City Guides

Moving to Heidelberg: 15 districts, old town access only with a permit (delivery hours 6–11 am), parking restriction 72 hours ahead, 629 km from Berlin.

New to Hanau: register by appointment at the City-Center, bulky waste via digital.hanau.de, S8 and S9 to Frankfurt and ten districts from Kesselstadt to Steinheim.

New to Hamm: register at one of seven citizens' offices or online, rent index 2025 with calculator, residents' parking from €31 and boroughs from Heessen to Rhynern.

Moving to Hanover: 13 boroughs and 51 districts, pay-and-display zones with a 2.5-hour maximum stay, electronic registration, 285 km via the A2.

New to Halle (Saale): three citizen service centres, online registration via eWA, rent index 2026–2027, HAVAG trams and five city boroughs from north to south.

Moving to Hanau: ten districts on both banks of the Main, parking restriction via the public order office (72 hours ahead), registration, 544 km from Berlin.

Moving to Hamm: seven boroughs from Heessen to Rhynern, parking restriction via the road traffic authority, registration within two weeks, 464 km via the A2.

New in Hagen: register within two weeks by appointment at one of four Bürgerämter, EU arrivals only at the central office, five city districts and 42 per cent forest.

New to Halberstadt: register within two weeks, trams from Holzmarkt, districts from Langenstein to Ströbeck and around 450 half-timbered houses in Voigtei and Westendorf.

Moving to Halle (Saale): five boroughs, 34 districts, online registration, residents' parking and bulky waste – plus 170 km from Berlin via the A9.

New in Greifswald: register within two weeks online or at the town hall on the Markt, 16 districts from the city centre to Eldena, and student halls via the Studierendenwerk.

Moving to Halberstadt: town centre and villages from Langenstein to Ströbeck, parking restriction via the town, bulky waste via enwi, 209 km from Berlin.