Württemberg-Baden

Infobox Former Subdivision
conventional_long_name = Württemberg-Baden
common_name = Württemberg-Baden
subdivision = State
nation = West Germany
status_text = Part of US-administered Germany State of the Federal Republic of Germany|
era = Post-World War II
year_start = 1945
date_start = 19 September
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year_end = 1952
date_end = 25 April
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event1 = State of the Federal Republic of Germany
date_event1 = 23 May 1949
p1 = Free People's State of Württemberg
p2 = Republic of Baden
s1 = Baden-Württemberg
flag_p1 = Flagge Königreich Württemberg.svg
flag_p2 = Flagge Großherzogtum Baden (1891-1918).svg
flag_s1 = Flag of Baden-Württemberg.svg|

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image_map_caption = Württemberg-Baden (bright orange) as taken from the US-administered zone of post-war Germany (pale orange)
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capital = Stuttgart
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stat_area1 = 15700
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title_leader = Minister-President
leader1 = Reinhold Maier
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Württemberg-Baden is a former state of Federal Republic of Germany. It was created in 1945 by the U.S. occupation forces, after the previous states of Baden and Württemberg had been split up between the US and French occupation zones. Its capital was Stuttgart. In 1952, Württemberg-Baden merged with Württemberg-Hohenzollern and Baden into the present state of Baden-Württemberg.

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 connecting Karlsruhe and Munich (today the A8) was completely contained within the American zone. The three major subdivisions of the American zone - Greater Hesse, Bavaria and Württemberg-Baden were declared on 19 September 1945. [cite web |url=http://www.verfassungen.de/de/bw/proklamation2-45.htm |title=Allied Control Council Proclamation No.2 |date=1945-09-19 |language=German]

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.

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Politics

The only minister-president of Württemberg-Baden was Reinhold Maier (DVP, then FDP; 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 Regierungsbezirke of Stuttgart (Württemberg) and Karlsruhe (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 which was later also adopted again by the new German states founded in 1949, the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic. [cite web |title = Württemberg-Baden 1947-1952 (Germany) |author = Flags of the World |url=http://www.fotw.net/flags/de-wb947.html]

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

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