Württemberg-Hohenzollern

Württemberg-Hohenzollern Wurtemberg-Hohenzollern
Part of French-administered Germany State of West Germany
1945–1952
Flag Coat of arms
Württemberg-Hohenzollern (dark blue) within the French-administered zone of post-war Germany (light blue).
Capital	Tübingen Tubingue (in French)
Area
• 1950	10,406 km2 (4,018 sq mi)
Population
• 1950	1 184 000
Legislature	Landtag of Württemberg-Hohenzollern
Historical era	Aftermath of World War II
• Established	1945
• State of West Germany	23 May 1949
• Disestablished	25 April 1952
Preceded by Succeeded by Free People's State of Württemberg Province of Hohenzollern Baden-Württemberg
Today part of	Germany

Württemberg-Hohenzollern was a West German state created in 1945 as part of the French post-World War II occupation zone. Its capital was Tübingen. In 1952, it was merged into the newly founded state of Baden-Württemberg.

History

Württemberg-Hohenzollern should not be confused with the larger Gau ("shire") of the same name that was formed briefly during the Third Reich.

Württemberg-Hohenzollern consisted of the southern half of the former state of Württemberg and the Prussian administrative region of Hohenzollern. The northern half of Württemberg became part of the state of Württemberg-Baden under US-administration. The division between north and south was set so that the Autobahn connecting Karlsruhe and Munich (today the A8) was completely contained within the American zone.

On 18 May 1947, a new constitution was enacted and Württemberg-Baden's first parliament was elected. With the formation of West Germany on 23 May 1949, Württemberg-Baden joined the federal republic.

The three states that merged to form Baden-Württemberg in 1952

A straw poll was held on 24 September 1950 in Württemberg-Hohenzollern, Württemberg-Baden, and Baden regarding a merger of the three states. A public referendum was held on 16 December 1951. All three states were merged and the modern German state of Baden-Württemberg was founded on 25 April 1952.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was the same as that which was featured on the coat of arms of the Free People's State of Württemberg of the Weimar Republic.

List of ministers-president

1. 1945–1947: Carlo Schmid (SPD)
2. 1947–1948: Lorenz Bock (CDU)
3. 1948–1952: Gebhard Müller (CDU)