Baden is a historical German territory. Together with Württemberg and the former Prussian province of Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, it currently[timeframe?] forms the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg.
Following the dissolution of the old Duchy of Swabia, Baden underwent a history which can be summarized as follows:
After World War II this territory was subdivided between Württemberg-Baden and Baden. Finally, the state of Baden-Württemberg was formed in 1952.