Moving to Greifswald: costs process & districts

Greifswald's old town, with its market square, St Nicholas' Cathedral and historic gabled houses, is the heart of the town; the university's old-town campus is also here. Living here means short distances but little parking. Between around 1956 and 1990 the large housing estates of Schönwalde I/Südstadt, Schönwalde II and the Ostseeviertel were built – with many flats in multi-storey blocks.

Towards the Bodden lie the former fishing villages of Wieck, with its wooden bascule bridge over the Ryck, a landmark of the town, and Eldena, with the monastery ruins painted by Caspar David Friedrich and a bathing beach on the Dänische Wiek. Both have retained their small-scale maritime character. For the move, the address is what matters most: a gabled house in the old town needs different planning from a block in Schönwalde.

Founded in 1456, the University of Greifswald is the second-oldest university in the Baltic region after Rostock; together with the Universitätsmedizin Greifswald it is the town's largest employer. There are also research institutions such as the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics with the Wendelstein 7-X fusion experiment and the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology.

In everyday life, short distances and the water are what count: a towpath runs along the Ryck to the Bodden, Eldena has a bathing beach, and Rügen and Usedom are nearby. Together with Stralsund, Greifswald forms a joint regional centre (Oberzentrum). If you are arriving at the start of semester, fix your moving day early so that registration and stopping space fit into the first two weeks.

We rely on clarity rather than small print. That is why: 1-room moves from €354, 2-room moves from €615, 3-room moves from €909, 4-room moves from €1,269. A house or villa can hardly be priced at a flat rate, which is why you receive an individual quote here. For a long-distance move we charge from €4.20 per kilometre driven. Your exact price is fixed after a free survey.

• Volume of your household goods
• Distance from €4.20/km
• Floor and lift
• Parking restriction zone at the destination
• Furniture assembly and part load as additional options

Private or commercial – we offer you a comprehensive package of services for your move.

• Home move – your home in safe hands
• Company relocation – a smooth change for your business
• Furniture transport – safe and on schedule
• Part load – affordable and flexible
• Move with assembly – furniture assembly included
• Clearance – fast and reliable

We plan moves from Berlin (Stromstraße 21), including to the Baltic coast. An overview of long routes can be found under Long-distance moves, and places with their own pages in the locations overview. For questions about planning you can reach us on 01625978461.

When moving to Greifswald, the parking space outside the door often makes the difference. The town writes that "parking schemes exist for the city centre and the Fleischervorstadt". The municipal car parks are managed by the Greifswalder Parkraumbewirtschaftungsgesellschaft (GPG), and according to the town you can pay cashless at all municipal car parks.

• Resident parking: the town counts twelve resident parking areas. The resident parking permit is only valid in the zone designated in each case. One example is area 3, with Hans-Fallada-Straße, Karl-Marx-Platz and Bahnhofstraße up to the station.
• Contacts: for resident parking permits the town gives the telephone number 03834 8536-4120, and for general questions the town administration on 03834 8536-0.

We have not found a dedicated town page on parking restrictions for moves. So ask the town administration early whether and how you can reserve space for the removal van outside your front door. Allow enough lead time and state the street, date and vehicle. Also bear in mind that your resident parking permit is only valid in your own zone. Cashless payment at the municipal car parks also makes it easier to park accompanying vehicles. On request we coordinate with the authorities, see Parking restriction zone. More about our work locally can be found under Moving company Greifswald.

After moving in, a registration deadline of two weeks applies: "Anyone who moves into a dwelling must register with the registration authority within two weeks of moving in" (§ 17 (1) of the Federal Registration Act, BMG). In Greifswald, the town refers to wohnsitzanmeldung.gov.de for electronic residence registration. According to its operator, the portal handles registration online, free of charge and without a visit to the authorities; it starts with a user account and ends with updating your identity document. The town also offers online appointment booking in case you want to deal with a matter in person. On its administrative services page it also lists an online "Umzug" (moving) service from the citizens' service.

For disposing of bulky waste, the town names the district's supply and disposal company (VEVG), which has a form for registering bulky waste collections. In Greifswald the company operates two recycling centres: Eckhardsberg 8/10 (tel. 03834 58 40 26) and Ladebower Chaussee (tel. 03834 58 40 11). According to VEVG, they accept waste from private customers and very small quantities from businesses. The page does not give opening hours, so ask by telephone.

Detailed information on everyday life can be found in the article Living in Greifswald. If you need to declutter before the move, our clearance service can help.