City Guides

Moving to Giessen: core city and five districts, Stadtbüro at Berliner Platz within two weeks, parking restrictions, JLU and THM term start, 494 km from Berlin.

New in Fürth: register within two weeks at the Süd or Nord citizens' centres, U1 and S-Bahn to Nuremberg, a Gründerzeit city centre and employers such as Uvex and Kurz.

Settling in to Fulda: register within two weeks at the citizens' office in the City Palace, core town and 24 districts, rent index 2026/27 and a 100-euro student bonus.

Moving to Gelsenkirchen: five boroughs from Buer to Ückendorf, registration at a BÜRGERcenter within two weeks, parking restrictions, 519 km from Berlin.

Finding a flat in Freiburg im Breisgau: what the 2025/26 rent index shows, how the 28 districts and 42 wards are organised and how to register within two weeks.

Moving to Fulda: districts from the city centre and Ziehers to Horas, parking bans in the city centre, registration within two weeks and 459 km from Berlin.

Moving to Fürth (Bavaria): districts from the old town and Südstadt to Stadeln and Vach, residents' parking, bulky waste, registration and 456 km from Berlin via the A9.

New in Freiberg (Saxony): register at the Bürgerbüro, Obermarkt 21, within two weeks, eight districts, nine town bus lines and the TU Bergakademie as the largest employer.

Arriving in Frankfurt (Oder): register within two weeks at the Bürgerservice, Marktplatz 1, five city areas, Viadrina, RE1 to Berlin, resident parking permit.

Moving to Freiburg im Breisgau: 28 districts from Vauban to Littenweiler, access in low-traffic Vauban, parking ban zone, registration within two weeks.

New in Frankfurt am Main: register within two weeks with landlord confirmation, 43 districts from Sachsenhausen to Riedberg, RMV network, bulky waste via FrankfurtPlus.

Moving to Freiberg (Saxony): districts from the old town to Zug, apply for a parking ban 14 days ahead, TU Bergakademie and 238 km from Berlin via the A13 and A4.