Baden-Württemberg

Federal state in south western Germany

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December 31 2023 Updated demographic data recorded, revealing changes in foreign resident populations, with notable increases in residents from Turkey, Ukraine, and Kosovo, and slight decreases in populations from Italy, Poland, and Greece.
2022 Death of Maximilian, Margrave of Baden; Bernhard becomes head of the House of Baden
2022 Population increased to 5,002 inhabitants, representing significant population growth of 685 people over two years
April 20 2022 Demographic snapshot of foreign resident populations in Baden-Württemberg captured, showing significant international communities with Turkey, Romania, Italy, Ukraine, Croatia, Syria, Poland, Kosovo, Greece, and Hungary represented.
January 16 2022 Kai-Achim Klare is re-elected for a second term as mayor, winning 96.7% of votes in the first round of voting.
2021 Elias Fischer became the mayor of Ortenberg, succeeding Markus Vollmer.
May 12 2021 Winfried Kretschmann was re-elected as Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg, continuing to lead the Green-CDU coalition government.
May 1 2021 The Greens and CDU finalized their coalition agreement for governing Baden-Württemberg.
April 30 2021 Formal end of the 16th Landtag's legislative period, marking the official transition point for the newly elected representatives.
April 2 2021 The Greens voted to enter coalition negotiations with the CDU following the state election.
March 2021 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen conducted polling for the Baden-Württemberg state election between March 1-4, surveying 1,032 participants to gauge voter preferences.
March 2021 Infratest dimap performed election polling between March 1-3, with a sample size of 1,185 participants to assess potential election outcomes.
March 14 2021 The 17th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg election was held, with the Greens remaining the largest party, winning 32.6% of votes, while the CDU suffered its worst result in state history with 24% of votes.
March 14 2021 2021 Baden-Württemberg state election held, with Grüne (Green Party) securing 32.6% of the vote, which was the highest percentage among all parties in the election.
February 2021 The comprehensive list of railway routes in Baden-Württemberg was updated and documented, providing a current overview of regional railway services including Intercity-Express, Intercity, Interregio-Express, Regional-Express, Metropolexpress, Regionalbahn, and S-Bahn services.
February 2021 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen conducted another polling survey between February 1-4, involving 1,032 participants to analyze voter sentiment.
February 2021 Infratest dimap carried out polling between February 1-2, surveying 1,000 participants to understand potential election results.
January 2021 Gögel defeated Emil Sänze in an online member survey to become the AfD lead candidate after four rounds of voting.
January 2021 INSA performed a polling survey between January 5-11, with 1,010 participants to predict potential election trends.
2020 Population recorded at 4,317 inhabitants
2020 Baden-Württemberg had the third-highest imports and the third-highest number of motor vehicles among German states.
2020 If considered a sovereign country, Baden-Württemberg would have an economy comparable to Sweden in terms of nominal GDP.
December 6 2020 The Left nominated Sahra Mirow as their lead candidate for the election.
October 2020 Infratest dimap conducted polling between October 8-13, surveying 1,001 participants to gauge political landscape.
July 2020 Hans-Ulrich Rülke formally selected as FDP lead candidate at party conference.
March 24 2020 State government officially designated 14 March 2021 as the date for the Baden-Württemberg state election, in accordance with the State Parliament Election Act.
February 1 2020 Andreas Stoch nominated as the SPD's lead candidate for the election.
2019 Baden-Württemberg achieved the highest exports among German states.
December 8 2019 FDP state executive nominated Hans-Ulrich Rülke as their preferred lead candidate for the election.
September 12 2019 Winfried Kretschmann announced he would stand as The Greens' lead candidate, seeking a third term as Minister-President.
May 29 2019 Susanne Eisenmann confirmed as the CDU's lead candidate for the Baden-Württemberg state election.
May 25 2019 Municipal council elections held in Rust with a 57.5% voter turnout, resulting in seat distribution: CDU (3 seats), FWV (3 seats), SPD (3 seats), and ABfR (3 seats).
2018 Ranked 2nd on the Human Development Index (HDI) among German states, after Hamburg.
2018 Creation of bwtarif, offering seamless tickets across transport associations in the state.
October 2018 The unemployment rate in Baden-Württemberg stood at 3%, the second lowest in Germany and one of the lowest in the European Union.
January 2018 Births in Baden-Württemberg further decreased to 25,161 from January to March, continuing the demographic trend of low birth rates.
January 2018 The region recorded 31,725 deaths from January to March, maintaining the pattern of higher mortality compared to births.
2017 Achieved highest life expectancy in Germany: 79.8 years for men and 84.2 years for women.
January 2017 The region experienced 31,767 deaths from January to March, contributing to a negative natural population growth.
January 2017 Baden-Württemberg recorded 25,454 births from January to March, indicating a continuing demographic trend of low birth rates.
2016 Muhterem Aras of Alliance 90/The Greens becomes the Landtag president, marking the first time a non-CDU party leads the Landtag presidency.
2016 After the election, the Greens formed a coalition with the CDU, establishing Cabinet Kretschmann II, replacing the previous Green-SPD coalition that had lost its majority.
March 13 2016 The previous state election was held, with The Greens becoming the largest party for the first time in any German state, winning 30.3% of votes. The CDU fell to second place with 27.0%, while Alternative for Germany placed third with 15.1%.
2015 Wilfried Klenk becomes Landtag president, serving from 2015 to 2016 under the CDU.
2014 Total population of Baden-Württemberg reached 10,486,660, with 5,354,105 females and 5,132,555 males.
April 2 2014 Kai-Achim Klare takes office as mayor of Rust, succeeding Günter Gorecky (SPD) who had served since 1990.
February 2 2014 Kai-Achim Klare (SPD) wins the mayoral election against Marcel Baumann by 78 votes in the second round of voting.
2011 Originally planned year for the Zabergäubahn to become part of the Heilbronn stadtbahn network, though this was later questioned by a 2006 report.
2011 Guido Wolf of the CDU becomes Landtag president, serving from 2011 to 2015.
2011 Willi Stächele briefly serves as Landtag president in 2011, representing the CDU.

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