GermanyHamburg, Aufgabe 7 · Hamburg · Your federal state
Which federal state is a city-state?
In the exam (German)
Welches Bundesland ist ein Stadtstaat?
- aHamburgHamburgCorrect answer
- bSachsenSachsen
- cBayernBayern
- dThüringenThüringen
Why?
Hamburg is a city-state: the city is also a federal state with its own parliament, the Bürgerschaft, and its own government, the Senate (Senat). Germany has three city-states – Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen. Sachsen, Bayern and Thüringen are territorial states with many towns and municipalities.
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Questions and options: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Gesamtfragenkatalog for the “Leben in Deutschland” test and the Einbürgerungstest, as of 07.05.2025 (Annex 1 to the Einbürgerungstestverordnung). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are asked in German. The coats of arms, flags and photos come from Wikimedia Commons, the maps and ballot papers are drawn by us – authors and licences are listed under Image credits. This is not a government service.
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