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
Central Germany (cultural area) Central Germany (cultural area) Central Germany () is an economic and cultural region in Germany. Its exact borders depend on context, but it is often defined as being a region within the federal states of Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt, or a smaller part of this region, such as the metropolitan area of Leipzig and Halle plus the surrounding counties. The name dates from the German Empire, when the region was approximately in the centre of the country. Since the German Empire's eastern territories became part of Poland (and Russia in the aftermath of World War II), "Central Germany" has been