Württemberg-Hohenzollern

Infobox Former Subdivision
conventional_long_name = Württemberg-Hohenzollern
common_name = Württemberg-Hohenzollern
subdivision = State
nation = West Germany
status_text = Part of French-administered Germany State of West Germany
era = post-World War II|
year_start = 1945
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year_end = 1952
date_end = 25 April
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event1 = State of West Germany
date_event1 = 23 May 1949
p1 = Free People's State of Württemberg
p2 = Province of Hohenzollern
s1 = Baden-Württemberg
flag_p1 = Flagge Königreich Württemberg.svg
flag_p2 = Flagge Preußen - Provinz Hohenzollern.svg
flag_s1 = Flag of Baden-Württemberg.svg|

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image_map_caption = Württemberg-Hohenzollern (bright blue) as taken from the French-administered zone of post-war Germany (pale blue)
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capital = Tübingen
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Württemberg-Hohenzollern is a historical state of West Germany. It was created in 1945 as part of the French occupation zone. Its capital was Tübingen. In 1952, it was merged into the newly founded state of Baden-Württemberg.

History

Württemberg-Hohenzollern consisted of the southern half of the former state of Württemberg and the Prussian administrative region of Hohenzollern. The norther half of Württemberg became the state of Württemberg-Baden under US-administration. The division between north and south was set so that 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.

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.

List of heads of government

# 1945 - 1947: Carlo Schmid (SPD)
# 1947 - 1948: Lorenz Bock (CDU)
# 1948 - 1952: Gebhard Müller (CDU)