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<center>'''GERMANY - DEUTSCHLAND'''</center>


==National symbols==


<font size=5><center>'''Germany - Deutschland'''</center></font>


 
{|align="center"
{|width="100%"
|align="left"|[[File:Germany.jpg|200 px|center|National arms of Germany]]  <br/>The [[National arms of Germany]]
|align="center"|[[File:Germany.jpg|200 px]]
|align="right"|[[File:Germany-flag.jpg|200 px|center|National flag of Germany]] <br/>The National flag of Germany
|align="center"|[[File:Germany-flag.gif|200 px]]
|align="center"|[[File:Germany-location.jpg]]
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|align="center"|[[The National Arms of Germany]]
|align="center"|The National Flag
|align="center"|Location
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Germany is divided in States (Länder). These states are subdivided in Landkreise or Rural districts, which are made up of municipalities (Gemeinden) and Kreisfreie Städte, or free urban districts.  
Germany is divided in States (Länder). These states are subdivided in Landkreise or Rural districts, which are made up of municipalities (Gemeinden) and Kreisfreie Städte, or free urban districts.  


In some states municipalities are combined into Ämter and Grossgemeinden (larger bodies, but the individual municipalities still exist).
In some states municipalities are combined into Ämter and Verbandsgemeinden (larger bodies, but the individual municipalities still exist).


All States, disctricts and the majority of the municipalities use arms.
All States, disctricts and the majority of the municipalities use arms.


==Coats of arms of present States (Bundesländer)==
==Coats of arms of present States (Wappen der Bundesländer)==
 
{|
[[File:dld.gif|right|400 px]]
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* [[File:badenwur.jpg|40 px]][[Baden-Württemberg]]
*[[Baden-Württemberg]]
* [[File:bayern.jpg|40 px]][[Bayern]]
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/bayern.htm Bayern]
* [[File:berlin.jpg|40 px]][[:Category:Berlin|Berlin]]
*[[:Category:Berlin|Berlin]]
* [[File:brandenburgstate.jpg|40 px]][[Brandenburg]]
*[[Brandenburg]]
* [[File:bremen.jpg|40 px]][[Bremen]]
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/b/bremen.htm Bremen]
* [[File:hamburg1.jpg|40 px]][[Hamburg]]
*[[Hamburg]]
* [[File:hessen.jpg|40 px]][[Hessen]]
*[[Hessen]]
* [[File:mecklenv1.jpg|40 px]][[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/mecklenb.htm Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]
|
*[[Niedersachsen]]
* [[File:niedersachsen.jpg|40 px]][[Niedersachsen]]
*[[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]
* [[File:nordrhei.jpg|40 px]][[Nordrhein-Westfalen]]
*[[Rheinland-Pfalz]]
* [[File:rheinlan.jpg|40 px]][[Rheinland-Pfalz]]
*[[Saarland]]
* [[File:saarland.jpg|40 px]][[Saarland]]
*[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/sachsen.htm Sachsen]
* [[File:sachsen.jpg|40 px]][[Sachsen]]
*[[Sachsen-Anhalt]]
* [[File:sachsena.jpg|40 px]][[Sachsen-Anhalt]]
*[[Schleswig-Holstein]]
* [[File:schleswh.jpg|40 px]][[Schleswig-Holstein]]
*[[Thüringen]]
* [[File:thuringe.jpg|40 px]][[Thüringen]]
|}


==Coats of arms of former German States, Principalities, Kingdoms etc==
==Coats of arms of former German States, Principalities, Kingdoms etc==
*[[Principality of Anhalt]]
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*[[Baden]] (Grand Duchy and Free-State)
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*[[Principality of Brandenburg-Ansbach]]
* [[Principality of Anhalt]]
*[[Duchy of Braunschweig]]
* [[Baden (State)|Baden]] (Grand Duchy and Free-State)
*[[Hessen|Grand-Duchy of Hessen-Darmstadt]]
* [[Principality of Brandenburg-Ansbach]]
*[[Hessen|Principality of Hessen(-Kassel)]]
* [[Duchy of Braunschweig]]
*[[Hessen|Province of Hessen-Nassau]]
* [[Free-State of Braunschweig]]
*[[State of Köln]]
* [[Hessen|Grand-Duchy of Hessen-Darmstadt]]
*[[Schlesien|Province of Niederschlesien]]
* [[Hessen|Principality of Hessen(-Kassel)]]
*[[Oberschlesien|Province of Oberschlesien]]
* [[Hessen|Province of Hessen-Nassau]]
*[[Ostpreussen|Province Ostpreussen]]
* [[State of Köln]]
*[[Pommern|Province Pommern]]
* [[Lippe (Principality)]]
*[[Posen|Province Posen]]
* [[Mecklenburg]]
*[[Rheinland|Province Rheinland]]
* [[Mecklenburg-Schwerin]] (Grand-Duchy and Free-State)
*[[Schlesien|Province of Schlesien]]
* [[Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Duchy)|Mecklenburg-Strelitz]] (Grand-Duchy and Free-State)
*[[Kingdom of Westfalen]]
* [[Schlesien|Province of Niederschlesien]]
*[[Westpreussen|Province Westpreussen]]
* [[Oberschlesien|Province of Oberschlesien]]
*[[Württemberg-Baden]]
* [[Oldenburg (State)|Grand-Duchy of Oldenburg]]
*[[Württemberg-Hohenzollern]]
* [[Ostpreussen|Province Ostpreussen]]
* [[Pommern|Province Pommern]]
* [[Posen|Province Posen]]
* [[Posen-Westpreussen|Posen-Westpreussen]] (province)
|
* [[Prussia|Kingdom of Prussia/Preussen]]
* [[Reuss|Reuss jüngere Linie]] (principality)
* [[Rheinland|Province Rheinland]]
* [[Sachsen (Kingdom)|Kingdom of Sachsen]]
* [[Sachsen (province)|Province of Sachsen]]
* [[Sachsen|Freistaat (Free State) of Sachsen]]
* [[Sachsen-Altenburg|Duchy of Sachsen-Altenburg]]
* [[Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha|Duchy of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha]]
* [[Sachsen-Meiningen-Hildburghausen|Duchy of Sachsen-Meiningen-Hildburghausen]]
* [[Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach|Grand-Duchy of Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach]]
* [[Schaumburg-Lippe (State)|Schaumburg-Lippe (Principality and Free-State)]]
* [[Schlesien|Province of Schlesien]]
* [[Schwarzburg-Sondershausen|Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt]] (principalities)
* [[Waldeck-Pyrmont|Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont]]
* [[Kingdom of Westfalen]]
* [[Westfalen|Province Westfalen]]
* [[Westpreussen|Province Westpreussen]]
* [[Württemberg]] (Kingdom)
* [[Württemberg-Baden]]
* [[Württemberg-Hohenzollern]]
|}


==Coats of arms of districts, cities and municipalities==
==Coats of arms of districts, cities and municipalities==
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* Coats of arms of [[:Category:Kreiswappen|Districts (Kreise)]]
* Coats of arms of [[:Category:Kreiswappen|Districts (Kreise)]]
* Coats of arms of [[:Category:German Ämter, Samtgemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden and Grossgemeinden|Ämter, Samtgemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden and Grossgemeinden]]
* Coats of arms of [[:Category:German Ämter, Samtgemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden and Grossgemeinden|Ämter, Samtgemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden and Grossgemeinden]]
* Coats of arms of cities, towns and municipalities:
* Coats of arms of cities, towns and municipalities (Gemeinde- und Städtewappen) (+/- 13.000 !):
 
Only about 85% (just over 9000) of the files of municipalities have been transferred ! <br>Please search on both the old and the new site with the links below !
 
Available on the new site:
 
'''[[:Category:German_Municipalities_A|A]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_B|B]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_C|C]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_D|D]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_E|E]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_F|F]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_G|G]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_H|H]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_I|I]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_J|J]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_K|K]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_L|L]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_M|M]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_N|N]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_O|O]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_P|P]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_Q|Q]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_R|R]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_S|S]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_T|T]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_U|U]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_V|V]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_W|W]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_X|X]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_Y|Y]] | [[:Category:German_Municipalities_Z|Z]] |'''
 
Some more are still on the old site :


[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/d.htm D] |[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/e.htm E] |[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/f.htm F] |[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/g.htm G] |[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/h.htm H] |[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/k.htm K] |[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/l.htm L] |[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/m.htm M] |[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/n.htm N] |[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/o.htm O] |[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/p.htm P] |[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/r.htm R] |[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/s.htm S] |[http://www.ngw.nl/int/dld/w.htm W]
'''[[Deutsche Wappen_A|A]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_B|B]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_C|C]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_D|D]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_E|E]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_F|F]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_G|G]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_H|H]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_I|I]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_J|J]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_K|K]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_L|L]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_M|M]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_N|N]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_O|O]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_P|P]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_Q|Q]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_R|R]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_S|S]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_T|T]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_U|U]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_V|V]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_W|W]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_X|X]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_Y|Y]] | [[Deutsche Wappen_Z|Z]] '''


==Other civic heraldry==
==Other civic heraldry==
*Regions (in Bayern)
*Regions (in Bayern)
**[[Mittelfranken]]
** [[Mittelfranken]]
**[[Niederbayern]]
** [[Niederbayern]]
**[[Oberbayern]]
** [[Oberbayern]]
**[[Oberfranken]]
** [[Oberfranken]]
**[[Oberpfalz]]
** [[Oberpfalz]]
**[[Rheinpfalz]]
** [[Rheinpfalz]]
**[[Schwaben]]
** [[Schwaben]]
**[[Unterfranken]]
** [[Unterfranken]]
*[[Landschaftsverband Rheinland]]
* [[Ostfriesland]]
*Höherer Kommunalverband (Regional Association)
** [[Bezirksverband Pfalz]]
** [[Landschaftsverband Rheinland]]
** [[Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe]]
* [[:Category:German Colonial arms|Arms of German Colonies]]


==Religious and Ecclesial heraldry==
==Other heraldry==
* [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of Germany]]
* [[:Category:Military heraldry of Germany|Military heraldry of Germany]]
* [[:Category:Corporate heraldry of Germany|Corporate heraldry of Germany]]


==Heraldic collector's items==
==Heraldic collector's items==


*[[Heraldic postcards Germany|Heraldic postcards]]
* [[Heraldic postcards Germany|Heraldic postcards]]
*[[Germany (stamps)|Heraldic stamps]] from Deutsches Reich, Bundesrepublik, DDR, Deutsche Post Berlin and Zone Française
* [[Germany (stamps)|Heraldic stamps]] from Deutsches Reich, Bundesrepublik, DDR, Deutsche Post Berlin and Zone Française
*Heraldic collector's albums:
*Heraldic collector's albums:
**[[Abadie]] - Flaggen und Wappen der Welt
** [[Abadie]] - Flaggen und Wappen der Welt
**[[Abdulla-Deutsche Städtewappen]]
** [[Abdulla-Deutsche Städtewappen]]
**[[Abdulla-Die Staatswappen aller Wappenführenden Staaten der Erde]]
** [[Abdulla-Die Staatswappen aller Wappenführenden Staaten der Erde]]
**[[Abdulla-Wappen der Bekanntesten und Bedeutendsten Ausländischen Hauptstädte]]
** [[Abdulla-Wappen der Bekanntesten und Bedeutendsten Ausländischen Hauptstädte]]
**Aurelia - [[Staats-Wappen und Flaggen (Unter dem Olympia-Banner)]]
**Aurelia - [[Staats-Wappen und Flaggen (Unter dem Olympia-Banner)]]
**Aurelia - [[Deutsche Zunftwappen]]
**Aurelia - [[Deutsche Zunftwappen]]
**[[Continentale Verlags-Anstalt]] - Wappen Sammel-Album
** [[Continentale Verlags-Anstalt]] - Wappen Sammel-Album
**[[Danziger Tabakmonopol]] - Länderwappen der Ganzen Welt  
** [[Danziger Tabakmonopol]] - Länderwappen der Ganzen Welt  
**[[Kaffee Hag albums]] - Deutsche Ortswappen  
** [[Kaffee Hag albums]] - Deutsche Ortswappen  
**[[Panorama Bilderdienst]] - Unsere Deutsche Heimat  
** [[Panorama Bilderdienst]] - Unsere Deutsche Heimat  
**Union - [[Autogramm- und Ansichtskarten]]
**Union - [[Autogramm- und Ansichtskarten]]
and [[Heraldic albums|more]]
and [[Heraldic albums|more]]
* Heraldic trade cards from Germany:
* Heraldic trade cards from Germany:
**[[Aecht Frank (heraldic trade stamps)|Aecht Franck]] (German cities)
** [[Aecht Frank (heraldic trade stamps)|Aecht Franck]] (German cities)
**[[Bünting]] (German cities)
** [[Bünting]] (German cities)
**[[Gartmann (Arms and diamonds)]]
** [[Gartmann (Arms and diamonds)]]
**[[Reeser Maraginefabrik]] (German and European States)
** [[Reeser Maraginefabrik]] (German and European States)
**[[Siegerin Margarine]] (German cities)
** [[Siegerin Margarine]] (German cities)
**[[Stollwerck series|Stollwerck]] (German cities)
** [[Stollwerck series|Stollwerck]] (German cities)
**[[Wesenberg (German guilds)]]
** [[Wesenberg (German guilds)]]
**[[Unknown (German)]] (Arms of cities)
** [[Unknown (German)]] (Arms of cities)
**[[Arms, Flags and Types of Nations]]
** [[Arms, Flags and Types of Nations]]
* Heraldic matchbox labels from Germany:
* Heraldic matchbox labels from Germany:
**[[Agros matchbox labels |Agros]] (German city arms)
** [[Agros matchbox labels |Agros]] (German city arms)
**[[Fachring]] (German arms)
** [[Fachring]] (German arms)
**[[Himmelreich (matchbox labels)|Himmelreich]] (German arms)
** [[Himmelreich (matchbox labels)|Himmelreich]] (German arms)
**[[Josef Mühlenbruch]] (German arms)
** [[Josef Mühlenbruch]] (German arms)
**[[Löwen Kaffee]] (German arms)
** [[Löwen Kaffee]] (German arms)
**[[Philumenistischen Gesellschaft]] (German states)
** [[Philumenistischen Gesellschaft]] (German states)
**[[VéGé (matchbox labels)]]
** [[VéGé (matchbox labels)]]




[[Category:Europe]]
[[Category:Europe]]

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Administrative division

Germany is divided in States (Länder). These states are subdivided in Landkreise or Rural districts, which are made up of municipalities (Gemeinden) and Kreisfreie Städte, or free urban districts.

In some states municipalities are combined into Ämter and Verbandsgemeinden (larger bodies, but the individual municipalities still exist).

All States, disctricts and the majority of the municipalities use arms.

Coats of arms of present States (Wappen der Bundesländer)

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Coats of arms of districts, cities and municipalities

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