Bundesländer

Germany is made up of 16 federal states, or Bundesländer. The layout of the states of Germany was rearranged after World War II, but the individual states have maintained their cultural identities.

List of German States and their Capitals (parenthesised)

• Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart)
• Bavaria (Münich)
• Brandenburg (Potsdam)
• Hesse (Wiesbaden)
• Lower Saxony (Hanover)
• Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Schwerin)
• North Rhineland-Westphalia (Düsseldorf)
• Rhineland-Palatinate (Mainz)
• Saarland (Saarbrücken)
• Saxony (Dresden)
• Saxony-Anhalt (Magdeburg)
• Schleswig-Holnstein (Kiel)
• Thuringia (Erfurt)

Additionally, three cities are considered to be their own state.

• Berlin
• Bremen
• Hamburg