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Moving to Marseille: 16 arrondissements, ZFE-m low-emission zone also for lorries, no customs within the EU, around 1,542 km from Berlin with two to three days' driving.

Moving to Grenoble: around 1,255 km from Berlin via Basel and Geneva, no EU customs, parking space application to the city, pedestrian zone, Mairie and districts on the Drac.

Moving to Lyon: nine arrondissements between the Rhône and the Saône, reserve parking online a week ahead, no customs within the EU, 1,234 km from Berlin.

Zielona Góra (Grünberg) has around 139,000 residents, 17 incorporated villages and the Winobranie wine festival in September. Around 226 km from Berlin via the S3.

Paris has 20 arrondissements, an AOT instead of a parking restriction (15 days ahead) and moves only from 7 am to 8 pm. Plus: districts, flat hunting, 1,050 km from Berlin.

Versailles lies around 17 km west of Paris: quartiers from Notre-Dame to Porchefontaine, parking-space permit, bulky waste days and no registration requirement.

Moving to Białystok: around 766 km from Berlin via A12, A2 and S8, about 12 hrs by lorry incl. breaks, no customs in the EU, Zameldowanie within 30 days at the Urząd Miejski.

Opole (Oppeln) on the Oder: districts from Zaodrze to Gosławice, two universities, registration by day 30 at the Centrum Usług Publicznych – 429 km from Berlin.

Moving to Kielce: neighbourhoods without fixed boundaries, no customs, registration by day 30, MZD parking zone, 633 km from Berlin via the A12, A2 and A1.

Olsztyn (Allenstein) from Kortowo to Jaroty: districts, UWM university, Michelin as an employer and registration by day 30 after moving in – 623 km from Berlin.

Rzeszów has around 197,000 inhabitants, lies on the A4 and S19 and is the hub of Aviation Valley. Around 770 km from Berlin; register at the municipal office by day 30.

Toruń (Thorn) has around 195,000 inhabitants, a UNESCO World Heritage old town and 24 districts on both banks of the Vistula. Areas, UMK, registration within 30 days.