| South Baden (1945–1946)Südbaden (German)Bade-du-Sud (French) Baden (1946–1952)Baden (German)Bade (French) | |||||||||
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| Part of French-administered Germany State of West Germany | |||||||||
| 1945–1952 | |||||||||
 Location of Baden (bright blue) within the French-administered zone of post-war Germany (pale blue). | |||||||||
| Capital | Freiburg im Breisgau Fribourg-en-Brisgau (in French) | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• | 6,646 km2 (2,566 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Historical era | Post-World War II | ||||||||
• Established | 1945 | ||||||||
• State of West Germany | 23 May 1949 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 25 April 1952 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||
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South Baden (German: Südbaden; French: Bade-du-Sud), formed in December 1945 from the southern half of the former Republic of Baden, was a subdivision of the French occupation zone of post-World War II Germany. The state was later renamed to Baden (French: Bade) and became a founding state of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany, today simply Germany) in 1949. In 1952, Baden became part of the modern German state of Baden-Württemberg.