1. Historical Map Middle Europe 1648
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Historical Map
Middle Europe 1648
After the Thirty Years War Middle Europe is a patchwork of dozens of independent “States” with loose relations to the “Holy Roman Empire of German Nation”

2. Historical Map Middle Europe 1864
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Historical Map
Middle Europe 1864
After the influence of the Napoleonic War in the beginning of the century 38 souvereign German States were left. They formed the Germanic Confederation. Only after 1871 a German Empire, still including 25 States, was formed. Austria was excluded from this Empire.

3. The Federal Republic The Federal States Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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The Federal Republic
The Federal States
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Schleswig-Holstein
Bremen
Hamburg
Brandenburg
Niedersachsen
Berlin
Sachsen-Anhalt
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Thüringen
Hessen
Sachsen
Rheinland-Pfalz
Saarland
Bayern (Bavaria)
Baden-Württemberg
The modern Federal Republic is a result of World War II and the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989.
Her federal structure can only be understood against the background of her history.
16 states in Germany

4. The Federal Republic Settlement 1990 Visits
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The Federal Republic
Settlement 1990
Visits
Areas with high population density are often related to present or former industrial areas.
Low density areas consist mainly of agricultural and natural conservation areas.