States of the Weimar Republic

The States of the Weimar Republic were the first-level administrative divisions and constituent states of the German Reich during the Weimar Republic era.

Map

Free State of Waldeck-PyrmontFree State of Waldeck-PyrmontFree State of Waldeck-PyrmontFree State of Schaumburg-LippeFree State of Schaumburg-LippeFree State of LippeFree State of LippeFree City of LübeckFree City of LübeckHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgHamburgFree State of Mecklenburg-StrelitzFree State of Mecklenburg-StrelitzFree State of Mecklenburg-StrelitzFree State of Mecklenburg-StrelitzFree State of Mecklenburg-SchwerinBremen (state)Bremen (state)Bremen (state)Free State of BrunswickFree State of BrunswickFree State of BrunswickFree State of BrunswickFree State of BrunswickFree State of AnhaltFree State of AnhaltFree State of AnhaltFree State of OldenburgFree State of OldenburgFree State of OldenburgFree State of OldenburgFree State of OldenburgFree State of SaxonyFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of ThuringiaFree State of ThuringiaFree State of ThuringiaRepublic of BadenPeople's State of HessePeople's State of HesseFree People's State of WürttembergFree State of BavariaFree State of BavariaSaar (League of Nations)Saar (League of Nations)Free State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree State of PrussiaFree City of DanzigFree City of DanzigFree City of Danzig


List of states

Free States

State Full name Capital Established Notes
Anhalt Free State of Anhalt
Freistaat Anhalt
Dessau 1918 Merged into Saxony-Anhalt in 1945
Baden Republic of Baden
Republik Baden
Karlsruhe 1918 Split into Württemberg-Baden and South Baden in 1945
Bavaria Free State of Bavaria
Freistaat Bayern
Munich 1919
Brunswick Free State of Brunswick
Freistaat Braunschweig
Braunschweig 1918 Split and merged into Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt in 1946
Coburg Free State of Coburg
Freistaat Coburg
Coburg 1918–20 Merged into Bavaria in 1920
Gotha Free State of Gotha
Freistat Gotha
Gotha 1918–1920 Merged into Thuringia in 1920
Hesse People's State of Hesse
Volksstaat Hessen
Darmstadt 1918 Split into Greater Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate in 1945
Lippe Free State of Lippe
Freistaat Lippe
Detmold 1918 Merged into North Rhine-Westphalia in 1947
Mecklenburg-Schwerin Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Freistaat Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Schwerin 1918 Merged into Mecklenburg in 1933
Mecklenburg-Strelitz Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Freistaat Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Neustrelitz 1918 Merged into Mecklenburg in 1933
Oldenburg Free State of Oldenburg
Freistaat Oldenburg
Oldenburg 1918 Split into Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and Rhineland-Palatinate in 1946
Prussia Free State of Prussia
Freistaat Preußen
Berlin 1918 Abolished in 1947
Saxony Free State of Saxony
Freistaat Sachsen
Dresden 1918
Reuss People's State of Reuss
Volksstaat Reuß
Gera 1918–20 Merged into Thuringia in 1920
Schaumburg-Lippe Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe
Freistaat Schaumburg-Lippe
Bückeburg 1918 Merged into Lower Saxony in 1946
Thuringia Free State of Thuringia
Freistaat Thüringen
Erfurt 1920 Formed from the merger of the Free States of Gotha, Saxe-Altenburg, Saxe-Meiningen, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and the People's State of Reuss
Saxe-Altenburg Free State of Saxe-Altenburg
Freistaat Sachsen-Altenburg
Altenburg 1918–20 Merged into Thuringia in 1920
Saxe-Meiningen Free State of Saxe-Meiningen
Freistaat Sachsen-Meiningen
Meiningen 1918–20 Merged into Thuringia in 1920
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Free State of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Freistaat Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach
Weimar 1918–20 Merged into Thuringia in 1920
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Free State of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Freistaat Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Rudolstadt 1918–20 Merged into Thuringia in 1920
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Free State of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Freistaat Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Sondershausen 1918–20 Merged into Thuringia in 1920
Waldeck-Pyrmont Free State of Waldeck-Pyrmont
Freistaat Waldeck-Pyrmont
Arolsen 1918–29 Pyrmont merged into Prussia in 1921; Waldeck merged into Prussia in 1929
Württemberg Free People's State of Württemberg
Freier Volksstaat Württemberg
Stuttgart 1918 Split into Württemberg-Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern in 1945

Free and Hanseatic Cities

State Full name Capital Notes
Bremen Free and Hanseatic City of Bremen
Freie Hansestadt Bremen
Bremen
Hamburg Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg
Hamburg
Lübeck Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck
Freie und Hansestadt Lübeck
Lübeck Merged into Prussia in 1937