Baden Germany

For other uses, see Baden (disambiguation).

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Baden is a historical state in the southwest of Germany. It came into existence in the 12th century as the Margravate of Baden and subsequently split into different lines, which were unified in 1771. It became the much-enlarged Grand Duchy of Baden, a sovereign country, through the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1803-1806. It joined the German Empire in 1871, remaining a Grand Duchy until 1918 when it became part of the Weimar Republic. Baden was bounded to the north by the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt; to the west and practically throughout its whole length by the River Rhine, which separated it from the Bavarian Rhenish Palatinate and Alsace in modern France ; to the south by Switzerland, and to the east by the Kingdom of Württemberg, the Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and partly by Bavaria.

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Germany - 12th century - Margravate - 1771 - Grand Duchy - Holy Roman Empire - 1803 - 1806 - German Empire - 1871 - 1918 - Weimar Republic - Bavaria - Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt - Rhine - Rhenish Palatinate - Alsace - Modern France - Switzerland - Württemberg - Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

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After World War II in 1945, the French military government created the State of Baden with Freiburg im Breisgau as capital out of the southern half of the former Baden. The northern half combined with northern Württemberg was part of the American military zone and formed the State of Württemberg-Baden. In 1952 Baden was merged with Württemberg-Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern to form Baden-Württemberg.

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World War II - 1945 - State - Freiburg im Breisgau - Württemberg - American - Württemberg-Baden - 1952 - Württemberg-Hohenzollern - Baden-Württemberg

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