Welches Wappen gehört zum Freistaat Bayern?
- A Bild 1
- B Bild 2✓ correct
- C Bild 3
- D Bild 4
Explanation (EUpassway, not official)
The answer is Bild 2: the coat of arms of Bayern shows a shield of white and blue lozenges (diamonds) with a crown on top.
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Einbürgerungstest Bayern (2026): all 10 state questions with answers + free practice test
All 10 questions about Bayern 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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- 33 questions: 30 from the 300 general questions and 3 of the 10 questions about Bayern below.
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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.
Questions for your state
Welches ist ein Landkreis in Bayern?
- A Prignitz
- B Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
- C Nordfriesland
- D Altötting✓ correct
Explanation (EUpassway, not official)
Altötting is a district (Landkreis) in Upper Bavaria, known as a pilgrimage site. Prignitz is in Brandenburg, the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia and Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein.
Für wie viele Jahre wird der Landtag in Bayern gewählt?
- A 3
- B 4
- C 5✓ correct
- D 6
Explanation (EUpassway, not official)
The Bavarian Landtag (state parliament) is elected every 5 years. Almost all federal states have a 5-year term; only Bremen has 4 years.
Ab welchem Alter darf man in Bayern bei Kommunalwahlen wählen?
- A 14
- B 16
- C 18✓ correct
- D 20
Explanation (EUpassway, not official)
In Bavaria you may vote in local elections (Kommunalwahlen) only from age 18. Many other states allow it from 16, but Bavaria does not.
Welche Farben hat die Landesflagge von Bayern?
- A blau-weiß-rot
- B weiß-blau✓ correct
- C grün-weiß-rot
- D schwarz-gelb
Explanation (EUpassway, not official)
The state flag of Bavaria is white and blue, either with two stripes or with white-and-blue lozenges (diamonds). The colours come from the Bavarian coat of arms.
Wo können Sie sich in Bayern über politische Themen informieren?
- A beim Ordnungsamt der Gemeinde
- B bei der Landeszentrale für politische Bildung✓ correct
- C bei der Verbraucherzentrale
- D bei den Kirchen
Explanation (EUpassway, not official)
The Bavarian Landeszentrale für politische Bildung (State Agency for Civic Education) offers free, non-partisan information and events on politics. The Ordnungsamt (public order office), consumer advice centre and churches have other tasks.
Die Landeshauptstadt von Bayern heißt …
- A Ingolstadt.
- B Regensburg.
- C Nürnberg.
- D München.✓ correct
Explanation (EUpassway, not official)
The state capital of Bavaria is Munich (München), seat of the Landtag and the state government. Nuremberg, Regensburg and Ingolstadt are other large Bavarian cities.
Welches Bundesland ist Bayern?
- A 1
- B 2
- C 3
- D 4✓ correct
Explanation (EUpassway, not official)
Bavaria is the largest federal state and lies in the southeast of Germany. It borders Austria, the Czech Republic and Switzerland (via Lake Constance) as well as Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Thuringia and Saxony; on the map it is number 4.
Wie nennt man die Regierungschefin/den Regierungschef in Bayern?
- A Erste Ministerin/Erster Minister
- B Premierministerin/Premierminister
- C Bürgermeisterin/Bürgermeister
- D Ministerpräsidentin/Ministerpräsident✓ correct
Explanation (EUpassway, not official)
In Bavaria, the head of government is called Ministerpräsident(in) (Minister-President) and is elected by the Landtag. A Bürgermeister (mayor) only leads a town or municipality.
Welche Ministerin/welchen Minister hat Bayern nicht?
- A Justizministerin/Justizminister
- B Außenministerin/Außenminister✓ correct
- C Finanzministerin/Finanzminister
- D Innenministerin/Innenminister
Explanation (EUpassway, not official)
Foreign policy is the responsibility of the federal government (Article 32 of the Grundgesetz), so no state has a foreign minister. Finance, justice and internal affairs, by contrast, are also state tasks.
Quelle: BAMF, Gesamtfragenkatalog, Stand 07.05.2025