Leben in Deutschland Test — Thuringia
Free practice for the German citizenship test, with the 10 BAMF state-specific questions for Thuringia.
What's specific to Thuringia
Each Bundesland has a 10-question pool of state-specific questions about its parliament, capital, geography, and government. When you take the mock test, 3 of the 33 questions are randomly drawn from Thuringia's pool — the same as the real BAMF Einbürgerungstest. The 30 general questions you'll see are the same across Germany.
Thuringia lies in the middle of Germany and borders Hesse, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Bavaria. Thuringia is officially a Free State (Freistaat); its parliament is the Thüringer Landtag, elected for 5 years, and the head of government has the title "Ministerpräsident" ("Ministerpräsidentin" for a woman). In the official test, 3 of the 33 questions are about Thuringia; they are drawn from the BAMF's pool of 10 questions for this state.
Quick facts about Thuringia
- Capital
- Erfurt
- Population
- 2,078,946
- Area
- 16,202 km²
Frequently asked questions about the Einbürgerungstest in Thuringia
How many questions about Thuringia are in the test?
Three. The test has 33 questions: 30 from the 300 general questions and 3 from the 10 questions for the state where you have your main registered address (Erstwohnsitz). For naturalisation you need at least 17 correct answers; at the end of the integration course, 15 are enough to pass the "Leben in Deutschland" test.
What do the questions about Thuringia ask?
All 16 states have the same ten kinds of question. For Thuringia they cover the coat of arms and the colours of the flag, a rural district (Landkreis), how many years the parliament is elected for, the minimum voting age, where to find information on politics, the capital (Erfurt), the state's position on the map, the title of the head of government and which minister the state does not have.
Where can I take the test in Thuringia?
At a test centre approved by the BAMF (Prüfstelle). Your naturalisation authority (Einbürgerungsbehörde) tells you which test centres are near you, and you register with the centre directly. The test costs 25 euros.