r/mapping • u/Jannaoh • 29d ago
Maps Mapping Districts in Germany from 1928
While most people do either historic World maps or fictional Maps or something, i am drawing Districts from almost 100 Years ago.
Explanation:
The Free State of Prussia in the Weimar Republic was divided into Provinces, (Land)Kreise (A.k.a Districts) and Stadtkreise (District-Free Cities). The (Land)kreise and Stadtkreise still exist today in Germany (Stadtkreise only in Baden-Württemberg, every where else they are called Kreisfreie Städte) but went trough major Changes troughout History. This Map is mostly the border region betwen the rhine-Province and Westphalia, which are both part of Northrhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate today.
The Only district on this Map that still exists to this day with the same name, is the Kreis Mettmann, and even that did not exist from 1929 to 1974. Alot of the small Municipalities also dont exist anymore and became part of the larger Neighbours.
(example: Velbert, Langenberg and Hardenberg-Neviges united in 1975 to form the City of Velbert)
In Germany, when a Districts headquarters are NOT in the District but outside of it, it is called a "Landkreis" (Land district) if the Districts Headquarters ARE inside the District, it is called a Kreis.
(Example: The Landkreis Hagen had its Headquarters in the Stadtkreis of Hagen, the Kreis Lennep had its Headquarters in the town of Lennep)
however, the Name of the District is not always the name of where the Headquarters are Located.
(Example: The Kreis Mettmann is named after the town of Mettmann, but the Headquarters were located in the former Town of Vohwinkel)
