Careers

Our State

3x1=1. Questionable arithmetic perhaps, but an equation that adds up for Baden-Württemberg: In 1952 the States of Baden, Württemberg-Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern merged. The new Federal State that emerged was Baden-Württemberg, marking the start of a success story.

Blick über die Alb in der Nähe des Schloss Lichtesteins bei Reutlingen.
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People on the Schlossplatz in Stuttgart.
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Tradition and progress

The State and its people

Baden-Württemberg is poor in natural resources, but its population is overflowing with ingenuity, inventive spirit and an appetite for hard work. The people have made Germany’s Southwest one of the world‘s most successful regions. Characteristic of Baden-Württemberg are its diverse and varied landscapes and its outstanding quality of life.

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Der Deutsche Bund 1815 (Ausschnitt) - Die Punkte bezeichnen Orte mit Verfassungen im Vormärz. (Bild: Landesmedienzentrum Baden-Württemberg)
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Where we come from

State history

Baden-Württemberg is the only Federal State created as the result of a referendum. In 1952, the States of Württemberg-Baden, Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern merged to form a single cohesive State in Germany’s southwest. But the eventful history of the individual states in the Southwest stretches back much further.

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Symbol

State coat of arms

Baden-Württemberg’s unity and diversity are expressed in the State coat of arms, which revisits the historic origins of Baden-Württemberg and symbolically unites them in one cohesive emblem.

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