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Württemberg-Baden is a former state of Federal Republic of Germany. It was created in 1945 by the U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 occupation forces, after the previous states of Baden
Republic of Baden

The Republic of Baden was a state of Germany during the time of the Weimar Republic, formed after the abolition of the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1918....
 and Württemberg
Free People's State of Württemberg

The Free People's State of W?rttemberg was the official name of the state of W?rttemberg during the Weimar Republic. As Germany underwent German revolution near the end of World War I, the Kingdom of W?rttemberg transformed from a monarchy to a democratic republic without bloodshed; the borders and internal administration of W?rttemberg rema...
 had been split up between the US and French occupation zones
Allied Occupation Zones in Germany

The Allies of World War II powers who defeated Nazi Germany in World War II divided the country west of the Oder-Neisse line into four occupation zones for administrative purposes during the period 1945?1949....
. Its capital was Stuttgart
Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-W?rttemberg in southern Germany. The list of cities in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 590,429 while the metropolitan area referred to as Stuttgart Region has a population of 2.7 million ....
. In 1952, Württemberg-Baden merged with Württemberg-Hohenzollern
Württemberg-Hohenzollern

W?rttemberg-Hohenzollern is a historical state of West Germany. It was created in 1945 as part of the France Allied Occupation Zones in Germany....
 and Baden
South Baden

South Baden , formed in December 1945 from the southern half of the former Republic of Baden, was a subdivision of the Allied Occupation Zones in Germany of post-World War II Germany....
 into the present state of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
.

temberg-Baden consisted of the northern halves of the former states of Württemberg and Baden.






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Württemberg-Baden is a former state of Federal Republic of Germany. It was created in 1945 by the U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 occupation forces, after the previous states of Baden
Republic of Baden

The Republic of Baden was a state of Germany during the time of the Weimar Republic, formed after the abolition of the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1918....
 and Württemberg
Free People's State of Württemberg

The Free People's State of W?rttemberg was the official name of the state of W?rttemberg during the Weimar Republic. As Germany underwent German revolution near the end of World War I, the Kingdom of W?rttemberg transformed from a monarchy to a democratic republic without bloodshed; the borders and internal administration of W?rttemberg rema...
 had been split up between the US and French occupation zones
Allied Occupation Zones in Germany

The Allies of World War II powers who defeated Nazi Germany in World War II divided the country west of the Oder-Neisse line into four occupation zones for administrative purposes during the period 1945?1949....
. Its capital was Stuttgart
Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-W?rttemberg in southern Germany. The list of cities in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 590,429 while the metropolitan area referred to as Stuttgart Region has a population of 2.7 million ....
. In 1952, Württemberg-Baden merged with Württemberg-Hohenzollern
Württemberg-Hohenzollern

W?rttemberg-Hohenzollern is a historical state of West Germany. It was created in 1945 as part of the France Allied Occupation Zones in Germany....
 and Baden
South Baden

South Baden , formed in December 1945 from the southern half of the former Republic of Baden, was a subdivision of the Allied Occupation Zones in Germany of post-World War II Germany....
 into the present state of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
.

History

Württemberg-Baden consisted of the northern halves of the former states of Württemberg and Baden. The southern border of this part of the US-administered zone was set so that the Autobahn
Autobahn

is the German language word for a major high-speed road restricted to motor vehicles capable of driving at least and having full control of access, similar to a motorway or freeway in English-speaking countries....
 connecting Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe is a city in the south west of Germany, in the States of Germany Baden-W?rttemberg, located near the France-German border.Founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, the surrounding town became the seat of two of the highest courts in Germany, the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany whose decisions have the force of a law, and the...
 and Munich
Munich

Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg....
 (today the A8
Bundesautobahn 8

Bundesautobahn 8 is an Autobahn that runs 497 km from the Luxembourg border through southern Germany to Austrian border near Salzburg....
) was completely contained within the American zone. The three major subdivisions of the American zone - Greater Hesse
Greater Hesse

Greater Hesse was the provisional name given for a section of German territory created by the US military administration in at the end of World War II....
, Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
 and Württemberg-Baden were declared on 19 September 1945.

On 24 November 1946 a new constitution was enacted, and Württemberg-Baden's first parliament was elected. With the formation of the Federal Republic of Germany on 23 May 1949, Württemberg-Baden joined also.

A straw poll
Straw poll

A straw poll or straw vote is a voting with nonbinding results. Straw polls provide important interactive dialogue among movements within large groups, reflecting trends like organization and motivation....
 was held on 24 September 1950 in Württemberg-Baden, Württemberg-Hohenzollern
Württemberg-Hohenzollern

W?rttemberg-Hohenzollern is a historical state of West Germany. It was created in 1945 as part of the France Allied Occupation Zones in Germany....
 and Baden
South Baden

South Baden , formed in December 1945 from the southern half of the former Republic of Baden, was a subdivision of the Allied Occupation Zones in Germany of post-World War II Germany....
 regarding a merger of the three states. A public referendum
Referendum

A referendum , ballot question, or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire Constituency is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal....
 was held on 16 December 1951. On both occasions, voters in Württemberg-Baden voted with a clear majority in favour of the fusion. All three states were merged and the modern German state
States of Germany

Germany is a federation consisting of sixteen states, known in German language as L?nder . Since Land is the literal German word for "country", the term Bundesl?nder is commonly used colloquially, as it is more specific, though technically incorrect within the corpus of German law....
 of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
 was founded on 25 April 1952.

Politics

The only minister-president
Minister-President

A minister-president is the head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments, who presides over the council of ministers....
 of Württemberg-Baden was Reinhold Maier
Reinhold Maier

Reinhold Maier was a Germany politician and the leader of the Free Democratic Party from 1957–1960.In the Weimar Republic Maier was a member of the German Democratic Party ....
 (DVP
Democratic People's Party (Germany)

The Democratic People's Party was a short-lived Germany political party established in 1945 in Baden-W?rttemberg.Co-founded by Reinhold Maier and Theodor Heuss, in 1948 the party became the Free Democratic Party regional branch for Baden-W?rttemberg....
, then FDP
Free Democratic Party (Germany)

The Free Democratic Party is a centre-right Liberalism political party in Germany. The party's ideology combines beliefs in individual liberty, in a state or government "that is as limited as possible and as extensive as necessary" ....
; 1946-1952). Maier went on to become the first minister-president of Baden-Württemberg upon its formation in 1952.

Württemberg-Baden was subdivided into two administrative districts, known as Landesbezirke. The boundaries for these two districts were taken from two former state sections that comprised Württemberg-Baden. These two districts remain largely unchanged today as the Regierungsbezirk
Regierungsbezirk

A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states . It is responsible for the districts , either List of German rural districts or urban districts: cities which constitute a district in their own right ....
e of Stuttgart
Stuttgart (region)

Stuttgart is one of the four administrative districts of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany, located in the north-east of the state of Baden-W?rttemberg, in the southwestern part of Germany.It is sub-divided into the three regions Heilbronn-Franken Region, Ostw?rttemberg Region, Stuttgart Region....
 (Württemberg) and Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe (region)

Karlsruhe is one of the four administrative districts of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany, located in the north-west of the state. It is subdivided into the three regional associations : Mittlerer Oberrhein , Unterer Neckar and Nordschwarzwald ....
 (Baden) within Baden-Württemberg.

Flag and Coat of Arms

The flag of Württemberg-Baden, adopted in 1947, was the black-red-gold tricolour flag of Germany
Flag of Germany

The flag of Germany is a tricolour consisting of three equal horizontal bands displaying the national colours of Germany of Germany: black, red and Gold ....
 which was later also adopted again by the new German states founded in 1949, the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic

The German Democratic Republic was a self-declared socialist state created in the Soviet Zone of occupied Germany and the East Berlin of Allied Occupation Zones in Germany....
.

The coat of arms merges elements from the two predecessor states.