Köthen

Parliamentary Republic of Köthen Parlamentarische Republik Köthen
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: "Freiheit oder Tod" Freedom or Death
Anthem: "Long Live Köthen" File:Anthem of Kalingrad Oblast.wav
Map of Köthen on the globe (dark green)
Capital and Largest City	Rudolberg
Official languages	Köthic
Recognised regional languages	Deiric
Religion
Demonym(s)	Köthic
Government	Parliamentary Republic
• President	Wilhelm Bachinger
• Prime Minister	Jakob Löwenthal
Legislature	Bicameral Legislature
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Commons
Establishment
• War of National Survival	1909-1912
• Current Constitution	1985
Area
•	1,550,485 km2 (598,646 sq mi)
• Water (%)	8.5 (2013)
Population
• 2023 estimate	23.13 Million
• 2020 census	22.95 Million
• Density
GDP (PPP)	2020 estimate
• Total	$818.299B (1st)
• Per capita	X
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
• Total	$835.481B (1st)
• Per capita	X
Gini (2020)	38.3 medium
HDI (2020)	.911 very high
Currency	Kothi Bundesmark (KBM)
Time zone	UTC-7
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6
Date format	Day, month, year • Year, month, day
Driving side	right
Calling code	+13
ISO 3166 code	KT
Internet TLD	.kt
Website www.koethen.kt.gov

Köthen, officially the Parliamentary Republic of Köthen, is a nation situated along the Deyr Peninsula in central Verdantis. It is bordered by Vohylt-Tvahorner to the South and Deira to the East.

Several Proto-Köthen groups would inherit the region of Northern and Western Köthen during the First Age of Man and well into the Köthen Olde-Classical Era. A region known as Koed-then would be recorded in 340BC, the first Kingdoms in Köthen founded back in 350AD, followed by a series of wars, collapse and replacement of several Monarchs up to 1400AD.

Eventually the constant power struggle between the monarchs would reach a calm with the ascension of the House of Rein-Jarllen and the establishment of the Kingdom of Köthen. The Köthen Enlightenment lasting from 1400-1700 would be a time of relative peace and progress.

In 1810, a national identity for the Köthic would emerge in the kingdom. However the terminal decline in health of the only surviving heir of Rein-Jarllern, Henri V, threatened the stability of the nation. This potential for crisis eventually gave rise to a Regency which was enacted by Parliament to avert panic and collapse, the monarchy undergoing an administrative transition. This was the foundation for the establishment of the Parliamentary Republic of Köthen.

At the dawn of the 20th century, Köthen would face their revanchist neighbour of Reussland who prior to that, occupied and annexed both Eisenach and Vohylt-Tvahorner. They were next on Reussland's territorial conquests, getting in involved in Grindgat in 1909 with a defensive position. However, the Reussisch policies enacted onto their newly acquired states would begin crumbling substantially prior to the war.

As the Reussisch advanced through the Köthic frontline, the Lavender Revolution came into full swing, cutting off the troops stationed for the front and disrupting much needed supplies and logistics for the advance. Using the opportunity, Köthen Military forces began a counteroffensive with the assistance of the Vohylt-Tvahorner Patriotic Army, the war ending in 1915 with the continued sovereignty of Köthen remaining.