City Guides

Moving to Leipzig: 10 boroughs and 63 districts from Gohlis to Grünau, Bürgerbüro without an appointment, registration within two weeks, approx. 2.5 hrs by lorry.

New to Kiel: register online or at the town hall drop-in hours, rent index 2025, resident parking, nursery registration three months ahead and 30 districts on the Förde.

New to Koblenz: register online without an appointment for moves within Germany, resident parking permit by vehicle size, nurseries via the youth office and 30 districts.

Moving to Cologne: 9 boroughs and 86 Veedel, apply for parking restriction three weeks ahead, register within 14 days, no moves on public holidays, 574 km from Berlin.

New to Kassel: register online or at the town hall citizens' office, resident parking for €110 a year, bulky waste via the Stadtreiniger, nursery portal and 23 districts.

Moving to Koblenz: 30 districts on both banks of the Rhine, registration at the Bürgeramt on Gymnasialstraße, bulky waste three weeks ahead, 604 km from Berlin.

Moving to Kiel: 30 districts on both sides of the fjord, residents' parking zones, online registration or a citizens' office appointment, 346 km from Berlin via A24 and A21.

New to Kaiserslautern: register at the citizens' centre in the town hall, first qualified rent index since 1.11.2026, resident parking permit and nine local districts.

New to Karlsruhe: register within two weeks, KVV tickets and Swipe2Go, 27 districts from Durlach to Waldstadt and employers such as KIT, dm, EnBW and Michelin.

Moving to Kassel: 23 local districts from the Vorderer Westen to Bad Wilhelmshöhe, registration only after moving in, bulky waste, 378 km from Berlin.

New to Jena: register at Engelplatz by appointment, up to €120 main-residence bonus for students, over 3,000 places in student halls and 30 districts from Lobeda to Zwätzen.

Moving to Kaiserslautern: city centre and nine local districts, parking restriction with 8–10 days' processing, Bürgercenter without appointment, 655 km from Berlin.