States of Germany
Municipalities (Gemeinden)

States of Germany

Section Title: Municipalities (Gemeinden)
Table Section Text: None

State	1 January 2005	1 January 2000

Number	Area (km2)	Number	Area (km2)

Bavaria	216	2,725.06	262	2,992.78

Lower Saxony	23	949.16	25	1,394.10

Hesse	4	327.05	4	327.05

Schleswig-Holstein	2	99.41	2	99.41

Baden-Württemberg	1	66.98	2	76.99

Total	246	4,167.66	295	4,890.33

Sentence(s)

In 2000, the number of areas was 295, with a total area of 4,890.33 square kilometres.

final_sentence: In 2000, the number of areas was 295, with a total area of 4,890.33 square kilometres.