Bezirksliga Bayern Bezirksliga Bayern The Bezirksliga Bayern was the highest association football league in the German state of Bavaria from 1923 to 1933. The league was disbanded with the rise of the Nazis to power in 1933. The league was formed in 1923, after a league reform which was decided upon in Darmstadt, Hesse. Until the introduction of the "Bezirksliga", the "Kreisliga Südbayern" and "Kreisliga Nordbayern" were the highest leagues in the state. The league started out with eight clubs from all over the state of Bavaria, but without any teams from the Palatinate region (German:"Pfalz"), then politically a part of Bavaria
Names of Germany federal state since West Berlin, although considered a de facto federal state, had the legal status of a military occupation zone. The official name of the country is "Federal Republic of Germany" (Bundesrepublik Deutschland). The terms "Westdeutschland" and "Ostdeutschland" are still used for the western and the eastern parts of the German territory, respectively. Names of Germany Because of Germany's geographic position in the centre of Europe, as well as its long history as a non-united region of distinct tribes and states, there are many widely varying names of Germany in different languages, perhaps more so than for any other