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Winterthur has seven city districts, an old town that is Switzerland's largest pedestrian zone, the ZHAW and Technorama. What newcomers should know about quarters and costs.

Plan your Berlin–Villach move: 898 km, around 13.5 hrs by lorry incl. breaks, GO toll and Tauern special toll, no customs, Meldezettel within three days of moving in.

Planning a Berlin–Wels move: 702 km via Hof, Regensburg and Passau, around 11 hours by lorry incl. breaks, no customs, registration form within three days at Stadtplatz 1.

New to Wels: registration form within three days, registration certificate within four months, council flat only after five years, bulky waste at Florianiweg 9.

Planning a Berlin–Vienna move: MA 46 parking ban at least ten working days ahead, 684 km via Prague, around 10.5 hours by lorry, registration form within three days.

New to Villach: registration form within three days at the town hall, registration certificate after three months, residents' parking for €100 a year, bulky waste for €5.50.

Plan a move Berlin–Thun: relocation goods with Form 18.44, 985 km via Basel, about 14.5 hrs by lorry, night driving ban from 3.5 t, registration within 14 days.

With around 66,000 inhabitants, Villach is Carinthia's second-largest city: districts from Lind to Landskron, Meldezettel within three days, parking zones and GO toll.

New to Vienna: registration form within 3 days, parking permit only with main residence in a short-stay zone, annual pass €467, council flat only after 2 years.

Long-distance move to Kufstein: 676 km via the A9, A8 and A93, approx. 10.5 hrs by lorry with two drivers, driving bans in Austria, no customs, Meldezettel within three days.

Berlin–Steyr: 636 km via Dresden, Prague and Linz, finally on the B309 – around 9 hours for a lorry. No customs within the EU, Meldezettel within 3 days.

New in Thun: register within 14 days with the residents' services, a zone parking card for 220 francs a year, districts from Bälliz to Neufeld, nurseries from 2 months.