2005 in Germany

Events in the year 2005 in Germany.

Incumbents

 * President: Horst Köhler
 * Chancellor:
 * Gerhard Schröder (until 22 November 2005)
 * Angela Merkel (from 22 November 2005)

Events

 * 20 January - German Visa Affair 2005
 * 7 February - Honor killing of Hatun Sürücü
 * 10–20 February - 55th Berlin International Film Festival
 * 12 February -Bundesvision Song Contest 2005
 * 12 March - Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
 * 30 May - Allianz Arena in Munich is opened.
 * 2 September - SAP Arena in Mannheim is opened.
 * 16–21 August - World Youth Day 2005 in Cologne
 * 22 November - The First Merkel cabinet led by Angela Merkel was sworn in.
 * Date unknown: German company HypoVereinsbank was acquired by Italian company UniCredit Bank AG.

Elections

 * German federal election, 2005
 * North Rhine-Westphalia state election, 2005
 * Schleswig-Holstein state election, 2005

Sport

 * Bundesliga scandal (2005)
 * 2004–05 Bundesliga
 * 2004–05 2. Bundesliga
 * 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
 * 2004–05 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season
 * 2005 German Grand Prix
 * 2005 European Grand Prix
 * 2005 German motorcycle Grand Prix
 * 2005 BMW Open

Deaths

 * 14 January - Rudolph Moshammer, German fashion designer (born 1940)
 * 3 February - Ernst Mayr, German biologist (born 1904)
 * 21 February - Horst Drinda, German actor (born 1927)
 * 24 February - Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski, German politician (born 1922)
 * 6 March - Hans Bethe, German nuclear physicist (born 1906)
 * 7 March - Walter Arendt, German politician (born 1925)
 * 15 March - Konrad Hesse, German judge (born 1919)
 * 1 April - Harald Juhnke, German actor and comedian (born 1929)
 * 16 April - Volker Vogeler, German film director (born 1930)
 * 2 May — Hermann Dörnemann, German supercentenarian (born 1893)
 * 19 May - Paul Schneider-Esleben, German architect (born 1915)
 * 7 June - Ulrich Briefs, German politician (born 1939)
 * 8 July Peter Boenisch, German journalist (born 1927)
 * 14 July - Tilly Fleischer, German athlete (born 1911)
 * 28 August - Hans Clarin, German actor (born 1929)
 * 4 September - Carl-August Fleischhauer, judge (born 1930)
 * 12 September Helmut Baierl, German playwright (born 1926)
 * 20 October - Rudi Felgenheier, motorcycle race (born 1930)
 * 1 December - Karin Himboldt, German actress (born 1920)