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Province of Hohenzollern

1850–1945 · 19th century · Also known as Hohenzollern Lands, Hohenzollernsche Lande

The Province of Hohenzollern, officially the Hohenzollern Lands, was a Prussian territory in southern Germany formed in 1850 from the principalities of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, whose princes had ceded them to King Frederick William IV. An exclave surrounded by Württemberg and Baden, it was governed from Sigmaringen. After 1945 it became part of Württemberg-Hohenzollern and in 1952 of Baden-Württemberg.

Province of Hohenzollern
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Province of Hohenzollern. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/province-of-hohenzollern
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“Province of Hohenzollern.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/province-of-hohenzollern. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Province of Hohenzollern.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/province-of-hohenzollern.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Province of Hohenzollern’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/province-of-hohenzollern (Accessed: ).

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