Land of Germany as an administrative unit

Federal lands of Germany have always existed, but for a number of historically developed circumstances, the boundaries between them have changed many times, as well as the number of entities. For example, after the Napoleonic invasions, the Austro-Prussian War, and especially, after the First and Second World Wars. Thus, the largest land in Germany - Prussia - generally ceased to exist. This happened after the Second World War, when the country split into two occupation zones. Historically formed borders after October 1990 identified 16 German lands , combining it again in one country. On the geographical map we see the following notation: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Bremen, Brandenburg, Hesse, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Saxony, Saarland, Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, North Rhine-Westphalia, Thuringia, Reyeland-Palatinate , Schleswig-Holstein. Three of these lands have the status of "free state" - Saxony, Bavaria and Thuringia, however, they have no special rights compared to the rest of the land.

Baden-Wurttemberg

This land of Germany with the capital Stuttgart has ten million inhabitants. The most picturesque landscapes: mountains, forests, rivers (Schwarzwald, Bodensee, the Rhine and Danube valleys).

Bayern

Munich is the capital of the largest administrative education. This land of Germany - the famous Bavaria, with a population of about twelve million people, the largest and oldest - already in the 6th century there was the Bavarian duchy. It is also an extremely picturesque area where the best beer in the world is brewed.

Berlin

Berlin - the capital of Germany and an independent federal land, small, but the most important. The population is three and a half million people. The city suffered a lot, being divided in two by a wall from 1961 to 1989 and all this time remained the center of the Cold War.

Brandenburg

The most sparsely populated land, despite an area thirty times larger than Berlin, is Brandenburg with the capital of Potsdam. In the 17th century, mainly Dutch and French lived here, but now the population is not crowded: just two and a half million inhabitants on a fairly large territory.

Bremen

The capital is Bremen. The land is small, moreover, it is divided into two territories (by community groups). This land of Germany, as well as Bavaria, is the oldest state formation - a city republic.

Hamburg

The capital of this land is Hamburg - the second largest industrial city in Germany, the most important port, trade and transport center. Despite the industrial beginning - one of the greenest cities in the country.

Hessen

The capital is Wiesbaden. The population is about six million. This land of Germany has the largest economic importance. Frankfurt am Main is the central residence of the main German banks. There is also one of the largest airports in Europe.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and its capital Schwerin with a population of about two million people - the land is agrarian and sparsely populated. Nature is stored here as the apple of the eye, and "a thousand lakes" is the main attraction of this area.

Niedersachsen

Hannover is the capital of Lower Saxony. The population of Germany's second largest country is seven and a half million. The North Sea, peat bogs and the East Frisian Islands, where during the Second World War the concentration camps Borkum and Norderney were organized.

Nordrhein-Westfalen

The capital of the state is North Rhine-Westphalia - Düsseldorf. The area is very densely populated, because it is Europe's largest industrial center: the Ruhr area is a long chain consisting of cities inhabited by almost eighteen million people.

Rheinland-Pfalz

The land of Rhineland-Palatinate (the capital - Mainz) is created from the former Prussian, Bavarian and Hesen territories. There are popular mineral springs and grapes grow. Due to which wine-making is well developed. Tourist Mecca.

Saarland

A small area of the land of Saarland with the capital of Saarbrücken is coal mines and heavy metallurgy. Repeatedly passed from hand to hand, the last time left France to Germany in 1957.

Sachsen

The capital of Saxony is Dresden. The most industrial and densely populated land in Germany. Here are two of the most famous cities - Dresden with its art gallery and Leipzig with its fairs.

Sachsen-Anhalt

Magdeburg is the capital of the land of Saxony-Anhalt. Northern agrarian territories are inhabited a little, mostly in the cities of Halle, Magdeburg, and Dessau.

Schleswig-Holstein

Kiel - the capital of the earth Schleizwing-Holstein - the center of German shipbuilding. Earlier this territory was agrarian and livestock, now both industry and trade are developed here, as the land is washed by two seas - the Baltic and the North. In Lübeck there is a large ferry port.

Thuringen

The capital of Thuringia is the city of Erfurt, founded in the 8th century, a garden city surrounded by forests is the green heart of the country. The tourism industry is well developed here, since all the land is like a museum - there are so many ancient cathedrals, monasteries, castles.