Württemberg-Baden

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The state of Württemberg -Baden was founded in 1945 by the U.S. military government and was from 1949 to a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was then in 1952 in the newly created state of Baden- Württemberg.

Geography

The country included the northern part of the former state of Baden and the northern part of the former state of Wuerttemberg.

History

After the end of World War II the northern parts of the former countries of the Weimar Republic and Baden Württemberg part of the U.S. occupation zone were. The southern boundary of the American occupation zone in this area was chosen so that the motorway Karlsruhe- Munich, today's A 8, was on the whole route within the American zone of occupation. Boundaries in detail were the boundaries of the respective districts. The U.S. military government announced on September 19, 1945, the creation of Greater - Hesse, Württemberg -Baden and Bavaria known and called for Wuerttemberg-Baden on December 21, 1945 Preliminary parliament with members from the parties, the district councilors and mayors and representatives of the professions, universities and churches.

The country's capital was Stuttgart. It had about 3.5 million inhabitants and a size of 15,700 km ². The Constituent Assembly elected the country on 30 June 1946. The Constitution was drafted by Parliament until October 1946; it was confirmed on November 24, 1946 by plebiscite; the first parliament was elected at the same time.

The Württemberg and Baden parts of the country were conducted within the country as so-called " country districts ." The state district Baden had its headquarters in Karlsruhe and was only approximately half as large as the Württemberg district.

When it was founded on 23 May 1949 Württemberg- Baden became part of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Basic Law contained on the Article 29 of the Basic Law to contract for the reorganization of states, " in order to ensure that the countries according to size and capacity to perform, their duties incumbent effective" (Art. 29 para 1 of the Basic Law ). In order to avoid regulation by the federal, state Württemberg- Baden, Baden and Wuerttemberg -Hohenzollern led on 24 September 1950, sample and vote on December 16, 1951 referendum on the union by. In both polls, voters in Wuerttemberg -Baden voted with a clear majority in favor of a merger countries. The state of Baden- Wuerttemberg was founded thereupon on 25 April 1952.

Within the united state then the two administrative districts of North Baden Württemberg and North were formed on the territory of Württemberg -Baden, which were, albeit with a different field blank, transferred in 1973 in the administrative districts of Karlsruhe and Stuttgart.

Coat of Arms and country colors

The coat of arms of Württemberg- Baden was composed of elements of the coat of arms of Württemberg and Baden. For Württemberg, the deer antler of oblique red bar stood on a golden background and the black and red stripe pair, for bathing on golden background. The national colors were black, red and gold.

Policy

Landtag of Württemberg -Baden

The Diet in Wuerttemberg -Baden was elected twice, in 1946 the CDU, the SPD in 1950 received a relative majority.

Prime minister

From 1945 to 1952, Reinhold Maier ( DVP ) Prime Minister of Württemberg -Baden ( see also: Cabinet Maier I, II and Maier Maier III).