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Germany is traditionally a country organized as a federal state. After the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the German-speaking territories of the empire became allied in the German Confederation (1815–1866), a league of states with some federalistic elements.
An area from the eastern part of West Prussia and the southern part of East Prussia Warmia and Masuria, to Poland (see East Prussian plebiscite); the majority of the Slavic Masurians voted to remain part of Germany. The Saar area was to be under the control of the League of Nations for 15 years, after which a vote between France and Germany ...
Former government regions of Germany (1 C, 26 P) L. ... Pages in category "Historical regions in Germany" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
The Palatinate (/ p ə ˈ l æ t ɪ n ɪ t /; German: Pfalz; Palatine German: Palz), or the Rhenish Palatinate (Rheinpfalz), is a historical region of Germany.The Palatinate occupies most of the southern quarter of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz), covering an area of 2,105 square miles (5,450 km 2) with about 1.4 million inhabitants.
Historical regions in Germany (4 C, 23 P) K. Klaipėda Region (1 C, 16 P) M. Mergers of administrative divisions in Germany (3 P) P. Prince-bishoprics of the Holy ...
The twelve Prussian provinces on an 1895 map The Provinces of Prussia ( German : Provinzen Preußens ) were the main administrative divisions of Prussia from 1815 to 1946. Prussia's province system was introduced in the Stein-Hardenberg Reforms in 1815, and were mostly organized from duchies and historical regions .
By 1900, Germany was the dominant power on the European continent and its rapidly expanding industry had surpassed Britain's while provoking it in a naval arms race. Germany led the Central Powers in World War I, but was defeated, partly occupied, forced to pay war reparations, and stripped of its colonies and significant territory along its ...
The warmest area in Germany is the area bordering France, west of the Schwarzwald hills, roughly between Mannheim to the north and the Swiss border to the south. The coldest area (except for mountain peaks) is found in the southeastern parts of eastern Germany around Dresden and Görlitz up to Berlin .