German Confederation

The German Confederation (German: Deutscher Bund) was a loose association of Central European states created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to organize the surviving states of the Holy Roman Empire, which had been abolished in 1806.

Territorial legacy

The current countries whose entire territory were located inside the boundaries of German Confederation by the time of the dissolution in 1866 are:

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• Germany
• Luxembourg
• Liechtenstein
• Czech Republic
• Slovenia

The current countries whose part of their territory were located inside the boundaries of German Confederation by the time of the dissolution are:

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• Austria (all states except Burgenland)
• Poland (voivodships of Pomerania, West Pomerania, Lubusz, Lower Silesia, Opole, Silesia and Lesser Poland)
• Belgium (German-speaking community at east of province of Liège)
• Netherlands (province of Limburg)
• Denmark (county of South Jutland)
• Italy (autonomous regions of Trentino-Alto Adige and Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
• Croatia (county of Istria)