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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