|
===North Rhine-Westphalia===
'''Historic areas'''<br>
:*[[Rhineland Genealogy|Northern Rhineland]]  
'''now in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ''' <br>
:*[[Westphalia Genealogy|Westphalia]]  
'''(Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania):'''<br>
:*[[Lippe Genealogy|Lippe]]
*[[Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany Genealogy|'''Mecklenburg-Schwerin''']]  
*[[Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany Genealogy|'''Mecklenburg-Strelitz''']]  
*[[Pomerania Genealogy|'''Western Pomerania''']]
[[File:233px-Deutschland Lage von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.svg.png|125px]]
|style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:20px"|
<center>'''Former States Now in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)'''</center>
[[File:Karte-Mecklenburg.png|400px]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|
<center>'''Modern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern''' </center>
[[File:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern map.png]]
|}
 
===North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)===
{|
|-
|style="vertical-align:top; width=15%; padding-right:30px"|
'''Historic areas'''<br>
'''now in Nordrhein-Westfalen: ''' <br>
*[[North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Genealogy|'''Lippe''']]
*[[North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Genealogy|'''North Rhine''']]
*[[North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Genealogy|'''Westphalia''']]
[[File:Nordrhein-Westfalen.jpg|125px]]
|<center>'''Former States Now in Nordrhein-Westfalen'''</center> <br>
[[File:1024px-Map of NRW showing Lippe.svg.png|300px]]
|<center>'''Modern Nordrhein-Westfalen'''</center>
[[File:Modern Nordrhein-Westfalen.png]]
|}
 
===Prussia===
{|
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|style="width:40%; padding-right:30px|
[[Neumark (region), Brandenburg, Germany Genealogy|'''Brandenburg:''' the Neumark region,]] 1945: [[Neumark (region), Brandenburg, Germany Genealogy|Poland]] <br>
[[East Prussia, Germany Genealogy|'''East Prussia,]]''' 1945:  
*[[East Prussia, Germany Genealogy|Southern East Prussia, '''(Warmia) and (Masuria), and Soldau''']]became part of [[Poland Genealogy|Poland.]]
*[[East Prussia, Germany Genealogy|Northern East Prussia]] was divided between:
**[[Russia Genealogy|the '''Kaliningrad (formerly Königsberg) Oblast''']]: Russia
**the constituent counties of the [[East Prussia, Germany Genealogy|'''Klaipėda Region''']]: [[Lithuania Genealogy|Lithuania]]
**'''[[East Prussia, Germany Genealogy|Memel Territory]]''' : [[Lithuania Genealogy|Lithuania]]<br>
'''[[West Prussia, Germany Genealogy|Free City of Danzig,]]''' 1945: Poland<br>
'''[[Pomerania, Germany Genealogy|Pomerania]],''' 1945:
*'''western Pomerania''' is in [[Pomerania, Germany Genealogy|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany]]
*[[Pomerania, Germany Genealogy |'''Pomeralia (Gdansk Pomerania, or East Pomerania''')]]: Poland
|style="width:50%; vertical-align:top"|
[[Posen, Germany Genealogy|'''Posen,''']] 1919: Wielkie Księstwo Poznańskie, Poland<br>
'''[[Silesia, Germany Genealogy|Silesia (Schlesien),]]'''1945:
*mostly in [[Poland Genealogy|Poland]]
*[[Silesia, Germany Genealogy|'''The Hlučín Area of Moravian-Silesian Region''']]: <br>
:[[Czechia Genealogy|Czechia]]
*the small [[Silesia, Germany Genealogy|'''Lusatian strip''' west of the Oder-Neisse line]]: <br>
:[[Saxony, Germany Genealogy|Saxony]]
<br>
[[Silesia, Germany Genealogy|'''Upper Silesia''']], 1919: [[Poland Genealogy|Poland]] <br>
[[West Prussia, Germany Genealogy|'''West Prussia''',]] 1919: Pomeranian Voivodeship, [[Poland Genealogy|Poland]]
|}
[[File:1920px-German territorial losses 1919 and 1945.svg-1.png|900px]]


===[[Oldenburg Genealogy|Oldenburg (independent city)]]===
===Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz)===
===Rhineland-Palatinate===
'''Historic areas now in Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz):'''<br>
:*[[Rhineland Genealogy|Rhineland]]
*(the Rhenish Palatinate), part of Bavaria
:*parts of [[Bavaria Genealogy|Bavaria]]  (the Rhenish Palatinate)
*parts of Hessen-Darmstadt
:*the southern parts of the Prussian Rhine Province (including the District of Birkenfeld, which formerly belonged to [[Oldenburg Genealogy|Oldenburg)]]
*the southern parts of the '''Prussian Rhine Province '''
:*parts of the Prussian Province of Nassau (see [[Hessen-Nassau Genealogy|Hessen-Nassau)]]
*Rhineland (Rheinland)
:*parts of Hesse-Darmstadt (Rhenish [[Hessen Genealogy|Hesse]] on the western bank of the Rhine).
*parts of the Prussian Province of Hessen-Nassau
*the District of Birkenfeld, formerly part of Oldenburg
<br>
====Clickable Map====
'''CLICK ON THE LINKS IN THIS MAP TO FIND INSTRUCTIONS FOR GENEALOGY RESEARCH IN EACH REGION.'''
 
{{Rhineland-Palatinate imagemap}}


===Saarland===
===Saarland===
*Prior to its creation as the Territory of the Saar Basin by the League of Nations after World War I, the Saarland (or simply "the Saar", as it is frequently referred to) did not exist as a unified entity. Until then, some parts of it had been [[Prussia, Germany Genealogy|Prussian]] while others belonged to [[Bavaria Genealogy|Bavaria]].
{|
|-
|style="vertical-align:top; width=25%; padding-right:30px"|
'''Historic areas'''<br>
'''now in Saarland:''' <br>
'''(created after World War I.)'''
*the Saar-Pfalz (kreis or county) was from [[Bavaria Genealogy|'''Bavaria''']]
*all the other counties were from [[Prussia, Germany Genealogy|'''Prussia''']]
[[File:233px-Deutschland Lage des Saarlandes.svg.png|125px]]
|style="vertical-align:top; width=37%; padding-right:30px"|
<center>'''Modern Saarland and Former Areas Now in Saarland'''<br>
'''Saar-Pfalz-(kreis or county) Was Bavarian'''<br>
'''All Other Counties Were Prussian (Rheinland)'''</center>
[[File:2000px-Saarland, administrative divisions - de - colored.svg-1.png|500px]]
 
 
|}
 
===Saxe-Coburg-Gotha===
 
{|
|style="padding-right:25px"|
'''Coburg--became part of Bavaria'''<br>
[[File:Saxe-Coburg.png]]
|'''Gotha--became part of Thuringia'''<br>
[[File:Saxe-Gotha.png|300px]]
|}
 
===[[Saxony Genealogy|Saxony]] ===
===[[Saxony Genealogy|Saxony]] ===
The modern state of Saxony should not be confused with Old Saxony. Old Saxony corresponds approximately to the modern German states of Lower Saxony, [[Anhalt Genealogy|Saxony-Anhalt]]  and the [[Westphalia Genealogy|Westphalian]] part of North Rhine-Westphalia.
{|
|-
|style="vertical-align:top; width=25%; padding-right:30px"|
The Kingdom of Saxony became'''<br>
'''modern [[Saxony, Germany Genealogy|'''Saxony (Sachsen).''']]<br>
[[File:155px-Deutschland Lage von Sachsen.svg.png|125px]]
|style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:20px"|
<center>'''Kingdom of Saxony'''<br>'''German Empire, 1871'''</center><br>
[[File:German Empire - Saxony (1871).svg.png|280px]]
|style="vertical-align:top"|
<center>'''Modern State of Saxony''' <br>'''Former Kingdom of Saxony''' </center><br>
[[File:Modern Saxony Map.png]]
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{|
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'''"Old Saxony"' is the original homeland of the Saxons in the northwest corner of modern Germany and corresponds approximately to the modern German states of:<br>
*[[Germany Historic and Current States#Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)|'''Lower Saxony''']]
*[[Anhalt Genealogy|'''Saxony- (Sachsen-) Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt''')]]   
*[[North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Genealogy|'''Westphalia (Westfalen)''']]


===[[Anhalt Genealogy|Saxony-Anhalt]]===
|style="width:65%"|
:*[[Anhalt Genealogy|Anhalt]]
[[File:Old Saxony.JPG|400px]]
:*[[Province of Saxony, Germany Genealogy|Province of  Saxony]] (Prussia)  
 
|}
 
===[[Saxony- (Sachsen-) Anhalt, Germany Genealogy|Saxony- (Sachsen-) Anhalt]]===
{|
|-
|style="vertical-align:top; width=15%; padding-right:30px"|
'''Historic areas'''<br>
'''now in Saxony- (Sachsen-) Anhalt: ''' <br>
 
*'''Free State of Anhalt'''
*'''Province of  Saxony'''
*'''Brunswick (Braunschwieg) enclaves of Calvorde and eastern Blankenburg'''
*'''Magdeburg, Saxony'''
*'''Halle, Saxony'''
 
|[[File:233px-Deutschland Lage von Sachsen-Anhalt.svg.png|125px]]
|-
|style="vertical-align:top; padding-right:25px"|
<center>'''Former States Now in Saxony- (Sachsen-) Anhalt'''<br>
 
</center>
[[File:Sachsen-Anhalt Landesteile Beschriftet.png|315px]]<br>
<span style="color:green">Green: Anhalt</span><br>
<span style="color:GoldenRod">Orange: Province of Saxony (Provinz Sachsen)</span><br>
<span style="color:SaddleBrown">Brown: Brunswick
(Braunschwieg): '''<br>
Blankenburg and Calvorde enclaves</span><br>
Yellow: Thüringen
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<center>'''Modern Saxony- (Sachsen-) Anhalt'''</center>
[[File:Modern Sachsen-Anhalt.png|280px]]  
|-
|'''Anhalt Detail 1747-1793'''<br>
[[File:Map of Anhalt (1747-1793).svg.png|400px]]
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|}


===[[Schleswig-Holstein Genealogy|Schleswig-Holstein]] ===
===[[Schleswig-Holstein Genealogy|Schleswig-Holstein]] ===
:*[[Schleswig-Holstein Genealogy|Schleswig-Holstein]]  
{|
:*[[Lübeck Genealogy|Lübeck]]  
|-
===Thüringen (Thuringia)===
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:*[[Sachsen-Meiningen Genealogy|Sachsen-Meiningen]]  
'''From these historic areas now in'''<br>
:*[[Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach Genealogy|Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach]]  
'''Schleswig-Holstein, click below'''<br>
:*[[Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Genealogy|Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt]]  
'''on the related article for the'''<br>
:*[[Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Genealogy|Schwarzburg Sondershausen]]  
'''region.'''<br>
:*[[Reuss Older Line Genealogy|Reuss Older Line]]
*[[Lübeck Genealogy|'''Lübeck''']]
:*[[Reuss Younger Line Genealogy|Reuss Younger Line]]
*[[Schleswig-Holstein Genealogy|'''Schleswig-Holstein''']]<br>
:*[[Sachsen-Altenburg Genealogy|Sachsen-Altenburg]]  
Areas '''annexed from''' [[Hamburg, Germany Genealogy|'''Hamburg''']]
:*parts of [[Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha Genealogy|Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha]]
*the city Geesthacht
* municipalities: Großhansdorf, Schmalenbeck
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====Lost Areas====
From the province of Schleswig-Holstein, these areas were<br>
'''annexed to''' [[Hamburg, Germany Genealogy|'''Hamburg''']] in 1937-8
*The municipality of Altona
*The district of Wandsbek
*From the district of Stormarn: the municipalities Bergstedt, Billstedt, Bramfeld, Duvenstedt, Hummelsbüttel, Lemsahl-Mellingstedt, Lohbrügge, Poppenbüttel, Rahlstedt, Sasel, Steilshoop and Wellingsbüttel
*From the district Pinneberg: the municipality Lokstedt with Niendorf and Schnelsen
*From the administrative district Herzogtum Lauenburg: the place Kurslack in the Achterschlag of the municipality Börnsen
 
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==== Areas Now in Denmark,<br> By Kreis  ====
 
*[[Åbenrå County, Denmark Genealogy|Apenrade]]  
*[[Haderslev County, Denmark Genealogy|Hadersleben]]  
*[[Sønderborg County, Denmark Genealogy|Sonderburg]]  
*[[Tønder County, Denmark Genealogy|Tondern]]
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{|
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'''Modern Schleswig-Holstein State in Germany'''<br>
[[File:Kreise Schleswig-Holstein.svg.png|450px]]
|}
 
===Silesia===
[[File:Silesia 1825-1950.png]]
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<center> '''County (Kreis) Map of Silesia'''</center><br>
'''Administrative districts: Oppeln=Violet , Breslau=Gold, Liegnitz=Green'''<br>
[[File:Schlesien Verwaltungsgliederung 1905.svg.png|1100px]]
===Thuringia (Thüringen)===
{|
|-
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'''Historic areas'''<br>
'''now in Thuringia (Thüringen): '''<br>
''
*Reuss Older Line (Reuss ältere Linie)
*Reuss Younger Line (Reuss jüngere Linie)
*Saxony-Altenburg (Sachsen-Altenburg0
*Gotha, part of Saxe (Sachsen)-Coburg-Gotha
*Saxony (Sachsen)-Meiningen
*Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach)
*Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
*Schwarzburg Sondershausen
[[File:155px-Deutschland Lage von Thüringen.svg.png|125px]]
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<center>'''Former States Now in Thuringia (Thüringen)'''</center><br>
[[File:800px-THUERINGEN.png|750px]]


==Historic States of Germany and Their Modern State==
Conversely, if you know which state your ancestor was from prior to the World Wars, you might need to know where that historic German state is administered today. This list is inverted from the above list. An excellent example of a situation like this is that Elsass-Lothringen, Germany, is today Alsace-Lorraine in France.  You would be looking in the Family History Library catalog under France to find the records.


'''Historic State:Current Jurisdiction'''<br>
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*Alsace-Lorraine (Elsass-Lothringen): France
[[Category:States of Germany]] [[Category:Germany]]
*Anhalt: Saxony-Anhalt
*Baden: Baden-Württemberg
*Bavaria: Bavaria
*Brandenburg: Brandenburg
*Bremen: Bremen
*Brunswick: Lower Saxony
*East Prussia: <br>
::In 1945, East Prussia was partitioned between Poland and the Soviet Union. Southern East Prussia became part of Poland. Northern East Prussia was divided between Russia (the Kaliningrad Oblast) and Lithuania (the constituent counties of the Klaipėda Region).
*Hamburg: Hamburg
*Hannover: Lower Saxony
*Hessen: Hessen
*Hessen - Nassau: Hessen
*Hohenzollern (Prussia): Baden-Württemberg
*Lippe: North Rhine-Westphalia
*Lübeck: Schleswig-Holstein
*Mecklenburg-Schwerin: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
*Mecklenburg-Strelitz: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
*Oldenburg: Oldenburg
*Pomerania:
::split between Poland and Germany
::western Pomerania is in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
::see map
*Posen: Wielkie Księstwo Poznańskie, Poland
*Province of Saxony:Saxony-Anhalt
*Reuss Older Line: Thuringia
*Reuss Younger Line: Thuringia
*Rhineland:
::In 1946, Rhineland was divided into the states of Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.
*Saxony: Saxony
*Sachsen-Altenburg:Thuringia
*Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha:
::part in Thuringia, part in Bavaria
*Sachsen-Meiningen: Thuringia
*Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach: Thuringia
*Schaumburg-Lippe: Lower Saxony
*Schleswig-Holstein: Schleswig-Holstein
*Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt: Thuringia
*Schwarzburg Sondershausen: Thuringia
*Silesia:
::mostly in Poland, with parts in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany
*Waldeck: Hessen
*West Prussia: Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
*Westphalia: North Rhine-Westphalia
[[Category:Germany]]

Latest revision as of 13:24, 11 January 2024

Germany Gotoarrow.png Germany Empire and Current States

Current States of Germany and Their Territory From the German Empire Provinces and Duchies[edit | edit source]

After East Germany and West Germany were reunited, these jurisdictions of the government were put in place. Generally, when researching genealogical records, it is important to discern what government entity would have jurisdiction over the records of that locality at the time the record was made. For example, if the town your ancestor came from is in Baden-Württemberg today, the records in 1890 might be found in a library catalog under just Baden. If you learn that your ancestor lived in Baden in 1890, and you want to write to the local church to enquire about records, use Baden-Württemberg in the address.

Alsace-Lorraine (Elsass-Lothringen)[edit | edit source]

In 1919, the Elsass-Lothringen region was awarded to France as a result of World War I.

Alsace Lorraine, German Empire 1870

Departments[edit | edit source]

Each department has a Wiki page giving instructions and links to online records.
Department Evolution Map

Baden-Württemberg[edit | edit source]

Historic areas now
in Baden-Württemberg

  • Baden
  • Württemberg
  • Hohenzollern

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Former States Now
in Baden-Württemberg

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Modern Baden-Württemberg

Modern Baden-Württemberg map.png

Bavaria[edit | edit source]

Historic
 areas now in Bavaria:

  • Bavaria
  • Coburg (part of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha)
  • The Pfalz (Palatinate) belonged to Bavaria until 1945, and then became part of the modern state of Rhineland-Palatinate
Bavaria 19th Century and Beyond

Duchy of Coburg
(now part of Upper Franconia, Bavaria)
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Modern Administrative Regions of Bavaria

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Comparison of Brandenburg in 1871 and Modern Brandenburg[edit | edit source]

At the end of World War II, a large section of 1871 Brandenburg, the Neumark, was ceded to Poland. As the Neumark lay east of the Oder-Neisse line which formed the new border between Allied-controlled Germany and Poland, the region was put under Polish administration. Germans remaining in the region were expelled and their land and possessions confiscated. A small part of the German population, mostly technicians for the water supply companies, were retained and used for compulsory labour; they were allowed to emigrate to Germany in the 1950s. According to the Centre Against Expulsions, 40,000 Neumarkers were killed in action as soldiers, 395,000 fled to West or East Germany by 1950, and 208,000 died, disappeared, or were murdered during the course of flight or expulsion by Polish and Soviet troops.
"Neumark" For research help, go to

Brandenburg Prior to Partition The eastern region of the Neumark was given
to Poland in 1945 to create modern
Brandenburg.
(Click on the map to see a larger version.)

Province of Brandenburg Kingdom of Prussia, 1905, Administrative Map-1.png

Modern Brandenburg

(Click on the map, and then click on link "Original version" to see a larger version.) Karte der Ämter in Brandenburg.png

Kreise of the Neumark in 1873

1. For the 1871 Meyers Gazettee and the FamilySearch Catalog, these counties will be listed as part of Brandenburg.
2. When dealing with modern locations, archives, and parish correspondence, they will be part of Poland.

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Brunswick (Braunschweig)[edit | edit source]

The enclaves of Calvorde and Blankenburg are now in Saxony- (Sachsen-) Anhalt. The rest of Brunswick is now in the state of Lower Saxony.

Duchy of Brunswick, 1914 (in orange)



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After World War II, Brunswick was divided into the state of Lower Saxony, West Germany (dark gray background), and Saxony- (Sachsen-) Anhalt, East Germany (light gray background).

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Hamburg[edit | edit source]

In 1937-38, several municipalities from neighboring Schleswig-Holstein and Hannover were annexed to Hamburg. These boundary changes will have an impact on where you will find records. These maps show the original areas of Hamburg during the time of the German Empire and the annexed areas which are part of Hamburg today.

1937-1938 Boundary Changes of Hamburg[edit | edit source]

Regional Gains of Hamburg[edit | edit source]

The country of Hamburg was in detail:

  • From the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein
    • The municipality of Altona with 248,589 inhabitants (1937)
    • The district of Wandsbek
    • From the district of Stormarn the municipalities Bergstedt , Billstedt , Bramfeld , Duvenstedt , Hummelsbüttel , Lemsahl-Mellingstedt , Lohbrügge , Poppenbüttel , Rahlstedt , Sasel , Steilshoop and Wellingsbüttel
    • From the district Pinneberg the municipality Lokstedt with Niendorf and Schnelsen
    • From the administrative district Herzogtum Lauenburg the place Kurslack in the Achterschlag of the municipality Börnsen
  • From the Lüneburg district of the Prussian province of Hanover
    • Of the administrative district Harburg-Wilhelmsburg with 112,293 inhabitants (1937)
    • from the district of Harburg, the municipalities Altenwerder , Finkenwerder [8] , Fischbek , Francop , Gut Moor , Kirchwerder [9] , Langenbeck , Marmstorf , Neuenfelde , Neugraben , Neuland , Rönneburg , Sinstorf and the town Over Hook the municipality Over
  • From the government district Stade of the Prussian province of Hanover
    • from the district of Stade , the municipality Cranz

All the above mentioned cities and municipalities were merged with the city of Hamburg and the municipalities remaining with the Land of Hamburg as of April 1, 1938, into a unitary community, which was called Hansestadt Hamburg .

Territories of Hamburg Given Away[edit | edit source]

In exchange for this, the Hamburg enclaves went to Prussia

  • To the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein
    • To the administrative district Herzogtum Lauenburg the city Geesthacht
    • To the Landkreis Stormarn the municipalities Großhansdorf and Schmalenbeck
  • To the administrative district Land Hadeln in the government district Stade of the Prussian province of Hannover
    • The city of Cuxhaven with Neuwerk and Scharhörn as well as the municipalities Berensch and Arensch , Gudendorf , Holte-Spangen, Oxstedt and Sahlenburg , with the exception of the Amerika-Hafen.

With this exception in the fourth implementing regulation to the Hamburg Act of March 22, 1937, Hamburg secured the America port in the city of Cuxhaven as an exclave. --Source: Greater Hamburg Act

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File:Hamburg annexations south.png

Alt-Hamburg, the city center. All of these areas were in the city-state of Hamburg during the time of the German Empire. This is a blowup of the central part of the preceding map (Kreise 2, 4, and 6.)

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Hessen Refers to Several Different Localities[edit | edit source]

When your ancestors reported their homeland as Hessen, it could have meant Hessen and Hessen-Nassau is the maps above. It also could refer to one of these territories. Basically, these are areas that went by other names prior to the unification of Germany in 1871. Then they were merged into Hessen and Hessen Nassau.

These areas combined to make up Hessen-Nassau in 1871.
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Hessen-Kassel (a.k.a. Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, 1567-1803; Electorate of Hessen or Electoral Hessen, 1803-1866; Hessen-Nassau, 1866-1945; Province of Kurhessen, 1945-46)








Hessen-Homburg, 1668-1806

(a.k.a. part of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1806-1815)



Free City of Wetzlar




Hessen-Kassel 1871 Kreis

Biedenkopf
City of Hanau
City of Kassel
City of Marburg
Eschwege
Fritzlar
Gelnhausen
Hanau
Hersfeld
Höchst

Homberg
Kassel Kreis
Marburg
Melsungen
Rotenburg
Schlüchtern
Wiesbaden
Witzenhausen
Ziegenhain


Homburg 1871 Kreis
Oberlahnkreis, now Limburg-Weilburg
Meisenheim (kreis), Rheinland, now Rheinland-Palatinate


Wetzlar 1871 Kreis
Wetzlar, exclave of Rhein Province

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This area became Hessen in 1971.
___________________________________________ Hessen-Darmstadt

(a.k.a. Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt; Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine (1816-1867); Hessen, 1867-1919; People's State of Hesse, 1919-1945; Greater Hesse (Groß-Hessen), 1945-1946)

It consisted of three areas: Rhenish-Hessen or Rhein-Hessen, Oberhessen, and Starkenberg.

Rhein-Hessen
1871 Kreis
Worms
Bingen
Alzey
Mainz
City of Worms
City of Mainz


Oberhessen
1871 Kreis
Giessen
Volgelsbergkreis
Wetteraukreis

Starkenburg
1871 Kreis
Bensheim
Darmstadt
Dieburg
Erbach
Hepperheim
Gross-Gerau
Offenbach

Hessen-Darmstadt 2.png

Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)[edit | edit source]

Historic areas now in Lower
Saxony (Niedersachsen):

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Former States Now in Lower Saxony
(Niedersachsen)

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Modern Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern[edit | edit source]

Historic areas
now in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
(Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania):

233px-Deutschland Lage von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.svg.png

Former States Now in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)

Karte-Mecklenburg.png

Modern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)[edit | edit source]

Historic areas
now in Nordrhein-Westfalen:

Nordrhein-Westfalen.jpg

Former States Now in Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Modern Nordrhein-Westfalen

Modern Nordrhein-Westfalen.png

Prussia[edit | edit source]

Brandenburg: the Neumark region, 1945: Poland
East Prussia, 1945:

Free City of Danzig, 1945: Poland
Pomerania, 1945:

Posen, 1919: Wielkie Księstwo Poznańskie, Poland
Silesia (Schlesien),1945:

Czechia
Saxony


Upper Silesia, 1919: Poland
West Prussia, 1919: Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

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Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz)[edit | edit source]

Historic areas now in Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz):

  • (the Rhenish Palatinate), part of Bavaria
  • parts of Hessen-Darmstadt
  • the southern parts of the Prussian Rhine Province
  • Rhineland (Rheinland)
  • parts of the Prussian Province of Hessen-Nassau
  • the District of Birkenfeld, formerly part of Oldenburg


Clickable Map[edit | edit source]

CLICK ON THE LINKS IN THIS MAP TO FIND INSTRUCTIONS FOR GENEALOGY RESEARCH IN EACH REGION.

North Rhine (Nordrhein)Rhineland (Rheinland)BirkenfeldSaarlandMainz-BingenAlzey-WormsUnterlahnkreisWesterwaldkreisBavarische PfalzScreen Shot 2017-04-18 at 4.36.22 PM.png


Saarland[edit | edit source]

Historic areas
now in Saarland:
(created after World War I.)

  • the Saar-Pfalz (kreis or county) was from Bavaria
  • all the other counties were from Prussia

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Modern Saarland and Former Areas Now in Saarland

Saar-Pfalz-(kreis or county) Was Bavarian

All Other Counties Were Prussian (Rheinland)

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Saxe-Coburg-Gotha[edit | edit source]

Coburg--became part of Bavaria
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Gotha--became part of Thuringia

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Saxony[edit | edit source]

The Kingdom of Saxony became
 modern Saxony (Sachsen).
 155px-Deutschland Lage von Sachsen.svg.png

Kingdom of Saxony
German Empire, 1871

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Modern State of Saxony
Former Kingdom of Saxony

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"Old Saxony"' is the original homeland of the Saxons in the northwest corner of modern Germany and corresponds approximately to the modern German states of:

Old Saxony.JPG

Saxony- (Sachsen-) Anhalt[edit | edit source]

Historic areas
now in Saxony- (Sachsen-) Anhalt:

  • Free State of Anhalt
  • Province of Saxony
  • Brunswick (Braunschwieg) enclaves of Calvorde and eastern Blankenburg
  • Magdeburg, Saxony
  • Halle, Saxony
 233px-Deutschland Lage von Sachsen-Anhalt.svg.png
Former States Now in Saxony- (Sachsen-) Anhalt

Sachsen-Anhalt Landesteile Beschriftet.png
Green: Anhalt
Orange: Province of Saxony (Provinz Sachsen)
Brown: Brunswick (Braunschwieg):
Blankenburg and Calvorde enclaves
Yellow: Thüringen

Modern Saxony- (Sachsen-) Anhalt

Modern Sachsen-Anhalt.png

Anhalt Detail 1747-1793

Map of Anhalt (1747-1793).svg.png

Schleswig-Holstein[edit | edit source]

From these historic areas now in
Schleswig-Holstein, click below
on the related article for the
region.

Areas annexed from Hamburg

  • the city Geesthacht
  • municipalities: Großhansdorf, Schmalenbeck

Lost Areas[edit | edit source]

From the province of Schleswig-Holstein, these areas were
annexed to Hamburg in 1937-8

  • The municipality of Altona
  • The district of Wandsbek
  • From the district of Stormarn: the municipalities Bergstedt, Billstedt, Bramfeld, Duvenstedt, Hummelsbüttel, Lemsahl-Mellingstedt, Lohbrügge, Poppenbüttel, Rahlstedt, Sasel, Steilshoop and Wellingsbüttel
  • From the district Pinneberg: the municipality Lokstedt with Niendorf and Schnelsen
  • From the administrative district Herzogtum Lauenburg: the place Kurslack in the Achterschlag of the municipality Börnsen

Areas Now in Denmark,
By Kreis[edit | edit source]

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Modern Schleswig-Holstein State in Germany
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Silesia[edit | edit source]

Silesia 1825-1950.png



County (Kreis) Map of Silesia

Administrative districts: Oppeln=Violet , Breslau=Gold, Liegnitz=Green
Schlesien Verwaltungsgliederung 1905.svg.png

Thuringia (Thüringen)[edit | edit source]

Historic areas
now in Thuringia (Thüringen):

  • Reuss Older Line (Reuss ältere Linie)
  • Reuss Younger Line (Reuss jüngere Linie)
  • Saxony-Altenburg (Sachsen-Altenburg0
  • Gotha, part of Saxe (Sachsen)-Coburg-Gotha
  • Saxony (Sachsen)-Meiningen
  • Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach)
  • Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
  • Schwarzburg Sondershausen

155px-Deutschland Lage von Thüringen.svg.png

Former States Now in Thuringia (Thüringen)

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