Living in Koblenz: Housing Districts & Registration

Koblenz is divided into 30 statistical districts; nine of them form eight local districts with their own local advisory council, such as Arenberg-Immendorf, Güls, Rübenach or Stolzenfels. At the centre are the old town and the Südliche Vorstadt with the main station. According to Wikipedia, the Karthause on the heights is the largest district.

On the right bank of the Rhine lie Ehrenbreitstein with its fortress and the Mother Beethoven House, Pfaffendorf, Horchheim and Asterstein; to the left of the Moselle lie Lützel, Metternich and Güls. The districts in the south between the Moselle and the Rhine are partly wooded and are considered the city's green lung. Where you live determines your bus line, parking zone and carrying distance – we plan vehicle and team to suit the address.

Koblenz is home to many authorities, including the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, the Bundeswehr Central Hospital, the Federal Archives, the Struktur- und Genehmigungsdirektion Nord and several state offices. The insurance group Debeka has its headquarters here; there are also companies from the mechanical engineering and automotive supply industries, software firms, utilities and banks. You can study at the University of Koblenz and at the RheinMoselCampus of Koblenz University of Applied Sciences.

For leisure there is Ehrenbreitstein Fortress with the State Museum, the Rhine cable car, the Deutsches Eck and the grounds of the 2011 Federal Garden Show. There are wine estates in Ehrenbreitstein, Moselweiß, Güls and Lay; in July the Horizonte world music festival takes place at the fortress. We do not quote specific rents because we have no reliable current source.

Useful for daily life: according to the city, the central bus station is in front of the main station, and there is also the Koblenz Mitte railway stop. The main station lies on the left Rhine line between Bonn and Mainz. You can swim in the Beatusbad, the school pool on the Karthause or the Oberwerth open-air pool.

With us, small moves are possible from €375 – that applies to 1-room flats. Larger households pay correspondingly more: 2 rooms from €579, 3 rooms from €889, 4 rooms from €1,329. For a house or a villa there is no flat rate, but always an individual quote. If you are moving further away, long-distance moves cost from €3.90/km. The quickest way is a free survey.

First of all, the volume of your household counts. The distance is calculated from €3.90/km. A floor without a lift means more effort, as does a required parking restriction zone. We additionally offer furniture assembly and shared load.

From the first box to the last task – you can book these services individually for your move to Koblenz.

• Home removal: your move into a new home, organised reliably and without stress. Home removal
• Company relocation: offices and businesses move without interrupting operations. Company relocation
• Furniture transport: individual pieces of furniture safely from A to B. Furniture transport
• Shared load: affordable transport through shared load space. Shared load
• Move with assembly: assembly and dismantling of your furniture from a single source. Move with assembly
• House clearance: get rid of the old, make room for the new. House clearance

We come from Berlin-Moabit (Stromstraße 21) and organise moves throughout Germany at fair prices and with care. The overview of destinations shows where we go; more on long routes under Long-distance moves.

Anyone moving to Koblenz must register with the registration authority within two weeks of moving in under § 17 of the Federal Registration Act (Bundesmeldegesetz). For this you need the landlord confirmation: under § 19 of the Federal Registration Act, your landlord or their representative issues it and is obliged to cooperate with the registration. If they refuse the confirmation, you must inform the registration authority without delay.

In Koblenz the citizens' office (Bürgeramt) at Gymnasialstraße 6, 56068 Koblenz, is responsible. According to the city, you can complete a registration or change of address within Germany online, without any appointment at the office. It is different for registration from abroad and for a secondary residence: for these the city portal requires an appointment.

• You book appointments online via termine-reservieren.de or by phone via the public authority number 115 (Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm).
• If no appointment is available, you can send urgent matters by email to [email protected].
• The citizens' office issues registration certificates on site or online.

It is best to plan your registration for the first week after moving in. The city explains which further documents your case requires on its registration page. You can find more about the neighbourhoods and costs in our Koblenz guide and on the page on moving in Koblenz.

If you own a car in Koblenz, you should check before moving in whether the street is in the managed parking area. The resident parking permit is issued by the citizens' office. According to the City of Koblenz, it requires a main residence in the managed parking part of the city, permanent use of the vehicle and a driving licence valid in Germany. In addition, no parking space may be available to you; tenants prove this with a current negative parking space certificate from the owner.

• The annual fee is vehicle length (m) × vehicle width (m) × 23.40 euros, and the permit is valid for one year.
• An appointment is required for the first application. According to the city, if documents are missing there is a provisional permit for four weeks, provided the vehicle registration document is available.
• Bring: a valid ID, driving licence, vehicle registration document and the negative parking space certificate.

For public transport, the city names the central bus station in front of the main station and the Koblenz Mitte railway stop; the city's geoportal shows the bus and rail stops in the centre. For childcare, the city distinguishes between day nurseries and childminders, and the youth welfare office is the point of contact for allocation of places and deadlines. If you want to load directly in front of the building on moving day, you will find more information on our page on the parking restriction zone. Also ask the citizens' office whether your street has managed parking before you apply for the permit.