This is a list of the state libraries ( for each of the Länder of the Federal Republic of Germany. These libraries hold the right for legal deposit for the publications in their respective state.
Landesbibliothek Image Library Name German State City Badische Landesbibliothek Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Württembergische Landesbibliothek Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Bavarian State Library Bavaria Munich Berlin Central and Regional Library Berlin Berlin Brandenburg Potsdam Bremen Bremen Hamburg Hamburg Wiesbaden State Library Hesse Wiesbaden University and State Library Darmstadt Hesse Darmstadt Göttingen State and University Library Lower Saxony Göttingen Hesse Kassel Lower Saxony Oldenburg Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Schwerin North Rhine-Westphalia Bonn Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Düsseldorf North Rhine-Westphalia Düsseldorf North Rhine-Westphalia Dortmund North Rhine-Westphalia Münster Rhineland-Palatinate Speyer Rhineland-Palatinate Koblenz Saarland Saarbrücken Saxon State Library Saxony Dresden Saxony-Anhalt Halle (Saale) Schleswig-Holstein Eutin Schleswig-Holstein Kiel Thuringia Jena
Staatsbibliothek The historic National Libraries of the former Kingdoms, now States of Germany (Länder), are called Staatsbibliothek (state libraries). Among the libraries named Staatsbibliothek are:Bibliotheken mit Pflichtexemplar in Deutschland. DBI, Berlin 1995 (Aufstellung über alle Pflichtexemplarbibliotheken und die historische Aufteilung der Pflichtexemplare in Deutschland) the Bavarian State Library (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek or BSB) in Munich, one of the world's largest libraries and the former library of the Kingdom of Bavaria the Bamberg State Library (Staatsbibliothek Bamberg), a library in Bamberg, Bavaria the Berlin State Library (Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin), the largest academic library in the German language and former library of the Kingdom of Prussia the Göttingen State and University Library (Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen) is among other things the Staatsbibliothek of Lower Saxony the Saxon State Library (Sächsische Landesbibliothek − Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden) is among other things the Staatsbibliothek of Saxony and the former Royal Library of the Dukes of Saxony
Stadtbibliothek Stadtbibliothek ("City Library") refers to a major city library. All major cities in German-speaking countries have these and some also have legal deposit requirements. Large Stadtbibliothek include: Berlin City Library (Stadtbibliothek Berlin), with legal deposit for the city of Berlin. Cologne Public Library (Stadtbibliothek Köln), is among the biggest and most important public libraries in Germany. Stadtbibliothek Braunschweig, in Braunschweig Stadtbibliothek Bremen, in Bremen Stadtbibliothek Mainz, in Mainz Stadtbibliothek Hannover, in Hannover Wiener Stadtbibliothek, the library in Vienna
See also List of libraries in Austria List of libraries in Germany Liechtensteinische Landesbibliothek
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