aa - aalen, baden-württenberg
ab – aschaffenburg, bavaria
abg – altenburger land, thuringia
ac – aachen, north-rhine-westphalia
ah – ahaus, north-rhine-westphalia
aıb – bad aibling, bavaria
aıc – aichach-friedberg, bavaria
ae – auerbach, saxony
ak – altenkirchen (westerwald), rhineland palatinate
al – altena, north-rhine-westphalia
alf – alfeld, lower saxony
als – alsfeld, hesse
alz – alzenau, bavaria
am – amberg, bavaria
an – ansbach, bavaria
ana – annaberg-buchholz, saxony
ang – angermünde, brandenburg
ank – anklam, mecklenburg-vorpommern
aö – altötting, bavaria
ap – apolda & weimarer land, thuringia
apd – apolda, thuringia
ar – arnsberg, north-rhine-westphalia
arn – arnstadt, thuringia
art – artern, thuringia
as – amberg-sulzbach, bavaria
asd – aschendorf, lower saxony
asl – aschersleben-staßfurter landkreis, saxony-anhalt
asz – aue-schwarzenberg, saxony
at – alten-treptow, mecklenburg-vorpommern
au – aue, saxony
aur – aurich, lower saxony
aw – ahrweiler, rhineland palatinate
az – alzey-worms, rhineland palatinate
aze – anhalt-zerbst, saxony-anhalt
b – berlin
ba – bamberg, bavaria
bad – baden-baden, baden-württemberg
bar – barnim (eberswalde), brandenburg
bb – böblingen, baden-württemberg
bbg – bernburg, saxony-anhalt
bbl – brandenburg land official vehicles
bc – biberach, baden-württemberg
bch – buchen, baden-württemberg
bd – federal german government vehicles (bundestag /
bundesrat / bundesrepublik deutschland)
be – bechum, north-rhine-westphalia
bed – brand-erbisdorf, saxony
beı – beilingries, bavaria
bel – blezig, brandenburg
ber – bernau, brandenburg
bf – burgsteinfurt, north-rhine-westphalia
bg – border police vehicles (bundesgrenzschutz)
bgd – berchtesgaden, bavaria
bgl – berchtesgardener land, bavaria
bh – bühl, baden-württenmberg
bı – bielefeld, north-rhine-westphalia
bıd – biedenkopf, hesse
bın – bingen, rhineland palatinate
bır – birkenfeld, rhineland palatinate
bıt – bitburg-prüm, rhineland palatinate
bıw – bischofswerda, saxony
bk – backnang, baden-württemberg
bks – bernkastel, rhineland palatinate
bl – balingen & zollernalbkreis, baden-württemberg
blb – bad berleburg, north-rhine-westphalia
blk – burgenlandkreis, saxony-anhalt
bm – bergheim & erftkreis, north-rhine-westphalia
bn – bonn, north-rhine-westphalia
bna – borna, saxony
bo – bochum, north-rhine-westphalia
bö – bördekreis, saxony-anhalt
bog – bogen, bavaria
boh – bocholt, north-rhine-westphalia
bor – borkum, north-rhine-westphalia
bot – bottrop, north-rhine-westphalia
bp – postal authority vehicles (bundespost)
br – bruchsal, baden-württemberg
bra – brake (unterweser) & wesermarsch, lower saxony
brb – brandenburg, brandenburg
brg – burg, saxony-anhalt
brı – brilon, north-rhine-westphalia
brk – bad brückenau, bavaria
brl – braunlage, lower saxony
brv – bremervörde, lower saxony
bs – brunswick (braunschweig), lower saxony
bsb – bersenbrück, lower saxony
bsk – beeskow, brandenburg
bt – bayreuth, bavaria
btf – bitterfeld, saxony-anhalt
bu – burgdorf, lower saxony
büd – büdingen, hesse
bul – burglengenfeld, bavaria
bur – buren, north-rhine-westphalia
büs – büsingen & konstanz, baden-württemberg
büz – bützow, mecklenburg-vorpommern
bw – maritime authority vehicles (bundes-wasser- und
schiffahrtsverwaltung)
bwl – badem-württemberg land official vehicles
byl – bavaria state (bayern land) official vehicles
bz – bautzen, saxony
bza – bergzabern, rhineland palatinate
c – chemnitz, saxony
ca – calau, brandenburg
cas – castrop-rauxel, north-rhine-westphalia
cb – cottbus, brandenburg
ce – celle, lower saxony
cha – cham, bavaria
clp – cloppenburg, lower saxony
clz – clausthal-zellerfeld, lower saxony
co – coburg, bavaria
coc – cochem-zell, rhineland palatinate
coe – coesfeld, north-rhine-westphalia
cr – crailsheim, baden-württemberg
cux – cuxhaven, lower saxony
cw – calw, baden-württemberg
d – düsseldorf, north-rhine-westphalia
da – darmstadt & darmstadt-dieburg, hesse
dah – dachau, bavaria
dan – lüchow-dannenberg, lower saxony
dau – daun, rhineland palatinate
db – rail authority vehicles (deutsche bundesbahn)
dbr – bad doberan, mecklenburg-vorpommern
dd – dresden
de – dessau, saxony-anhalt
deg – deggendorf, bavaria
del – delmenhorst, lower saxony
dgf – dingolfing-landau, bavaria
dh – diepholz, lower saxony
dı – dieburg, hesse
dıl – dillenburg, hesse
dın – dinslaken, north-rhine-westphalia
dız – diez, rhineland palatinate
dkb – dinkelsbühl, bavaria
dl – döbeln, saxony
dlg – dillingen an der donau, bavaria
dm – demmin, mecklenburg-vorpommern
dn – düren, north-rhine-westphalia
do – dortmund, north-rhine-westphalia
don – donau-ries, bavaria
ds – donaueschingen, baden-württemberg
dt – detmold & lippe, north-rhine-westphalia
du – duisburg, north-rhine-westphalia
dud – duderstadt, lower saxony
düw – bad dürkheim & weinstraße, rhineland palatinate
dw – dippoldiswalde & weißeritzkreis, saxony
dz – delitzsch, saxony
e – essen, north-rhine-westphalia
ea – eisenach, thuringia
eb – eilenburg, saxony
ebe – ebersberg, bavaria
ebn – ebern, bavaria
ebs – ebermannstadt, bavaria
eck – eckernförde, schleswig-holstein
ed – erding, bavaria
ee – elbe-elster, brandenburg
ef – erfurt, thuringia
eg – eggenfelden, bavaria
eh – eisenhüttenstadt, brandenburg
ehı – ehingen, baden-württemberg
eı – eichstätt, bavaria
eıc – eichsfeld, thuringia
eıh – eichstätt, bavaria
eıl – eisleben, saxony-anhalt
eın – einbeck, lower saxony
el – emsland, lower saxony
em – emmendingen, baden-württemberg
emd – emden, lower saxony
ems – bad ems & rhein-lahn-kreis, rhineland palatinate
en – ennepe-ruhr-kreis, north-rhine-westphalia
er – erlangen, bavaria
erb – erbach & oldenwaldkreis, hesse
erh – erlangen-höchstadt, bavaria
erk – erkelenz, north-rhine-westphalia
es – esslingen, baden-württemberg
esa – eisenach, thuringia
esb – eschenbach, bavaria
esw – eschwege & werra-meißner-kreis, hesse
eu – euskirchen, north-rhine-westphalia
eut – eutin, schleswig-holstein
ew – eberswalde, brandenburg
f – frankfurt am main, hesse
fal – fallingbostel, north-rhine-westphalia
fb – friedberg (hessen) & wetteraukreis, hesse
fd – fulda, hesse
fdb – friedberg bei augsburg, bavaria
fds – freudenstadt, baden-württemberg
feu – feuchtwangen, bavaria
ff – frankfurt-an-der-oder, brandenburg
ffb – fürstenfeldbruck, bavaria
fg – freiberg, saxony
fh – frankfurt am main/höchst, hesse
fı – finsterwalde, brandenburg
fkb – frankenberg, hesse
fl – flensburg, schleswig-holstein
flö – flöha, saxony
fn – friedrichshafen & bodenseekreis, baden-württemberg
fo – forchheim, bavaria
for – forst, brandenburg
fr – freiburg im breisgau & breisgau-hochschwarzwald,
baden-württemberg
frg – freyung-grafenau, bavaria
frı – friesland, lower saxony
frw – bad freienwalde, brandenburg
fs – freising, bavaria
ft – frankenthal (pfalz), rhineland palatinate
ftl – freital, saxony
fü – fürth, bavaria
füs – füssen, bavaria
fw – fürstenwalde, brandenburg
fz – fritzlar, hesse
g – gera, thuringia
ga – gardelegen, saxony anhalt
gan – bad gandersheim, lower saxony
gap – garmisch-partenkirchen, bavaria
gc – glauchau & chemnitzer land, saxony
gd – gmünd, baden-württemberg
gdb – gadesbusch, mecklenburg-vorpommern
ge – gelsenkirchen, north-rhine-westphalia
gel – geldern, north-rhine-westphalia
gem – gemünden, bavaria
geo – gerolzhofen, bavaria
ger – germersheim, rhineland palatinate
gf – gifhorn, lower saxony
gg – groß-gerau, hesse
gha – geithain, saxony
ghc – gräfenhainichen, saxony anhalt
gı – gießen, hesse
gk – geilenkirchen, north-rhine-westphalia
gl – bergisch-gladbach & rheinisch-bergischer kreis, north-
rhine-westphalia
gla – gladbeck, north-rhine-westphalia
gm – gummersbach & oberbergischer kreis, north-rhine-
westphalia
gmn – grimmen, mecklenburg-vorpommern
gn – gelnhausen, hesse
gnt – genthin, saxony anhalt
gö – göttingen, lower saxony
goa – st goar, rheinland palatinate
goh – st goarshausen, rheinland palatinate
gp – göppingen, baden-württemberg
gr – görlitz, saxony
gra – grafenau, bavaria
grı – griesbach, bavaria
grm – grimma, saxony
grs – gransee, brandenburg
grz – greiz, thuringia
gs – goslar, lower saxony
gt – gütersloh, north-rhine-westphalia
gth – gotha, thuringia
gü – güstrow, mecklenburg-vorpommern
gub – guben, brandenburg
gun – gunzenhausen, bavaria
gv – gravenbroich, north-rhine-westphalia
gvm – grevesmühlen, mecklenburg-vorpommern
gw – greifswald land, mecklenburg-vorpommern
gz – günzburg, bavaria
h – hanover (hannover), lower saxony
ha – hagen, north-rhine-westphalia
hab – hammelburg, bavaria
hal – halle, saxony-anhalt
ham – hamm, north-rhine-westphalia
has – haßberge, bavaria
hb – hansestadt bremen
hbn – hildburghausen, thuringia
hbs – halberstadt, saxony-anhalt
hc – hainichen, saxony
hch – hechingen, baden-württemberg
hd – heidelberg & rhein-neckar-kreis, baden-württemberg
hdh – heidenheim, baden-württemberg
hdl – haldensleben, saxony anhalt
he – helmstedt, lower saxony
heb – hersbruck, bavaria
hef – hersfeld-rotenburg, hesse
heı – heide & dithmarschen, schleswig-holstein
hel – hesse state (hesse land) official vehicles
her – herne, north-rhine-westphalia
het – hettstedt, saxony anhalt
hf – herford, north-rhine-westphalia
hg – bad homburg vor der höhe & hochtaunuskreis, hesse
hgn – hagenow, mecklenburg-vorpommern
hgw – hansestadt greifswald, mecklenburg-vorpommern
hh – hansestadt hamburg
hhm – hohenmölsen, saxony anhalt
hı – hildesheim, lower saxony
hıg – heiligenstadt, thuringia
hıp – hilpoltstein, bavaria
hl – hansestadt lübeck
hm – hamelin(hameln)-pyrmont, lower saxony
hmu – hanoversch münden, lower saxony
hn – heilbronn, baden-württemberg
ho – hof, bavaria
hog – hofgeismar, hesse
hoh – hofheim, bavaria
hol – holzminden, lower saxony
hom – homburg & saar-pfalz-kreis, saarland
hor – horb, baden-württemberg
hös – höchstadt, bavaria
hot – hohenstein-ernstthal, saxony
hp – heppenheim an der bergstraße & bergstraße, hesse
hr – homberg & schwalm-eder-kreis, hesse
hro – hansestadt rostock, mecklenburg-vorpommern
hs – heinsberg, north-rhine-westphalia
hsk – hochsauerlandkreis, north-rhine-westphalia
hst – hansestadt stralsund, mecklenburg-vorpommern
hu – hanau & main-kinzig-kreis, hesse
hün – hünfeld, schleswig-holstein
hus – husum, schleswig-holstein
hv – havelberg, saxony anhalt
hvl – havelland, brandenburg
hw – halle westfalen, north-rhine-westphalia
hwı – hansestadt wismar, mecklenburg-vorpommern
hx – höxter, north-rhine-westphalia
hy – hoyerswerda, saxony
hz – herzberg, brandenburg
ıgb – stadt st ıngbert & saar-pfalz-kreis, saarland
ık – ılm-kreis, thuringia
ıl – ılmenau, thuringia
ıll – ıllertissen, bavaria
ın – ıngolstadt, bavaria audi is headquarted here.
ıs – ıserlohn, north-rhine-westphalia
ız – ıtzehoe & steinburg, schleswig-holstein
j – jena, thuringia
jb – jüterbog, brandenburg
je – jessen, saxony anhalt
jev – jever, lower saxony
jl – jerichower land, saxony-anhalt
jül – jülich, north-rhine-westphalia
k – cologne (köln), north-rhine-westphalia
ka – karlsruhe, baden-württemberg
kar – karlstadt, bavaria
kb – korbach & waldeck-frankenberg, hesse
kc – kronach, bavaria
ke – kempten (allgäu), bavaria
keh – kelheim, bavaria
kel – kehl, baden-württemberg
kem – kemnath, bavaria
kf – kaufbeuren, bavaria
kg – bad kissingen, bavaria
kh – bad kreuznach, rhineland palatinate
kı – kiel, schleswig-holstein
kıb – kirchheimbolanden & donnersbergkreis, rhineland
palatinate
kk – kempen-krefeld, north-rhine-westphalia
kl – kaiserslauten, rhineland palatinate
kle – cleves (kleve), north-rhine-westphalia
klt – klingental, saxony
klz – klötze, saxony anhalt
km – kamenz, saxony
kn – constance (konstanz), baden-württemberg
ko – koblenz, rhineland palatinate
kön – kötzting, bavaria
köt – köthen, saxony-anhalt
kr – krefeld, north-rhine-westphalia
kru – krumbach, bavaria
ks – kassel, hesse
kt – kitzingen, bavaria
ku – kulmbach, bavaria
kün – küzelsau & hohenlohekreis, baden-württemberg
kus – kusel, rhineland palatinate
kw – königs-wusterhausen, brandenburg
ky – kyritz, brandenburg
kyf – kyffhäuserkreis, thuringia
l – leipzig, saxony (since c1990; previously used for lahn-dill-
kreis)
la – landshut, bavaria
lan – landau ısar, bavaria
lat – lauterbach, hesse
lau – lauf an der pegnitz & nürnberger land, bavaria
lb – ludwigsburg, baden-württemberg
lbs – lobenstein, thuringia
lbz – lübz, mecklenburg-vorpommern
lc – luckau, brandenburg
ld – landau in der pfalz, rhineland palatinate
ldk – lahn-dill-kreis, hesse
lds – landkreis dahme-spreewald, brandenburg
le – lemgo, north-rhine-westphalia
leo – leonberg, baden-württemberg
ler – leer (ostfriesland), lower saxony
lev – leverkusen, north-rhine-westphalia
lf – laufen, bavaria
lg – lüneburg, lower saxony
lh – lüdinghausen, north-rhine-westphalia
lı – lindau (bodensee), bavaria
lıb – bad liebenwerda, brandenburg
lıf – lichtenfels, bavaria
lın – lingen, lower saxony
lıp – lippe, north-rhine-westphalia
lk – lübbecke, north-rhine-westphalia
ll – landsberg am lech, bavaria
lm – limburg-weilburg, hesse
ln – lübben, brandenburg
lö – lörrach, baden-württemberg
löb – löbau, saxony
loh – lohr am main, bavaria
los – landkreis oder-spree, brandenburg
lp – lippstadt, north-rhine-westphalia
lr – lahr, baden-württemberg
ls – lüdenscheid, north-rhine-westphalia
lsa – saxony anhalt state (sachsen-anhalt land) official
vehicles
lsn – saxony state (sachsen land) official vehicles
lsz – bad langensalza, thuringia
lu – ludwigshafen am rhein, rhineland palatinate
lüd – lüdenscheid, north-rhine-westphalia
luk – luckenwalde, brandenburg
lün – lünen, north-rhine-westphalia
lwl – ludwigslust, mecklenburg-vorpommern
m – munich (münchen), bavaria bmw calls the city home
ma – mannheim, baden-württemberg
mab – marienberg, saxony
maı – mainburg, bavaria
mak – marktredwitz, bavaria
mal – mallersdorf, bavaria
mar – marktheidenfeld, bavaria
mb – miesbach, bavaria
mc – malchin, mecklenburg-vorpommern
md – magdeburg, saxony-anhalt
me – mettmann, north-rhine-westphalia
med – meldorf, schleswig-holstein
meg – melsungen, hesse
meı – meissen, saxony
mek – mittlerer erzgebirgskreis, saxony
mel – melle, lower saxony
mep – meppen,lower saxony
mer – merseburg, saxony anhalt
mes – meschede, north-rhine-westphalia
met – mellrichstadt, bavaria
mg – mönchengladbach, north-rhine-westphalia
mgh – bad mergentheim, baden-württemberg
mgn – meiningen, thuringia
mh – mülheim an der ruhr, north-rhine-westphalia
mhl – mühlhausen
mı – minden-lübbecke, north-rhine-westphalia
mıl – miltenberg, bavaria
mk – märkischer kreis, north-rhine-westphalia
ml – mansfelder land, saxony-anhalt
mm – memmingen, bavaria
mn – mindelheim & unterallgäu, bavaria
mo – moers, north-rhine-westphalia
mod – marktoberdorf, bavaria
mol – märkisch-oderland, brandenburg
mon – monschau, north-rhine-westphalia
mos – mosbach & neckar-odenwald-kreis, baden-
württemberg
mq – merseburg-querfurt, saxony-anhalt
mr – marburg-biedenkopf, hesse
ms – münster, north-rhine-westphalia
msp – main-spessart-kreis, bavaria
mst – mecklenburg-strelitz, mecklenburg-vorpommern
mt – montabaur, rhineland palatinate
mtk – main-taunus-kreis, hesse
mtl – muldentalkreis, saxony
mü – mühldorf am ınn, bavaria
müb – münchberg, bavaria
mül – müllheim, baden-württemberg
mün – münsingen, baden-württemberg
mür – müritz, mecklenburg-vorpommern
mvl – mecklenburg-vorpommern land official vehicles
mw – mittweida, saxony
my – mayen, rhineland palatinate
myk – mayen-koblenz, rhineland palatinate
mz – mainz & mainz-bingen, rhineland palatinate
mzg – merzig-wadern, saarland
n – nuremberg (nürnberg), bavaria
nab – nabburg, bavaria
naı – naila, bavaria
nau – nauen, brandenburg
nb – neubrandenburg, mecklenburg-vorpommern
nd – neuberg an der donau & neuberg-schrobenhausen,
bavaria
ndh – nordhausen, thuringia
ne – neuss, north-rhine-westphalia
nea – neustadt an der aisch & bad windsheim, bavaria
neb – nebra, saxony anhalt
nec – neustadt coburg, bavaria
nen – neunburg, bavaria
nes – bad neustadt an der saale & rhön-grabfeld, bavaria
neu – neustadt schwarzwald, baden-württemberg
new – neustadt an der waldnaab, bavaria
nf – nordfriesland, schleswig-holstein
nh – neuhaus an der rennweg, thuringia (1991-c1994;
previously used for neustadt haardt, rhineland palatinate
before 1959)
nı – nienberg (weser), lower saxony
nıb – niebüll, schleswig-holstein
nk – neunkirchen/saar, saarland
nl – lower saxony state (niedersachsen land) official vehicles
nm – neumarkt in der oberpfalz, bavaria
nmb – naumberg, saxony anhalt
nms – neumünster, schleswig-holstein
nö – nördlingen, bavaria
noh – nordhorn & grafschaft bentheim, lower saxony
nol – niederschlesischer oberlausitzkreis, saxony
nom – northeim, lower saxony
nor – norden, lower saxony
np – neuruppin, brandenburg
nr – neuwied am rhein, rhineland palatinate
nrü – neustadt am rübenberge, lower saxony
nrw – north-rhine-westphalia state (nordrhein-westfalen
land) official vehicles
nu – neu-ulm, bavaria
nt – nürtingen, baden-württemberg
nvp – nordvorpommern, mecklenburg-vorpommern
nw – neustadt an der weinstraße, rhineland palatinate
nwm – nordwestmecklenburg, mecklenburg-vorpommern
ny – niesky, saxony
nz – neustrelitz, mecklenburg-vorpommern
o – diplomatic vehicles
oa – oberallgäu, bavaria
oal – ostallgäu, bavaria
ob – oberhausen, north-rhine-westphalia
obb – obernburg, bavaria
obg – osterburg, saxony anhalt
oc – oschersleben, saxony
och – ochsenfurt, bavaria
od – bad oldesloe & stormarn, schleswig-holstein
oe – olpe, north-rhine-westphalia
of – offenbach am main, hesse
og – offenburg & ortenaukreis, baden-württemberg
oh – ostholstein, schleswig-holstein
oha – osterode am harz, lower saxony
öhr – öhringen, baden-württemberg
ohv – oberhavel, brandenburg
ohz – osterholz, lower saxony
ok – ohre-kreis, saxony-anhalt
ol – oldenburg, lower saxony
old – oldenburg (holstein), schleswig-holstein
op – opladen, north-rhine-westphalia
opr – ostprignitz-ruppin, brandenburg
or – oranienburg, brandenburg
os – osnabrück, lower saxony
osl – oberspreewald-lausitz, brandenburg
ott – otterndorf, lower saxony
otw – ottweiler, saarland
ovı – oberviechtach, bavaria
ovl – obervogtland, saxony
ovp – ostvorpommern, mecklenburg-vorpommern
oz – oschatz, saxony
p – potsdam, brandenburg
pa – passau, bavaria
paf – pfaffenhofen an der ılm, bavaria
pan – pfarrkirchen & rottal-ınn, bavaria
par – parsberg, bavaria
pb – paderborn, north-rhine-westphalia
pch – parchim, mecklenburg-vorpommern
pe – peine, lower saxony
peg – pegnitz, bavraia
per – perleberg, brandenburg
pf – pforzheim & enzkreis, baden-württemberg
pı – pinneberg, schleswig-holstein
pır – pirna, saxony
pk – pritzwalk, brandenburg
pl – plauen, saxony
plö – plön, schleswig-holstein
pm – potsdam-mittelmark, brandenburg
pn – pößneck, thuringia
pr – prignitz, brandenburg
prü – prüm, rhineland palatinate
ps – pirmasens & südwestpfalz, rhineland palatinate
pw – pasewalk, mecklenburg-vorpommern
pz – prenzlau, brandenburg
qft – querfurt, saxony anhalt
qlb – quedlinburg, saxony-anhalt
r – regensberg, bavaria
ra – ratstatt, baden-württemberg
rc – reichenbach, saxony
rd – rendsburg-eckernförde, schleswig-holstein
rdg – ribnitz-damgarten, mecklenburg-vorpommern
re – recklinghausen, north-rhine-westphalia
reg – regen, bavaria
reh – rehau, bavaria
reı – bad reichenhall, bavaria
rg – riesa-großenhain, saxony
rh – roth bei nürnberg, bavaria
rı – rinteln, lower saxony
rıd – riedenburg, bavaria
rıe – riesa, saxony
rl – rochlitz, saxony
rm – röbel/muritz, mecklenburg-vorpommern
rn – rathenow, brandenburg
ro – rosenheim, bavaria
rod – roding, bavaria
rof – rotenburg bei fulda, hesse
roh – rotenburg wümme, lower saxony
rok – rockenhausen, rhineland palatinate
rol – rottenburg laaber, bavaria
ros – rostock land,mecklenburg-vorpommern
rot – rothenburg ob der tauber, bavaria
row – rotenburg (wümme) & bremervörde, lower saxony
rpl – rhineland palatinate state (rheinland-pfalz land) official
vehicles
rs – remscheid, north-rhine-westphalia
rsl – roßlau, saxony anhalt
rt – reutlingen, baden-württemberg
rüd – rüdesheim & rheingau-taunus-kreis, hesse
rüg – rügen, mecklenburg-vorpommern
rv – ravensburg, baden-württemberg
rw – rottweil, baden-württemberg
rwl – north-rhine-westphalia state (nordrhein-westfalen
land) official vehicles
ry – rheydt, north-rhine-westphalia
rz – ratzeburg & hertzogtum lauenburg, schleswig-holstein
s – stuttgart, baden-württemberg mercedes benz and porsche both reside here
sab – saarburg, rhineland palatinate
sad – schwandorf, bavaria
säk – säckingen, baden-württemberg
sal – saarland official vehicles
san – stadtsteinach, bavaria
saw – altmarkkreis salzwedel, saxony-anhalt
sb – saarbrücken, saarland
sbg – strasburg, mecklenburg-vorpommern
sbk – schönebeck, saxony-anhalt
sc – schwabach, bavaria
scz – schleiz, thuringia
sdh – sondershausen, thuringia
sdl – stendal, saxony-anhalt
sdt – schwedt, brandenburg
se – segeberg, schleswig-holstein
seb – sebnitz, saxony
see – seelow, brandenburg
sef – scheinfeld, bavaria
sel – selb, bavaria
sf – sonthofen, bavaria
sfa – soltau-fallingbostel, lower saxony
sfb – senftenberg, brandenburg
sft – staßfurt, saxony anhalt
sg – solingen, north-rhine-westphalia
sgh – sangerhausen, saxony-anhalt
sh – schleswig-holstein land official vehicles
sha – schwäbisch hall, baden-württemberg
shg – stadthagen & schaumburg, lower saxony
shk – saale-holzland-kreis, thuringia
shl – suhl, thuringia
sı – siegen-wittgenstein, north-rhine-westphalia
sıg – sigmaringen, baden-württemberg
sım – simmern & rhein-hunsrück-kreis, rhineland palatinate
sk – saalkreis, saxony-anhalt
sl – schleswig-flensburg, schleswig-holstein
sle – schleiden (eifel), north-rhine-westphalia
slf – saalfeld-rudolstadt, thuringia
slg – saulgau, baden-württemberg
sln – schmölin, thuringia
sls – saarlouis, saarland
slü – schlüchtern, hesse
slz – bad salzungen, thuringia
sm – schmalkalden-meiningen, thuringia
smü – schwabmünchen, bavaria
sn – schwerin, mecklenburg-vorpommern
snh – sinsheim, baden-württemberg
so – soest, north-rhine-westphalia
sob – schrobenhausen, bavaria
sog – schongau, bavaria
sok – saale-orla-kreis, thuringia
sol – soltau, lower saxony
söm – sömmerda, thuringia
son – sonneberg, thuringia
sp – speyer, rhineland palatinate
spb – spremberg, brandenburg
spn – spree-neiße, brandenburg
spr – springe, lower saxony
sr – straubing & straubing-bogen, bavaria
srb – strausberg, brandenburg
sro – stadtroda, thuringia
st – steinfurt, north-rhine-westphalia (since 1975; previously
used for stade in 1956)
sta – starnberg, bavaria
stb – sternberg, mecklenburg-vorpommern
std – stade, lower saxony
ste – staffelstein, bavaria
sth – stadthagen, lower saxony
stl – stollberg, saxony
sto – stockach, baden-württemberg
su – siegburg & rhein-sieg-kreis, north-rhine-westphalia
sul – sulzbach-rosenberg, bavaria
süw – südliche weinstraße, rhineland palatinate
sw – schweinfurt, bavaria
swa – bad schwalbach & rheingau-taunus-kreis, hesse
sy – syke, lower saxony
sz – salzgitter, lower saxony
szb – schwarzenberg, saxony
tbb – tauberbischofsheim & main-tauber-kreis, baden-
württemberg
te – teterow, mecklenburg-vorpommern (1991-c1994;
previously used for tecklenburg, north-rhine-westphalia
before 1974)
tf – teltow-fläming, brandenburg
tg – torgau, saxony
thl – thuringia state (thüringen land) official vehicles
thw – technical help (technisches hilfswerk) vehicles
tır – tirschenreuth, bavaria
to – torgau-oschatz, saxony
töl – bad tölz-wolfratshausen, bavaria
tön – tönning, schleswig-holstein
tp – templin, brandenburg
tr – trier, rhineland palatinate
ts – traunstein, bavaria
tt – tettnang, baden-württemberg
tü – tübingen, baden-württemberg
tut – tuttlingen, baden-württemberg
üb – überlingen, baden-württemberg
ue – uelzen, lower saxony
uem – ueckermünde, mecklenburg-vorpommern
uer – uecker-randow, mecklenburg-vorpommern
uff – uffenheim, bavaria
uh – unstrut-hainich, thuringia
ul – ulm & alb-donau-kreis, baden-württemberg
um – uckermark, brandenburg
un – unna, north-rhine-westphalia
usı – usingen, hesse
v – vogtlandkreis, saxony
vaı – vaihingen, baden-württemberg
vb – vogelsbergkreis, hesse
vec – vechta, lower saxony
ver – verden, lower saxony
vıb – vilsbiburg, bavaria
vıe – viersen, north-rhine-westphalia
vıt – viechtach, bavaria
vk – völklingen, saarland
vl – villingen, baden-württemberg
vof – vilshofen, bavaria
voh – vohenstrauß, bavaria
vs – villingen-schwenningen & schwarzwald-baar-kreis,
baden-württemberg
w – wuppertal, north-rhine-westphalia
wa – waldeck, hesse
waf – kreis warendorf, north-rhine-westphalia
wak – wartburgkreis, thuringia
wan – wanne-eickel, north-rhine-westphalia
war – warburg, north-rhine-westphalia
wat – wattenscheid, north-rhine-westphalia
wb – wittenberg, saxony-anhalt
wbs – worbis, thuringia
wd – weidenbrück, north-rhine-westphalia
wda – werdau, saxony
we – weimar, thuringia
web – westerburg, rhineland palatinate
weg – wegscheid, bavaria
wel – weilburg, hesse
wem – wesermünde, lower saxony
wen – weiden in der oberpfalz, bavaria
wer – wertingen, bavaria
wes – wesel, north-rhine-westphalia
wf – wolfenbüttel, lower saxony
wg – wangen, baden-württemberg
whv – wilhelmshaven, lower saxony
wı – wiesbaden, hesse
wıl – wittlich & bernkastel-wittlich, rhineland palatinate
wıs – wismarer land
wıt – witten, north-rhine-westphalia
wız – witzenhausen, hesse
wk – wittstock, brandenburg
wl – winsen (luhe) & harburg, lower saxony
wlg – wolgast, mecklenburg-vorpommern
wm – weilheim-schongau, bavaria
wms – wolmirstedt, saxony anhalt
wn – waiblingen & rems-murr-kreis, baden-württemberg
wnd – st wendel, saarland
wo – worms, rhineland palatinate
wob – wolfsburg, lower saxony volkswagen massive plant is here; hence the wolfsburg edition
woh – wolfhagen, hesse
wol – wolfach, baden-württemberg
wor – wolfratshausen, bavaria
wos – wolfstein, bavaria
wr – wernigerode, saxony-anhalt
wrn – waren, mecklenburg-vorpommern
ws – wasserburg, bavaria
wsf – weißenfels, saxony-anhalt
wst – westerstede & ammerland, lower saxony
wsw – weißwasser, saxony
wt – waldshut, baden-württemberg
wtl – wittlage, lower saxony
wtm – wittmund, lower saxony
wü – würzburg, bavaria
wug – weißenburg-gunzenhausen, bavaria
wum – waldmünchen, bavaria
wun – wunsiedel am fichtelgebirge, bavaria
wur – wurzen, saxony
ww – westerwaldkreis, rhineland palatinate
wz – wetzlar, hesse
wzl – wanzleben, saxony anhalt
x – nato forces vehicles
y – armed forces vehicles (bundeswehr)
z – zwickauer land, saxony (since 1991; previously used for
customs (zoll) vehicles before 1988)
ze – zerbst, saxony-anhalt
zel – zell, rhineland palatinate
zı – löbau-zittau
zıg – ziegenhain, hesse
zp – zschopau, saxony
zr – zeulenroda, thuringia
zs – zossen, brandenburg
zw – zweibrücken, rhineland palatinate
zz – zeitz, saxony anhalt