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
    
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".
 - https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/345175/629341/NUTS2013-NUTS2016.xlsx
 
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
 
