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New in Leipzig: register within two weeks at any citizens' office or online, 63 localities from Gohlis to Connewitz, residents' parking and the nursery portal.

New in Krefeld: register within 14 days at a citizens' office or online with eID, 19 districts in five boroughs, SWK trams and the U76 to Düsseldorf.

Moving to Leverkusen: Wiesdorf, Opladen and Schlebusch, parking restriction 14 days ahead, signs up three full days before, registration within two weeks, 561 km.

New in Cologne: register within 14 days online or at a customer centre, 86 districts in 9 boroughs, KVB, residents' parking permit and nursery pre-registration.

Moving to Krefeld: 5 boroughs with 19 districts, parking restriction with 15 days' processing and signs four days ahead, registration within 14 days, 577 km.

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.