NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Free State of Oldenburg

The Free State of Oldenburg was a state of the Weimar Republic. It was established in 1918 following the abdication of the Grand Duke Frederick Augustus II following the German Revolution. Mecklenburg. In 1925, Oldenburg had an area of 6,427 km² and a population of 545,172. In 1937, it lost the exclave districts of Eutin near the Baltic coast and Birkenfeld in southwestern Germany to Prussia and gained the City of Wilhelmshaven; however, this was a formality, as the Nazis had de facto abolished the federal states in 1934. In 1939 as a result of the territorial changes Oldenburg had an area of 5,375 km² and 580,000 inhabitants. Oldenburg is a historical state in todays Germany named for its capital, Oldenburg. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lower_Saxony. ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... This is a list of national capitals of the world in alphabetical order. ... Oldenburg (Low German: Ollnborg) is an Independent City in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box: A republic is a form of government maintained by a state or country whose sovereignty is based on popular consent and whose governance is based on popular representation and control. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Anthem Das Lied der Deutschen Germany during the Weimar period, with the Free State of Prussia (in blue) as the largest state Capital Berlin Language(s) German Government Republic President - 1918-1925 Friedrich Ebert - 1925-1933 Paul von Hindenburg Chancellor - 1919 Philipp Scheidemann(first) - 1933 Adolf Hitler (last) Legislature Reichstag... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... November Revolution redirects here. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Map of Germany showing Eutin Eutin is the district capital of Ostholstein located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. ... Birkenfeld is a town and municipality, capital of the district Birkenfeld, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 Prussia (German: ; Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Lithuanian: ; Polish: ; Old Prussian: PrÅ«sa) was, most recently, a historic state originating in Brandenburg, an area which for centuries had substantial influence on German and European history. ... Wilhelmshaven is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ...

After World War II, Oldenburg was merged into the newly founded state of Lower Saxony as the administrative region (Regierungsbezirk) of Oldenburg, both of which became a part of West Germany. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ...

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States of the Weimar Republic (1919–1933)

States: Anhalt | Baden | Bavaria | Brunswick | Hesse | Lippe | Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Oldenburg | Prussia | Saxony | Schaumburg-Lippe | Thuringia | Waldeck | Württemberg
City-states: Bremen | Hamburg | Lübeck This is a list of the counts, dukes , grand dukes, and prime ministers of Oldenburg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany_(2-3). ... Anthem Das Lied der Deutschen Germany during the Weimar period, with the Free State of Prussia (in blue) as the largest state Capital Berlin Language(s) German Government Republic President - 1918-1925 Friedrich Ebert - 1925-1933 Paul von Hindenburg Chancellor - 1919 Philipp Scheidemann(first) - 1933 Adolf Hitler (last) Legislature Reichstag... Image File history File links Wappen_Deutsches_Reich_(Weimarer_Republik). ... Flag Anthem: Anhaltlied The Free State of Anhalt (green), within Germany at the time of the Weimar Republic Capital Dessau Government Republic Prime Minister - 1918-1919 Wolfgang Heine - 1940-1945 Rudolf Jordan Historical era Interwar period - Established 12 November, 1918 - Abolition (de facto) May 1932 - Abolition (de jure) 23 July... Baden is a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine. ... The geographic region and Free State of Bavaria (German: ), with an area of 70,553 kmÂ² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... Brunswick was a historical state in Germany, established as a duchy by the Congress of Vienna in 1815. ... Flag Anthem: Hessenlied Hesse (red), within Germany at the time of the Weimar Republic Capital Darmstadt Government Republic President - 1919-1928 Carl Ulrich - 1935-1945 Jakob Sprenger Historical era Interwar period - German revolution 9 November, 1918 - Constitution 12 December 1919 - Disestablished 19 September, 1945 - State of Hesse 1 December 1946... Lippe, within Germany at the time of the Weimar Republic Capital Detmold Government Republic Chairman - 1918-1920 Clemens Becker - 1920-1933 Heinrich Drake - 1933 Ernst Krappe Minister-President - 1933-1936 Hans Joachim Riecke - 1936-1945 Alfred Meyer - 1945-1947 Heinrich Drake Historical era Interwar period - Established 9 November, 1918 - Incorporation... Flag Capital Schwerin Government Republic Historical era Interwar period - Established 1918 - Disestablished 1933 Population - 1925 est. ... Flag Capital Neustrelitz Government Republic Historical era Interwar period - Established 1918 - Disestablished 1933 The Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (German: ) was a state of the Weimar Republic established in 1918 following the German Revolution which had overthrown the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. ... Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 Prussia (German: ; Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Lithuanian: ; Polish: ; Old Prussian: PrÅ«sa) was, most recently, a historic state originating in Brandenburg, an area which for centuries had substantial influence on German and European history. ... The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen; Sorbian: Swobodny Stat Sakska) is the easternmost federal state of Germany. ... Capital BÃ¼ckeburg Government Republic Minister President - 1918 Friedrich Freiherr von Feilitzsch - 1933-1945 Karl Dreier History - German Revolution 15 November, 1918 - Disestablished 1 November, 1946 Area - 1939 340 km2 131 sq mi Population - 1939 est. ... The Free State of Thuringia (German: Freistaat ThÃ¼ringen) is located in central Germany and is considered one of the smaller of Germanys sixteen BundeslÃ¤nder (federal states), with an area of 16,200 kmÂ² and 2. ... Waldeck (or later Waldeck-Pyrmont) was a sovereign principality in what is now Lower Saxony and Hesse (Germany). ... Arms of the Kingdom of WÃ¼rttemberg The title of this article contains the character Ã¼. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Wuerttemberg. ... The Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (official name in German: Freie Hansestadt Bremen) is the smallest of Germanys 16 Federal States (BundeslÃ¤nder). ... Location Coordinates Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE6 First Mayor Ole von Beust (CDU) Governing party CDU Votes in Bundesrat 3 (from 69) Basic statistics Area 755 kmÂ² (292 sq mi) Population 1,754,317 (11/2006)[1] - Density 2,324 /kmÂ² (6,018... Location of the Free City of LÃ¼beck with the German Empire Capital LÃ¼beck Government Republic History - Formation 1226 - Abolition April 1, 1937 The title of this article contains the character Ã¼. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Luebeck. ...

Until 1920: Saxe-Altenburg | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | Saxe-Meiningen | Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | Reuss | Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | Schwarzburg-Sondershausen This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Herzogtum Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach) was created in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach, which had been in personal union since 1741, when the Saxe-Eisenach line had died out. ... Reuss (German: ReuÃŸ) was the name of several historical states located in present-day Thuringia, Germany. ... Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was a small state in Germany, in the present-day state of Thuringia, with capital at Rudolstadt. ... Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was a small state in Germany, in the present day state of Thuringia, with capital at Sondershausen. ...

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