Place:Baden

Grand Duchy of Baden with the Margraviate (red) and gains after 1803

Hohenbaden Castle (de) on the Battert above Baden-Baden

Monument to Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden in front of Karlsruhe Palace

Baden (/ˈbɑːdən/; German: [ˈbaːdn̩]) is a historical German territory. Together with Württemberg and the former Prussian Province of Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, it forms the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg. The margraves of Baden originated from the house of Zähringen. Baden is named after the margraves’ residence Hohenbaden Castle (de) in Baden-Baden. The capital of the Grand Duchy of Baden was Karlsruhe.

History

Following the dissolution of the old Duchy of Swabia, Baden underwent a history which can be summarized as follows:

• Margraviate of Baden (1112–1806)
• Electorate of Baden (1803–1806)
• Grand Duchy of Baden (1806–1918), enlarged to four or five times the size of the Margraviate.
• Republic of Baden (1918–1945)

After World War II this territory was subdivided between Württemberg-Baden and South Baden. Finally, the state of Baden-Württemberg was formed in 1952.

See also

• History of Baden-Württemberg
• List of states in the Holy Roman Empire