- See also: Bundesländer
Länd redirects here.
Cultural note: In practice, Bundesländer occurs in usage more often in Germany than in Austria,
and common usages in both countries are contrary to the official constitutional construct. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
Both forms are found as German loan words in English.
and common usages in both countries are contrary to the official constitutional construct. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
Both forms are found as German loan words in English.
Länder (Singular Land) refers to one or any of:
- Colloquially used for States of Austria, the technically correct German language name for the federal states of Austria is Bundesländer, which is hardly used in Austria. Austria is a federal republic made up of nine States, known in German as Länder (singular Land)
- Official (plural) title for the various Federal States of Germany under the German constitution, the Grundgesetz,
which explicitly names the states simply as 'Land' (plural 'Länder'), but which contrarily, colloquially are frequently referred to as Bundesländer—the term used in the Third Reich. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland is the Constitution of Germany. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers
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