The sixteen constituent states of Germany are divided into a total of 401 administrative Kreis or Landkreis; these consist of 294 rural districts[1] (German: Landkreise or Kreise – the latter in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein only), and 107 urban districts (Kreisfreie Städte or, in Baden-Württemberg only, Stadtkreise – cities that constitute districts in their own right).[2][3]
^"Verwaltungsgliederung in Deutschland am 30.06.2017 — Gebietsstand: 30.06.2017 (2. Quartal)" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland. July 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
^"Kreisfreie Städte und Landkreise nach Fläche und Bevölkerung auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011 und Bevölkerungsdichte — Gebietsstand: 31.12.2015" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland. July 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
^ abcThe districts of Aachen, Hanover and Saarbrücken have a different statute, as a Kommunalverband besonderer Art.
^ abcAlthough not formally an urban district, Aachen, Göttingen and Hanover have certain rights of urban districts, and consequently are listed twice.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabacadaeafSeat of the rural district's administration, but not part of the district (being an urban district itself). Urban district and adjacent rural district often share the name of the central city.
^ abAs constituent states of Germany, Berlin and Hamburg also function as separate urban districts.
^ abThe cities Bremen and Bremerhaven are two separate urban districts, together they form the "city-state" Bremen.
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Main article Districts of Germany The sixteen constituent states of Germany are divided into a total of 401 administrative Kreis or Landkreis these consist of 294 rural districts 1 German Landkreise or Kreise the latter in the states of North Rhine Westphalia and Schleswig Holstein only and 107 urban districts Kreisfreie Stadte or in Baden Wurttemberg only Stadtkreise cities that constitute districts in their own right 2 3 Contents 1 List 2 Historical 3 See also 4 ReferencesList EditDistrict Form State Capital Aachen Rural 4 North Rhine Westphalia Aachen Aachen Urban 5 North Rhine Westphalia Ahrweiler Rural Rhineland Palatinate Bad Neuenahr Ahrweiler Aichach Friedberg Rural Bavaria Aichach Alb Donau Kreis Rural Baden Wurttemberg Ulm 6 Altenburger Land Rural Thuringia Altenburg Altenkirchen Rural Rhineland Palatinate Altenkirchen Altmarkkreis Salzwedel Rural Saxony Anhalt Salzwedel Altotting Rural Bavaria Altotting Alzey Worms Rural Rhineland Palatinate Alzey Amberg Urban Bavaria Amberg Sulzbach Rural Bavaria Amberg 6 Ammerland Rural Lower Saxony Westerstede Anhalt Bitterfeld Rural Saxony Anhalt Kothen Anhalt Ansbach Rural Bavaria Ansbach 6 Ansbach Urban Bavaria Aschaffenburg Rural Bavaria Aschaffenburg 6 Aschaffenburg Urban Bavaria Augsburg Rural Bavaria Augsburg 6 Augsburg Urban Bavaria Aurich Rural Lower Saxony Aurich Bad Durkheim Rural Rhineland Palatinate Bad Durkheim Bad Kissingen Rural Bavaria Bad Kissingen Bad Kreuznach Rural Rhineland Palatinate Bad Kreuznach Bad Tolz Wolfratshausen Rural Bavaria Bad Tolz Baden Baden Urban Baden Wurttemberg Bamberg Rural Bavaria Bamberg 6 Bamberg Urban Bavaria Barnim Rural Brandenburg Eberswalde Bautzen Rural Saxony Bautzen Bayreuth Rural Bavaria Bayreuth 6 Bayreuth Urban Bavaria Berchtesgadener Land Rural Bavaria Bad Reichenhall Bergstrasse Rural Hesse Heppenheim Berlin Urban 7 BerlinBernkastel Wittlich Rural Rhineland Palatinate WittlichBiberach Rural Baden Wurttemberg BiberachBielefeld Urban North Rhine WestphaliaBirkenfeld Rural Rhineland Palatinate BirkenfeldBoblingen Rural Baden Wurttemberg BoblingenBochum Urban North Rhine WestphaliaBodenseekreis Rural Baden Wurttemberg FriedrichshafenBonn Urban North Rhine WestphaliaBorde Rural Saxony Anhalt HaldenslebenBorken Rural North Rhine Westphalia BorkenBottrop Urban North Rhine WestphaliaBrandenburg an der Havel Urban BrandenburgBraunschweig Urban Lower SaxonyBreisgau Hochschwarzwald Rural Baden Wurttemberg Freiburg 6 Bremen Urban 8 Bremen state Bremerhaven Urban 8 Bremen state Burgenlandkreis Rural Saxony Anhalt NaumburgCalw Rural Baden Wurttemberg CalwCelle Rural Lower Saxony CelleCham Rural Bavaria ChamChemnitz Urban SaxonyCleves Kleve Rural North Rhine Westphalia Cleves Kleve Cloppenburg Rural Lower Saxony CloppenburgCoburg Rural Bavaria Coburg 6 Coburg Urban BavariaCochem Zell Rural Rhineland Palatinate CochemCoesfeld Rural North Rhine Westphalia CoesfeldCologne Koln Urban North Rhine WestphaliaCottbus Urban BrandenburgCuxhaven Rural Lower Saxony CuxhavenDachau Rural Bavaria DachauDahme Spreewald Rural Brandenburg LubbenDarmstadt Urban HesseDarmstadt Dieburg Rural Hesse Darmstadt 6 Deggendorf Rural Bavaria DeggendorfDelmenhorst Urban Lower SaxonyDessau Rosslau Urban Saxony AnhaltDiepholz Rural Lower Saxony DiepholzDillingen Rural Bavaria DillingenDingolfing Landau Rural Bavaria DingolfingDithmarschen Rural Schleswig Holstein HeideDonau Ries Rural Bavaria DonauworthDonnersbergkreis Rural Rhineland Palatinate KirchheimbolandenDortmund Urban North Rhine WestphaliaDresden Urban SaxonyDuisburg Urban North Rhine WestphaliaDuren Rural North Rhine Westphalia DurenDusseldorf Urban North Rhine WestphaliaEbersberg Rural Bavaria EbersbergEichsfeld Rural Thuringia Heilbad HeiligenstadtEichstatt Rural Bavaria EichstattEifelkreis Bitburg Prum Rural Rhineland Palatinate BitburgElbe Elster Rural Brandenburg HerzbergEmden Urban Lower SaxonyEmmendingen Rural Baden Wurttemberg EmmendingenEmsland Rural Lower Saxony MeppenEnnepe Ruhr Kreis Rural North Rhine Westphalia SchwelmEnzkreis Rural Baden Wurttemberg Pforzheim 6 Erding Rural Bavaria ErdingErfurt Urban ThuringiaErlangen Urban BavariaErlangen Hochstadt Rural Bavaria Erlangen 6 Erzgebirgskreis Rural Saxony Annaberg BuchholzEssen Urban North Rhine WestphaliaEsslingen Rural Baden Wurttemberg Esslingen am NeckarEuskirchen Rural North Rhine Westphalia EuskirchenFlensburg Urban Schleswig HolsteinForchheim Rural Bavaria ForchheimFrankenthal Urban Rhineland PalatinateFrankfurt am Main Urban HesseFrankfurt an der Oder Urban BrandenburgFreiburg im Breisgau Urban Baden WurttembergFreising Rural Bavaria FreisingFreudenstadt Rural Baden Wurttemberg FreudenstadtFreyung Grafenau Rural Bavaria FreyungFriesland Rural Lower Saxony JeverFulda Rural Hesse FuldaFurstenfeldbruck Rural Bavaria FurstenfeldbruckFurth Rural Bavaria ZirndorfFurth Urban BavariaGarmisch Partenkirchen Rural Bavaria Garmisch PartenkirchenGelsenkirchen Urban North Rhine WestphaliaGera Urban ThuringiaGermersheim Rural Rhineland Palatinate GermersheimGiessen Rural Hesse GiessenGifhorn Rural Lower Saxony GifhornGoppingen Rural Baden Wurttemberg GoppingenGorlitz Rural Saxony GorlitzGoslar Rural Lower Saxony GoslarGotha Rural Thuringia GothaGottingen Rural Lower Saxony GottingenGottingen Urban 5 Lower SaxonyGrafschaft Bentheim Rural Lower Saxony NordhornGreiz Rural Thuringia GreizGross Gerau Rural Hesse Gross GerauGunzburg Rural Bavaria GunzburgGutersloh Rural North Rhine Westphalia GuterslohHagen Urban North Rhine WestphaliaHalle Urban Saxony Anhalt Hamburg Urban 7 HamburgHameln Pyrmont Hameln Pyrmont Rural Lower Saxony Hamelin Hameln Hamm Urban North Rhine WestphaliaHanover Hannover Rural 4 Lower Saxony Hanover Hannover Hanover Urban 5 Lower SaxonyHarburg Rural Lower Saxony WinsenHarz Rural Saxony Anhalt HalberstadtHassberge Rural Bavaria HassfurtHavelland Rural Brandenburg RathenowHeidekreis Rural Lower Saxony Bad FallingbostelHeidelberg Urban Baden WurttembergHeidenheim Rural Baden Wurttemberg HeidenheimHeilbronn Rural Baden Wurttemberg Heilbronn 6 Heilbronn Urban Baden WurttembergHeinsberg Rural North Rhine Westphalia HeinsbergHelmstedt Rural Lower Saxony HelmstedtHerford Rural North Rhine Westphalia HerfordHerne Urban North Rhine WestphaliaHersfeld Rotenburg Rural Hesse Bad HersfeldHerzogtum Lauenburg Rural Schleswig Holstein RatzeburgHildburghausen Rural Thuringia HildburghausenHildesheim Rural Lower Saxony HildesheimHochsauerlandkreis Rural North Rhine Westphalia MeschedeHochtaunuskreis Rural Hesse Bad HomburgHof Rural Bavaria Hof 6 Hof Urban BavariaHohenlohe Rural Baden Wurttemberg KunzelsauHolzminden Rural Lower Saxony HolzmindenHoxter Rural North Rhine Westphalia HoxterIlm Kreis Rural Thuringia ArnstadtIngolstadt Urban BavariaJena Urban ThuringiaJerichower Land Rural Saxony Anhalt BurgKaiserslautern Rural Rhineland Palatinate Kaiserslautern 6 Kaiserslautern Urban Rhineland PalatinateKarlsruhe Rural Baden Wurttemberg Karlsruhe 6 Karlsruhe Urban Baden WurttembergKassel Rural Hesse Kassel 6 Kassel Urban HesseKaufbeuren Urban BavariaKelheim Rural Bavaria KelheimKempten Urban BavariaKiel Urban Schleswig HolsteinKitzingen Rural Bavaria KitzingenKoblenz Urban Rhineland PalatinateKonstanz Rural Baden Wurttemberg KonstanzKrefeld Urban North Rhine WestphaliaKronach Rural Bavaria KronachKulmbach Rural Bavaria KulmbachKusel Rural Rhineland Palatinate KuselKyffhauserkreis Rural Thuringia SondershausenLahn Dill Kreis Rural Hesse WetzlarLandau Urban Rhineland PalatinateLandsberg Rural Bavaria LandsbergLandshut Rural Bavaria Landshut 6 Landshut Urban BavariaLeer Rural Lower Saxony LeerLeipzig Rural Saxony BornaLeipzig Urban SaxonyLeverkusen Urban North Rhine WestphaliaLichtenfels Rural Bavaria LichtenfelsLimburg Weilburg Rural Hesse LimburgLindau Rural Bavaria LindauLippe Rural North Rhine Westphalia DetmoldLorrach Rural Baden Wurttemberg LorrachLubeck Urban Schleswig HolsteinLuchow Dannenberg Rural Lower Saxony LuchowLudwigsburg Rural Baden Wurttemberg LudwigsburgLudwigshafen Urban Rhineland PalatinateLudwigslust Parchim Rural Mecklenburg Vorpommern ParchimLuneburg Rural Lower Saxony LuneburgMagdeburg Urban Saxony AnhaltMain Kinzig Kreis Rural Hesse GelnhausenMain Spessart Rural Bavaria Karlstadt am MainMain Tauber Kreis Rural Baden Wurttemberg TauberbischofsheimMain Taunus Kreis Rural Hesse HofheimMainz Urban Rhineland PalatinateMainz Bingen Rural Rhineland Palatinate IngelheimMannheim Urban Baden WurttembergMansfeld Sudharz Rural Saxony Anhalt SangerhausenMarburg Biedenkopf Rural Hesse MarburgMarkischer Kreis Rural North Rhine Westphalia LudenscheidMarkisch Oderland Rural Brandenburg SeelowMayen Koblenz Rural Rhineland Palatinate Koblenz 6 Mecklenburgische Seenplatte Rural Mecklenburg Vorpommern NeubrandenburgMeissen Rural Saxony MeissenMemmingen Urban BavariaMerzig Wadern Rural Saarland MerzigMettmann Rural North Rhine Westphalia MettmannMiesbach Rural Bavaria MiesbachMiltenberg Rural Bavaria MiltenbergMinden Lubbecke Rural North Rhine Westphalia MindenMittelsachsen Rural Saxony FreibergMonchengladbach Urban North Rhine WestphaliaMuhldorf Rural Bavaria MuhldorfMulheim an der Ruhr Urban North Rhine WestphaliaMunich Munchen Rural Bavaria Munich 6 Munchen Munich Urban BavariaMunster Urban North Rhine WestphaliaNeckar Odenwald Kreis Rural Baden Wurttemberg MosbachNeuburg Schrobenhausen Rural Bavaria NeuburgNeumarkt Rural Bavaria Neumarkt in der OberpfalzNeumunster Urban Schleswig HolsteinNeunkirchen Rural Saarland OttweilerNeustadt Aisch Bad Windsheim Rural Bavaria Neustadt Aisch Neustadt an der Weinstrasse Urban Rhineland PalatinateNeustadt an der Waldnaab Rural Bavaria Neustadt an der WaldnaabNeu Ulm Rural Bavaria Neu UlmNeuwied Rural Rhineland Palatinate NeuwiedNienburg Rural Lower Saxony NienburgNordfriesland Rural Schleswig Holstein HusumNordhausen Rural Thuringia NordhausenNordsachsen Rural Saxony TorgauNordwestmecklenburg Rural Mecklenburg Vorpommern WismarNortheim Rural Lower Saxony NortheimNuremberg Nurnberg Urban BavariaNurnberger Land Rural Bavaria Lauf an der PegnitzOberallgau Rural Bavaria SonthofenOberbergischer Kreis Rural North Rhine Westphalia GummersbachOberhausen Urban North Rhine WestphaliaOberhavel Rural Brandenburg OranienburgOberspreewald Lausitz Rural Brandenburg SenftenbergOdenwaldkreis Rural Hesse ErbachOder Spree Rural Brandenburg BeeskowOffenbach Rural Hesse DietzenbachOffenbach am Main Urban HesseOldenburg Rural Lower Saxony WildeshausenOldenburg Urban Lower SaxonyOlpe Rural North Rhine Westphalia OlpeOrtenaukreis Rural Baden Wurttemberg OffenburgOsnabruck Rural Lower Saxony Osnabruck 6 Osnabruck Urban Lower SaxonyOstalbkreis Rural Baden Wurttemberg AalenOstallgau Rural Bavaria MarktoberdorfOsterholz Rural Lower Saxony Osterholz ScharmbeckOstholstein Rural Schleswig Holstein EutinOstprignitz Ruppin Rural Brandenburg NeuruppinPaderborn Rural North Rhine Westphalia PaderbornPassau Rural Bavaria Passau 6 Passau Urban BavariaPeine Rural Lower Saxony PeinePfaffenhofen Rural Bavaria Pfaffenhofen a d IlmPforzheim Urban Baden WurttembergPinneberg Rural Schleswig Holstein PinnebergPirmasens Urban Rhineland PalatinatePlon Rural Schleswig Holstein PlonPotsdam Urban BrandenburgPotsdam Mittelmark Rural Brandenburg Bad BelzigPrignitz Rural Brandenburg PerlebergRastatt Rural Baden Wurttemberg RastattRavensburg Rural Baden Wurttemberg RavensburgRecklinghausen Rural North Rhine Westphalia RecklinghausenRegen Rural Bavaria RegenRegensburg Rural Bavaria Regensburg 6 Regensburg Urban BavariaRems Murr Kreis Rural Baden Wurttemberg WaiblingenRemscheid Urban North Rhine WestphaliaRendsburg Eckernforde Rural Schleswig Holstein RendsburgReutlingen Rural Baden Wurttemberg ReutlingenRhein Erft Kreis Rural North Rhine Westphalia BergheimRheingau Taunus Kreis Rural Hesse Bad SchwalbachRhein Hunsruck Kreis Rural Rhineland Palatinate SimmernRheinisch Bergischer Kreis Rural North Rhine Westphalia Bergisch GladbachRhein Kreis Neuss Rural North Rhine Westphalia NeussRhein Lahn Kreis Rural Rhineland Palatinate Bad EmsRhein Neckar Kreis Rural Baden Wurttemberg Heidelberg 6 Rhein Pfalz Kreis Rural Rhineland Palatinate Ludwigshafen 6 Rhein Sieg Kreis Rural North Rhine Westphalia SiegburgRhon Grabfeld Rural Bavaria Bad NeustadtRosenheim Rural Bavaria Rosenheim 6 Rosenheim Urban BavariaRostock Rural Mecklenburg Vorpommern GustrowRostock Urban Mecklenburg VorpommernRotenburg Rural Lower Saxony RotenburgRoth Rural Bavaria Roth bei NurnbergRottal Inn Rural Bavaria PfarrkirchenRottweil Rural Baden Wurttemberg RottweilSaale Holzland Kreis Rural Thuringia EisenbergSaalekreis Rural Saxony Anhalt MerseburgSaale Orla Kreis Rural Thuringia SchleizSaalfeld Rudolstadt Rural Thuringia SaalfeldSaarbrucken Rural 4 Saarland SaarbruckenSaarlouis Rural Saarland SaarlouisSaarpfalz Rural Saarland HomburgSachsische Schweiz Osterzgebirge Rural Saxony PirnaSalzgitter Urban Lower SaxonySalzlandkreis Rural Saxony Anhalt BernburgSankt Wendel Rural Saarland Sankt WendelSchaumburg Rural Lower Saxony StadthagenSchleswig Flensburg Rural Schleswig Holstein SchleswigSchmalkalden Meiningen Rural Thuringia MeiningenSchwabach Urban BavariaSchwabisch Hall Rural Baden Wurttemberg Schwabisch HallSchwalm Eder Kreis Rural Hesse HombergSchwandorf Rural Bavaria SchwandorfSchwarzwald Baar Kreis Rural Baden Wurttemberg Villingen SchwenningenSchweinfurt Rural Bavaria Schweinfurt 6 Schweinfurt Urban BavariaSchwerin Urban Mecklenburg VorpommernSegeberg Rural Schleswig Holstein Bad SegebergSiegen Wittgenstein Rural North Rhine Westphalia SiegenSigmaringen Rural Baden Wurttemberg SigmaringenSoest Rural North Rhine Westphalia SoestSolingen Urban North Rhine WestphaliaSommerda Rural Thuringia SommerdaSonneberg Rural Thuringia SonnebergSpeyer Urban Rhineland PalatinateSpree Neisse Rural Brandenburg ForstStade Rural Lower Saxony StadeStarnberg Rural Bavaria StarnbergSteinburg Rural Schleswig Holstein ItzehoeSteinfurt Rural North Rhine Westphalia SteinfurtStendal Rural Saxony Anhalt StendalStormarn Rural Schleswig Holstein Bad OldesloeStraubing Urban BavariaStraubing Bogen Rural Bavaria Straubing 6 Stuttgart Urban Baden WurttembergSudliche Weinstrasse Rural Rhineland Palatinate Landau 6 Sudwestpfalz Rural Rhineland Palatinate Pirmasens 6 Suhl Urban ThuringiaTeltow Flaming Rural Brandenburg LuckenwaldeTirschenreuth Rural Bavaria TirschenreuthTraunstein Rural Bavaria TraunsteinTrier Urban Rhineland PalatinateTrier Saarburg Rural Rhineland Palatinate Trier 6 Tubingen Rural Baden Wurttemberg TubingenTuttlingen Rural Baden Wurttemberg TuttlingenUckermark Rural Brandenburg PrenzlauUelzen Rural Lower Saxony UelzenUlm Urban Baden WurttembergUnna Rural North Rhine Westphalia UnnaUnstrut Hainich Kreis Rural Thuringia MuhlhausenUnterallgau Rural Bavaria MindelheimVechta Rural Lower Saxony VechtaVerden Rural Lower Saxony VerdenViersen Rural North Rhine Westphalia ViersenVogelsbergkreis Rural Hesse LauterbachVogtlandkreis Rural Saxony PlauenVorpommern Greifswald Rural Mecklenburg Vorpommern GreifswaldVorpommern Rugen Rural Mecklenburg Vorpommern StralsundVulkaneifel Rural Rhineland Palatinate DaunWaldeck Frankenberg Rural Hesse KorbachWaldshut Rural Baden Wurttemberg Waldshut TiengenWarendorf Rural North Rhine Westphalia WarendorfWartburgkreis Rural Thuringia EisenachWeiden in der Oberpfalz Urban BavariaWeilheim Schongau Rural Bavaria WeilheimWeimar Urban ThuringiaWeimarer Land Rural Thuringia ApoldaWeissenburg Gunzenhausen Rural Bavaria WeissenburgWerra Meissner Kreis Rural Hesse EschwegeWesel Rural North Rhine Westphalia WeselWesermarsch Rural Lower Saxony BrakeWesterwaldkreis Rural Rhineland Palatinate MontabaurWetteraukreis Rural Hesse FriedbergWiesbaden Urban HesseWilhelmshaven Urban Lower SaxonyWittenberg Rural Saxony Anhalt WittenbergWittmund Rural Lower Saxony WittmundWolfenbuttel Rural Lower Saxony WolfenbuttelWolfsburg Urban Lower SaxonyWorms Urban Rhineland PalatinateWunsiedel Rural Bavaria WunsiedelWuppertal Urban North Rhine WestphaliaWurzburg Rural Bavaria Wurzburg 6 Wurzburg Urban BavariaZollernalbkreis Rural Baden Wurttemberg BalingenZweibrucken Urban Rhineland PalatinateZwickau Rural Saxony ZwickauHistorical EditAdministrative divisions of East Germany Administrative divisions of Nazi GermanySee also EditDistricts of Germany States of Germany List of rural districts with populations and area in German List of urban districts with populations and area in German References Edit Country Compendium A companion to the English Style Guide PDF Directorate General for Translation of the European Commission May 2014 pp 47 48 Archived from the original PDF on 2014 04 01 Verwaltungsgliederung in Deutschland am 30 06 2017 Gebietsstand 30 06 2017 2 Quartal XLS in German Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland July 2017 Retrieved 9 August 2017 Kreisfreie Stadte und Landkreise nach Flache und Bevolkerung auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011 und Bevolkerungsdichte Gebietsstand 31 12 2015 XLS in German Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland July 2017 Retrieved 9 August 2017 a b c The districts of Aachen Hanover and Saarbrucken have a different statute as a Kommunalverband besonderer Art a b c Although not formally an urban district Aachen Gottingen and Hanover have certain rights of urban districts and consequently are listed twice a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af Seat of the rural district s administration but not part of the district being an urban district itself Urban district and adjacent rural district often share the name of the central city a b As constituent states of Germany Berlin and Hamburg also function as separate urban districts a b The cities Bremen and Bremerhaven are two separate urban districts together they form the city state Bremen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of districts of Germany amp oldid 1134646469, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
