| List of License Plate Area Codes of Germany
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| Codes starting with letter A
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| Code
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City / Rural District
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State
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Namesake
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Notes
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| A
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Augsburg City
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Bavaria
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Augsburg
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From [A-AA 100 to 999] To [A-ZZ 100 to 999] (Excludes [A-PS 100 to 999], reserved for city Police) From [A-AA 5000 to 9999] to [A-ZZ 5000 to 9999] [A-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G [A-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G
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| Augsburg District
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From [A-A 1000 to 9999] To [A-Z 1000 to 9999] From [A-AA 1000 to 4999] to [A-ZZ 5000 to 9999] [A-X 1 to 999] Where X isn't: B, F, G, I, O, Q [A-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
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| AA | 
Ostalb District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Aalen | 
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| AB
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Aschaffenburg District
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Bavaria
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Aschaffenburg
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From [AB-AA 100 to 9999] to [AB-ZZ 100 to 9999] [AB-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q [AB-'XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
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| Aschaffenburg City
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From [AB-A 1000 to 9999] to [ AB-Z 1000 to 9999] [AB-X 1 to 999] Where X is not: B, F, G, I, O, Q [AB-'XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
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| ABG | 
Altenburger Land | 
Thuringia | 
Altenburg | 
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| ABI | 
Anhalt-Bitterfeld | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Anhalt-Bitterfeld | 
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| AC | 
Aachen | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Aachen | 
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| AE | 
Vogtland District | 
Saxony | 
Auerbach Vogtland | 
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| AH | 
Borken | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Ahaus | 
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| AIB
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Munich District
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Bavaria
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Bad Aibling
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From [AIB-Q 1] to [AIB-Q 9999]
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| Rosenheim District
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Every other available combination
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| AIC | 
Aichach-Friedberg | 
Bavaria | 
Aichach | 
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| AK | 
Altenkirchen District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Altenkirchen | 
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| ALF | 
Hildesheim District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Alfeld | 
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| ALZ | 
Aschaffenburg District | 
Bavaria | 
Alzenau | 
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| ALZ | 
Aschaffenburg District | 
Bavaria | 
Alzenau | 
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| AM | 
Amberg City | 
Bavaria | 
Amberg | 
From [AM-A 1 to 999] to [AM-Z 1 to 999] From [AM-AA 1 to 99] to [AM-ZZ 1 to 99]
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| AN
 | 
Ansbach District
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Bavaria
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Ansbach
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From [AN-AA 100 to 999] to [AN-ZZ 100 to 999] [AN-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q [AN-'XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
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| Ansbach City
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[AN-X 1 to 999] Where X is not: B, F, G, I, O, Q [AN-'XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
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| ANA | 
Erzgebirge District | 
Saxony | 
Annaberg-Buchholz | 
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| ANG | 
Uckermark District | 
Brandenburg | 
Angermünde | 
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| ANK | 
Vorpommern-Greifswald District (Excluding Greifswald City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Anklam | 
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| AÖ | 
Altötting district | 
Bavaria | 
Altötting | 
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| AP | 
Weimarer Land | 
Thuringia | 
Apolda | 
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| APD | 
Weimarer Land | 
Thuringia | 
Apolda | 
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| ARN | 
Ilm-Kreis | 
Thuringia | 
Arnstadt | 
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| ART | 
Kyffhäuser Dristrict | 
Thuringia | 
Artern | 
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| AS | 
Amberg-Sulzbach District | 
Bavaria | 
Amberg-Sulzbach | 
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| ASL | 
Salzland District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Aschersleben | 
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| ASZ | 
Erzgebirge Disctrict | 
Saxony | 
Aue-Schwarzenberg | 
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| AT | 
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (Excluding Neubrandenburg City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Altentreptow | 
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| AU | 
Erzgebirge Disctrict | 
Saxony | 
Aue | 
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| AUR | 
Aurich District | 
Saxony | 
Aurich | 
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| AW | 
Ahrweiler District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Ahrweiler | 
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| AZ | 
Alzey-Worms | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Alzey | 
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| AZE | 
Anhalt-Bitterfeld | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Anhalt-Zerbst | 
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| Codes starting with letter B
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| Code
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City / Rural District
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State
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Namesake
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Notes
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| B
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Berlin
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Berlin | 
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| BA
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Bamberg City
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Bavaria
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Bamberg
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From [BA-AA 100 to 9999] to [BA-ZZ 100 to  9999] [BA-X 1 to 9999] Where X is :B, F, G, I, O , Q (Excludes [BA-P 1000 to 9999], reserved for City Police) [BA-XY 1 to 999] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, I, O , Q
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| Bamberg District
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[BA-X 1 to 9999] Where X is not:B, F, G, I, O , Q (Excludes [BA-P 1000 to 9999], reserved for District Police) [BA-XY 1  to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O , Q
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| BAD | 
Baden-Baden | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Baden-Baden | 
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| BAR | 
Barnim District | 
Brandenburg | 
Barnim | 
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| BB | 
Böblingen District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Böblingen | 
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| BBG | 
Salzland District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Bernburg | 
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| BBL | 
Brandenburg Government, Landtag, and Police  | 
Brandenburg | 
Brandenburgische Landesregierung | 
Code reserved for Brandenburg State-owned governmental vehicles
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| BC | 
Biberach District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Biberach | 
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| BCH | 
Neckar-Odenwald Distrit | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Buchen | 
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| BD
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German Bundestag, Bundesrat, Office of the Federal President, Federal Government and Ministries, and Federal Constitutional Court
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Bundesebene | 
Code reserved for Federally-owned governmental vehicles
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| BE | 
Warendorf District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Beckum | 
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| BED | 
Mittelsachsen District | 
Saxony | 
Brand-Erbisdorf | 
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| BER | 
Barnim District | 
Brandenburg | 
Bernau bei Berlin | 
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| BF | 
Steinfurt District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Burgsteinfurt | 
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| BGD | 
Berchtesgadener Land District | 
Bavaria | 
Berchtesgaden | 
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| BGL | 
Berchtesgadener Land District | 
Bavaria | 
Berchtesgadener Land | 
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| BH
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Ortenau District
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Baden-Württemberg
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Bühl 
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[BH-OF 1 to 999] and [BH-OP 1 to 999] From [BH-F 7000] to [BH-F 7999] From [BH-N 8000] to [BH-N 8999] From [BH-O 2000] to [BH-O 2999] From [BH-OF 1000] to [BH-OF 6999] From [BH-OG 9000] to [BH-OG 9999] From [BH-OK 3000] to [BH-OK 3999] From [BH-OP 1000] to [BH-OP 4999]
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| Rastatt District
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Every other available combination
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| BI | 
Bielefeld | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Bielefeld | 
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| BID | 
Marburg-Biedenkopf District | 
Hesse | 
Biedenkopf | 
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| BIN | 
Mainz-Bingen District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Bingen am Rhein | 
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| BIR | 
Birkenfeld District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Birkenfeld | 
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| BIT | 
Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Bitburg | 
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| BIW | 
Bautzen District | 
Saxony | 
Bischofswerda | 
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| BK
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Rems-Murr Distict
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Baden-Württemberg
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Backnang
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From [BK-A 100 to 999] to [BK-M 100 to 999] (Excluding Codes B, F, G, I) From [BK-N 1] to [BK-Z 999] (Excluding codes O and Q) From [BK-AA 1 to 99] to [BK-PZ 1 to 99] (Excluding Codes B, F, G, I, O, Q) From [BK-A 1000 to 9999] to [BK-Z 1000 to 9999]
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| Schwäbisch Hall District
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[BK-A 1 to 99] to [BK-M 1 to 99] (Excluding Codes B, F, G, I) From [BK-RA 1 to 99] to [BK-ZZ 1 to 99] (Excluding Codes B, F, G, I, O, Q) From [BK-TA 1000 to 999] to [BK-ZZ 1000 to 999]
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| Börde District | 
Saxony-Anhalt
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[BK-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q [BK-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are : B, F, G, I, O, Q From [BK-A 1000 to 9999] to [BK-Z 1000 to 999]  From [BK-AA 100 to 9999] to [BK-ZZ 100 to 999] From [BK-AA 1000 to 999] to [BK-SZ 1000 to 999]
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| BKS | 
Bernkastel-Wittlich District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Bernkastel | 
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| BL | 
Zollernalb District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Balingen | 
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| BLB | 
Siegen-Wittgenstein | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Bad Berleburg | 
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| BLK | 
Burgenland District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Burgenlandkreis | 
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| BM | 
Rhein-Erft District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Bergheim | 
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| BN | 
Bonn | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Bonn | 
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| BNA | 
Leipzig District | 
Saxony | 
Borna | 
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| BO | 
Bochum | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Bochum | 
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| BÖ | 
Börde District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Börde | 
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| BOG | 
Straubing-Bogen District | 
Bavaria | 
Bogen | 
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| BOH | 
Borken District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Bocholt | 
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| BOR | 
Borken District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Borken | 
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| BOT | 
Bottrop | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Bottrop | 
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| BP
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German Federal Police
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Bundespolizei | 
Code reserved for Vehicles of German Federal Police
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| BRA | 
Wesermarsch | 
Lower Saxony | 
Brake | 
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| BRB | 
Brandenburg an der Havel | 
Brandenburg | 
Brandenburg an der Havel | 
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| BRG | 
Jerichower Land | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Burg bei Magdeburg | 
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| BRK | 
Bad Kissingen District | 
Bavaria | 
Bad Brückenau | 
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| BRL | 
Goslar District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Braunlage | 
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| BRV | 
Rotenburg District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Bremervörde | 
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| BS | 
Braunschweig (Brunswick) | 
Lower Saxony | 
Braunschweig | 
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| BSB | 
Osnabrück District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Bersenbrück | 
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| BSK | 
Oder-Spree District | 
Brandenburg | 
Beeskow | 
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| BT
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Bayreuth District
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Bavaria
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Bayreuth
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From [BT-AA 100 to 9999] to [BT-ZZ 100 to 9999] [BT-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G [BT-XY 1 to 99] Where X or Y or both are: B, F, G
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| Bayreuth City
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[BT-X 1 to 999] Where X is  not : B, F, G, I, O, Q [BT-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q [BT-X 1000 to 9999] Where X is not: B, F, G
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| BTF | 
Anhalt-Bitterfeld | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Bitterfeld | 
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| BÜD | 
Wetterau Distrct | 
Hesse | 
Büdingen | 
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| BUL
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Amberg-Sulzbach District
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Bavaria
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Burglengenfeld
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[BUL-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G
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| Schwandorf District
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Every other available combination
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| BÜR | 
Paderborn District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Büren | 
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| BÜS | 
Büsingen am Hochrhein City  (A subdivision of Konstanz District) | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Büsingen am Hochrhein | 
It is allocated its own code to facilitate cross-border travel, as it is a German exclave within Switzerland
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| BÜZ | 
Rostock District | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Bützow | 
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| BW
 | 
Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration
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Bundes-Wasserstraßen und Schifffahrtsverwaltung | 
Code reserved for Vehicles of German Federal Waterway and Shipping Admin.
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| BWL | 
Baden-Württemberg Government, Landtag, and Police  | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Baden-Württembergischer Landtag | 
Code reserved for Baden-Württemberg State-owned governmental vehicles
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| BYL | 
Bavaria Government and Landtag  | 
Bavaria | 
Bayerischer Landesregierung und Landtag | 
Code reserved for Bavaria State-owned governmental vehicles
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| BZ | 
Bautzen District | 
Saxony | 
Bautzen | 
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| Codes starting with letter D
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| Code
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City / Rural District
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State
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Namesake
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Notes
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| D | 
Düsseldorf | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Düsseldorf | 
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| DA
 | 
Darmstadt City
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Hesse
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'D'armstadt
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From [DA-AA 100 to 999] to [DA-ZZ 100 to 999] [DA-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, I, O, Q [DA-X 1 to 99] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q
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| Darmstadt-Dieburg District
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From [DA-A 1000 to 9000] to [DA-Z 1000 to 9999] From [DA-AA 1000 to 9999] to [DA-ZZ 1000 to 9999] [DA-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q [DA-X 1 to 99] Where X is not: B, F, G, I, O, Q
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| DAH | 
Dachau District | 
Bavaria | 
Dachau | 
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| DAN | 
Lüchow-Dannenberg | 
Lower Saxony | 
Lüchow-Dannenber | 
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| DAU | 
Vulkaneifel District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Daun | 
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| DBR | 
Bad Doberan District | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Bad Doberan District | 
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| DD
 | 
Saxony Police
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Saxony
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Dresden
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From [DD-Q 1] to [DD-Q 9999]
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| Dresden
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From [DD-AA 1 to 9999] to [DD-ZZ 1 to 9999]
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| DE | 
Dessau-Roßlau | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Dessau-Roßlau | 
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| DEG | 
Deggendorf District | 
Bavaria | 
Deggendorf | 
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| DEL | 
Delmenhorst | 
Lower Saxony | 
Delmenhorst | 
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| DGF | 
Dingolfing-Landau | 
Bavaria | 
Dingolfing | 
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| DH | 
Diepholz District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Diepholz | 
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| DIL | 
Lahn-Dill District | 
Hesse | 
Dillenburg | 
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| DIN | 
Wesel District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Dinslaken | 
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| DIZ | 
Rhein-Lahn District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Diez | 
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| DKB | 
Ansbach District | 
Bavaria | 
Dinkelsbühl | 
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| DL | 
Mittelsachsen District | 
Saxony | 
Döbeln | 
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| DLG | 
Dillingen an der Donau District | 
Bavaria | 
Dillingen | 
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| DM | 
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (Excluding Neubrandenburg City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Demmin | 
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| DN | 
Düren District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Düren | 
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| DO | 
Dortmund | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Dortmund | 
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| DON | 
Donau-Ries District | 
Bavaria | 
Donauwörth | 
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| DU | 
Duisburg | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Duisburg | 
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| DUD | 
Göttingen District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Duderstadt | 
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| DÜW | 
Bad Dürkheim District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Bad Dürkheim an der Weinstraße | 
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| DW | 
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District | 
Saxony | 
Dippoldiswalde | 
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| DZ | 
Nordsachsen | 
Saxony | 
Delitzsch | 
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| Codes starting with letter F
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| Code
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City / Rural District
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State
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Namesake
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Notes
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| F | 
Frankfurt am Main | 
Hesse | 
Frankfurt | 
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| FB | 
Wetterau Distrct | 
Hesse | 
Friedberg | 
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| FD | 
Fulda District | 
Hesse | 
Fulda | 
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| FDB | 
Aichach-Friedberg | 
Bavaria | 
Friedberg | 
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| FEU | 
Freudenstadt District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Freudenstadt | 
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| FF | 
Frankfurt an der Oder | 
Brandenburg | 
Frankfurt | 
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| FFB | 
Fürstenfeldbruck  District | 
Bavaria | 
Fürstenfeldbruck | 
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| FG | 
Mittelsachsen District | 
Saxony | 
Freiberg | 
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| FI | 
Elbe-Elster District | 
Brandenburg | 
Finsterwalde | 
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| FKB | 
Waldeck-Frankenberg | 
Hesse | 
Frankenberg | 
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| FL | 
Flensburg | 
Schleswig-Holstein | 
Flensburg | 
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| FLÖ | 
Mittelsachsen District | 
Saxony | 
Flöha | 
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| FN | 
Bodensee (Lake Constance) District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Friedrichshafen | 
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| FO | 
Forchheim District | 
Bavaria | 
Forchheim | 
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| FOR | 
Spree-Neiße District | 
Brandenburg | 
Forst | 
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| FR
 | 
Freiburg im Breisgau
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Baden-Württemberg
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FReiburg
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[FR-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q [FR-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, I, O, Q From [FR-NA 1000 to 9999] to [FR-ZZ 1000 to 9999]
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| Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald District
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[FR-X 1 to 999] Where X is not: B, F, G, I, O, Q [FR-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q From [FR-AA 1000 to 9999] to [FR-MZ 1000 to 9999]
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| FRG | 
Freyung-Grafenau District | 
Bavaria | 
Freyung-Grafenau | 
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| FRI | 
Friesland District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Friesland | 
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| FRW | 
Märkisch-Oderland District | 
Brandenburg | 
Bad Freienwalde | 
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| FS
 | 
Moosburg an der Isar City (A subdivision of Freising  District)
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Bavaria
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Freising
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[FS-I 1 to 999] [FS-X 1000 to 999] Where X is: H, I, M, P, R [FS-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: I
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Freising District (Excluding Moosburg an der Isar City)
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[FS-X 1 to 999] Where X is not: I, O, Q [FS-XY 1 to 999] Where neither X nor Y are: I, O, Q
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| FT | 
Frankenthal | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Frankenthal | 
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| FTL | 
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District | 
Saxony | 
Freital | 
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| FÜ
 | 
Fürth City
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Bavaria
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Fürth
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[FÜ-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q [FÜ-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, I, O, Q From [FÜ-AA 100 to 9999] to [FÜ-ZZ 100 to 9999]
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Fürth District (Excluding Moosburg an der Isar City)
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[FÜ-X 1 to 999] Where X is not: B, F, G, I, O, Q [FÜ-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q From [FÜ-A 1000 to 9999] to [FÜ-Z 1000 to 9999]
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| FÜS | 
Ostallgäu District | 
Bavaria | 
Füssen | 
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| FW | 
Oder-Spree District | 
Brandenburg | 
Fürstenwalde | 
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| FZ | 
Schwalm-Eder District | 
Hesse | 
Fritzlar | 
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| Codes starting with letter G
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| Code
 | 
City / Rural District
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State
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Namesake
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Notes
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| G | 
Gera | 
Thuringia | 
Gera | 
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| GA | 
Altmarkkreis Salzwedel | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Gardelegen | 
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| GAN | 
Northeim District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Bad Gandersheim | 
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| GAP | 
Garmisch-Partenkirchen District | 
Bavaria | 
Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 
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| GC | 
Zwickau District | 
Saxony | 
Glauchau | 
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| GD | 
Ostalb District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Schwäbisch Gmünd | 
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| GDB | 
Nordwestmecklenburg District (Excluding Wismar City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Gadebusch | 
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| GE | 
Gelsenkirchen | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Gelsenkirchen | 
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| GEL | 
Kleve District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Geldern | 
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| GEO
 | 
Haßberge District
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Bavaria
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Gerolzhofen
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[GEO-A 1000 to 9990] [GEO-B 1000 to 9990]
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| Schweinfurt District
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Every other available combination
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| GER | 
Germersheim District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Germersheim | 
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| GF | 
Gifhorn District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Gifhorn | 
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| GG | 
Groß-Gerau District | 
Hesse | 
Groß-Gerau | 
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| GHA | 
Leipzig District | 
Saxony | 
Geithain | 
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| GHC | 
Wittenberg District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Gräfenhainichen | 
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| GI | 
Gießen District | 
Hesse | 
Gießen | 
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| GK | 
Heinsberg District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Geilenkirchen | 
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| GL | 
Rheinisch-Bergischer District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Bergisch Gladbach | 
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| GLA | 
Recklinghausen District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Gladbeck | 
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| GM | 
Oberbergischer District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Gummersbach | 
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| GMN | 
Vorpommern-Rügen District (Excluding Stralsund City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Grimmen | 
 |  
| GN | 
Main-Kinzig District (Excluding Hanau City) | 
Hesse | 
Gelnhausen | 
 |  
| GNT | 
Jerichower Land | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Genthin | 
 |  
| GÖ
 | 
Göttingen District
 | 
Lower Saxony
 | 
Göttingen
 | 
[GÖ-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G, O, Q [GÖ-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, O, Q From [GÖ-AA 100 to 999] to [GÖ-ZZ 100 to 999]
 |  
| Göttingen City
 | 
[GÖ-X 1 to 999] Where X isn't: B, F, G, I, O, Q [GÖ-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q From [GÖ-A 1000 to 9999] to [GÖ-Z 1000 to 9999]
 |  
| GOA | 
Rhein-Hunsrück District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Sankt Goar | 
 |  
| GOH | 
Rhein-Lahn District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Sankt Goarshausen | 
 |  
| GP | 
Göppingen District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Göppingen | 
 |  
| GR | 
Görlitz District | 
Saxony | 
Görlitz | 
 |  
| GRA | 
Freyung-Grafenau District | 
Bavaria | 
Grafenau | 
 |  
| GRH | 
Meißen District | 
Saxony | 
Großenhain | 
 |  
| GRI | 
Rottal-Inn District | 
Bavaria | 
Bad Griesbach | 
[GRI-XY 100 to 999] Where either X or Y or both are: B, I, O, Q
 |  
| GRZ | 
Greiz District | 
Thuringia | 
Greiz | 
 |  
| GS | 
Goslar District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Goslar | 
 |  
| GT | 
Gütersloh District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Gütersloh | 
 |  
| GTH | 
Gotha District | 
Thuringia | 
Gotha | 
 |  
| GÜ | 
Rostock District | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Güstrow | 
 |  
| GUB | 
Spree-Neiße District | 
Brandenburg | 
Guben | 
 |  
| GUN | 
Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen District | 
Bavaria | 
Gunzenhausen | 
 |  
| GV | 
Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Grevenbroich | 
 |  
| GVM | 
Nordwestmecklenburg District (Excluding Wismar City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Grevesmühlen | 
 |  
| GW | 
Vorpommern-Greifswald District (Excluding Greifswald City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Greifswald | 
 |  
| GZ | 
Günzburg District | 
Bavaria | 
Günzburg | 
 |   
 | 
| Codes starting with letter H
 |  
| Code
 | 
City / Rural District
 | 
State
 | 
Namesake
 | 
Notes
 |  
| H
 | 
Hanover City (A subdivision of Hanover Region)
 | 
Lower Saxony
 | 
Hanover
 | 
[H-X 1 to 9999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q [H-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are:  B, F, G, I, O, Q From [H-A 1000 to 9999] to [H-Z 1000 to 9999] From [H-BA 1000 to 9999] to [H-BZ 1000 to 9999] From [H-FA 1000 to 9999] to [H-GZ 1000 to 9999]
 |  
Hanover Region (Excluding Hanover City)
 | 
[H-X 1 to 9999] Where X is not: B, F, G, I, O, Q [H-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are:  B, F, G, I, O, Q From [H-AA 1000 to 9999] to [H-AZ 1000 to 9999] From [H-CA 1000 to 9999] to [H-EZ 1000 to 9999] From [H-HA 1000 to 9999] to [H-ZZ 1000 to 9999]
 |  
| HA | 
Hagen | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Hagen | 
 |  
| HAB | 
Bad Kissingen District | 
Bavaria | 
Hammelburg | 
 |  
| HAL | 
Halle (Saale) | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Halle | 
 |  
| HAM | 
Hamm | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Hamm | 
 |  
| HAS | 
Haßberge District | 
Bavaria | 
Hassfurt | 
 |  
| HB
 | 
Bremen City
 | 
State of Bremen
 | 
Hansestadt Bremen
 | 
From [HB-A 1 to 999] to [HB-Z 1 to 999] From [HB-AA 1 to 999] to [HB-ZZ 1 to 999]
 |  
| Bremerhaven
 | 
From [HB-A 1000 to 9999] to [HB-Z 1000 to 9999]
 |  
| HBN | 
Hildburghausen District | 
Thuringia | 
Hildburghausen | 
 |  
| HBS | 
Harz District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Halberstadt | 
 |  
| HC | 
Mittelsachsen District | 
Saxony | 
Hainichen | 
 |  
| HCH
 | 
Freudenstadt District
 | 
Baden-Württemberg
 | 
Hechingen
 | 
[HCH-QY 1000 to 999], [HCH-VY 1000 to 999] [HCH-YQ 1000 to 999], [HCH-YV 1000 to 999] [HCH-ZQ 1000 to 999]
 |  
| Zollernalb District
 | 
Every other available combination
 |  
| HD
 | 
Rhein-NeckarDistrict
 | 
Baden-Württemberg
 | 
Heidelberg
 | 
[HD-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q [H-HD-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, I, O, Q From [HD-AA 100 to 9999] to [HD-ZZ 100 to 9999]
 |  
| Heidelberg
 | 
[HD-X 1 to 999] Where X isn't: B, F, G, I, O, Q [HD-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q From [HD-A 1000 to 9999] to [HD-Z 1000 to 9999]
 |  
| HDH | 
Heidenheim District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Heidenheim | 
 |  
| HDL | 
Börde District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Haldensleben | 
 |  
| HE | 
Helmstedt District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Helmstedt | 
 |  
| HEB | 
Nürnberger Land District | 
Bavaria | 
Hersbruck | 
 |  
| HEF | 
Hersfeld-Rotenburg | 
Hesse | 
Bad Hersfeld | 
 |  
| HEI | 
Dithmarschen District | 
Schleswig-Holstein | 
Heide | 
 |  
| HEL | 
Hesse Government and Landtag | 
Hesse | 
Hessischer Landtag | 
Code reserved for Hesse State-owned governmental vehicles
 |  
| HER | 
Herne City | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Herne | 
 |  
| HET | 
Mansfeld-Südharz District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Hettstedt | 
 |  
| HF | 
Herford District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Herford | 
 |  
| HG | 
Hochtaunuskreis | 
Hesse | 
Bad Homburg | 
 |  
| HGN | 
Ludwigslust-Parchim District | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Hagenow | 
 |  
| HGW | 
Greifswald City (A subdivision of Vorpommern-Greifswald District) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Hansestadt Greifswald | 
 |  
| HH
 | 
Hamburg
 | 
Hansestadt Hamburg | 
 |  
| HHM | 
Burgenland District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Hohenmölsen | 
 |  
| HI | 
Hildesheim District | 
Lower Saxony | 
HildesDKim | 
 |  
| HIG | 
Eichsfeld District | 
Thuringia | 
Heiligenstadt | 
 |  
| HIP | 
Roth District | 
Bavaria | 
Hilpoltstein | 
 |  
| HK | 
Heidekreis | 
Bavaria | 
Heidekreis | 
 |  
| HL | 
Lübeck City | 
Schleswig-Holstein | 
Hansestadt Lübeck | 
 |  
| HM | 
Hameln-Pyrmont District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Hamelin | 
 |  
| HMÜ | 
Göttingen District (Excluding Göttingen City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Hann. Münden | 
 |  
| HN
 | 
Heilbronn District
 | 
Baden-Württemberg
 | 
Heilbronn
 | 
From [HN-AA 100 to 999] to [HN-ZZ 100 to 999] From [HN-AA 1000 to 9999] to [HN-MZ 1000 to 9999] [HN-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q [HN-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| Heilbronn City
 | 
From [HN-A 1000 to 9999] to [HN-Z 1000 to 9999] From [HN-NA 1000 to 9999] to [HN-ZZ 1000 to 9999] [HN-X 1 to 999] Where X isn't: B, F, G, I, O, Q [HN-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| HO
 | 
Hof District
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Hof
 | 
From [HO-AA 100 to 999] to [HO-ZZ 100 to 999] From [HO-AA 1000 to 9999] to [HO-ZZ 1000 to 9999] (Shared) [HO-B 1 to 999] [HO-G 1 to 999] [HO-F 1 to 99]
 |  
| Hof City
 | 
From [HO-AA 1000 to 9999] to [HO-ZZ 1000 to 9999] (Shared) [HO-F 100 to 999] [HN-X 1 to 999] Where X isn't: B, F, G, I, O, Q [HO-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| HOG | 
Kassel District | 
Hesse | 
Hofgeismar | 
 |  
| HOH | 
Haßberge District | 
Bavaria | 
Hofheim | 
 |  
| HOL | 
Holzminden District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Holzminden | 
 |  
| HOM | 
Saarpfalz District (Excluding Sankt Ingbert City) | 
Saarland | 
Homburg | 
 |  
| HOR | 
Freudenstadt District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Horb am Neckar | 
 |  
| HÖS | 
Erlangen-Höchstadt District | 
Bavaria | 
Höchstadt | 
 |  
| HOT | 
Zwickau District | 
Saxony | 
Hohenstein | 
 |  
| HP | 
Bergstraße District | 
Hesse | 
Heppenheim | 
 |  
| HR | 
Schwalm-Eder District | 
Hesse | 
Homberg | 
 |  
| HRO | 
Rostock City | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Hansestadt Rostock | 
 |  
| HS | 
Heinsberg District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Heinsberg | 
 |  
| HSK | 
Hochsauerlandkreis | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
HochSauerlandKreis | 
 |  
| HST | 
Stralsund City (A subdivision of Vorpommern-Rügen District) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Hansestadt Stralsund | 
From [HST-AA 1 to 999] to [HST-ZZ 1 to 999] [HST-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| HU | 
Main-Kinzig District | 
Hesse | 
Hanau | 
 |  
| HV | 
Stendal District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Havelberg | 
 |  
| HVL | 
Havelland District | 
Brandenburg | 
Havelland | 
 |  
| HWI | 
Wismar City (A subdivision of Nordwestmecklenburg District) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Hansestadt Wismar | 
 |  
| HX | 
Höxter District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Höxter | 
 |  
| HY | 
Bautzen District | 
Saxony | 
Hoyerswerda | 
 |  
| HZ | 
Harz District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Harz | 
 |   
 | 
| 
 | 
| 
 | 
| Codes starting with letter K
 |  
| Code
 | 
City / Rural District
 | 
State
 | 
Namesake
 | 
Notes
 |  
| K | 
Köln City | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Köln | 
 |  
| KA
 | 
Karlsruhe City
 | 
Baden-Württemberg
 | 
Karlsruhe
 | 
From [KA-AA 1 to 999] to [KA-ZZ 1 to 999] From [KA-NA 1000 to 9999] to [KA-ZZ 1000 to 9999] [KA-X  1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G, Q [KA-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, Q
 |  
| Karlsruhe District
 | 
From [KA-A 1000 to 9999] to [KA-Z 1000 to 9999] From [KA-AA 1000 to 9999] to [KA-MZ 1000 to 9999] [KA-X  1 to 999] Where X is not: B, F, G, Q [KA-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, Q
 |  
| KB | 
Waldeck-Frankenberg | 
Hesse | 
Korbach | 
 |  
| KC | 
Kronach District | 
Bavaria | 
Kronach | 
 |  
| KE | 
Kempten City | 
Bavaria | 
Kempten | 
From [KE-A 1 to 999] to [KE-Z 1 to 999] From [KE-AA 1 to 99] to [KE-ZZ 1 to 99]
 |  
| KEH | 
Kelheim District | 
Bavaria | 
Kelheim | 
 |  
| KEL | 
Ortenau District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Kehl | 
 |  
| KEM
 | 
Bayreuth District
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Kemnat
 | 
From [KEM-AT 1 to 99] to [KEM-ZT 1 to 99]
 |  
| Tirschenreuth District
 | 
Every other available combination
 |  
| KF | 
Kaufbeuren City | 
Bavaria | 
Kaufbeuren | 
 |  
| KG | 
Bad Kissingen District | 
Bavaria | 
Bad Kissingen | 
 |  
| KH
 | 
Bad Kreuznach District (Excluding Bad Kreuznach City)
 | 
Rhineland-Palatinate
 | 
Bad Kreuznach
 | 
From [KH-AA 1 to 999] to [KH-ZZ 1 to 999]
 |  
Bad Kreuznach City (A subdivision of Bad Kreuznach District)
 | 
From [KH-A 1 to 9999] to [KH-Z 1 to 9999]
 |  
| KI | 
Kiel City | 
Schleswig-Holstein | 
Kiel | 
 |  
| KIB | 
Donnersbergkreis | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Kirchheimbolanden | 
 |  
| KK | 
Viersen District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Kempen-Krefeld | 
 |  
| KL
 | 
Kaiserslautern  District (Excluding Bad Kreuznach City)
 | 
Rhineland-Palatinate
 | 
Kaiserslautern
 | 
From [KL-AA 100 to 999] to [KL-ZZ 100 to 999] [KL-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q [KL-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are:  B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| Kaiserslautern City
 | 
[KL-X 1 to 9999] Where X isn't: B, F, G, I, O, Q [KL-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are:  B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| KLE | 
Kleve District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Kleve | 
 |  
| KLZ | 
Altmarkkreis Salzwedel | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Klötze | 
 |  
| KM | 
Bautzen District | 
Saxony | 
Kamenz | 
 |  
| KN | 
Konstanz District (Excluding Büsingen am Hochrhein City) | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Konstanz | 
 |  
| KO | 
Koblenz City | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Koblenz | 
 |  
| KÖN | 
Rhön-Grabfeld District | 
Bavaria | 
Bad Königshofen | 
 |  
| KÖT | 
Anhalt-Bitterfeld District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Köthen | 
 |  
| KÖZ | 
Cham District | 
Bavaria | 
Bad Kötzing | 
 |  
| KR | 
Krefeld City | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Krefeld | 
 |  
| KRU | 
Günzburg District | 
Bavaria | 
Krumbach | 
 |  
| KS | 
Kassel District Kassel City | 
Hesse | 
Kassel | 
 |  
| KT | 
Kitzingen District | 
Bavaria | 
Kitzingen | 
 |  
| KU | 
Kulmbach District | 
Bavaria | 
Kulmbach | 
 |  
| KÜN | 
Hohenlohe District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Künzelsau | 
 |  
| KUS | 
Kulmbach District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Kusel | 
 |  
| KW | 
Dahme-Spreewald District | 
Brandenburg | 
Königs Wusterhausen | 
 |  
| KY | 
Ostprignitz-Ruppin District | 
Brandenburg | 
Kyritz | 
 |  
| KYF | 
Kyffhäuser Dristrict | 
Thuringia | 
Kyffhäuser | 
 |   
 | 
| Codes starting with letter L
 |  
| Code
 | 
City / Rural District
 | 
State
 | 
Namesake
 | 
Notes
 |  
| L
 | 
Leipzig City
 | 
Saxony
 | 
Leipzig
 | 
From [L-A 1 to 9999] to [L-T 1 to 9999] From [L-AA 1 to 9999] to [L-TZ 1 to 9999]
 |  
| Leipzig District
 | 
From [L-U 1 to 9999] to [L-Z 1 to 9999] From [L-UA 1 to 9999] to [L-ZZ 1 to 9999]
 |  
| LA
 | 
Landshut District
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Landshut
 | 
From [LA-AA 5000 to 9999] to [LA-ZZ 5000 to 9999] From [LA-AA 100 to 999] to [LA-ZZ 100 to 999] [LA-X 1 to 9999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q [LA-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| Landshut City
 | 
From [LA-AA 1000 to 4999] to [LA-ZZ 1000 to 4999] [LA-X 1 to 9999] Where X isn't: B, F, G, I, O, Q [LA-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| LAN | 
Dingolfing-Landau | 
Bavaria | 
Landau | 
 |  
| LAU | 
Nürnberger Land District | 
Bavaria | 
Lauf | 
 |  
| LB | 
Ludwigsburg District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Ludwigsburg | 
 |  
| LBS | 
Saale-Orla District | 
Thuringia | 
Bad Lobenstein | 
 |  
| LBZ | 
Ludwigslust-Parchim District | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Lübz | 
 |  
| LC | 
Dahme-Spreewald District | 
Brandenburg | 
Luckau | 
 |  
| LD | 
Landau in der Pfalz City | 
Rhineland-Palatinate[Brandenburg]] | 
Landau | 
 |  
| LDK | 
Lahn-Dill District (Excluding Wetzlar City) | 
Hesse | 
L'ahn-Dill-Kreis  | 
 |  
| LDS | 
Dahme-Spreewald District | 
Brandenburg | 
Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald | 
 |  
| LEO | 
Böblingen District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Leonberg | 
 |  
| LER | 
Leer District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Leer | 
 |  
| LEV | 
Leverkusen City | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Leverkusen | 
 |  
| LF
 | 
Altötting District
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Laufen
 | 
[LF-X 1 to 999] Where X is: C, I, J, L, M, O, Q, V [LF-E 1 to 599]
 |  
| Traunstein District
 | 
[LF-XY 100 to 999] Where XY is: FZ, GH, KQ, RW, TS, WW,XX, ZZ [LF-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G [LF-XY 1 to 99] Where XY is: DH, FZ, GH, KQ, LU, RW, TK, TS ,WW, XX, ZZ [LF-DH 100 to 199] [LF-LU 100 to 299] [LF-TK 100 to 199] [LF-VW 200 to 499]
 |  
| Berchtesgadener Land District
 | 
Every other available combination
 |  
| LG | 
Lüneburg District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Lüneburg | 
 |  
| LH | 
Coesfeld District Unna District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Lüdinghausen | 
 |  
| LI | 
Lindau District | 
Bavaria | 
Lindau | 
 |  
| LIB | 
Elbe-Elster District | 
Brandenburg | 
Bad Liebenwerda | 
 |  
| LIF | 
Lichtenfels District | 
Bavaria | 
Lichtenfels | 
 |  
| LIP | 
Lippe District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Lippe | 
 |  
| LL | 
Landsberg District | 
Bavaria | 
Lippe | 
 |  
| LM | 
Limburg-Weilburg District | 
Hesse | 
Limburg | 
 |  
| LN | 
Dahme-Spreewald District | 
Brandenburg | 
Lübben | 
 |  
| LÖ | 
Lörrach District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Lörrach | 
 |  
| LÖB | 
Görlitz District | 
Saxony | 
Löbau | 
 |  
| LOS | 
Oder-Spree District | 
Brandenburg | 
Fürstenwalde | 
 |  
| LP | 
Soest District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Lippstadt | 
 |  
| LR | 
Ortenau District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Lahr | 
 |  
| LSA | 
Saxony-Anhalt Government, Landtag, and Police  | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Land Sachsen-Anhalt | 
Code reserved for Saxony-Anhalt State-owned governmental vehicles
 |  
| LSN | 
Saxony Government and Landtag,   | 
Saxony | 
Landtag Sachsen | 
Code reserved for Saxony State-owned governmental vehicles
 |  
| LÜN | 
Unna District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Lünen | 
 |  
| LUP | 
Ludwigslust-Parchim District | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Ludwigslust-Parchim | 
 |  
| LWL | 
Ludwigslust-Parchim District | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Ludwigslust | 
 |   
 | 
| Codes starting with letter M
 |  
| Code
 | 
City / Rural District
 | 
State
 | 
Namesake
 | 
Notes
 |  
| M
 | 
Munich City
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
München
 | 
[M-X 1 to 9999] Where X is: B, F, G [M-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G [M-XY 100 to 9999] Where neither X nor Y are: I, O, Q Unless either X or Y is: B, F, G In addition, XY can be any other combination of letters.
 |  
| Munich District
 | 
[M-X 1 to 9999] Where X isn't: B, F, G [M-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y: B, F, G [M-XY 100 to 9999] Where either X or Y or both are: I, O, Q But nither X or Y are: B, F, G
 |  
| MA | 
Mannheim | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Mannheim | 
 |  
| MAB | 
Erzgebirge District | 
Saxony | 
Marienberg | 
 |  
| MAI
 | 
Landshut District
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Mainburg
 | 
[MAI-X 1 to 9999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| Kelheim District
 | 
Every other available combination
 |  
| MAK | 
Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge District | 
Bavaria | 
Marktredwitz | 
 |  
| MAB | 
Erzgebirge District | 
Saxony | 
Marienberg | 
 |  
| MAL
 | 
Landshut District
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Mainburg
 | 
[MAL-X 1 to 9999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| Straubing-Bogen District
 | 
Every other available combination
 |  
| MB | 
Miesbach District | 
Bavaria | 
Miesbach | 
 |  
| MC | 
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte District (Excluding Neubrandenburg City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Malchin | 
 |  
| MD | 
Magdeburg | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Magdeburg | 
 |  
| ME | 
Mettmann District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Mettmann | 
 |  
| MED | 
Dithmarschen District | 
Schleswig-Holstein | 
Meldorf | 
 |  
| MEG | 
Schwalm-Eder District | 
Hesse | 
Melsungen | 
 |  
| MEI | 
Meißen District | 
Saxony | 
Meißen | 
 |  
| MEK | 
Erzgebirge District | 
Saxony | 
Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis | 
 |  
| MEL | 
Osnabrück District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Melle | 
 |  
| MER | 
Saalekreis | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Merseburg | 
 |  
| MET | 
Rhön-Grabfeld District | 
Bavaria | 
Mellrichstadt | 
 |  
| MG | 
Mönchengladbach City | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Mönchengladbach | 
 |  
| MGH | 
Main-Tauber District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Bad Mergentheim | 
 |  
| MGN | 
Schmalkalden-Meiningen District | 
Thuringia | 
Meiningen | 
 |  
| MH | 
Mülheim an der Ruhr City | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Mülheim | 
 |  
| MHL | 
Unstrut-Hainich District | 
Thuringia | 
Mühlhausen | 
 |  
| MI | 
Minden-Lübbecke District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Minden | 
 |  
| MIL | 
Miltenberg District | 
Bavaria | 
Miltenberg | 
 |  
| MK | 
Märkischer Kreis | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Märkischer Kreis | 
 |  
| MKK | 
Main-Kinzig District | 
Hesse | 
Main-Kinzig-Kreis | 
 |  
| ML | 
Mansfeld-Südharz District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Mansfeld | 
 |  
| MB | 
Miesbach District | 
Bavaria | 
Miesbach | 
 |  
| MM | 
Memmingen City | 
Bavaria | 
Memmingen | 
 |  
| MN | 
Unterallgäu District | 
Bavaria | 
Mindelheim | 
 |  
| MO | 
Wesel District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Moers | 
 |  
| MOD | 
Ostallgäu District | 
Bavaria | 
Marktoberdorf | 
 |  
| MOL | 
Märkisch-Oderland District | 
Brandenburg Märkisch-Oderland | 
 |  
| MON | 
Aachen Düren District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Monschau | 
 |  
| MOS | 
Neckar-Odenwald Distrit | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Mosbach | 
 |  
| MQ | 
Saalekreis | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Merseburg-Querfurt | 
 |  
| MR | 
Marburg-Biedenkopf District | 
Hesse | 
Marburg | 
 |  
| MS | 
Münster City | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Münster | 
 |  
| MSE | 
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (Excluding Neubrandenburg City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte | 
 |  
| MSH | 
Mansfeld-Südharz District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Mansfeld-Südharz | 
 |  
| MSP | 
Main-Spessart District | 
Bavaria | 
Main-SpessartMain-Spessart | 
 |  
| MST | 
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (Excluding Neubrandenburg City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Mecklenburg-Strelitz | 
 |  
| MSP | 
Main-Spessart District | 
Bavaria | 
Main-SpessartMain-Spessart | 
 |  
| MTK | 
Main-Taunus District | 
Hesse | 
Main-Taunus-Kreis | 
 |  
| MTL | 
Leipzig District | 
Saxony | 
Muldental | 
 |  
| MÜ | 
Mühldorf am Inn District | 
Bavaria | 
Mühldorf | 
 |  
| MÜB
 | 
Bayreuth District
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Münchberg
 | 
From [MÜB-A 100 to 999] to [MÜB-M 100 to 999] From [MÜB-N 1 to 999] to [MÜB-Z 1 to 999]
 |  
| Hof District
 | 
Every other available combination
 |  
| MÜR | 
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (Excluding Neubrandenburg City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Müritz | 
 |  
| MVL | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Government, Landtag, and Police  | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommerscher Landtag | 
Code reserved for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State-owned governmental vehicles
 |  
| MW | 
Mittelsachsen District | 
Saxony | 
Mittweida | 
 |  
| MY | 
Mayen-Koblenz District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Mayen | 
 |  
| MYK | 
Mayen-Koblenz District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Mayen-Koblenz | 
 |  
| MZ
 | 
Mainz City
 | 
Rhineland-Palatinate
 | 
Mainz
 | 
From [MZ-AA 100 to 999] to [MZ-ZZ 100 to 999] From [MZ-AA 1000 to 9999] to [MZ-KY 1000 to 9999] [MZ-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q [MZ-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| Mainz-Bingen District
 | 
From [MZ-A 1000 to 9999] to [MZ-Z 1000 to 9999] From [MZ-LA 1000 to 9999] to [MZ-ZZ 1000 to 9999] [MZ-X 1 to 999] Where X isn't: B, F, G, I, O, Q [MZ-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| MZG | 
Merzig-Wadern District | 
Saarland | 
Merzig | 
 |  
 
 | 
| Codes starting with letter N
 |  
| Code
 | 
City / Rural District
 | 
State
 | 
Namesake
 | 
Notes
 |  
| N
 | 
Nuremberg City
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Nürnberg
 | 
From [N-A 1000 to 9999] to [N-Z 1000 to 9999] From [N-AA 100 to 9999] to [N-ZZ 100 to 9999] [N-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q [N-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| Nürnberger Land District
 | 
[N-X 1 to 999] Where X isn't: B, F, G, I, O, Q, S
 |  
| NAB
 | 
Schwandorf District
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Nabburg
 | 
[NAB-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G
 |  
| Amberg-Sulzbach District
 | 
Every other available combination
 |  
| NAI | 
Hof District | 
Bavaria
 | 
Naila | 
 |  
| NAU | 
Havelland District | 
Brandenburg | 
Nauen | 
 |  
| NB | 
Neubrandenburg City (A subdivision of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Neubrandenburg | 
From [NB-AA 1 to 999] to [NB-ZZ 1 to 999]
 |  
| ND | 
Neuburg-Schrobenhausen District | 
Bavaria | 
Neuburg an der Donau | 
 |  
| NDH | 
Nordhausen District | 
Thuringia | 
Nordhausen | 
 |  
| NE | 
Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Neuss | 
 |  
| NEA | 
Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim District | 
Bavaria | 
Neustadt an der Aisch | 
 |  
| NEB | 
Burgenland District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Nebra | 
 |  
| NEC | 
Coburg City Coburg District | 
Bavaria | 
Neustadt bei Coburg | 
 |  
| NEN | 
Schwandorf District | 
Bavaria | 
Neunburg | 
 |  
| NES | 
Rhön-Grabfeld District | 
Bavaria | 
Bad Neustadt n. er. Saale | 
 |  
| NEW | 
Neustadt an der Waldnaab District | 
Bavaria | 
Neustadt an der Waldnaab | 
 |  
| NF | 
Nordfriesland  District | 
Schleswig-Holstein | 
Nordfriesland | 
 |  
| NH | 
Sonneberg District | 
Thuringia | 
Neuhaus am Rennweg | 
 |  
| NI | 
Nienburg/Weser District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Nienburg | 
 |  
| NK | 
Neunkirchen District | 
Saarland | 
Neunkirchen | 
 |  
| NL | 
Lower Saxony Government and Landtag   | 
Lower Saxony | 
Niedersächsischer Landtag | 
Code reserved for Lower Saxony State-owned governmental vehicles
 |  
| NM | 
Neumarkt District | 
Bavaria | 
Neumarkt | 
 |  
| NMB | 
Burgenland District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Naumburg | 
 |  
| NMS | 
Neumünster City | 
Schleswig-Holstein | 
Neumünster | 
 |  
| NÖ | 
Donau-Ries District | 
Bavaria | 
Nördlingen | 
 |  
| NOH | 
Grafschaft Bentheim District | 
Lower Saxony | 
No'rdhorn | 
 |  
| NOL | 
Görlitz District | 
Saxony | 
Niederschlesische OberLausitz | 
 |  
| NOM | 
Northeim District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Northeim | 
 |  
| NOR' | 
Aurich District | 
Saxony | 
Norden | 
 |  
| NP | 
Ostprignitz-Ruppin District | 
Brandenburg | 
Neuruppin | 
 |  
| NR
 | 
Neuwied District (Excluding Neuwied City)
 | 
Rhineland-Palatinate
 | 
Neuwied am Rhein
 | 
From [NR-AA 1 to 999] to [NR-ZZ 1 to 999]
 |  
Neuwied City (A subdivision of Neuwied District)
 | 
From [NR-A 1 to 9999] to [NR-Z 1 to 9999]
 |  
| NRW | 
North Rhine-Westphalia Government, Landtag, and State Police   | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Nordrhein-Westfalen | 
Code reserved for North Rhine-Westphalia State-owned governmental vehicles
 |  
| NT | 
Esslingen District | 
Baden-Württemberg Nürtingen | 
 |  
| NU | 
Neu-Ulm District | 
Bavaria | 
Neu-Ulm | 
 |  
| NVP | 
Vorpommern-Rügen District (Excluding Stralsund City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Nordvorpommern | 
 |  
| NW | 
Neustadt an der Weinstraße City | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Neustadt an der Weinstraße | 
 |  
| NWM | 
Nordwestmecklenburg District (Excluding Wismar City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Nordwestmecklenburg | 
 |  
| NY | 
Görlitz District | 
Saxony | 
Niesky | 
 |  
| NZ | 
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (Excluding Neubrandenburg City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Neustrelitz | 
 |  
 
 | 
| Codes starting with letter O
 |  
| Code
 | 
City / Rural District
 | 
State
 | 
Namesake
 | 
Notes
 |  
| OA | 
Oberallgäu District | 
Bavaria | 
Oberallgäu | 
 |  
| OAL | 
Ostallgäu  District | 
Bavaria | 
Ostallgäu | 
 |  
| OB | 
Oberhausen City | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Oberhausen | 
 |  
| OBB | 
Miltenberg District | 
Bavaria | 
Obernburg | 
 |  
| OBG | 
Stendal District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Osterburg | 
 |  
| OC | 
Börde District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Oschersleben | 
 |  
| OCH | 
Würzburg District | 
Bavaria | 
Ochsenfurt | 
 |  
| OD | 
Stormarn District | 
Schleswig-Holstein | 
Bad Oldesloe | 
 |  
| OE | 
Olpe District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Olpe | 
 |  
| OF | 
Offenbach District Offenbach am Main City | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Offenbach | 
 |  
| OG | 
Ortenau District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Offenburg | 
 |  
| OH | 
Ostholstein District | 
Schleswig-Holstein | 
Ostholstein | 
 |  
| OHA | 
Göttingen District (Excluding Göttingen City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Osterode am Harz | 
 |  
| ÖHR | 
Hohenlohe District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Öhringen | 
 |  
| ÖHR | 
Hohenlohe District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Öhringen | 
 |  
| OHV | 
Oberhavel District | 
Brandenburg | 
Oberhavel | 
 |  
| OK | 
Börde District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Ohrekreis | 
 |  
| OL
 | 
Oldenburg City
 | 
Lower Saxony
 | 
Oldenburg
 | 
From [OL-AA 100 to 999] to [OL-ZZ 100 to 999] [OL-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q [OL-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, Q
 |  
| Oldenburg District
 | 
From [OL-A 1000 to 9999] to [OL-Z 1000 to 9999] [OL-X 1 to 999] Where X isn't: B, F, G, I, O, Q [OL-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| OP | 
Leverkusen City | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Opladen | 
 |  
| OPR | 
Ostprignitz-Ruppin District | 
Brandenburg | 
Ostprignitz-Ruppin | 
 |  
| OS
 | 
Osnabrück District
 | 
Lower Saxony
 | 
Osnabrück
 | 
From [OS-AA 100 to 999] to [OS-ZZ 100 to 999] (Excludes [OS-PD 100 to 999], reseved for District Police) From [OS-AA 3000 to 9999] to [OS-ZZ 3000 to 9999] [OS-X 1 to 9999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q [OS-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| Osnabrück City
 | 
From [OS-AA 1000 to 2999] to [OS-ZZ 1000 to 2999] [OS-X 1 to 9999] Where X isn't: B, F, G, I, O, Q (Excludes [OS-P 1 to 9999], reserved for City Police) [OS-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| OSL | 
Oberspreewald-Lausitz District | 
Brandenburg | 
Oberspreewald-Lausitz | 
 |  
| OTW | 
Neunkirchen District | 
Saarland | 
Ottweiler | 
 |  
| OVI | 
Schwandorf District | 
Bavaria | 
Oberviechtach | 
 |  
| OVL | 
Vogtland District | 
Saxony | 
Obervogtland | 
 |  
| OZ | 
Nordsachsen | 
Saxony | 
Oschatz | 
 |  
 
 | 
| Codes starting with letter P
 |  
| Code
 | 
City / Rural District
 | 
State
 | 
Namesake
 | 
Notes
 |  
| P | 
Potsdam City | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Potsdam | 
 |  
| PA
 | 
Passau City
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Passau
 | 
From [PA-A 1 to 9999] to [PA-Z to 9999]
 |  
| Passau District
 | 
From [PA-AA 1 to 999] to [PA-ZZ 1 to 999]
 |  
| PAF | 
Pfaffenhofen District | 
Bavaria | 
Pfaffenhofen | 
 |  
| PAN | 
Rottal-Inn District | 
Bavaria | 
Pfarrkirchen | 
 |  
| PAR
 | 
Kelheim District
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Parsberg
 | 
[PAR-Q 1 to 999], [PAR-Y 1 to 999] [PAR-BB 1 to 999], [PAR-CC 1 to 9999]
 |  
| Neumarkt District
 | 
Every other available combination
 |  
| PB | 
Paderborn District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Paderborn | 
 |  
| PCH | 
Ludwigslust-Parchim District | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Parchim | 
 |  
| PE | 
Peine District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Peine | 
 |  
| PEG
 | 
Nürnberger Land District
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Pegnitz
 | 
[PEG-A 1 to 999]
 |  
| Bayreuth District
 | 
From [PEG-B 1 to 999] to [PEG-Z 1 to 999]
 |  
| Forchheim District
 | 
From [PEG-AA 1 to 99] to [PEG-ZZ 1 to 99] From [PEG-A 1000 to 9999] to [PEG-Z 1000 to 9999]
 |  
| PF
 | 
Pforzheim City
 | 
Baden-Württemberg
 | 
Pforzheim
 | 
From [PF-AA 100 to 999] to [PF-ZZ 100 to 999] From [PF-NA 1000 to 9999] to [PF-ZZ 1000 to 9999] [PF-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q [PF-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| Enz District
 | 
From [PF-A 1000 to 9999] to [PF-Z 1000 to 9999] From [PF-AA 1000 to 9999] to [PF-MZ 1000 to 9999] [PF-X 1 to 999] Where X isn't: B, F, G, I, O, Q [PF-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| PI | 
Pinneberg District | 
Schleswig-Holstein | 
Pinneberg | 
 |  
| PIR | 
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District | 
Saxony | 
Pirna | 
 |  
| PL | 
Vogtland District | 
Saxony | 
Plauen | 
 |  
| PLÖ | 
Plön District | 
Schleswig-Holstein | 
Plön | 
 |  
| PM | 
Potsdam-Mittelmark District | 
Brandenburg | 
Potsdam-Mittelmark | 
 |  
| PN | 
Saale-Orla District | 
Thuringia | 
Pößneck | 
 |  
| PR | 
Prignitz District | 
Brandenburg | 
Prignitz | 
 |  
| PRÜ | 
Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Prüm | 
 |  
| PS
 | 
Pirmasens City
 | 
Rhineland-Palatinate
 | 
Pirmasens
 | 
From [PS-A 1 to 9999] to [PS-Z 1 to 9999]
 |  
| Südwestpfalz District
 | 
From [PS-AA 1 to 999] to [PS-ZZ 1 to 999]
 |  
| PW | 
Vorpommern-Greifswald District (Excluding Greifswald City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Pasewalk | 
 |  
| PZ | 
Uckermark District | 
Brandenburg | 
Prenzlau | 
 |  
 
 | 
| 
 | 
| Codes starting with letter R
 |  
| Code
 | 
City / Rural District
 | 
State
 | 
Namesake
 | 
Notes
 |  
| R
 | 
Regensburg City
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Regensburg
 | 
From [R-AA 100 to 999] to [R-ZZ 100 to 999] From [R-MN 1000 to 9999] to [R-ZZ 1000 to 9999] [R-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q [R-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| Regensburg District
 | 
From [R-A 1000 to 9999] to [R-Z 1000 to 9999] From [R-AA 1000 to 9999] to [R-MM 1000 to 9999] [R-X 1 to 999] Where X isn't: B, F, G, I, O, Q [R-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| RA | 
Rastatt District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Rastatt | 
 |  
| RC | 
Vogtland District | 
Saxony | 
Reichenbach | 
 |  
| RD | 
Rendsburg-Eckernförde District | 
Schleswig-Holstein | 
Rendsburg | 
 |  
| RDG | 
Vorpommern-Rügen District (Excluding Stralsund City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Ribnitz-Damgarten | 
 |  
| RE | 
Recklinghausen District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Recklinghausen | 
 |  
| REG | 
Regen District | 
Bavaria | 
Regen | 
 |  
| REH
 | 
Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge District
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Rehau
 | 
[REH-AU 900 to 999] [REH-X 1 to 999] Where X is: A, E, F, H, J, M, N, P, R, S, V, X [REH-XY 100 to 999] Where XY is: AA, FF, GG, OO, ZZ
 |  
| Hof City
 | 
Every other available combination
 |  
| REI | 
Berchtesgadener Land District | 
Bavaria | 
Bad Reichenhall | 
 |  
| RG | 
Meißen District | 
Saxony | 
Riesa-Großenhain | 
 |  
| RH | 
Roth District | 
Bavaria | 
Roth | 
 |  
| RI | 
Schaumburg District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Rinteln | 
 |  
| RID | 
Kelheim District | 
Bavaria | 
Riedenburg | 
 |  
| RIE | 
Meißen District | 
Saxony | 
Riesa | 
 |  
| RL | 
Mittelsachsen District | 
Saxony | 
Rochlitz | 
 |  
| RM | 
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (Excluding Neubrandenburg City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Röbel/Müritz | 
 |  
| RN | 
Havelland District | 
Brandenburg | 
Rathenow | 
 |  
| RO
 | 
Rosenheim District
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Rosenheim
 | 
From [RO-A 1000 to 9999] to [RO-Z 1000 to 9999] From [RO-AA 10 to 9999] to [RO-ZZ 100 to 9999] [RO-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q [RO-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| Rosenheim  City
 | 
[RO-X 1 to 999] Where X isn't: B, F, G, I, O, Q [RO-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| ROD
 | 
Schwandorf District
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Roding
 | 
[RO-B 1 to 599], [RO-F 1 to 799] [RO-G 50 to 499] [RO-I 100 to 1999]
 |  
| Cham District
 | 
Every other available combination
 |  
| ROF | 
Hersfeld-Rotenburg | 
Hesse | 
Rotenburg an der Fulda | 
 |  
| ROK | 
Donnersbergkreis | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Rockenhausen | 
 |  
| ROL
 | 
Landshut District
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Rottenburg an der Laaber
 | 
From [ROL-AA 1 to 999] to [ROL-ZZ 1 to 999] [ROL-X 1 to 9999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| Kelheim District
 | 
Every other available combination
 |  
| ROS | 
Rostock District | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Rostock | 
 |  
| ROT | 
Ansbach District | 
Bavaria | 
Rothenburg ob der Tauber | 
 |  
| ROW | 
Rotenburg District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Rotenburg an der Wümme | 
 |  
| RP | 
Rhein-Pfalz District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Rhein-Pfalz | 
 |  
| RPL | 
Rhineland-Palatinate Government, Landtag, and State Police   | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Rheinland-Pfälzischer Landtag | 
Code reserved for Rhineland-Palatinate State-owned governmental vehicles
 |  
| RS | 
Remscheid City | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Remscheid | 
 |  
| RSL | 
Dessau-Roßlau City | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Rosslau | 
 |  
| RT | 
Reutlingen District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Reutlingen | 
 |  
| RU | 
Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District | 
Thuringia | 
Rudolstadt | 
 |  
| RÜD | 
Rheingau-Taunus District | 
Hesse | 
Rüdesheim | 
 |  
| RÜG | 
Vorpommern-Rügen District (Excluding Stralsund City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Rügen | 
 |  
| RV | 
Ravensburg District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Ravensburg | 
 |  
| RW | 
Rottweil District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Rottweil | 
 |  
| RZ | 
Herzogtum Lauenburg District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Ratzeburg | 
 |  
 
 | 
| Codes starting with letter S
 |  
| Code
 | 
City / Rural District
 | 
State
 | 
Namesake
 | 
Notes
 |  
| S | 
Stuttgart City | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Stuttgart | 
 |  
| SAB | 
Trier-Saarburg District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Saarburg | 
 |  
| SAD | 
Schwandorf District | 
Bavaria | 
Schwandorf | 
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| SÄK | 
Waldshut District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Bad Säckingen | 
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| SAL | 
Saarland Government, Landtag, and State Police   | 
Saarland | 
Saarländischer Landtag | 
Code reserved for Saarland State-owned governmental vehicles
 |  
| SAN
 | 
Kronach District
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Stadtsteinach
 | 
From [SAN-S 1 to 999] to [SAN-V 1 to 999] From [SAN-AA 1 to 99] to [SAN-FZ 1 to 99]
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| Kulmbach District
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From [SAN-A 1 to 999] to [SAN-R 1 to 999] From [SAN-JA 1 to 99] to [SAN-ZZ 1 to 99]
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| Hof District
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From [SAN-W 1 to 999] to [SAN-Z 1 to 999] From [SAN-GA 1 to 999] to [SAN-IZ 1 to 999]
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| SAW | 
Altmarkkreis Salzwedel | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Salzwedel | 
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| SB | 
Saarbrücken District (Excluding Völklingen City) | 
Saarland | 
Saarbrücken | 
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| SBG | 
Vorpommern-Greifswald District (Excluding Greifswald City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Strasburg | 
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| SBK | 
Salzland District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Schönebeck | 
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| SC | 
Schwabach City | 
Bavaria | 
Schwabach | 
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| SCZ | 
Saale-Orla District | 
Thuringia | 
Schleiz | 
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| SDH | 
Kyffhäuser Dristrict | 
Thuringia | 
Sondershausen | 
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| SDL | 
Stendal District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Stendal | 
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| SDT | 
Uckermark District | 
Brandenburg | 
Schwedt | 
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| SE | 
Segeberg City | 
Schleswig-Holstein | 
Segeberg | 
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| SEB | 
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge District | 
Saxony | 
Sebnitz | 
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| SEE | 
Märkisch-Oderland District | 
Brandenburg | 
Seelow | 
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| SEF | 
Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim District | 
Bavaria | 
Scheinfeld | 
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| SEL | 
Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge District | 
Bavaria | 
Selb | 
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| SFB | 
Oberspreewald-Lausitz District | 
Brandenburg | 
Senftenberg | 
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| SFT | 
Salzland District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Staßfurt  | 
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| SG | 
Segeberg City | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Solingen | 
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| SGH | 
Mansfeld-Südharz District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Sangerhausen | 
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| SH | 
Schleswig-Holstein Government, Landtag, and Schleswig-Holstein Police  | 
Schleswig-Holstein | 
Code reserved for Schleswig-Holstein State-owned governmental vehicles
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| SHA | 
Schwäbisch Hall District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Schwäbisch Hall | 
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| SHG | 
Schaumburg District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Stadthagen | 
 |  
| SHK | 
Saale-Holzland District | 
Thuringia | 
Saale-Holzland-Kreis | 
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| SHL | 
Suhl City | 
Thuringia | 
Suhl | 
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| SI | 
Siegen-Wittgenstein | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Siegen | 
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| SIG | 
Sigmaringen District | 
Bavaria | 
Sigmaringen | 
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| SIM | 
Rhein-Hunsrück District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Simmern | 
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| SK | 
Saalekreis | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Saalekreis | 
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| SL | 
Schleswig-Flensburg District | 
Schleswig-Holstein | 
Schleswig | 
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| SLE | 
Düren District Euskirchen District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Schleiden | 
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| SLF | 
Saalfeld-Rudolstadt District | 
Thuringia | 
Saalfeld | 
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| SLG
 | 
Ravensburg District
 | 
Baden-Württemberg
 | 
Bad Saulgau
 | 
[SLG-X 1 to 9999] Where X is: A, M, P, Q, W From [SLG-AX 1 to 999] to [SLG-ZX 1 to 999] Where X is: U, Y
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| Sigmaringen District
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[SLG-X 1 to 9999] Where X is: B, D, F, H, N, O, R, S, T, Y From [SLG-AX 1 to 999] to [SLG-ZX 1 to 999] Where X is: From A to J
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| SLK | 
Salzland District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Salzlandkreis | 
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| SLN | 
Altenburger Land | 
Thuringia | 
Schmölln | 
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| SLS | 
Saarlouis District | 
Saarland | 
Saarlouis | 
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| SLÜ | 
Main-Kinzig District (Excluding Hanau City) | 
Hesse | 
Schlüchtern | 
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| SLZ | 
Wartburg District | 
Thuringia | 
Bad Salzungen | 
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| SM | 
Schmalkalden-Meiningen District | 
Thuringia | 
Schmalkalden | 
 |  
| SLS | 
Saarlouis District | 
Saarland | 
Saarlouis | 
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| SMÜ | 
Augsburg District | 
Bavaria | 
Schwabmünchen | 
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| SN | 
Schwerin City | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Schwerin | 
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| SO | 
Soest District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Soest | 
 |  
| SOB | 
Neuburg-Schrobenhausen District | 
Bavaria | 
Schrobenhausen | 
 |  
| SOG | 
Weilheim-Schongau District | 
Bavaria | 
Schongau | 
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| SOK | 
Saale-Orla District | 
Thuringia | 
Saale-Orla-Kreis | 
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| SÖM | 
Sömmerda District | 
Thuringia | 
Sömmerda | 
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| SON | 
Sonneberg District | 
Thuringia | 
Sonneberg | 
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| SP | 
Speyer City | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Speyer | 
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| SPB | 
Spree-Neiße District | 
Brandenburg | 
Spremberg | 
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| SPN | 
Spree-Neiße District | 
Brandenburg | 
Spree-Neiße | 
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| SR
 | 
Straubing City
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Straubing
 | 
From [SR-A 1 to 9999] to [SR-Z 1 to 9999]
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| Straubing-Bogen District
 | 
From [SR-AA 1 to 999] to [SR-ZZ 1 to 999]
 |  
| SRB | 
Märkisch-Oderland District | 
Brandenburg | 
Strausberg | 
 |  
| SRO | 
Saale-Holzland District | 
Thuringia | 
Stadtroda | 
 |  
| ST | 
Steinfurt District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Steinfurt | 
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| STA | 
Starnberg District | 
Bavaria | 
Starnberg | 
 |  
| STB | 
Ludwigslust-Parchim District | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Sternberg | 
 |  
| STD | 
Stade District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Stade | 
 |  
| STE | 
Lichtenfels District | 
Bavaria | 
Bad Staffelstein | 
 |  
| STL | 
Erzgebirge District | 
Saxony | 
Stollberg | 
 |  
| STO
 | 
Sigmaringen District
 | 
Baden-Württemberg
 | 
Stockach
 | 
[STO-X 1 to 9999] Where X is: B, D, F, H, N, O, R, S, T, Y From [STO-AX 1 to 999] to [STO-ZX 1 to 999] Where X is: From A to J
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Konstanz District (Excluding Büsingen am Hochrhein City)
 | 
[STO-X 1 to 9999] Where X is: C, E, G, I, J, K, L, V, X, Z From [STO-AX 1 to 999] to [STO-ZX 1 to 999] Where X is: From K to T
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| SU | 
Rhein-Sieg District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Siegburg | 
 |  
| SUL | 
Amberg-Sulzbach District | 
Bavaria | 
Sulzbach-Rosenberg | 
 |  
| SÜW | 
Südliche Weinstraße District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Südliche Weinstraße | 
 |  
| SW
 | 
Schweinfurt District
 | 
Baden-Württemberg
 | 
Schweinfurt
 | 
From [SW-AA 100 to 9999] to [SW-ZZ 100 to 9999] [SW-X 1 to 9999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q [SW-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
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| Schweinfurt City
 | 
[SW-X 1 to 9999] Where X isn't: B, F, G, I, O, Q [SW-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
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| SWA | 
Rheingau-Taunus District | 
Hesse | 
Bad Schwalbach | 
 |  
| SY | 
Diepholz District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Syke | 
 |  
| SZ | 
Salzgitter City | 
Lower Saxony | 
Salzgitter | 
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| SZB | 
Erzgebirge District | 
Saxony | 
Schwarzenberg | 
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| Codes starting with letter U
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| Code
 | 
City / Rural District
 | 
State
 | 
Namesake
 | 
Notes
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| ÜB
 | 
Sigmaringen District
 | 
Baden-Württemberg
 | 
Überlingen
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[ÜB-X 1 to 999] Where X is: K, N, P, Q, U, W, Y, Z [ÜB-X 1000 to 9999] Where X is : A, E From [ÜB-XA 1 to 99] to [ÜB-XZ 1 to 99] Where X is: A, C, E [ÜB-XY 100 to 999] Where XY is: BB, HH, II, MM, NN, OO, XX [ÜB-XY 1000 to 9999] Where XY is: FF, GG, PP, RR, VV
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| Ravensburg District
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[ÜB-X 1 to 999] Where X is: A, C, E, G, I, J, L [ÜB-X 1000 to 9999] Where X is: B, X From [ÜB-XA 1 to 99] to [ÜB-XZ 1 to 99] Where X is: U, V, W, Y, Z [ÜB-XY 100 to 999] Where XY is: AA, DD, FF [ÜB-XY 1000 to 9999] Where XY is: KK, OO, TT, RV
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| Bodensee (Lake Constance) District
 | 
[ÜB-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, D, F, H, M, O, R, S, T, V, X [ÜB-X 1000 to 9999] Where X is not: A, B, E, X From [ÜB-XA 1 to 99] to [ÜB-XZ 1 to 99] Where X isn't: A, C, E, U, V, W, Y, Z [ÜB-XY 100 to 999] Where XY is not: AA, BB, DD, FF, HH, II, MM, NN, OO, XX [ÜB-XY 1000 to 9999] Where XY is not: FF, GG, KK, OO, PP, RR, RV,TT, VV
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| UE | 
Uelzen District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Uelzen | 
 |  
| UEM | 
Vorpommern-Greifswald District (Excluding Greifswald City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Ueckermünde | 
 |  
| UFF | 
Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim District | 
Bavaria | 
Uffenheim | 
 |  
| UH | 
Unstrut-Hainich District | 
Thuringia | 
Unstrut-Hainich | 
 |  
| UL
 | 
Alb-Donau District
 | 
Baden-Württemberg
 | 
Ulm
 | 
From [UL-AA 100 to 999] to [UL-ZZ 100 to 999] From [UL-NA 1000 to 9999] to [UL-ZZ1000 to 9999] [UL-X 1 to 999] Where X is: B, F, G, I, O, Q [UL-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
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| Ulm City
 | 
[UL-A 1000 to 4999], [UL-A 6000 to 9999] From [UL-B 1000 to 9999] to [UL-Z 1000 to 9999] [UL-X 1 to 999] Where X isn't: B, F, G, I, O, Q [UL-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
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| UM | 
Uckermark District | 
Brandenburg | 
Uckermark | 
 |  
| UN | 
Unna District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Unna | 
 |  
| USI | 
Hochtaunuskreis | 
Hesse | 
Usingen | 
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| Codes starting with letter W
 |  
| Code
 | 
City / Rural District
 | 
State
 | 
Namesake
 | 
Notes
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| W | 
Wuppertal City | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Wuppertal | 
 |  
| WA | 
Waldeck-Frankenberg District | 
Hesse | 
Waldeck | 
 |  
| WAF | 
Warendorf District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Warendorf | 
 |  
| WAK | 
Wartburg District | 
Thuringia | 
Wartburgkreis | 
 |  
| WAN | 
Herne City | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Wanne-Eickel | 
 |  
| WAR | 
Höxter District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Warburg | 
 |  
| WAT | 
Bochum City | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Wattenscheid | 
 |  
| WB | 
Wittenberg District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Wittenberg | 
 |  
| WBS | 
Eichsfeld District | 
Thuringia | 
Worbis | 
 |  
| WDA | 
Zwickau District | 
Saxony | 
Werdau | 
 |  
| WE | 
Weimar City | 
Thuringia | 
Weimar | 
 |  
| WEL | 
Limburg-Weilburg District | 
Hesse | 
[[|Weilburg|Weilburg]] | 
 |  
| WEN | 
Weiden in der Oberpfalz City | 
Bavaria | 
Weiden | 
 |  
| WER
 | 
Augsburg District
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Wertingen
 | 
[WAR-YA 1 to 999] to [WAR-YZ 1 to 999] From [WAR-A 7000 to 9999] to [WAR-Z 7000 to 9999]
 |  
| Dillingen an der Donau District
 | 
Every other available combination
 |  
| WES | 
Wesel District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Wesel | 
 |  
| WF | 
Wolfenbüttel District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Wolfenbüttel | 
 |  
| WG | 
Ravensburg District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Wangen im Allgäu | 
 |  
| WHV | 
Wilhelmshaven City | 
Lower Saxony | 
Wilhelmshaven | 
 |  
| WI | 
Wiesbaden City | 
Hesse | 
Wiesbaden | 
 |  
| WIL | 
Bernkastel-Wittlich District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Wittlich | 
 |  
| WIS | 
Nordwestmecklenburg District | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Wismar | 
 |  
| WIT | 
Ennepe-Ruhr District | 
North Rhine-Westphalia | 
Witten | 
 |  
| WIZ | 
Werra-Meißner Disctrict | 
Hesse | 
Witzenhausen | 
 |  
| WK | 
Ostprignitz-Ruppin District | 
Brandenburg | 
Wittstock | 
 |  
| WL | 
Harburg District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Winsen (Luhe) | 
 |  
| WLG | 
Vorpommern-Greifswald District (Excluding Greifswald City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Wolgast | 
 |  
| WM | 
Weilheim-Schongau District | 
Bavaria | 
Weilheim in Oberbayern | 
 |  
| WMS | 
Börde District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Wolmirstedt | 
 |  
| WN | 
Rems-Murr Distict | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Waiblingen | 
 |  
| WND | 
Sankt Wendel Distict | 
Saarland | 
Sankt Wendel | 
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| WO | 
Worms City | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Worms | 
 |  
| WOB | 
Wolfsburg City | 
Lower Saxony | 
Wolfsburg | 
 |  
| WOH | 
Kassel District | 
Hesse | 
Wolfhagen | 
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| WOL
 | 
Freudenstadt District
 | 
Baden-Württemberg
 | 
Wolfach
 | 
From [WOL-A 9000 to 9999] to [WOL-E 9000 to 9999]
 |  
| Ortenau District
 | 
Every other available combination
 |  
| WOR
 | 
Munich District
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Wolfratshausen
 | 
[WOL-F 1 to 9999] [WOL-O 1 to 9999]
 |  
| Starnberg District
 | 
[WOL-B 1 to 9999] [WOL-G 1 to 9999]
 |  
| Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen District
 | 
Every other available combination
 |  
| WOS | 
Freyung-Grafenau District | 
Bavaria | 
Wolfstein | 
 |  
| WR | 
Harz District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Wernigerode | 
 |  
| WRN | 
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte District (Excluding Neubrandenburg City) | 
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 
Waren (Müritz) | 
 |  
| WS
 | 
Mühldorf am Inn District
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Wasserburg am Inn
 | 
[WS-Q 1 to 9999] From [WS-QA 1 to 9999] to [WS-QZ 1 to 9999]
 |  
| Rosenheim District
 | 
Every other available combination
 |  
| WSF | 
Burgenland District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Weissenfels | 
 |  
| WST | 
Ammerland District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Westerstede | 
 |  
| WSW | 
Görlitz District | 
Saxony | 
Weisswasser | 
 |  
| WT | 
Waldshut District | 
Baden-Württemberg | 
Waldshut | 
 |  
| WTL | 
Osnabrück District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Wittlage | 
 |  
| WTM | 
Wittmund District | 
Lower Saxony | 
Wittmund | 
 |  
| WÜ
 | 
Würzburg City
 | 
Bavaria
 | 
Würzburg
 | 
From [WÜ-AA 100 to 999] to [WÜ-ZZ 100 to 999] From [WÜ-AA 1000 to 9999] to [WÜ-ZZ 1000 to 9999] [WÜ-X 1 to 999] Where X is B, F, G, I, O, Q [WÜ-XY 1 to 99] Where either X or Y or both are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| Würzburg District
 | 
From [WÜ-A 1000 to 9999] to [WÜ-Z 1000 to 9999] [WÜ-X 1 to 999] Where X isn't B, F, G, I, O, Q [WÜ-XY 1 to 99] Where neither X nor Y are: B, F, G, I, O, Q
 |  
| WUG | 
Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen District | 
Bavaria | 
Weißenburg | 
 |  
| WÜM | 
Cham District | 
Bavaria | 
Waldmünchen (Rearranged letter orders) | 
 |  
| WUN | 
Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge District | 
Bavaria | 
Wunsiedel | 
 |  
| WUR | 
Leipzig District | 
Saxony | 
Wurzen | 
 |  
| WW | 
Westerwald District | 
Rhineland-Palatinate | 
Westerwald | 
 |  
| WZ | 
Lahn-Dill District | 
Hesse | 
Wetzlar | 
 |  
| WZL | 
Börde District | 
Saxony-Anhalt | 
Wanzleben | 
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