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All 10 questions about Baden-Württemberg from the official BAMF catalogue, with the correct answer and an explanation. In the test you get 3 of them, plus 30 of the 300 general questions.
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Quelle: BAMF, Gesamtfragenkatalog, Stand 07.05.2025 · Questions and answers word for word as published. Explanations are written by EUpassway and are not official; the test itself is only in German.
The answer is Bild 1: the coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg shows three black lions one above the other on a gold shield, with a crown on top.
The Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis is a district (Landkreis) in the north of Baden-Württemberg. The other districts are in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Seenplatte), Schleswig-Holstein (Nordfriesland) and Bavaria (Altötting).
The Landtag (state parliament) of Baden-Württemberg is elected every 5 years. This now applies to almost all federal states; only Bremen votes every 4 years.
In Baden-Württemberg you may vote in local elections (Kommunalwahlen: municipal and district councils) from age 16. Since a reform, 16 now also applies to state parliament elections.
The state flag of Baden-Württemberg is black and gold (black on top, gold below). The colours come from the coat of arms with black lions on a gold background.
Every federal state has a Landeszentrale für politische Bildung (State Agency for Civic Education). It offers free, non-partisan information, brochures and events on politics; the Ordnungsamt (public order office) and the Verbraucherzentrale (consumer advice centre) have other tasks.
The state capital of Baden-Württemberg is Stuttgart, seat of the Landtag (state parliament) and the state government. Karlsruhe, Mannheim and Heidelberg are other large cities in the state.
Baden-Württemberg lies in the far southwest of Germany. It borders France and Switzerland as well as Bavaria, Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate; on the map it is number 2.
In the territorial states (Flächenländer), the head of government is called Ministerpräsident(in) (Minister-President) and is elected by the Landtag. A Bürgermeister (mayor), by contrast, leads a town or municipality.
Foreign policy is a task of the federal government (Article 32 of the Grundgesetz, Basic Law), so there is only a federal foreign minister. Finance, justice and internal affairs (e.g. police), by contrast, are also tasks of the states.
Quelle: BAMF, Gesamtfragenkatalog, Stand 07.05.2025