268:
229:
254:
68:
392:
408:
400:
654:
in 1813 and the capture of the Left Bank of the Rhine by the Allies in
January 1814, from 2 February 1814 the region was initially under the provisional authority of the General Government of the Middle Rhine, but, from 16 June that same year, it was placed under the administration of the
294:
522:
still exist today largely based on the historical boundaries of the Circle of the Rhine. In 1974 the two
Saarland districts were dissolved and their territory largely merged into the new
456:
1216:
350:
after having been under a provisional joint Austro-Bavarian administration since 1814. However, in the Treaty of Munich (1816), Austria relinquished the territory to
Bavaria.
445:
492:
945:
1196:
1191:
849:, which were to be compensated, by another territorial transfer, with the agreement of the assembled plenipotentiaries of the allied powers at Frankfurt.
481:
929:
as its capital. Of the former French administrative structure, the subdivision of the region into cantons, mayoralties and municipalities was retained.
371:). The territory remained Bavarian until 30 August 1946, with the exception of the area detached in 1920, which roughly corresponded to the present day
696:, except where stated in the same treaty, were to go "with full sovereignty" and ownership rights under the overlordship of the Emperor of Austria (
514:. As part of the 1969 land reform the region designated as the Palatinate with Rhineland-Palatinate had its northern border changed somewhat; the
1211:
1201:
960:
607:
the region and introduced an administrative system in 1798. The subsequent Circle of the Rhine included considerable portions of the
1065:
544:
The territory of the Rhine Circle, established in 1816, had been divided before 1792 into a total of 45 secular and ecclesiastical
1122:
Haupt-Vertrag des zu Wien versammelten
Congresses der europäischen Mächte, Fürsten und freien Städte, nebst 17 besondern Verträgen
1042:
1148:
1000:
578:
519:
1030:
582:
461:
1127:
919:
In accordance with the prevailing
Bavarian administrative structure, the region was given the name "Rhine Circle" (
545:
67:
933:
722:
725:. These included, in addition to various regions east of the Rhine, the following regions west of the Rhine:
1174:
1086:
1206:
467:
450:
171:
158:
103:
593:
562:
497:
335:
717:, in which the various territorial changes were agreed. According to Article 2 of the treaty, Emperor
950:
662:
k. k. östreichischen und k. bairischen gemeinschaftliche Landes-Administrations-Kommission
553:
981:
706:
132:
905:
597:
589:
1169:
601:
566:
52:
570:
549:
486:
427:
380:
339:
247:
184:
8:
881:, the latter as a federal fortress in accordance with the regulations of 3 November 1815;
1081:
BeamtenverzeichniĂź und
Statistik des Königlich Bayerischen Regierungs-Bezirkes der Pfalz
957:, whose name is responsible for the popular Palatinate nickname for Bavarian officials,
714:
669:
647:
622:
343:
331:
48:
651:
515:
507:
423:
261:
145:
1107:
1102:
Repertorium der
Gesetze und Verordnungen für die königl. preußischen Rheinprovinzen
718:
503:
415:
42:
1017:
Königl. allerhöchste
Verordnung, die Eintheilung des Königreichs Bayern betreffend
710:
525:
471:
374:
347:
298:
234:
330:
from 1816 to 1837 which was one of 15 (later 8) administrative districts of the
1164:
1143:
Die Staats-Verträge des Königreichs Bayern ... von 1806 bis einschließlich 1858
656:
574:
431:
411:
1185:
702:). The joint Austro-Bavarian administration was initially retained, however.
616:
435:
511:
898:
and the whole part of the DĂ©partement of Bas-Rhin on the left bank of the
327:
1002:
Universal
Geography: Or a Description of All Parts of the World, Vol. 5
965:
604:
391:
837:, the latter with the exception of several villages on the road from
407:
638:
426:, which lies west of the Rhine in the south of the German state of
1044:
Encyclopædia
Britannica: Or, Dictionary of Arts..., Vol. 8; Vol 16
659:
Austrian and Royal Bavarian Joint Land Administration Commission (
399:
926:
916:
The effective date for these changes was stated as 1 May 1816.
326:), was the name given to the territory on the west bank of the
83:
422:
The Rhine Circle largely covered the same area as the present
771:; the latter with the exception of the cantons of Worms and
379:. It then became part of the newly formed federal state of
672:
in 1815, and dated 9 June 1815, Article 51 stated that (
1139:
Treaty of Munich dated 14 April 1816 in G. M. Kletke:
1106:, Trier: Leistenschneider, 1830, pp. 8 ff. (
548:, some of which were very small. The largest were the
363:). It was also referred to as the Rhenish Palatinate (
1217:
Former states and territories of Rhineland-Palatinate
1175:
The Palatinate with population statistics in 1900/10
430:. Until 1919 it also included some territory around
1085:, Speyer, KranzbĂĽhler, 1863, pp. 58 ff (
353:In 1837, the Circle of the Rhine was renamed the
1183:
1092:
1133:
699:Herrschaft Sr. Maj. des Kaisers von Oesterreich
506:there were smaller losses of territory to the
1197:States and territories disestablished in 1946
1008:
1141:
1120:
1100:
1079:
1058:
1023:
1015:
1005:by Conrad Malte-Brun. Retrieved 12 Aug 2014.
958:
943:
937:
920:
899:
893:
887:
876:
863:
857:
844:
838:
832:
826:
820:
807:
802:
789:
783:
772:
766:
760:
754:
743:
737:
731:
697:
691:
685:
679:
660:
636:
629:
623:
614:
608:
592:, including the Palatinate, was occupied by
573:for centuries and from 1777 were ruled in a
555:
531:
523:
475:
439:
372:
365:
358:
338:(1792) most of the land had belonged to the
321:
315:
308:
40:
29:
22:
16:Bavarian administrative district (1816–1946)
678:) on the Left Bank of the Rhine the former
673:
1192:States and territories established in 1816
1050:
1025:Regierungs-Blatt für das Königreich Bayern
982:History of the Palatinate: Bavarian period
1147:, Regensburg, Pustet, 1860, p. 310 (
346:in 1815 it was initially promised to the
406:
398:
390:
932:As his first provincial governor, King
1184:
1212:Former government regions of Germany
520:Evangelical Church of the Palatinate
403:Speyer around 1900 in Bavarian times
1056:Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann Wagener:
565:. The Electoral Palatinate and the
466:), which was incorporated into the
13:
1202:History of the Palatinate (region)
1064:, F. Heinicke, 1867, S. 140 (
668:In the main treaty agreed at the
14:
1228:
1158:
1060:Staats- und Gesellschafts-Lexikon
875:the canton, town and fortress of
621:as well as smaller parts of the
266:
252:
227:
66:
936:selected the Privy Councillor (
585:was also a Wittelsbach branch.
583:House of Palatinate-ZweibrĂĽcken
569:had dynastic links through the
1113:
1071:
1047:(1858). Retrieved 12 Aug 2014.
1036:
994:
904:, which had been ceded in the
1:
1021:, dated 29 November 1837. In
987:
510:, especially in the area of
386:
7:
1126:, Article 51, p. 101 (
975:
594:French revolutionary troops
468:Territory of the Saar Basin
172:Territory of the Saar Basin
159:Occupation of the Rhineland
10:
1233:
563:Prince-Bishopric of Speyer
539:
721:ceded various regions to
336:French revolutionary wars
206:
202:
198:
194:
181:
168:
155:
142:
129:
125:
117:
113:
109:
96:
89:
79:
63:
58:
39:
21:
1170:verwaltungsgeschichte.de
646:Following the defeat of
579:Elector Charles Theodore
395:Circle of the Rhine 1830
183:• Establishment of
170:• Establishment of
1098:F. W. A. Schlickeysen:
873:
817:
723:Maximilian I of Bavaria
1142:
1121:
1101:
1080:
1059:
1024:
1016:
959:
946:Franz Xaver von Zwackh
944:
938:
921:
900:
894:
888:
877:
864:
858:
845:
839:
833:
827:
821:
808:
803:
790:
784:
773:
767:
761:
755:
744:
738:
732:
698:
692:
686:
680:
674:
661:
637:
630:
624:
615:
609:
598:Treaty of Campo Formio
590:Left Bank of the Rhine
556:
532:
524:
476:
440:
419:
404:
396:
373:
366:
359:
323:Baierischer Rheinkreis
322:
317:Bayerischer Rheinkreis
316:
309:
302:
41:
30:
23:
602:First French Republic
596:. As a result of the
567:Electorate of Bavaria
470:after the end of the
410:
402:
394:
90:Area transferred
53:Free State of Bavaria
719:Francis I of Austria
705:On 14 April 1816, a
571:House of Wittelsbach
550:Electoral Palatinate
428:Rhineland-Palatinate
381:Rhineland-Palatinate
340:Electoral Palatinate
248:Rhineland-Palatinate
185:Rhineland-Palatinate
908:of 20 November 1815
709:was signed between
286:Circle of the Rhine
102:Saarpfalz-Kreis to
1207:Kingdom of Bavaria
788:, in districts of
785:Kirchheim-Bolanden
670:Congress of Vienna
474:as the districts (
420:
405:
397:
344:Congress of Vienna
332:Kingdom of Bavaria
49:Kingdom of Bavaria
753:the districts of
652:Battle of Leipzig
516:Diocese of Speyer
508:Saar Protectorate
424:Palatinate region
305:), sometimes the
282:
281:
278:
277:
274:
273:
262:Saar Protectorate
240:
239:
146:Palatine uprising
98: • 1920
1224:
1152:
1145:
1137:
1131:
1124:
1117:
1111:
1104:
1096:
1090:
1083:
1075:
1069:
1062:
1054:
1048:
1040:
1034:
1027:
1019:
1012:
1006:
998:
971:
969:
956:
954:
941:
924:
903:
897:
891:
880:
867:
861:
848:
842:
836:
830:
824:
811:
806:
793:
787:
776:
770:
764:
758:
747:
741:
735:
701:
695:
689:
683:
677:
664:
642:
633:
627:
620:
612:
559:
535:
533:Saar-Pfalz-Kreis
529:
504:Second World War
501:
490:
479:
465:
454:
443:
416:Hambach Festival
378:
369:
362:
325:
319:
312:
297:
270:
269:
256:
255:
244:
243:
231:
230:
224:
223:
208:
207:
133:Treaty of Munich
99:
70:
46:
43:Regierungsbezirk
35:
33:
26:
19:
18:
1232:
1231:
1227:
1226:
1225:
1223:
1222:
1221:
1182:
1181:
1161:
1156:
1155:
1138:
1134:
1118:
1114:
1097:
1093:
1077:Adalbert Heib:
1076:
1072:
1055:
1051:
1041:
1037:
1013:
1009:
999:
995:
990:
978:
963:
948:
886:the cantons of
819:the cantons of
542:
526:Saarpfalz-Kreis
495:
484:
472:First World War
459:
448:
414:, scene of the
389:
375:Saarpfalz-Kreis
348:Austrian Empire
293:
267:
253:
235:Austrian Empire
228:
187:
177:10 January 1920
174:
164:1 December 1918
161:
148:
135:
97:
75:
74:
71:
28:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1230:
1220:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1178:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1165:territorial.de
1160:
1159:External links
1157:
1154:
1153:
1132:
1112:
1091:
1070:
1049:
1035:
1007:
992:
991:
989:
986:
985:
984:
977:
974:
914:
913:
912:
911:
883:
872:
853:
852:
851:
816:
798:
797:
796:
782:the canton of
779:
762:Kaiserslautern
657:Imperial-Royal
575:personal union
541:
538:
438:(parts of the
412:Hambach Castle
388:
385:
280:
279:
276:
275:
272:
271:
264:
258:
257:
250:
241:
238:
237:
232:
220:
219:
214:
204:
203:
200:
199:
196:
195:
192:
191:
190:30 August 1946
188:
182:
179:
178:
175:
169:
166:
165:
162:
156:
153:
152:
149:
143:
140:
139:
136:
130:
127:
126:
123:
122:
119:
115:
114:
111:
110:
107:
106:
100:
94:
93:
91:
87:
86:
81:
77:
76:
72:
65:
64:
61:
60:
56:
55:
37:
36:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1229:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1189:
1187:
1180:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1162:
1150:
1146:
1144:
1136:
1129:
1125:
1123:
1116:
1109:
1105:
1103:
1095:
1088:
1084:
1082:
1074:
1067:
1063:
1061:
1053:
1046:
1045:
1039:
1032:
1028:
1026:
1020:
1018:
1011:
1004:
1003:
997:
993:
983:
980:
979:
973:
970:
967:
962:
955:
952:
947:
940:
935:
930:
928:
923:
917:
909:
907:
906:Paris Tractat
902:
896:
890:
884:
882:
879:
871:
870:
869:
866:
860:
854:
850:
847:
841:
835:
829:
823:
815:
814:
813:
810:
805:
799:
795:
792:
786:
780:
778:
775:
769:
763:
757:
751:
750:
749:
746:
740:
739:Mont-Tonnerre
734:
728:
727:
726:
724:
720:
716:
712:
708:
703:
700:
694:
688:
682:
676:
671:
666:
663:
658:
653:
649:
644:
641:
640:
634:
632:
626:
619:
618:
617:Mont-Tonnerre
611:
606:
603:
599:
595:
591:
588:In 1794, the
586:
584:
580:
576:
572:
568:
564:
560:
558:
551:
547:
537:
536:until 1989).
534:
528:
527:
521:
517:
513:
509:
505:
499:
494:
493:Sankt Ingbert
488:
483:
478:
473:
469:
463:
458:
452:
447:
442:
437:
436:Sankt Ingbert
433:
429:
425:
417:
413:
409:
401:
393:
384:
382:
377:
376:
370:
368:
361:
356:
351:
349:
345:
341:
337:
334:. Before the
333:
329:
324:
318:
313:
311:
304:
300:
296:
291:
287:
265:
263:
260:
259:
251:
249:
246:
245:
242:
236:
233:
226:
225:
222:
221:
218:
215:
213:
210:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
186:
180:
176:
173:
167:
163:
160:
154:
150:
147:
141:
137:
134:
128:
124:
120:
116:
112:
108:
105:
101:
95:
92:
88:
85:
82:
78:
69:
62:
57:
54:
50:
45:
44:
38:
32:
25:
20:
1179:
1140:
1135:
1119:
1115:
1099:
1094:
1078:
1073:
1057:
1052:
1043:
1038:
1022:
1014:
1010:
1001:
996:
931:
918:
915:
895:Langenkandel
885:
874:
855:
818:
800:
781:
774:Pfeddersheim
752:
729:
704:
693:Mont-Tonnere
681:départements
667:
645:
587:
543:
512:Sankt Wendel
502:. After the
441:Bezirksämter
421:
364:
354:
352:
306:
290:Rhine Circle
289:
285:
283:
217:Succeeded by
216:
211:
73:Coat of arms
1128:digitalised
1029:, 58/1837 (
964: [
949: [
859:DĂ©partement
828:Blieskastel
809:DĂ©partement
756:ZweibrĂĽcken
733:DĂ©partement
625:département
610:département
600:(1797) the
557:ZweibrĂĽcken
546:territories
496: [
485: [
460: [
457:ZweibrĂĽcken
449: [
212:Preceded by
34:(from 1837)
1186:Categories
988:References
934:Maximilian
922:Rheinkreis
889:Bergzabern
846:Baumholder
840:St. Wendel
745:Donnerberg
675:inter alia
477:Landkreise
367:Rheinpfalz
355:Palatinate
310:Rheinkreis
303:Rheinkreis
151:1 May 1849
138:1 May 1816
104:Saar Basin
24:Rheinkreis
554:Duchy of
387:Geography
342:. At the
307:Bavarian
295:‹See Tfd›
59:1816–1946
976:See also
865:Bas-Rhin
822:Waldmohr
648:Napoleon
639:Bas-Rhin
561:and the
518:and the
51:and the
961:Zwockel
925:) with
856:In the
801:In the
730:In the
715:Bavaria
711:Austria
684:of the
650:at the
628:of the
605:annexed
540:History
482:Homburg
446:Homburg
432:Homburg
418:in 1832
157:•
144:•
131:•
118:History
80:Capital
47:of the
1149:Online
1108:Online
1087:Online
1066:Online
1031:Online
939:Hofrat
927:Speyer
901:Lauter
878:Landau
768:Speier
707:treaty
581:. The
577:under
552:, the
299:German
121:
84:Speyer
968:]
953:]
834:Kusel
804:Sarre
791:Alzei
687:Sarre
631:Sarre
500:]
489:]
480:) of
464:]
453:]
360:Pfalz
328:Rhine
31:Pfalz
831:and
765:and
713:and
690:and
635:and
491:and
455:and
434:and
284:The
862:of
843:to
736:of
665:).
613:of
444:of
320:or
288:or
1188::
972:.
966:de
951:de
942:)
892:.
825:,
759:,
748:):
643:.
498:de
487:de
462:de
451:de
383:.
301::
1151:)
1130:)
1110:)
1089:)
1068:)
1033:)
910:.
868::
812::
794:.
777:;
742:(
530:(
357:(
314:(
292:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
