South Baden

South Baden
(1945–1946)
Südbaden (German)
Bade-du-Sud (French)

Baden
(1946–1952)
Baden (German)
Bade (French)
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).
CapitalFreiburg im Breisgau
Fribourg-en-Brisgau (in French)
Area 
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6,646 km2 (2,566 sq mi)
Historical eraPost-World War II
• Established
1945
• State of West Germany
23 May 1949
• Disestablished
25 April 1952
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Republic of Baden
Baden-Württemberg
Today part ofGermany

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.