sentences:  The Rheinland region of Rhineland-Palatinate also operates without such a league.In Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia the league below the Landesligas is the Landesklasse ().Also in 2017, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern reduced the number of Landesligas and Landesklasses to 2 and 4 divisions respectively.