Why are Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen named only once?

They are city-states: the state and its capital are the same city.

Do the small ones get names?

Yes. Where there is no room inside, the name is set outside with a thin line to it, so none is left off; A3 paper gives them more room.

Is there a worksheet version?

Yes — choose the numbered style: the states are numbered and pupils write each name and capital, with the answers on page two.

What are the capitals of the German states?

Kiel (Schleswig-Holstein), Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Hanover (Lower Saxony), Potsdam (Brandenburg), Magdeburg (Saxony-Anhalt), Düsseldorf (North Rhine-Westphalia), Wiesbaden (Hesse), Erfurt (Thuringia), Dresden (Saxony), Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarbrücken (Saarland), Stuttgart (Baden-Württemberg) and Munich (Bavaria); Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen are their own capitals.

Does it print on US Letter?

Yes: choose US Letter under Paper. Germany stands upright on the sheet, and every name fits inside its state with no leader lines, as on A4.

Is anything uploaded?

No. The PDF is made in your browser.

Map of Germany with States and Capitals

Every one of the 16 states, named, with its capital.

Examples temporarily replace the input and settings. You can restore your previous work.

StyleMark the capitalsPaperDownload asColour states, provinces or regions

Pro keeps the settings you use every week and puts them one click away. See Pro

Preview

Free PDFs end with a small “Made with nouplo.com” line Remove limits with Pro

Save to Pinterest

Your files stay on your device

This tool runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored, and you can even turn off your internet connection before you start.

Example

Germany’s 16 states and capitals for a German class, Kiel to Munich, on one sheet

A Year 9 German class in England starts a topic on Germany, and each pupil glues a labelled map into their exercise book. With “With the names” and “Mark the capitals” on A4, Germany stands upright on the page (210 × 297 mm): 16 states named, 16 capital dots, Berlin ringed as the national capital.

Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen are city-states, so each carries one label beside its dot: the sheet has 29 names, the 16 states and the 13 capitals of the others.
Every name fits inside its state on A4 and US Letter, two of them on two lines (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rhineland-Palatinate); on A3 each is on one line.
The names are the English ones: Bavaria, Lower Saxony, Hesse, Thuringia, and Munich and Hanover for München and Hannover.

State	Capital
Schleswig-Holstein	Kiel
Hamburg	Hamburg (city-state)
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	Schwerin
Bremen	Bremen (city-state)
Lower Saxony	Hanover
Berlin	Berlin (city-state, ringed)
Brandenburg	Potsdam
Saxony-Anhalt	Magdeburg
North Rhine-Westphalia	Düsseldorf
Hesse	Wiesbaden
Thuringia	Erfurt
Saxony	Dresden
Rhineland-Palatinate	Mainz
Saarland	Saarbrücken
Baden-Württemberg	Stuttgart
Bavaria	Munich

One sheet, 29 names, no leader lines. The capitals pupils swap for a bigger city: Düsseldorf (not Cologne) for North Rhine-Westphalia, Wiesbaden (not Frankfurt) for Hesse, Kiel (not Lübeck), Magdeburg (not Halle), Mainz for Rhineland-Palatinate.

How it works

The map names the states of Germany and marks each capital with a dot and its name.
Choose the paper — A3 leaves more room for the names — or the blank style for a quiz.
Press Make PDF and print; the lines are vector, so they stay sharp at any size.

Frequently asked questions

Why are Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen named only once?: They are city-states: the state and its capital are the same city.
Do the small ones get names?: Yes. Where there is no room inside, the name is set outside with a thin line to it, so none is left off; A3 paper gives them more room.
Is there a worksheet version?: Yes — choose the numbered style: the states are numbered and pupils write each name and capital, with the answers on page two.
What are the capitals of the German states?: Kiel (Schleswig-Holstein), Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Hanover (Lower Saxony), Potsdam (Brandenburg), Magdeburg (Saxony-Anhalt), Düsseldorf (North Rhine-Westphalia), Wiesbaden (Hesse), Erfurt (Thuringia), Dresden (Saxony), Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarbrücken (Saarland), Stuttgart (Baden-Württemberg) and Munich (Bavaria); Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen are their own capitals.
Does it print on US Letter?: Yes: choose US Letter under Paper. Germany stands upright on the sheet, and every name fits inside its state with no leader lines, as on A4.
Is anything uploaded?: No. The PDF is made in your browser.