German States and Administrative Regions

Name: German States and Administrative Regions
Creator: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)
License: dl-de/by-2-0

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Administrative boundaries and regional classification data for Germany, including state-level identifiers (ARS, AGS), NUTS regions, and official names.

At a glance

Records: 16
Geometry: MultiPolygon
Area type: Lan
Location: Germany
Country: Germany
Source: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)
Licence: dl-de/by-2-0
Year: 2025

Columns (8)

Column	Type	Statistics	Description
Regional Key	string	—	Amtlicher Regionalschlüssel (ARS) - Official regional key representing the state level.
Municipality Key	string	—	Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) - Official municipality key for administrative identification.
Full Regional Key	string	—	Complete 12-digit official regional key (ARS) for precise administrative mapping.
Full Municipality Key	string	—	Complete 8-digit official municipality key (AGS) used for statistical purposes.
NUTS Region	string	—	Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) code for European regional classification.
State Name	string	—	The common name of the German state or administrative region.
Administrative Type	string	4 unique	The designation of the administrative unit, such as Land, Freistaat, or Freie Hansestadt.
Detailed Regional Key	string	—	Specific administrative association key used for regional planning and statistics.

Data preview

Regional Key	Municipality Key	Full Regional Key	Full Municipality Key	NUTS Region	State Name	Administrative Type	Detailed Regional Key
14	14	140000000000	14000000	DED	Sachsen	Freistaat	146120000000
13	13	130000000000	13000000	DE8	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Land	130040000000
09	09	090000000000	09000000	DE2	Bayern	Freistaat	091620000000
04	04	040000000000	04000000	DE5	Bremen	Freie Hansestadt	040110000000
08	08	080000000000	08000000	DE1	Baden-Württemberg	Land	081110000000
01	01	010000000000	01000000	DEF	Schleswig-Holstein	Land	010020000000
06	06	060000000000	06000000	DE7	Hessen	Land	064140000000
11	11	110000000000	11000000	DE3	Berlin	Land	110000000000
16	16	160000000000	16000000	DEG	Thüringen	Freistaat	160510000000
10	10	100000000000	10000000	DEC	Saarland	Land	100410100100

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