Republic of Baden Republik Baden | |||||||||||
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State of Germany | |||||||||||
1918–1945 | |||||||||||
The Republic of Baden (red) within the Weimar Republic | |||||||||||
Anthem | |||||||||||
Badnerlied | |||||||||||
Capital | Karlsruhe | ||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||
• 1925[1] | 15,070 km2 (5,820 sq mi) | ||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||
• 1925[1] | 2,312,462 | ||||||||||
Government | |||||||||||
• Type | Republic | ||||||||||
President | |||||||||||
• 1918–1920 (first) | Anton Geiß | ||||||||||
• 1933–1945 (last) | Walter Köhler (Minister-President) | ||||||||||
Reichsstatthalter | |||||||||||
• 1933–1945 | Robert Wagner | ||||||||||
Legislature | Landtag | ||||||||||
Historical era | Interwar · World War II | ||||||||||
• Established | 14 November 1918 | ||||||||||
• Constitution enacted | 13 April 1919 | ||||||||||
11 March 1933 | |||||||||||
• Abolition (de jure) | 19 September 1945 | ||||||||||
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Today part of | Germany |
The Republic of Baden (German: Republik Baden) was a German state that existed during the time of the Weimar Republic, formed after the abolition of the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1918. It is now part of the modern German state of Baden-Württemberg.