Germany's 16 federal states (Bundesländer), 400 districts (294 Landkreise + 106 kreisfreie Städte), 29 national government entities, and 396 elected offices (102 Oberbürgermeister + 294 Landräte).
| Source | URL | Data Used |
|---|---|---|
| Destatis (Federal Statistical Office) | destatis.de | Population by state (31.12.2023), GV-ISys municipality register |
| OpenPLZ API | openplzapi.org | Structured state and district data (from GV-ISys) |
| bundesregierung.de | bundesregierung.de | Federal ministry and cabinet listings (Merz cabinet, May 2025) |
| BKG (Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy) | bkg.bund.de | VG250 administrative boundaries (16 states + ~385 districts) |
| GovData | govdata.de | Open government data portal |
| Wikipedia - States of Germany | wikipedia.org | Administrative divisions (verification) |
| Wikidata | wikidata.org | Entity enrichment via SPARQL queries |
| GADM (v4.1) | gadm.org | Administrative boundaries (federal states) |
Open Meetings Laws New
Structured data on open meetings requirements for all 16 Bundesländer. Each state has its own Gemeindeordnung (or equivalent Kommunalverfassung) governing municipal meetings. City-states (Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen) use district-level frameworks. See ungovr.org/law/meetings/de.
| Source | URL | Data Provided |
|---|---|---|
| GemO BW — landesrecht-bw.de | landesrecht-bw.de | Baden-Württemberg: §§34–37 (meetings, 5-day notice) |
| GO Bayern — gesetze-bayern.de | gesetze-bayern.de | Bavaria: Art. 52–57 (meetings, notice, public access) |
| State law portals (16 Bundesländer) | — | Primary authority for each state: BezVG (Berlin/Hamburg), GO NRW, HGO, SächsGemO, ThürKO, etc. |
| Informationsfreiheitsgesetze (IFG) — federal and state | gesetze-im-internet.de | Freedom of information laws governing public access to meeting records by state |