The state of Württemberg-Baden was founded on 19 September 1945.Paul Sauer: Demokratischer Neubeginn in Not und Elend. Das Land Württemberg-Baden von 1945 bis 1952. Ulm, 1978, p. 91 On 25 April 1952 this state merged with Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern (both from the former French occupation zone) to create the present state of Baden-Württemberg.Gründung des Landes Baden-Württemberg am 25. April 1952 , Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Baden-Württemberg On 1 December 1945 the state of Hesse was founded. Beginning in 1945, refugees and displaced persons from Eastern Europe were settled particularly in rural areas. After 1945, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg managed the transition from economies that were predominantly agriculture to become leading industrial states in the so-called Wirtschaftswunder. In Lower and Upper Franconia, there was still the problem, however, of the zone along the Inner German Border which was a long way from the markets for its agricultural produce, and was affected by migration and relatively high unemployment,at-end-of-world-development-of-west German-zone border area-since-the-reunion Am Ende der Welt - Entwicklung des westdeutschen Zonenrandgebietes seit der Wiedervereinigung, Federal Agency for Civic Education, published 18 November 2013, retrieved 9 September 2014. which is why these areas received special support from federal and state governments.
The state of Württemberg-Baden was founded on 19 September 1945Paul Sauer Demokratischer Neubeginn in Not und Elend Das Land Württemberg-Baden von 1945 bis 1952 Ulm 1978 p 91 On 25 April 1952 this state merged with Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern (both from the former French occupation zone) to create the present state of Baden-WürttembergGründung des Landes Baden-Württemberg am 25 April 1952  Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Baden-Württemberg On 1 December 1945 the state of Hesse was founded Beginning in 1945 refugees and displaced persons from Eastern Europe were settled particularly in rural areas After 1945 Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg managed the transition from economies that were predominantly agriculture to become leading industrial states in the so-called Wirtschaftswunder In Lower and Upper Franconia there was still the problem however of the zone along the Inner German Border which was a long way from the markets for its agricultural produce and was affected by migration and relatively high unemploymentat-end-of-world-development-of-west German-zone border area-since-the-reunion Am Ende der Welt - Entwicklung des westdeutschen Zonenrandgebietes seit der Wiedervereinigung Federal Agency for Civic Education published 18 November 2013 retrieved 9 September 2014 which is why these areas received special support from federal and state governments