The Day of German Unity (German: Tag der Deutschen Einheit) is a national holiday in Germany, celebrated on October 3, which commemorates the anniversary of German reunification in 1990. is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the 1990 German reunification. ...

An alternative choice would have been the day the Berlin Wall came down, namely November 9, 1989, which coincided with the anniversary of the founding of the first real German Republic in 1918 and the defeat of Hitler's first coup in 1923; however November 9 was also the anniversary of the first large-scale Nazi-led pogroms against Jews in 1938 (so called Kristallnacht), and the day was thus considered inappropriate as a national holiday. Therefore, October 3, 1990, the day of formal reunion was chosen instead. East German construction workers building the Berlin Wall, November 20, 1961. ... is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Look up republic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945, standard German pronunciation in the IPA) was the Führer (leader) of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party) and of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. ... The Beer Hall Putsch was a failed coup détat that occurred between the evening of Thursday, November 8 and the early afternoon of Friday, November 9, 1923, when the Nazi partys leader Adolf Hitler, the popular World War I General Erich Ludendorff, and other leaders of the Kampfbund... is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pogrom (from Russian: ; from громить IPA: - to wreak havoc, to demolish violently) is a form of riot directed against a particular group, whether ethnic, religious or other, and characterized by destruction of their homes, businesses and religious centres. ... Kristallnacht, also known as Reichskristallnacht, Pogromnacht, Crystal Night and the Night of Broken Glass, was a pogrom[1] against Jews throughout Germany and parts of Austria on November 9–November 10, 1938. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

Before reunification, in Western Germany the "Day of German Unity" was June 17; this was an interpretation of a failed 1953 revolt staged by East German workers mainly against a raise in work quotas. The revolt was crushed with Soviet aid; the exact number of fatalities is unknown, but estimated at somewhere above 100. In East Germany, the national holiday was October 7, being called Day of the Republic (Tag der Republik), remembering the foundation of the GDR in 1949. West Germany was the informal but almost universally used name for the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 until 1990, during which years the Federal Republic did not yet include East Germany. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Protesters marching through the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin The Uprising of 1953 in East Germany took place in June and July 1953. ... This article is about the state which existed from 1949 to 1990. ... is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Celebrations

'Each year, there is a Citizen's Festival (German: Bürgerfest) on that day in addition to the traditional celebrations at Berlin. The hosting city is always in the Bundesland which presides over the federal council in the respective year. Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... The Bundesrat (federal council) is the representation of the 16 Federal States (Länder) of Germany at the federal level. ...

• 1990 in Berlin, Capital of Germany
• 1991 in Hamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
• 1992 in Schwerin, State Capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
• 1993 in Saarbrücken, State Capital of Saarland
• 1994 in Bremen, State Capital of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
• 1995 in Düsseldorf, State Capital of North Rhine-Westphalia
• 1996 in Munich, State Capital of Bavaria
• 1997 in Stuttgart, State Capital of Baden-Württemberg
• 1998 in Hannover, State Capital of Lower Saxony
• 1999 in Wiesbaden, State Capital of Hesse
• 2000 in Dresden, State Capital of Saxony
• 2001 in Mainz, State Capital of Rhineland-Palatinate
• 2002 in Berlin, Capital of Germany
• 2003 in Magdeburg, State Capital of Saxony-Anhalt
• 2004 in Erfurt, State Capital of Thuringia
• 2005 in Potsdam, State Capital of Brandenburg
• 2006 in Kiel, State Capital of Schleswig-Holstein
• 2007 in Schwerin, State Capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

In addition, the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, which traditionally runs until the first Sunday in October, now runs until October 3 if the Sunday in question falls on the first or second day of October. This article is about the capital of Germany. ... This article is about the city in Germany. ... A city-state is a region controlled exclusively by a city. ... The foundations of the Hanseatic League (German: Hanse), an alliance of trading cities that for a time in the later Middle Ages and the Early Modern period maintained a trade monopoly over most of Northern Europe and the Baltic, can be seen as early as the 12th century, with the... This article is about the city in Germany. ... Schwerin is a town in northern Germany. ... Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (German: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a state in northern Germany. ... Saarbrücken [] is the capital of the Saarland Bundesland in Germany. ... Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DEC Capital Saarbrücken Minister-President Peter Müller (CDU) Governing party CDU Votes in Bundesrat 3 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  2,569 km² (992 sq mi) Population 1,044,000 (11/2006)[1]  - Density 406 /km... This article is about the city in Germany. ... A city-state is a region controlled exclusively by a city. ... The foundations of the Hanseatic League (German: Hanse), an alliance of trading cities that for a time in the later Middle Ages and the Early Modern period maintained a trade monopoly over most of Northern Europe and the Baltic, can be seen as early as the 12th century, with the... Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE5 State subdivisions 2 urban districts Capital Bremen Senate President Jens Böhrnsen (SPD) Governing parties SPD / Alliance 90/The Greens Votes in Bundesrat 3 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  408 km² (158 sq mi) Population 664,000... The title of this article contains the character ü. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Duesseldorf. ... Coat of arms Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DEA Capital Düsseldorf Prime Minister Jürgen Rüttgers (CDU) Governing parties CDU / FDP Votes in Bundesrat 6 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  34,084 km² (13,160 sq mi) Population 18,033,000... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Bavaria (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Stuttgart (disambiguation). ... Location Coordinates , , Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE1 Capital Stuttgart Minister-President Günther Oettinger (CDU) Governing parties CDU / FDP Votes in Bundesrat 6 (of 69) Basic statistics Area  35,752 km² (13,804 sq mi) Population 10,741,000 (11/2006)[1]  - Density... Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... 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). ... Wiesbaden is a city in central Germany. ... Location Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE7 Capital Wiesbaden Largest city Frankfurt Minister-President Roland Koch (CDU) Governing party CDU Votes in Bundesrat 5 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  21,100 km² (8,147 sq mi) Population 6,077,000 (08/2006)[1]  - Density... Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest) is the capital city of the German Federal Free State of Saxony. ... The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen; Sorbian: Swobodny Stat Sakska) has a land area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ... Mainz is a city in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. ... The Rhenish Palatinate (Rheinpfalz, sometimes Lower Palatinate or Niederpfalz) occupies rather more than a quarter of the German Bundesland (federal state) of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) and contains the towns of Ludwigshafen, Kaiserslautern, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Pirmasens, Landau and Speyer. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... This article is about the German city. ... With an area of 20,447 km² and a population of 2. ... The cathedral Mariendom at night. ... The Free State of Thuringia (German: Freistaat Thüringen) is located in central Germany and is considered one of the smaller of Germanys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 km² and 2. ... Potsdam is the capital city of the federal state of Brandenburg in Germany. ... For the similarly spelled Brandenberg, see Brandenberg (Austria) or Brandenburg (disambiguation) Location Coordinates , , Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE4 Capital Potsdam Minister-President Matthias Platzeck (SPD) Governing parties SPD / CDU Votes in Bundesrat 4 (of 69) Basic statistics Area  29,479 km² (11,382... , For the city in the United States, see Kiel, Wisconsin. ... Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ... Schwerin is a town in northern Germany. ... Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (German: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a state in northern Germany. ... For the beer, see Pale lager#Oktoberfestbier. ... A Beer Festival is an organised event during which a variety of beers (and often other alcoholic drinks) are available for tasting and purchase. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• East Germany
  • Uprising of 1953 in East Germany
  • Straße des 17. Juni
• West Germany

This article is about the state which existed from 1949 to 1990. ... Protesters marching through the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin The Uprising of 1953 in East Germany took place in June and July 1953. ... Originally called Charlottenburger Chaussee, The Straße des 17. ...

External links

• German Embassy Publication, Infocus:German Unity Day