New Länder

New Länder

The (five) New Länder ( _de. (Fünf) Neue Bundesländer) is a term describing five reestablished states ("Länder") in the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany) that joined the Federal Republic of Germany (with ten "Old Länder" plus associated West-Berlin) upon German reunification on 3 October 1990.

These "New Länder" consist of:
*Brandenburg
*Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
*Saxony
*Saxony-Anhalt
*Thuringia

East Berlin is neglected in that count, as West Berlin was generally regarded as part of the Federal Republic. The city had been divided into four sectors with a special status that did not allow the three sectors of West Berlin to be officially declared as a full (11th) member of the Federal Republic. The Soviet sector of Berlin had nevertheless been declared the capital of the GDR. Technically, the reunited Berlin is the result of dissolution of East Berlin and the institutions of West Berlin expanding to the whole city. Due to this, the "Land Berlin" which also was established in 1990 is regarded as being "old" anyway.

External links

* [http://www.chronikderwende.de/_/lexikon/glossar/glossar_jsp/key=art23.html Article 23 Grundgesetz (Basic Law / West German Constitution) "(German)"]
* [http://www.dhm.de/lemo/html/dokumente/DieDeutscheEinheit_gesetzLaendereinfuehrungsgesetz/index.html Constitutional law for the establishment of states in the German Democratic Republic, in full text "(German)"] , Berlin, July 22 1990


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