Free State of Bottleneck
Free State of Bottleneck Freistaat Flaschenhals (German) | |
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| 1919–1923 | |
Map of the Free State of Flaschenhals, 1919–1923 | |
| Status | Unoccupied territory within Post-World War I Germany |
| Capital | Lorch |
| Common languages | |
| Religion | Protestantism |
| Demonym | German |
| Government | Republic |
| President | |
• 1919–1923 | Edmund Pnischeck |
| Historical era | Interwar period |
• Established | 10 January 1919 |
| 23 February 1923 | |
| Population | |
• 1920 | 17,363 |
| Currency |
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| Today part of | Germany |
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The Free State of Bottleneck (German: Freistaat Flaschenhals) was a short-lived quasi-state that existed from 10 January 1919 until 25 February 1923. It was formed from part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau as a consequence of the occupation of the Rhineland following World War I. The Bottleneck is now part of the German states of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate.