Kingdom of Baden-Württemberg

The Kingdom of Baden-Württemberg (German: Königreich Baden-Württemberg), officially the Confederation of the Kingdom of Württemberg, the Grand Duchy of Baden and the Principality of Hohenzollern (German: Bund des Königreichs Württemberg, des Großherzogtums Baden und des Fürstentums Hohenzollern), is a country in Central Europe. Politically, it is bordered by France and the Rhenish Republic to the west, the Free Socialist Republic of Germany to the north and east, and Switzerland and the Republic of Austria to the south. Geographically, it borders the Rhine River to the west, the Main River to the north, the Iller River to the east and Lake Constance to the south.
Baden-Württemberg was declared on 11 December 1920 as a political union between the restored monarchies of Baden and Württemberg, as well as the former Prussian Province of Hohenzollern. This came shortly after the end of the Baden-Württemberg Offensive, through which French forces occupied the region as a buffer against the communist Spartacists amidst the German Civil War. As the borders of Baden-Württemberg are coterminous with the territories occupied by the French and allied White German forces at the time of armistice, the country also controls parts of Hesse and Bavaria. It is one of three countries formed from the fall of the German Empire and Weimar Republic, alongside the Rhenish Republic and the Free Socialist Republic of Germany, and is unrecognized by the latter.
== Population ==
Baden-Württemberg has a population of approximately 6,959,700 people as of 1931.
Regional Population (1931) 	Regional Population (1931) 	Regional Population (1931) 	Regional Population (1931)
Constituent 	Area(km2) 	Population 	Density(pop./km2)
Kingdom of Württemberg 	19,508 	3,080,200 	158
Grand Duchy of Baden 	15,082 	2,612,500 	173
Principality of Hohenzollern 	1,142 	72,900 	64
Federal Territory of HesseHesse consists of the Starkenburg region of the former Grand Duchy of Hesse, including the exclaves of Wimpfen and Helmhof, as well as annexed territories of the former Prussian Province of Hesse-Nassau south of the Main River, including the Sachsenhausen district of Frankfurt and nearby towns. It does not have a local monarchy, both due to French opposition and strong local opposition, instead being uniquely administered as a "Federal Territory" since 1925, with the President of the Confederation holding equivalent power. It does, however, have its own local elected Landtag, as well as representation in the Bundesrat. 	2,600 	892,000 	343
BavariaAlthough Baden-Württemberg has de facto control over numerous territories of the former Kingdom of Bavaria, most notably including the towns of Würzburg, Kitzingen, Kempten, Lindau and Amorbach, it does not recognize these areas as a constituent state of the Confederation. Rather, it continues to recognize the Kingdom of Bavaria and its borders, characterizing the occupied lands as being under "protection". Administratively the Bavarian regions are divided into two districts, Würzburg, which encompasses the northern territories, and Kempten, which encompasses the southern territories. These districts do not elect any regional legislature, so each is ruled by a District President (Bezirkspräsident) appointed by the Bundestag. The inhabitants do vote in federal elections.	2,674 	302,100 	113
Total 	39,864 	6,959,700 	166
 	 	 	
Religious Affiliation (1931) 	Religious Affiliation (1931)	Religious Affiliation (1931)	Religious Affiliation (1931)
Religion 	% 	Population 	Population
Roman Catholic 	52.4 	3,646,900 	3,646,900
Protestant 	46.2 	3,215,400 	3,215,400
Jewish 	1.0 	69,600 	69,600
Other 	0.4 	27,800 	27,800
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