Germany is divided into sixteen Länder (states). Four of the states - generally, the larger ones - are subdivided into Regierungsbezirke (sing. Regierungsbezirk: administrative district). The states and districts are subdivided into Kreise (sing. Kreis: county), which are further subdivided into Gemeinden (sing. Gemeinde: commune). Most of the Kreise are of two kinds: Landkreise (rural counties) and kreisfreie Städte (urban counties).
I originally listed the districts as secondary subdivisions. The situation in 1999 was that eight states were divided into districts. I treated the other eight as district equivalents at the secondary level. Since then, more and more districts have been consolidating. I've decided that it makes more sense to treat the counties as secondary subdivisions. I will continue to maintain two sets of secondary-level HASC codes, one for the districts and one for the counties, without duplication, until the districts lose their distinct identity.
| District | Typ | HASC | NUTS | Population | Area(km.²) | Rb | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aachen | d | DE.NW.AC | DEA2D | 539,515 | 707 | KL | Aachen |
| Ahrweiler | l | DE.RP.AR | DEB12 | 125,885 | 787 | KB | Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler |
| Aichach-Friedberg | l | DE.BY.AF | DE275 | 126,387 | 783 | SC | Aichach |
| Alb-Donau-Kreis | l | DE.BW.AD | DE145 | 186,192 | 1,357 | TU | Ulm |
| Altenburger Land | l | DE.TH.AL | DEG0M | 96,737 | 569 | TH | Altenburg |
| Altenkirchen (Westerwald) | l | DE.RP.AT | DEB13 | 130,570 | 642 | KB | Altenkirchen (Westerwald) |
| Altmarkkreis Salzwedel | l | DE.ST.AS | DEE04 | 88,241 | 2,293 | MA | Salzwedel |
| Altötting | l | DE.BY.AT | DE214 | 106,022 | 569 | OB | Altötting |
| Alzey-Worms | l | DE.RP.AW | DEB3B | 125,113 | 588 | RP | Alzey |
| Amberg | s | DE.BY.AM | DE231 | 41,912 | 50 | OP | Amberg |
| Amberg-Sulzbach | l | DE.BY.AS | DE234 | 103,902 | 1,256 | OP | Amberg |
| Ammerland | l | DE.NI.AM | DE946 | 117,912 | 728 | WE | Westerstede |
| Anhalt-Bitterfeld | l | DE.ST.AB | DEE05 | 172,127 | 1,453 | DS | Köthen |
| Ansbach | l | DE.BY.AN | DE256 | 178,354 | 1,972 | MF | Ansbach |
| Ansbach | s | DE.BY.AB | DE251 | 39,491 | 100 | MF | Ansbach |
| Aschaffenburg | l | DE.BY.AL | DE264 | 172,612 | 699 | UF | Aschaffenburg |
| Aschaffenburg | s | DE.BY.AC | DE261 | 67,359 | 62 | UF | Aschaffenburg |
| Augsburg | l | DE.BY.AG | DE276 | 237,095 | 1,071 | SC | Augsburg |
| Augsburg | s | DE.BY.AU | DE271 | 267,767 | 147 | SC | Augsburg |
| Aurich | l | DE.NI.AR | DE947 | 187,135 | 1,287 | WE | Aurich |
| Bad Dürkheim | l | DE.RP.BD | DEB3C | 131,085 | 595 | RP | Bad Dürkheim |
| Baden-Baden | u | DE.BW.BB | DE121 | 52,315 | 140 | KR | Baden-Baden |
| Bad Kissingen | l | DE.BY.BK | DE265 | 104,020 | 1,137 | UF | Bad Kissingen |
| Bad Kreuznach | l | DE.RP.BK | DEB14 | 155,599 | 864 | KB | Bad Kreuznach |
| Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen | l | DE.BY.BW | DE216 | 119,178 | 1,111 | OB | Bad Tölz |
| Bamberg | l | DE.BY.BM | DE245 | 143,610 | 1,167 | OF | Bamberg |
| Bamberg | s | DE.BY.BB | DE241 | 70,635 | 55 | OF | Bamberg |
| Barnim | l | DE.BB.BR | DE405 | 172,165 | 1,494 | BB | Eberswalde |
| Bautzen | l | DE.SN.BU | DED2C | 315,174 | 2,391 | DR | Bautzen |
| Bayreuth | l | DE.BY.BY | DE246 | 105,396 | 1,273 | OF | Bayreuth |
| Bayreuth | s | DE.BY.BR | DE242 | 70,808 | 67 | OF | Bayreuth |
| Berchtesgadener Land | l | DE.BY.BL | DE215 | 100,829 | 840 | OB | Bad Reichenhall |
| Bergstraße | l | DE.HE.BR | DE715 | 260,741 | 720 | DA | Heppenheim |
| Berlin | b | DE.BE.BR | DE300 | 3,292,365 | 892 | BE | Berlin |
| Bernkastel-Wittlich | l | DE.RP.BW | DEB22 | 112,320 | 1,178 | TR | Wittlich |
| Biberach | l | DE.BW.BR | DE146 | 187,444 | 1,410 | TU | Biberach an der Riß |
| Bielefeld | s | DE.NW.BE | DEA41 | 326,870 | 258 | DM | Bielefeld |
| Birkenfeld | l | DE.RP.BR | DEB15 | 82,778 | 779 | KB | Birkenfeld |
| Böblingen | l | DE.BW.BL | DE112 | 363,949 | 618 | ST | Böblingen |
| Bochum | s | DE.NW.BC | DEA51 | 362,286 | 146 | AR | Bochum |
| Bodenseekreis | l | DE.BW.BD | DE147 | 204,083 | 665 | TU | Friedrichshafen |
| Bonn | s | DE.NW.BN | DEA22 | 305,765 | 141 | KL | Bonn |
| Börde | l | DE.ST.BR | DEE07 | 176,048 | 2,366 | MA | Haldensleben |
| Borken | d | DE.NW.BR | DEA34 | 363,754 | 1,419 | MU | Borken |
| Bottrop | s | DE.NW.BT | DEA31 | 117,311 | 101 | MU | Bottrop |
| Brandenburg an der Havel | s | DE.BB.BH | DE401 | 71,569 | 229 | BB | Brandenburg an der Havel |
| Braunschweig | s | DE.NI.BA | DE911 | 242,537 | 192 | BR | Braunschweig |
| Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald | l | DE.BW.BH | DE132 | 247,279 | 1,378 | FR | Freiburg im Breisgau |
| Bremen | d | DE.HB.BR | DE501 | 542,707 | 325 | HB | Bremen |
| Bremerhaven | d | DE.HB.BH | DE502 | 108,156 | 94 | HB | Bremerhaven |
| Burgenlandkreis | l | DE.ST.BG | DEE08 | 189,729 | 1,413 | HL | Naumburg (Saale) |
| Calw | l | DE.BW.CL | DE12A | 151,049 | 798 | KR | Calw |
| Celle | l | DE.NI.CL | DE931 | 176,690 | 1,545 | LU | Celle |
| Cham | l | DE.BY.CA | DE235 | 125,689 | 1,510 | OP | Cham |
| Chemnitz | s | DE.SN.CE | DED41 | 240,253 | 221 | CH | Chemnitz |
| Cloppenburg | l | DE.NI.CO | DE948 | 159,337 | 1,418 | WE | Cloppenburg |
| Coburg | l | DE.BY.CL | DE247 | 87,775 | 590 | OF | Coburg |
| Coburg | s | DE.BY.CS | DE243 | 41,023 | 48 | OF | Coburg |
| Cochem-Zell | l | DE.RP.CZ | DEB16 | 64,187 | 719 | KB | Cochem |
| Coesfeld | d | DE.NW.CE | DEA35 | 215,269 | 1,110 | MU | Coesfeld |
| Cottbus | s | DE.BB.CT | DE402 | 99,984 | 164 | BB | Cottbus |
| Cuxhaven | l | DE.NI.CX | DE932 | 198,778 | 2,073 | LU | Cuxhaven |
| Dachau | l | DE.BY.DC | DE217 | 138,697 | 579 | OB | Dachau |
| Dahme-Spreewald | l | DE.BB.DS | DE406 | 160,162 | 2,261 | BB | Lübben (Spreewald) |
| Darmstadt | s | DE.HE.DR | DE711 | 143,499 | 122 | DA | Darmstadt |
| Darmstadt-Dieburg | l | DE.HE.DD | DE716 | 282,601 | 659 | DA | Darmstadt |
| Deggendorf | l | DE.BY.DG | DE224 | 114,454 | 861 | NI | Deggendorf |
| Delmenhorst | s | DE.NI.DL | DE941 | 73,322 | 62 | WE | Delmenhorst |
| Dessau-Roßlau | s | DE.ST.DR | DEE01 | 86,030 | 245 | DS | Dessau-Roßlau |
| Diepholz | l | DE.NI.DE | DE922 | 211,184 | 1,988 | HN | Diepholz |
| Dillingen an der Donau | l | DE.BY.DD | DE277 | 93,308 | 792 | SC | Dillingen an der Donau |
| Dingolfing-Landau | l | DE.BY.DL | DE22C | 90,156 | 878 | NI | Dingolfing |
| Dithmarschen | d | DE.SH.DT | DEF05 | 133,900 | 1,428 | SH | Heide |
| Donau-Ries | l | DE.BY.DR | DE27D | 127,920 | 1,275 | SC | Donauwörth |
| Donnersbergkreis | l | DE.RP.DN | DEB3D | 76,030 | 645 | RP | Kirchheimbolanden |
| Dortmund | s | DE.NW.DD | DEA52 | 571,143 | 281 | AR | Dortmund |
| Dresden | s | DE.SN.DE | DED21 | 512,354 | 328 | DR | Dresden |
| Duisburg | s | DE.NW.DI | DEA12 | 488,468 | 233 | DU | Duisburg |
| Düren | d | DE.NW.DR | DEA26 | 258,761 | 941 | KL | Düren |
| Düsseldorf | s | DE.NW.DS | DEA11 | 586,291 | 217 | DU | Düsseldorf |
| Ebersberg | l | DE.BY.EE | DE218 | 127,567 | 549 | OB | Ebersberg |
| Eichsfeld | l | DE.TH.EC | DEG06 | 102,257 | 940 | TH | Heilbad Heiligenstadt |
| Eichstätt | l | DE.BY.EC | DE219 | 123,420 | 1,214 | OB | Eichstätt |
| Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm | l | DE.RP.EB | DEB23 | 95,774 | 1,626 | TR | Bitburg |
| Eisenach | s | DE.TH.ES | DEG0N | 41,753 | 104 | TH | Eisenach |
| Elbe-Elster | l | DE.BB.EE | DE407 | 110,188 | 1,889 | BB | Herzberg (Elster) |
| Emden | s | DE.NI.ED | DE942 | 49,787 | 112 | WE | Emden |
| Emmendingen | l | DE.BW.EM | DE133 | 156,453 | 680 | FR | Emmendingen |
| Emsland | l | DE.NI.ES | DE949 | 311,089 | 2,881 | WE | Meppen |
| Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | d | DE.NW.ER | DEA56 | 326,050 | 408 | AR | Schwelm |
| Enzkreis | l | DE.BW.EZ | DE12B | 191,353 | 574 | KR | Pforzheim |
| Erding | l | DE.BY.ED | DE21A | 125,706 | 871 | OB | Erding |
| Erfurt | s | DE.TH.EF | DEG01 | 200,868 | 269 | TH | Erfurt |
| Erlangen | s | DE.BY.EL | DE252 | 103,720 | 77 | MF | Erlangen |
| Erlangen-Höchstadt | l | DE.BY.EH | DE257 | 130,395 | 565 | MF | Erlangen |
| Erzgebirgskreis | l | DE.SN.EZ | DED42 | 361,791 | 1,828 | CH | Annaberg-Buchholz |
| Essen | s | DE.NW.ES | DEA13 | 566,201 | 210 | DU | Essen |
| Esslingen | l | DE.BW.ES | DE113 | 502,893 | 642 | ST | Esslingen am Neckar |
| Euskirchen | d | DE.NW.EK | DEA28 | 187,939 | 1,249 | KL | Euskirchen |
| Flensburg | s | DE.SH.FE | DEF01 | 82,258 | 57 | SH | Flensburg |
| Forchheim | l | DE.BY.FR | DE248 | 112,738 | 643 | OF | Forchheim |
| Frankenthal (Pfalz) | s | DE.RP.FA | DEB31 | 46,415 | 44 | RP | Frankenthal (Pfalz) |
| Frankfurt am Main | s | DE.HE.FM | DE712 | 667,925 | 248 | DA | Frankfurt am Main |
| Frankfurt (Oder) | s | DE.BB.FA | DE403 | 59,140 | 148 | BB | Frankfurt (Oder) |
| Freiburg im Breisgau | u | DE.BW.FB | DE131 | 209,629 | 153 | FR | Freiburg im Breisgau |
| Freising | l | DE.BY.FE | DE21B | 162,818 | 802 | OB | Freising |
| Freudenstadt | l | DE.BW.FE | DE12C | 115,973 | 871 | KR | Freudenstadt |
| Freyung-Grafenau | l | DE.BY.FG | DE225 | 78,170 | 984 | NI | Freyung |
| Friesland | l | DE.NI.FI | DE94A | 98,229 | 608 | WE | Jever |
| Fulda | l | DE.HE.FL | DE732 | 216,179 | 1,380 | KS | Fulda |
| Fürstenfeldbruck | l | DE.BY.FF | DE21C | 201,597 | 435 | OB | Fürstenfeldbruck |
| Fürth | l | DE.BY.FL | DE258 | 112,786 | 308 | MF | Zirndorf |
| Fürth | s | DE.BY.FS | DE253 | 115,613 | 63 | MF | Fürth |
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | l | DE.BY.GP | DE21D | 84,046 | 1,012 | OB | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
| Gelsenkirchen | s | DE.NW.GL | DEA32 | 258,766 | 105 | MU | Gelsenkirchen |
| Gera | s | DE.TH.GR | DEG02 | 96,067 | 152 | TH | Gera |
| Germersheim | l | DE.RP.GR | DEB3E | 123,913 | 463 | RP | Germersheim |
| Gießen | l | DE.HE.GE | DE721 | 251,238 | 855 | GI | Gießen |
| Gifhorn | l | DE.NI.GF | DE914 | 171,331 | 1,563 | BR | Gifhorn |
| Göppingen | l | DE.BW.GP | DE114 | 247,407 | 642 | ST | Göppingen |
| Görlitz | l | DE.SN.GR | DED2D | 269,647 | 2,106 | DR | Görlitz |
| Goslar | l | DE.NI.GS | DE916 | 140,137 | 965 | BR | Goslar |
| Gotha | l | DE.TH.GT | DEG0C | 136,330 | 936 | TH | Gotha |
| Göttingen | l | DE.NI.GT | DE915 | 248,037 | 1,118 | BR | Göttingen |
| Grafschaft Bentheim | l | DE.NI.GB | DE94B | 133,395 | 981 | WE | Nordhorn |
| Greiz | l | DE.TH.GE | DEG0L | 105,332 | 843 | TH | Greiz |
| Groß-Gerau | l | DE.HE.GG | DE717 | 251,049 | 453 | DA | Groß-Gerau |
| Günzburg | l | DE.BY.GN | DE278 | 120,183 | 762 | SC | Günzburg |
| Gütersloh | d | DE.NW.GT | DEA42 | 350,419 | 967 | DM | Gütersloh |
| Hagen | s | DE.NW.HG | DEA53 | 187,944 | 160 | AR | Hagen |
| Halle (Saale) | s | DE.ST.HA | DEE02 | 229,153 | 135 | HL | Halle (Saale) |
| Hamburg | b | DE.HH.HM | DE600 | 1,706,696 | 755 | HH | Hamburg |
| Hameln-Pyrmont | l | DE.NI.HP | DE923 | 150,259 | 796 | HN | Hameln |
| Hamm | s | DE.NW.HM | DEA54 | 176,037 | 226 | AR | Hamm |
| Hannover | l | DE.NI.HA | DE929 | 1,102,242 | 2,291 | HN | Hannover |
| Harburg | l | DE.NI.HR | DE933 | 238,442 | 1,245 | LU | Winsen (Luhe) |
| Harz | l | DE.ST.HR | DEE09 | 226,495 | 2,104 | MA | Halberstadt |
| Haßberge | l | DE.BY.HB | DE267 | 84,575 | 957 | UF | Haßfurt |
| Havelland | l | DE.BB.HV | DE408 | 152,457 | 1,717 | BB | Rathenow |
| Heidekreis | l | DE.NI.HD | DE938 | 136,693 | 1,874 | LU | Bad Fallingbostel |
| Heidelberg | u | DE.BW.HD | DE125 | 146,751 | 109 | KR | Heidelberg |
| Heidenheim | l | DE.BW.HH | DE11C | 127,817 | 627 | ST | Heidenheim an der Brenz |
| Heilbronn | l | DE.BW.HB | DE118 | 322,813 | 1,100 | ST | Heilbronn |
| Heilbronn | u | DE.BW.HN | DE117 | 116,059 | 100 | ST | Heilbronn |
| Heinsberg | d | DE.NW.HI | DEA29 | 248,161 | 628 | KL | Heinsberg |
| Helmstedt | l | DE.NI.HL | DE917 | 91,410 | 674 | BR | Helmstedt |
| Herford | d | DE.NW.HF | DEA43 | 250,704 | 450 | DM | Herford |
| Herne | s | DE.NW.HR | DEA55 | 155,160 | 51 | AR | Herne |
| Hersfeld-Rotenburg | l | DE.HE.HR | DE733 | 120,694 | 1,097 | KS | Bad Hersfeld |
| Herzogtum Lauenburg | d | DE.SH.HL | DEF06 | 187,138 | 1,263 | SH | Ratzeburg |
| Hildburghausen | l | DE.TH.HL | DEG0E | 66,369 | 937 | TH | Hildburghausen |
| Hildesheim | l | DE.NI.HH | DE925 | 277,594 | 1,206 | HN | Hildesheim |
| Hochsauerlandkreis | d | DE.NW.HC | DEA57 | 266,511 | 1,959 | AR | Meschede |
| Hochtaunuskreis | l | DE.HE.HC | DE718 | 226,130 | 482 | DA | Bad Homburg vor der Höhe |
| Hof | l | DE.BY.HL | DE249 | 99,371 | 893 | OF | Hof |
| Hof | s | DE.BY.HS | DE244 | 44,759 | 58 | OF | Hof |
| Hohenlohekreis | l | DE.BW.HL | DE119 | 107,280 | 777 | ST | Künzelsau |
| Holzminden | l | DE.NI.HZ | DE926 | 73,547 | 692 | HN | Holzminden |
| Höxter | d | DE.NW.HX | DEA44 | 145,679 | 1,200 | DM | Höxter |
| Ilm-Kreis | l | DE.TH.IK | DEG0F | 110,361 | 843 | TH | Arnstadt |
| Ingolstadt | s | DE.BY.IG | DE211 | 124,927 | 133 | OB | Ingolstadt |
| Jena | s | DE.TH.JN | DEG03 | 105,739 | 114 | TH | Jena |
| Jerichower Land | l | DE.ST.JL | DEE06 | 93,849 | 1,577 | MA | Burg |
| Kaiserslautern | l | DE.RP.KL | DEB3F | 105,283 | 640 | RP | Kaiserslautern |
| Kaiserslautern | s | DE.RP.KS | DEB32 | 96,341 | 140 | RP | Kaiserslautern |
| Karlsruhe | l | DE.BW.KL | DE123 | 424,121 | 1,085 | KR | Karlsruhe |
| Karlsruhe | u | DE.BW.KS | DE122 | 289,173 | 173 | KR | Karlsruhe |
| Kassel | l | DE.HE.KL | DE734 | 234,933 | 1,293 | KS | Kassel |
| Kassel | s | DE.HE.KA | DE731 | 190,765 | 107 | KS | Kassel |
| Kaufbeuren | s | DE.BY.KU | DE272 | 41,550 | 40 | SC | Kaufbeuren |
| Kelheim | l | DE.BY.KE | DE226 | 112,753 | 1,067 | NI | Kelheim |
| Kempten (Allgäu) | s | DE.BY.KM | DE273 | 64,078 | 63 | SC | Kempten (Allgäu) |
| Kiel | s | DE.SH.KE | DEF02 | 235,782 | 119 | SH | Kiel |
| Kitzingen | l | DE.BY.KT | DE268 | 87,719 | 684 | UF | Kitzingen |
| Kleve | d | DE.NW.KV | DEA1B | 300,990 | 1,232 | DU | Kleve |
| Koblenz | s | DE.RP.KO | DEB11 | 107,825 | 105 | KB | Koblenz |
| Köln | s | DE.NW.KO | DEA23 | 1,005,775 | 405 | KL | Köln |
| Konstanz | l | DE.BW.KN | DE138 | 266,965 | 818 | FR | Konstanz |
| Krefeld | s | DE.NW.KF | DEA14 | 222,247 | 138 | DU | Krefeld |
| Kronach | l | DE.BY.KO | DE24A | 69,927 | 652 | OF | Kronach |
| Kulmbach | l | DE.BY.KB | DE24B | 74,070 | 656 | OF | Kulmbach |
| Kusel | l | DE.RP.KU | DEB3G | 72,783 | 573 | RP | Kusel |
| Kyffhäuserkreis | l | DE.TH.KF | DEG0A | 80,053 | 1,035 | TH | Sondershausen |
| Lahn-Dill-Kreis | l | DE.HE.LD | DE722 | 253,441 | 1,067 | GI | Wetzlar |
| Landau in der Pfalz | s | DE.RP.LP | DEB33 | 43,361 | 83 | RP | Landau in der Pfalz |
| Landsberg am Lech | l | DE.BY.LL | DE21E | 113,084 | 804 | OB | Landsberg am Lech |
| Landshut | l | DE.BY.LH | DE227 | 147,161 | 1,348 | NI | Landshut |
| Landshut | s | DE.BY.LS | DE221 | 63,544 | 66 | NI | Landshut |
| Leer | l | DE.NI.LE | DE94C | 163,832 | 1,086 | WE | Leer (Ostfriesland) |
| Leipzig | l | DE.SN.LL | DED52 | 262,214 | 1,647 | LE | Borna |
| Leipzig | s | DE.SN.LS | DED51 | 502,979 | 297 | LE | Leipzig |
| Leverkusen | s | DE.NW.LV | DEA24 | 158,984 | 79 | KL | Leverkusen |
| Lichtenfels | l | DE.BY.LC | DE24C | 67,297 | 520 | OF | Lichtenfels |
| Limburg-Weilburg | l | DE.HE.LW | DE723 | 170,696 | 738 | GI | Limburg an der Lahn |
| Lindau (Bodensee) | l | DE.BY.LN | DE27A | 78,422 | 323 | SC | Lindau (Bodensee) |
| Lippe | d | DE.NW.LP | DEA45 | 348,681 | 1,246 | DM | Detmold |
| Lörrach | l | DE.BW.LR | DE139 | 219,003 | 807 | FR | Lörrach |
| Lübeck | s | DE.SH.LB | DEF03 | 210,305 | 214 | SH | Lübeck |
| Lüchow-Dannenberg | l | DE.NI.LD | DE934 | 49,205 | 1,220 | LU | Lüchow (Wendland) |
| Ludwigsburg | l | DE.BW.LD | DE115 | 509,871 | 687 | ST | Ludwigsburg |
| Ludwigshafen am Rhein | s | DE.RP.LR | DEB34 | 157,584 | 78 | RP | Ludwigshafen am Rhein |
| Ludwigslust-Parchim | l | DE.MV.LP | DE80 | 214,370 | 4,750 | MV | Parchim |
| Lüneburg | l | DE.NI.LN | DE935 | 174,123 | 1,323 | LU | Lüneburg |
| Magdeburg | s | DE.ST.MG | DEE03 | 228,144 | 201 | MA | Magdeburg |
| Main-Kinzig-Kreis | l | DE.HE.MK | DE719 | 400,862 | 1,398 | DA | Gelnhausen |
| Main-Spessart | l | DE.BY.MS | DE26A | 127,508 | 1,321 | UF | Karlstadt |
| Main-Tauber-Kreis | l | DE.BW.MT | DE11B | 130,625 | 1,304 | ST | Tauberbischofsheim |
| Main-Taunus-Kreis | l | DE.HE.MT | DE71A | 224,059 | 229 | DA | Hofheim am Taunus |
| Mainz | s | DE.RP.MI | DEB35 | 200,344 | 98 | RP | Mainz |
| Mainz-Bingen | l | DE.RP.MB | DEB3J | 200,672 | 606 | RP | Ingelheim am Rhein |
| Mannheim | u | DE.BW.MN | DE126 | 290,117 | 145 | KR | Mannheim |
| Mansfeld-Südharz | l | DE.ST.MS | DEE0A | 147,887 | 1,449 | HL | Sangerhausen |
| Marburg-Biedenkopf | l | DE.HE.MB | DE724 | 241,226 | 1,263 | GI | Marburg |
| Märkischer Kreis | d | DE.NW.MK | DEA58 | 423,818 | 1,059 | AR | Lüdenscheid |
| Märkisch-Oderland | l | DE.BB.MO | DE409 | 187,374 | 2,128 | BB | Seelow |
| Mayen-Koblenz | l | DE.RP.MK | DEB17 | 210,308 | 817 | KB | Koblenz |
| Mecklenburgische Seenplatte | l | DE.MV.MS | DE80 | 267,806 | 5,468 | MV | Neubrandenburg |
| Meißen | l | DE.SN.MI | DED2E | 247,054 | 1,452 | DR | Meißen |
| Memmingen | s | DE.BY.MM | DE274 | 41,241 | 70 | SC | Memmingen |
| Merzig-Wadern | l | DE.SL.MW | DEC02 | 103,636 | 555 | SL | Merzig |
| Mettmann | d | DE.NW.MT | DEA1C | 477,777 | 407 | DU | Mettmann |
| Miesbach | l | DE.BY.ME | DE21F | 93,630 | 864 | OB | Miesbach |
| Miltenberg | l | DE.BY.ML | DE269 | 128,405 | 716 | UF | Miltenberg |
| Minden-Lübbecke | d | DE.NW.ML | DEA46 | 312,169 | 1,152 | DM | Minden |
| Mittelsachsen | l | DE.SN.MT | DED43 | 322,078 | 2,112 | CH | Freiberg |
| Mönchengladbach | s | DE.NW.MG | DEA15 | 255,188 | 170 | DU | Mönchengladbach |
| Mühldorf am Inn | l | DE.BY.MI | DE21G | 106,415 | 805 | OB | Mühldorf am Inn |
| Mülheim an der Ruhr | s | DE.NW.MR | DEA16 | 166,865 | 91 | DU | Mülheim an der Ruhr |
| München | l | DE.BY.MU | DE21H | 317,249 | 667 | OB | München |
| München | s | DE.BY.MN | DE212 | 1,348,335 | 311 | OB | München |
| Münster | s | DE.NW.MN | DEA33 | 289,576 | 303 | MU | Münster |
| Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis | l | DE.BW.NO | DE127 | 142,810 | 1,126 | KR | Mosbach |
| Neuburg-Schrobenhausen | l | DE.BY.NS | DE21I | 90,593 | 740 | OB | Neuburg an der Donau |
| Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz | l | DE.BY.NO | DE236 | 126,436 | 1,344 | OP | Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz |
| Neumünster | s | DE.SH.NU | DEF04 | 77,249 | 72 | SH | Neumünster |
| Neunkirchen | l | DE.SL.NU | DEC03 | 135,531 | 249 | SL | Ottweiler |
| Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim | l | DE.BY.NA | DE25A | 97,475 | 1,267 | MF | Neustadt an der Aisch |
| Neustadt an der Waldnaab | l | DE.BY.NW | DE237 | 96,317 | 1,430 | OP | Neustadt an der Waldnaab |
| Neustadt an der Weinstraße | s | DE.RP.NW | DEB36 | 52,164 | 117 | RP | Neustadt an der Weinstraße |
| Neu-Ulm | l | DE.BY.NU | DE279 | 163,854 | 516 | SC | Neu-Ulm |
| Neuwied | l | DE.RP.NU | DEB18 | 180,672 | 627 | KB | Neuwied |
| Nienburg/Weser | l | DE.NI.NE | DE927 | 122,242 | 1,399 | HN | Nienburg/Weser |
| Nordfriesland | d | DE.SH.NR | DEF07 | 163,665 | 2,047 | SH | Husum |
| Nordhausen | l | DE.TH.NR | DEG07 | 87,210 | 711 | TH | Nordhausen |
| Nordsachsen | l | DE.SN.NR | DED53 | 201,165 | 2,020 | LE | Torgau |
| Nordwestmecklenburg | l | DE.MV.NR | DE80 | 156,634 | 2,117 | MV | Wismar |
| Northeim | l | DE.NI.NR | DE918 | 137,446 | 1,267 | BR | Northeim |
| Nürnberg | s | DE.BY.NR | DE254 | 486,314 | 186 | MF | Nürnberg |
| Nürnberger Land | l | DE.BY.NL | DE259 | 163,967 | 800 | MF | Lauf an der Pegnitz |
| Oberallgäu | l | DE.BY.OE | DE27E | 148,649 | 1,528 | SC | Sonthofen |
| Oberbergischer Kreis | d | DE.NW.OK | DEA2A | 273,011 | 919 | KL | Gummersbach |
| Oberhausen | s | DE.NW.OE | DEA17 | 210,215 | 77 | DU | Oberhausen |
| Oberhavel | l | DE.BB.OE | DE40A | 200,807 | 1,796 | BB | Oranienburg |
| Oberspreewald-Lausitz | l | DE.BB.OL | DE40B | 117,943 | 1,217 | BB | Senftenberg |
| Odenwaldkreis | l | DE.HE.OE | DE71B | 96,613 | 624 | DA | Erbach |
| Oder-Spree | l | DE.BB.OS | DE40C | 178,176 | 2,243 | BB | Beeskow |
| Offenbach | l | DE.HE.OF | DE71C | 332,328 | 356 | DA | Dietzenbach |
| Offenbach am Main | s | DE.HE.OM | DE713 | 113,443 | 45 | DA | Offenbach am Main |
| Oldenburg | l | DE.NI.OL | DE943 | 125,014 | 103 | WE | Oldenburg |
| Oldenburg | s | DE.NI.OS | DE94D | 157,267 | 1,063 | WE | Wildeshausen |
| Olpe | d | DE.NW.OP | DEA59 | 136,490 | 711 | AR | Olpe |
| Ortenaukreis | l | DE.BW.OR | DE134 | 410,202 | 1,851 | FR | Offenburg |
| Osnabrück | l | DE.NI.ON | DE944 | 350,147 | 120 | WE | Osnabrück |
| Osnabrück | s | DE.NI.OB | DE94E | 153,699 | 2,122 | WE | Osnabrück |
| Ostalbkreis | l | DE.BW.OA | DE11D | 306,529 | 1,512 | ST | Aalen |
| Ostallgäu | l | DE.BY.OT | DE27B | 133,585 | 1,395 | SC | Marktoberdorf |
| Osterholz | l | DE.NI.OT | DE936 | 110,907 | 651 | LU | Osterholz-Scharmbeck |
| Osterode am Harz | l | DE.NI.OH | DE919 | 76,786 | 636 | BR | Osterode am Harz |
| Ostholstein | d | DE.SH.OT | DEF08 | 198,413 | 1,392 | SH | Eutin |
| Ostprignitz-Ruppin | l | DE.BB.OR | DE40D | 100,242 | 2,509 | BB | Neuruppin |
| Paderborn | d | DE.NW.PD | DEA47 | 294,602 | 1,246 | DM | Paderborn |
| Passau | l | DE.BY.PL | DE228 | 184,190 | 1,530 | NI | Passau |
| Passau | s | DE.BY.PS | DE222 | 48,649 | 70 | NI | Passau |
| Peine | l | DE.NI.PI | DE91A | 130,398 | 535 | BR | Peine |
| Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm | l | DE.BY.PI | DE21J | 116,116 | 761 | OB | Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm |
| Pforzheim | u | DE.BW.PO | DE129 | 114,411 | 98 | KR | Pforzheim |
| Pinneberg | d | DE.SH.PN | DEF09 | 296,341 | 664 | SH | Pinneberg |
| Pirmasens | s | DE.RP.PR | DEB37 | 40,887 | 61 | RP | Pirmasens |
| Plön | d | DE.SH.PO | DEF0A | 127,676 | 1,083 | SH | Plön |
| Potsdam | s | DE.BB.PT | DE404 | 156,021 | 188 | BB | Potsdam |
| Potsdam-Mittelmark | l | DE.BB.PM | DE40E | 202,816 | 2,575 | BB | Bad Belzig |
| Prignitz | l | DE.BB.PI | DE40F | 80,276 | 2,123 | BB | Perleberg |
| Rastatt | l | DE.BW.RS | DE124 | 222,324 | 739 | KR | Rastatt |
| Ravensburg | l | DE.BW.RV | DE148 | 269,595 | 1,632 | TU | Ravensburg |
| Recklinghausen | d | DE.NW.RC | DEA36 | 619,382 | 760 | MU | Recklinghausen |
| Regen | l | DE.BY.RE | DE229 | 76,782 | 975 | NI | Regen |
| Regensburg | l | DE.BY.RL | DE238 | 182,289 | 1,393 | OP | Regensburg |
| Regensburg | s | DE.BY.RB | DE232 | 135,403 | 81 | OP | Regensburg |
| Remscheid | s | DE.NW.RM | DEA18 | 110,708 | 75 | DU | Remscheid |
| Rems-Murr-Kreis | l | DE.BW.RM | DE116 | 406,874 | 858 | ST | Waiblingen |
| Rendsburg-Eckernförde | d | DE.SH.RE | DEF0B | 269,364 | 2,186 | SH | Rendsburg |
| Reutlingen | l | DE.BW.RU | DE141 | 273,353 | 1,094 | TU | Reutlingen |
| Rhein-Erft-Kreis | d | DE.NW.RE | DEA27 | 451,515 | 705 | KL | Bergheim |
| Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis | l | DE.HE.RT | DE71D | 180,226 | 811 | DA | Bad Schwalbach |
| Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis | l | DE.RP.RH | DEB19 | 102,322 | 963 | KB | Simmern/Hunsrück |
| Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | d | DE.NW.RB | DEA2B | 278,182 | 437 | KL | Bergisch Gladbach |
| Rhein-Kreis Neuss | d | DE.NW.RN | DEA1D | 437,393 | 576 | DU | Neuss |
| Rhein-Lahn-Kreis | l | DE.RP.RN | DEB1A | 123,203 | 782 | KB | Bad Ems |
| Rhein-Neckar-Kreis | l | DE.BW.RN | DE128 | 524,039 | 1,062 | KR | Heidelberg |
| Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis | l | DE.RP.RZ | DEB3I | 146,868 | 305 | RP | Ludwigshafen am Rhein |
| Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | d | DE.NW.RS | DEA2C | 578,252 | 1,153 | KL | Siegburg |
| Rhön-Grabfeld | l | DE.BY.RG | DE266 | 80,829 | 1,022 | UF | Bad Neustadt an der Saale |
| Rosenheim | l | DE.BY.RH | DE21K | 244,256 | 1,440 | OB | Rosenheim |
| Rosenheim | s | DE.BY.RS | DE213 | 59,329 | 37 | OB | Rosenheim |
| Rostock | l | DE.MV.RL | DE80 | 212,559 | 3,421 | MV | Güstrow |
| Rostock | s | DE.MV.RS | DE803 | 200,266 | 181 | MV | Rostock |
| Rotenburg (Wümme) | l | DE.NI.RT | DE937 | 162,726 | 2,070 | LU | Rotenburg (Wümme) |
| Roth | l | DE.BY.RT | DE25B | 123,344 | 895 | MF | Roth |
| Rottal-Inn | l | DE.BY.RI | DE22A | 116,634 | 1,282 | NI | Pfarrkirchen |
| Rottweil | l | DE.BW.RT | DE135 | 136,478 | 769 | FR | Rottweil |
| Saale-Holzland-Kreis | l | DE.TH.SH | DEG0J | 84,802 | 817 | TH | Eisenberg |
| Saalekreis | l | DE.ST.SL | DEE0B | 191,681 | 1,433 | HL | Merseburg |
| Saale-Orla-Kreis | l | DE.TH.SO | DEG0K | 85,806 | 1,148 | TH | Schleiz |
| Saalfeld-Rudolstadt | l | DE.TH.SR | DEG0I | 113,267 | 1,035 | TH | Saalfeld/Saale |
| Saarbrücken | g | DE.SL.SB | DEC01 | 327,065 | 411 | SL | Saarbrücken |
| Saarlouis | l | DE.SL.SA | DEC04 | 197,877 | 459 | SL | Saarlouis |
| Saarpfalz-Kreis | l | DE.SL.SP | DEC05 | 145,394 | 419 | SL | Homburg |
| Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge | l | DE.SN.SS | DED2F | 246,818 | 1,654 | DR | Pirna |
| Salzgitter | s | DE.NI.SL | DE912 | 98,895 | 224 | BR | Salzgitter |
| Salzlandkreis | l | DE.ST.SZ | DEE0C | 205,458 | 1,426 | DS | Bernburg (Saale) |
| St. Wendel | l | DE.SL.SW | DEC06 | 90,120 | 476 | SL | St. Wendel |
| Schaumburg | l | DE.NI.SH | DE928 | 157,497 | 676 | HN | Stadthagen |
| Schleswig-Flensburg | d | DE.SH.SF | DEF0C | 196,025 | 2,072 | SH | Schleswig |
| Schmalkalden-Meiningen | l | DE.TH.SM | DEG0B | 127,622 | 1,210 | TH | Meiningen |
| Schwabach | s | DE.BY.SH | DE255 | 38,469 | 41 | MF | Schwabach |
| Schwäbisch Hall | l | DE.BW.SH | DE11A | 186,353 | 1,484 | ST | Schwäbisch Hall |
| Schwalm-Eder-Kreis | l | DE.HE.SE | DE735 | 181,850 | 1,539 | KS | Homberg (Efze) |
| Schwandorf | l | DE.BY.SD | DE239 | 142,406 | 1,473 | OP | Schwandorf |
| Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis | l | DE.BW.SB | DE136 | 203,967 | 1,025 | FR | Villingen-Schwenningen |
| Schweinfurt | l | DE.BY.SL | DE26B | 113,084 | 841 | UF | Schweinfurt |
| Schweinfurt | s | DE.BY.SS | DE262 | 52,143 | 36 | UF | Schweinfurt |
| Schwerin | s | DE.MV.SH | DE804 | 91,293 | 131 | MV | Schwerin |
| Segeberg | d | DE.SH.SG | DEF0D | 260,665 | 1,344 | SH | Bad Segeberg |
| Siegen-Wittgenstein | d | DE.NW.SW | DEA5A | 276,834 | 1,132 | AR | Siegen |
| Sigmaringen | l | DE.BW.SG | DE149 | 127,600 | 1,204 | TU | Sigmaringen |
| Soest | d | DE.NW.SO | DEA5B | 296,875 | 1,328 | AR | Soest |
| Solingen | s | DE.NW.SL | DEA19 | 155,265 | 90 | DU | Solingen |
| Sömmerda | l | DE.TH.SD | DEG0D | 71,865 | 804 | TH | Sömmerda |
| Sonneberg | l | DE.TH.SN | DEG0H | 58,943 | 433 | TH | Sonneberg |
| Speyer | s | DE.RP.SE | DEB38 | 49,540 | 43 | RP | Speyer |
| Spree-Neiße | l | DE.BB.SN | DE40G | 122,523 | 1,648 | BB | Forst (Lausitz) |
| Stade | l | DE.NI.SA | DE939 | 195,450 | 1,266 | LU | Stade |
| Starnberg | l | DE.BY.SA | DE21L | 127,132 | 488 | OB | Starnberg |
| Steinburg | d | DE.SH.SE | DEF0E | 130,783 | 1,056 | SH | Itzehoe |
| Steinfurt | d | DE.NW.SF | DEA37 | 433,660 | 1,793 | MU | Steinfurt |
| Stendal | l | DE.ST.SE | DEE0D | 119,204 | 2,423 | MA | Stendal |
| Stormarn | d | DE.SH.SO | DEF0F | 230,555 | 766 | SH | Bad Oldesloe |
| Straubing | s | DE.BY.ST | DE223 | 44,488 | 68 | NI | Straubing |
| Straubing-Bogen | l | DE.BY.SB | DE22B | 95,853 | 1,202 | NI | Straubing |
| Stuttgart | u | DE.BW.SU | DE111 | 585,890 | 207 | ST | Stuttgart |
| Südliche Weinstraße | l | DE.RP.SW | DEB3H | 108,244 | 640 | RP | Landau in der Pfalz |
| Südwestpfalz | l | DE.RP.SD | DEB3K | 98,426 | 954 | RP | Pirmasens |
| Suhl | s | DE.TH.SU | DEG04 | 36,960 | 103 | TH | Suhl |
| Teltow-Fläming | l | DE.BB.TF | DE40H | 159,255 | 2,092 | BB | Luckenwalde |
| Tirschenreuth | l | DE.BY.TR | DE23A | 74,866 | 1,085 | OP | Tirschenreuth |
| Traunstein | l | DE.BY.TA | DE21M | 168,510 | 1,534 | OB | Traunstein |
| Trier | s | DE.RP.TI | DEB21 | 105,671 | 117 | TR | Trier |
| Trier-Saarburg | l | DE.RP.TS | DEB25 | 142,228 | 1,091 | TR | Trier |
| Tübingen | l | DE.BW.TB | DE142 | 211,952 | 519 | TU | Tübingen |
| Tuttlingen | l | DE.BW.TT | DE137 | 132,213 | 734 | FR | Tuttlingen |
| Uckermark | l | DE.BB.UK | DE40I | 124,682 | 3,058 | BB | Prenzlau |
| Uelzen | l | DE.NI.UL | DE93A | 93,595 | 1,454 | LU | Uelzen |
| Ulm | u | DE.BW.UM | DE144 | 116,761 | 119 | TU | Ulm |
| Unna | d | DE.NW.UN | DEA5C | 396,060 | 543 | AR | Unna |
| Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis | l | DE.TH.UH | DEG09 | 106,122 | 975 | TH | Mühlhausen/Thüringen |
| Unterallgäu | l | DE.BY.UT | DE27C | 135,161 | 1,230 | SC | Mindelheim |
| Vechta | l | DE.NI.VC | DE94F | 132,294 | 813 | WE | Vechta |
| Verden | l | DE.NI.VR | DE93B | 132,300 | 788 | LU | Verden (Aller) |
| Viersen | d | DE.NW.VE | DEA1E | 296,176 | 563 | DU | Viersen |
| Vogelsbergkreis | l | DE.HE.VG | DE725 | 108,510 | 1,459 | GI | Lauterbach (Hessen) |
| Vogtlandkreis | l | DE.SN.VG | DED44 | 240,052 | 1,310 | CH | Plauen |
| Vorpommern-Greifswald | l | DE.MV.VG | DE80 | 241,540 | 3,927 | MV | Greifswald |
| Vorpommern-Rügen | l | DE.MV.VR | DE80 | 225,513 | 3,188 | MV | Stralsund |
| Vulkaneifel | l | DE.RP.VL | DEB24 | 61,947 | 911 | TR | Daun |
| Waldeck-Frankenberg | l | DE.HE.WF | DE736 | 158,990 | 1,849 | KS | Korbach |
| Waldshut | l | DE.BW.WL | DE13A | 163,136 | 1,131 | FR | Waldshut-Tiengen |
| Warendorf | d | DE.NW.WR | DEA38 | 273,477 | 1,317 | MU | Warendorf |
| Wartburgkreis | l | DE.TH.WR | DEG0P | 128,719 | 1,305 | TH | Bad Salzungen |
| Weiden in der Oberpfalz | s | DE.BY.WO | DE233 | 41,746 | 71 | OP | Weiden in der Oberpfalz |
| Weilheim-Schongau | l | DE.BY.WS | DE21N | 128,762 | 966 | OB | Weilheim in Oberbayern |
| Weimar | s | DE.TH.WI | DEG05 | 62,764 | 84 | TH | Weimar |
| Weimarer Land | l | DE.TH.WL | DEG0G | 82,643 | 803 | TH | Apolda |
| Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen | l | DE.BY.WG | DE25C | 92,369 | 971 | MF | Weißenburg i.Bay. |
| Werra-Meißner-Kreis | l | DE.HE.WM | DE737 | 102,124 | 1,025 | KS | Eschwege |
| Wesel | d | DE.NW.WS | DEA1F | 460,420 | 1,043 | DU | Wesel |
| Wesermarsch | l | DE.NI.WS | DE94G | 90,035 | 822 | WE | Brake (Unterweser) |
| Westerwaldkreis | l | DE.RP.WS | DEB1B | 200,059 | 989 | KB | Montabaur |
| Wetteraukreis | l | DE.HE.WT | DE71E | 292,573 | 1,101 | DA | Friedberg (Hessen) |
| Wiesbaden | s | DE.HE.WE | DE714 | 269,121 | 204 | DA | Wiesbaden |
| Wilhelmshaven | s | DE.NI.WH | DE945 | 77,451 | 107 | WE | Wilhelmshaven |
| Wittenberg | l | DE.ST.WT | DEE0E | 132,994 | 1,930 | DS | Lutherstadt Wittenberg |
| Wittmund | l | DE.NI.WT | DE94H | 56,839 | 657 | WE | Wittmund |
| Wolfenbüttel | l | DE.NI.WB | DE91B | 120,773 | 722 | BR | Wolfenbüttel |
| Wolfsburg | s | DE.NI.WL | DE913 | 119,984 | 204 | BR | Wolfsburg |
| Worms | s | DE.RP.WR | DEB39 | 79,207 | 109 | RP | Worms |
| Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge | l | DE.BY.WF | DE24D | 76,044 | 606 | OF | Wunsiedel |
| Wuppertal | s | DE.NW.WP | DEA1A | 342,661 | 168 | DU | Wuppertal |
| Würzburg | l | DE.BY.WR | DE26C | 158,095 | 968 | UF | Würzburg |
| Würzburg | s | DE.BY.WZ | DE263 | 124,297 | 88 | UF | Würzburg |
| Zollernalbkreis | l | DE.BW.ZL | DE143 | 185,559 | 918 | TU | Balingen |
| Zweibrücken | s | DE.RP.ZE | DEB3A | 34,200 | 71 | RP | Zweibrücken |
| Zwickau | l | DE.SN.ZI | DED45 | 335,220 | 949 | CH | Zwickau |
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The counties are described on the census website as being of the following types:
| Typ | Description in English | German |
|---|---|---|
| b | Federal state | Bundesland |
| d | District | Kreis |
| g | Group of regions | Regionalverband |
| l | Rural district | Landkreis |
| s | Town/city that is not part of a district | Kreisfreie Stadt |
| u | Urban district | Stadtkreis |
This is the list of the 40 administrative districts as of 1999, the post-reunification peak. Since then, they have been consolidated one step at a time, and their administration has been conducted at the state level.
| Regierungsbezirk | Rb | Land | As of 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnsberg | AR | DE.NW | Arnsberg |
| Berlin | BE | DE.BE | Berlin |
| Brandenburg | BB | DE.BB | Brandenburg |
| Braunschweig | BR | DE.NI | Niedersachsen |
| Bremen | HB | DE.HB | Bremen |
| Chemnitz | CH | DE.SN | Sachsen |
| Darmstadt | DA | DE.HE | Darmstadt |
| Dessau | DS | DE.ST | Sachsen-Anhalt |
| Detmold | DM | DE.NW | Detmold |
| Dresden | DR | DE.SN | Sachsen |
| Düsseldorf | DU | DE.NW | Düsseldorf |
| Freiburg | FR | DE.BW | Freiburg |
| Gießen | GI | DE.HE | Gießen |
| Halle | HL | DE.ST | Sachsen-Anhalt |
| Hamburg | HH | DE.HH | Hamburg |
| Hannover | HN | DE.NI | Niedersachsen |
| Karlsruhe | KR | DE.BW | Karlsruhe |
| Kassel | KS | DE.HE | Kassel |
| Koblenz | KB | DE.RP | Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Köln | KL | DE.NW | Köln |
| Leipzig | LE | DE.SN | Sachsen |
| Lüneburg | LU | DE.NI | Niedersachsen |
| Magdeburg | MA | DE.ST | Sachsen-Anhalt |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | MV | DE.MV | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| Mittelfranken | MF | DE.BY | Mittelfranken |
| Münster | MU | DE.NW | Münster |
| Niederbayern | NI | DE.BY | Niederbayern |
| Oberbayern | OB | DE.BY | Oberbayern |
| Oberfranken | OF | DE.BY | Oberfranken |
| Oberpfalz | OP | DE.BY | Oberpfalz |
| Rheinhessen-Pfalz | RP | DE.RP | Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Saarland | SL | DE.SL | Saarland |
| Schleswig-Holstein | SH | DE.SH | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Schwaben | SC | DE.BY | Schwaben |
| Stuttgart | ST | DE.BW | Stuttgart |
| Thüringen | TH | DE.TH | Thüringen |
| Trier | TR | DE.RP | Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Tübingen | TU | DE.BW | Tübingen |
| Unterfranken | UF | DE.BY | Unterfranken |
| Weser-Ems | WE | DE.NI | Niedersachsen |
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, the Kingdom
of Prussia was the first to divide its provinces into Regierungsbezirke. Twenty-five of them were created in 1815-1816. Other states had
similar divisions with different designations.DE.RP.KB,
NUTS code DEB1, population 1,508,795, area (km.²) 8,072, capital Koblenz), Rheinhessen-Pfalz (DE.RP.RP,
DEB3, 2,000,111, 6,852, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse), and Trier (DE.RP.TR, DEB2, 509,322,
4,923, Trier).DE.ST.DS, NUTS
code DEE1, population 558,911, area (km.²) 4,280, capital Dessau), Halle (DE.ST.HL, DEE2,
885,661, 4,430, Halle), and Magdeburg (DE.ST.MA, DEE3, 1,229,918, 11,737, Magdeburg).DE.NI.BR,
NUTS code DE91, population 1,669,708, area (km.²) 8,098, capital Braunschweig); Hannover (DE.NI.HN,
DE92, 2,148,713, 9,046, Hannover); Lüneburg (DE.NI.LU, DE93, 1,645,896, 15,505, Lüneburg); and
Weser-Ems (DE.NI.WE, DE94, 2,401,523, 14,965, Oldenburg in Oldenburg).DED1 and Leipzig had been
DED3.DE.SN.CH, NUTS code
DED4, population 1,499,394, area (km.²) 6,097, capital Chemnitz); Dresden (DE.SN.DR, DED2,
1,591,047, 7,930, Dresden); and Leipzig (DE.SN.LE, DED5, 966,358, 4,386, Leipzig).| Name | HASC | NUTS | Population | Area(km.²) | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnsberg | DE.NW.AR | DEA5 | 3,575,207 | 8,002 | Arnsberg |
| Berlin | DE.BE.BE | DE30 | 3,292,365 | 890 | Berlin |
| Brandenburg | DE.BB.BB | DE40 | 2,455,780 | 29,476 | Potsdam |
| Bremen | DE.HB.HB | DE50 | 650,863 | 405 | Bremen |
| Darmstadt | DE.HE.DA | DE71 | 3,741,170 | 7,445 | Darmstadt |
| Detmold | DE.NW.DM | DEA4 | 2,029,124 | 6,518 | Detmold |
| Düsseldorf | DE.NW.DU | DEA1 | 5,076,864 | 5,290 | Düsseldorf |
| Freiburg | DE.BW.FR | DE13 | 2,145,325 | 9,347 | Freiburg im Breisgau |
| Gießen | DE.HE.GI | DE72 | 1,025,110 | 5,381 | Gießen |
| Hamburg | DE.HH.HH | DE60 | 1,706,696 | 755 | Hamburg |
| Karlsruhe | DE.BW.KR | DE12 | 2,664,437 | 6,919 | Karlsruhe |
| Kassel | DE.HE.KS | DE73 | 1,205,536 | 8,289 | Kassel |
| Köln | DE.NW.KL | DEA2 | 4.285,861 | 7,365 | Köln |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | DE.MV.MV | DE80 | 1,609,982 | 23,171 | Schwerin |
| Mittelfranken | DE.BY.MF | DE25 | 1,682,297 | 7,245 | Ansbach |
| Münster | DE.NW.MU | DEA3 | 2,571,195 | 6,905 | Münster in Westfalen |
| Niederbayern | DE.BY.NI | DE22 | 1,172,834 | 10,330 | Landshut |
| Niedersachsen | DE.NI.NS | DE9 | 7,777,992 | 47,614 | Hannover |
| Oberbayern | DE.BY.OB | DE21 | 4,328,218 | 17,529 | München |
| Oberfranken | DE.BY.OF | DE24 | 1,063,454 | 7,230 | Bayreuth |
| Oberpfalz | DE.BY.OP | DE23 | 1,070,965 | 9,692 | Regensburg |
| Rheinland-Pfalz | DE.RP.RL | DEB | 3,989,808 | 19,857 | Mainz |
| Saarland | DE.SL.SL | DEC0 | 999,623 | 2,570 | Saarbrücken |
| Sachsen | DE.SN.SN | DED | 4,056,799 | 18,413 | Dresden |
| Sachsen-Anhalt | DE.ST.SA | DEE0 | 2,287,040 | 20,447 | Magdeburg |
| Schleswig-Holstein | DE.SH.SH | DEF0 | 2,800,119 | 15,769 | Kiel |
| Schwaben | DE.BY.SC | DE27 | 1,779,199 | 9,992 | Augsburg |
| Stuttgart | DE.BW.ST | DE11 | 3,914,359 | 10,558 | Stuttgart |
| Thüringen | DE.TH.TH | DEG0 | 2,188,589 | 16,172 | Erfurt |
| Tübingen | DE.BW.TU | DE14 | 1,762,539 | 8,918 | Tübingen |
| Unterfranken | DE.BY.UF | DE26 | 1,300,647 | 8,529 | Würzburg |
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