Republic of Reuss
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The Republic of Reuss was a short-lived country in what is now Thuringia
. This republic was formed after the reigning princes of the two Reuss prinipalities abdicated and elections were held in both states. The new republic was born on 4 April 1919. It merged with six other small states to form Thuringia
, a member state of the Weimar Republic
, on 1 May 1920.
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
. This republic was formed after the reigning princes of the two Reuss prinipalities abdicated and elections were held in both states. The new republic was born on 4 April 1919. It merged with six other small states to form Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
, a member state of the Weimar Republic
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the parliamentary republic established in 1919 in Germany to replace the imperial form of government...
, on 1 May 1920.
External links
- http://home.att.net/~david.danner/militaria/reuss.htm
- Principalities of Reuss-Gera and Reuss-Greiz 1778-1919 (Reuss, Germany), also with flag source
- Coat of Arms source