Centre Party (Germany)

The German Centre Party (Deutsche Zentrumspartei or merely Zentrum), often called the Catholic Centre Party, was a Catholic political party in Germany during the Kaiserreich and the Weimar Republic. The party dissolved itself on July 6, 1933, shortly before the conclusion of a Concordat between the Holy See and Germany. After World War II, the party was refounded, but could not rise again to its former importance, as most of its members joined the new CDU party. However, the Centre party still exists to this day as a marginal party, based mainly in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Related Topics:
Germany - Kaiserreich - Weimar Republic - July 6 - 1933 - Concordat - Holy See - World War II - CDU - North Rhine-Westphalia

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