Württemberg-Hohenzollern

	Württemberg-Hohenzollern
	Part of French-administered Germany; State of West Germany
Flag	Coat of arms
	Württemberg-Hohenzollern (bright blue) as taken from the French-administered zone of post-war Germany (pale blue)
Capital	Tübingen
Historical era	post-World War II
- Established	1945
- State of West Germany	23 May 1949
- Disestablished	25 April 1952
Area	10,406 km² (4,018 sq mi)

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Württemberg-Hohenzollern is a historical state of West Germany. It was created in 1945 as part of the French occupation zone. Its capital was Tübingen. In 1952, it was merged into the newly founded state of Baden-Württemberg.

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Württemberg-Hohenzollern consisted of the southern half of the former state of Württemberg and the Prussian administrative region of Hohenzollern. The norther half of Württemberg became the state of Württemberg-Baden under US-administration. The division between north and south was set so that Autobahn connecting Karlsruhe and Munich (today the A8) was completely contained within the American zone.

On 18 May 1947 a new constitution was enacted, and Württemberg-Baden's first parliament was elected. With the formation of West Germany on 23 May 1949, Württemberg-Baden joined the federal republic.

A straw poll was held on 24 September 1950 in Württemberg-Hohenzollern, Württemberg-Baden, and Baden regarding a merger of the three states. A public referendum was held on 16 December 1951. All three states were merged and the modern German state of Baden-Württemberg was founded on 25 April 1952.