Territorial Legacy
In addition to present-day Germany, large parts of what comprised the German Empire now belong to several other modern European countries:
| German name | Country | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Elsass-Lothringen | France | The German-speaking départements of Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin (Alsace region) and Moselle (northeastern part of the Lorraine region) |
| The Eupen und Malmédy area |
Belgium | Eupen and Malmedy, two towns, and the municipalities of Amel, Büllingen, Burg-Reuland, Bütgenbach, Kelmis, Lontzen, Raeren, and St. Vith, part of the province of Liège, on the German border |
| Nordschleswig | Denmark | South Jutland County |
| Hultschiner Ländchen | Czech Republic | Hlučín Region, on the border to Poland in Silesia, from which most of Germans were deported following WWII. |
| Central and eastern Pommern, Schlesien, Ostbrandenburg, Ermland, Masuren, Westpreußen, Southern Ostpreußen Also Posen (Wartheland). |
Poland | the northern and western parts of the country, including Pomerania, Silesia, Lubusz Land, Warmia and Masuria, from all of which Germans were deported following WWII. |
| Northern Ostpreußen with Königsberg | Russia | Kaliningrad Oblast exclave on the Baltic, from which Germans were deported following WWII. |
| Memelland with Memel (city) | Lithuania | Klaipėda Region, including the Baltic coastal city of Klaipėda, from which Germans were deported following WWII. |
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