NUTS statistical regions of Germany
The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the subdivisions of Germany for statistical purposes.[1] The standard is developed and regulated by the European Union.[2] The NUTS standard is instrumental in delivering the European Union's Structural Funds. The NUTS code for Germany is DE and a hierarchy of three levels is established by Eurostat. Below these is a further levels of geographic organisation – the local administrative unit (LAU). In Germany the LAUs 1 is collective municipalities, and the LAU 2 is municipalities.
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Overall
| Level | Subdivisions | # |
|---|---|---|
| NUTS 1 | States (Länder) | 16 |
| NUTS 2 | Government regions (Regierungsbezirke) (or equivalent) |
38 |
| NUTS 3 | Districts (Kreise) | 401 |
| LAU 1 | Collective municipalities
(Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) |
1344 |
| LAU 2 | Municipalities (Gemeinden) | 11204 |
NUTS codes
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Older Version
In the 2003 version, before the abolition of the government regions in Sachsen-Anhalt, the codes were as follows
- DEE1 Dessau
- DEE11 Dessau, Kreisfreie Stadt
- DEE12 Anhalt-Zerbst
- DEE13 Bernburg
- DEE14 Bitterfeld
- DEE15 Köthen
- DEE16 Wittenberg
- DEE2 Halle
- DEE21 Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt
- DEE22 Burgenlandkreis
- DEE23 Mansfelder Land
- DEE24 Merseburg-Querfurt
- DEE25 Saalkreis
- DEE26 Sangerhausen
- DEE27 Weißenfels
- DEE3 Magdeburg
- DEE31 Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
- DEE32 Aschersleben-Staßfurt
- DEE33 Bördekreis
- DEE34 Halberstadt
- DEE35 Jerichower Land
- DEE36 Ohrekreis
- DEE37 Stendal
- DEE38 Quedlinburg
- DEE39 Schönebeck
- DEE3A Wernigerode
- DEE3B Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
- DEE1 Dessau
Changes[4]
Changes from 2006 to 2010
- BRANDENBURG merged from two regions
- SAXONY restructured after 2008 redistricting legislation
Changes from 2010 to 2013
- MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN completely restructured and merged districts
Changes from 2013 to 2016:[5]
- DE91C created from merger of old DE915 Göttingen and DE919 Osterode am Harz
- Boundary changes for DEB1C (old DEB16) and DEB1D (old DEB19)
References
- "Revision to the Irish NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions". cso.ie.
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2066 of 21 November 2016 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS)
- Brandenburg merged from DE41 (Brandenburg-Nordost) and DE42 (Brandenburg-Südwest) in 2009: see http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/345175/629341/DE_1_V4_draft2_OK.pdf
- "History of NUTS – NUTS – Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics – Eurostat".
- Eurostat documents 2016
Sources
- Hierarchical list of the Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics – NUTS and the Statistical regions of Europe
- Overview map of EU Countries – NUTS level 1
- Correspondence between the NUTS levels and the national administrative units
- List of current NUTS codes
- States of Germany, Statoids.com
- Districts of Germany, Statoids.com
