Republic of Baden

Republic of Baden
Republik Baden
State of Germany
1918–1945

The Republic of Baden (red) within the Weimar Republic
Anthem
Badnerlied
CapitalKarlsruhe
Area 
• 1925[1]
15,070 km2 (5,820 sq mi)
Population 
• 1925[1]
2,312,462
Government
 • TypeRepublic
President 
• 1918–1920 (first)
Anton Geiß
• 1933–1945 (last)
Walter Köhler (Minister-President)
Reichsstatthalter 
• 1933–1945
Robert Wagner
LegislatureLandtag
Historical eraInterwar · World War II
• Established
14 November 1918
• Constitution enacted
13 April 1919
11 March 1933
• Abolition (de jure)
19 September 1945
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Grand Duchy of Baden
Württemberg-Baden
South Baden
Today part ofGermany

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.

  1. ^ Beckmanns Welt-Lexikon und Welt-Atlas. Leipzig / Vienna: Verlagsanstalt Otto Beckmann. 1931.