Trier

Trier was a historical administrative region in western Germany rather than a commercial brand. It was established in 1815 as one of the regional administrative units of the Prussian Rhineland after the reorganization of territories following the Napoleonic Wars. Its administrative center was Trier, and the region covered much of the western portion of the later state of Rhineland-Palatinate, extending toward the Saar area and the borders with Luxembourg and France. The region's boundaries changed repeatedly as a result of constitutional reorganizations, territorial transfers, occupation arrangements, and postwar border settlements. Until 1920, much of the territory that subsequently formed the Territory of the Saar Basin belonged to the Trier Region. The Saar territory was separated under the post-First World War settlement, while areas associated with the eastern Saar territory had previously belonged to the Bavarian Rhenish Palatinate rather than to Trier. These changes reduced the region's western and southern extent and tied its administrative history closely to the changing political status of the Saar. During the Nazi period, the region was altered again. In April 1937, the St. Wendel-Baumholder district, which had been created in 1920 from portions of the former St. Wendel district that had not been transferred to the Saar territory, was removed from the Trier Region. It was combined with the Birkenfeld district in the neighboring Koblenz Region. The Second World War and the subsequent French occupation produced further territorial changes. The French military government expanded the Saar area several times and later organized the Saar Protectorate. These arrangements incorporated municipalities that had previously belonged to the Trier and Koblenz regions. In August 1946, Rhineland-Palatinate was established as a new German state, and the remaining Trier Region became one of its five administrative regions. A customs boundary introduced in December 1946 separated the Saar Protectorate from the territory administered under the Allied Control Council in occupied Germany. Additional transfers of municipalities took place in 1947 and 1949 as the French occupation authorities adjusted the boundary between the Saar area and Rhineland-Palatinate. The border was eventually stabilized, but the region continued to reflect the complex administrative history of western Germany. The Trier Region remained part of the administrative structure of Rhineland-Palatinate until the state's Regierungsbezirke were abolished in 2000. After that reform, the personnel and assets of the former regional governments were reorganized into state-level administrative bodies. The Aufsichts- und Dienstleistungsdirektion Trier, based in Trier, assumed supervisory and service responsibilities across Rhineland-Palatinate, while the Struktur- und Genehmigungsdirektionen Nord and Süd, based in Koblenz and Neustadt an der Weinstraße, respectively, took on structural and approval functions. The former regional administration therefore ceased to exist as a Regierungsbezirk, although Trier remains the seat of important state administrative institutions.

The Trier Region was created in 1815 within the Prussian Rhineland as part of the post-Napoleonic administrative settlement. It functioned as a Regierungsbezirk, or regional government district, centered on the city of Trier and covering territories in the western part of the later Rhineland-Palatinate. Its location near the Saar, Luxembourg, and France made it particularly sensitive to changes in national borders and occupation regimes. A major territorial change followed the First World War. Until 1920, most of the area that later became the Territory of the Saar Basin had been included in the Trier Region. The creation of the Saar territory removed substantial areas from Trier's jurisdiction. The eastern part of the Saar territory, corresponding broadly to the modern Saar-Palatinate district, had a different administrative background and had previously belonged to the Bavarian Rhenish Palatinate rather than to Trier. The region was modified again during the interwar and Nazi periods. In April 1937, the St. Wendel-Baumholder district was separated from Trier. That district had been formed in 1920 from portions of the former St. Wendel district that had remained outside the Saar territory. It was merged with the Birkenfeld district in the neighboring Koblenz Region. After the Second World War, the French military government repeatedly adjusted the Saar area. The later Saar Protectorate incorporated additional municipalities that had previously been administered by Trier and, in some cases, by Koblenz. Rhineland-Palatinate was founded in August 1946, and the reduced Trier Region became one of the new state's five Regierungsbezirke. A customs boundary established in December 1946 separated the Saar Protectorate from the area governed under the Allied Control Council in occupied Germany. Further municipal transfers occurred in 1947 and 1949. Some municipalities moved back into the territory administered as occupied Germany, while others were transferred into the Saar Protectorate. These changes eventually produced the boundary arrangement that preceded the later incorporation of the Saarland into the Federal Republic of Germany. The Trier Region continued as a regional administrative unit of Rhineland-Palatinate until 2000. That year, the state abolished its Regierungsbezirke. The employees and assets of the former Trier administration were distributed among successor institutions, particularly the Aufsichts- und Dienstleistungsdirektion Trier and the Struktur- und Genehmigungsdirektionen Nord and Süd. The ADD Trier retained a supervisory role extending across the whole state, including responsibility for functions such as school administration, while the regional structure itself no longer existed.

• 2000

  Abolition of the Regierungsbezirk

  [1]Trier (region)en.wikipedia.org

  Rhineland-Palatinate abolished its regional governments. The former Trier administration's personnel and assets were assigned to successor state authorities.

• 1949

  Final phase of Saar-border transfers

  [1]Trier (region)en.wikipedia.org

  Additional municipal redeployments took place as the boundary between the Saar area and Rhineland-Palatinate was stabilized.

• 1947

  Further postwar boundary adjustments

  [1]Trier (region)en.wikipedia.org

  French occupation authorities continued transferring municipalities between the Saar area and Rhineland-Palatinate.

• 1946

  Incorporation into Rhineland-Palatinate

  [1]Trier (region)en.wikipedia.org

  When Rhineland-Palatinate was founded in August 1946, the remaining Trier Region became one of the new state's five regional administrative districts.

• 1937

  Transfer of St. Wendel-Baumholder

  [1]Trier (region)en.wikipedia.org

  The St. Wendel-Baumholder district was removed from Trier and combined with the Birkenfeld district in the Koblenz Region.

• 1920

  Separation of the Saar territory

  [1]Trier (region)en.wikipedia.org

  The post-First World War settlement removed much of the territory that became the Saar Basin from the Trier Region.

• 1815

  Creation within the Prussian Rhineland

  [1]Trier (region)en.wikipedia.org

  The Trier Region was established as one of the Regierungsbezirke of the Prussian Rhineland during the post-Napoleonic reorganization of German territories.

Historical territorial and administrative region; not a commercial brand or product business.

• 2000

  Replacement of the regional administrationStrategy

  Background

  Rhineland-Palatinate reformed its administrative structure and ended the Regierungsbezirk system, including the Trier Region.

  Action taken

  The former region's employees and assets were transferred into the Aufsichts- und Dienstleistungsdirektion Trier and the Struktur- und Genehmigungsdirektionen Nord and Süd.

  Aftermath

  Trier ceased to exist as a formal regional government district, while state administrative functions continued through successor agencies.

  Source

1. 1Trier (region)en.wikipedia.org