User:Jochen64/sandbox#Area codes of the Federal Republic of Germany, since 1956

Note by the editor: The lists below are a collection of the regional codes depicted on German licence plates, through the years. They are still being worked on, and can eventually, according to the majority's preference, either form a complete WP page of their own, or else be integrated into the …

List of Codes on German vehicle registration plates

The following lists explain the codes used on vehicle registration plates of Germany, both in the current system and its various predecessors. A feature common to each of these lists is a geographical reference to the seat of the owner's residence, or else to the state authority which runs the vehicle. Starting in the times of the German Reich, when the first automobiles were seen and needed to be registered with a visible number plate, the various kingdoms, fiefs and free towns comprising the Kaiser's realm showed their respective code. Through the Weimar republic and the Third Reich, this system was basically retained yet expanded. After the Second World War, however, the occupying powers not only broke up some of the former states but also introduced a new style of licence plate which referred to the occupation zone and the district within that zone.

In the 1950s, with two states emerging side by side, yet new licence plates appeared on German roads. Whereas those in the Federal Republic continued to refer to their districts within the re-established {{lang|de|Länder}} (states), the East German system referred to the newly formed {{lang|de|Bezirke}} (administrative districts). After German reunification in 1990, the West German system was adopted nationwide.

File:KFZ Kennzeichen Pr.S-H 01.jpg|Prussia, Province of Schleswig-Holstein, 1930s/40s

File:Old German license plate.jpg|British occupation zone, Rhineland, {{circa}} 1950

File:EAST GERMANY 1960's license plate - Flickr - woody1778a.jpg|East Germany, 1960s, from Bezirk Potsdam

File:WEST GERMANY, Aachen license plate - Flickr - woody1778a.jpg|West Germany, 1970s, from Aachen

File:AUR AP 53.JPG|New typeface, introduced 1990s, from Aurich

File:GERMANY, UCKERMARK 2003 -LICENSE PLATE PAIR, INTACT SEALS - Flickr - woody1778a.jpg|Reunited, 2003, from Eisenhüttenstadt, Uckermark

Contemporary German licence plates

File:Nummernschild deutschland.png

The present style of German registration plates was introduced in 1956 and is based on the districts of Germany which are the authorities responsible for registering motorized vehicles. Their area codes of one, two or three letters form the first part of any German licence plate. In some cases, an urban district and the surrounding rural district of the same (or similar) name share their code, such as A stands for the city of Augsburg as well as the adjacent {{lang|de|Landkreis}} Augsburg.

This area code is followed by a random combination of one or two letters plus a number of up to four figures.

=Area codes of the Federal Republic of Germany, since 1956=

File:Landkreise, Kreise und kreisfreie Städte in Deutschland 2011-09-04.svg

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Area code ! District Names in italics signify a district which has been renamed, merged or otherwise become extinct ! class="unsortable" \| Full name of district The term {{lang\|de\|Stadt}} (city) denotes an {{font color\|\|#FFE8D0\|urban district}}, whereas the terms {{lang\|de\|Landkreis}} or {{lang\|de\|Kreis}} refer to {{font color\|\|#F0FFF0\|rural districts}}. ! style="width: 90pt;" \| State ! Administrative capital ! Years issued May differ from the time of the administrative change ! class="unsortable" \| Notes, changes, mergers, etc. The occasional shifting between districts of singular villages or towns is not taken into account.
rowspan="2" \| A {{anchor\|A}} \| Augsburg \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Augsburg \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Augsburg \| 1956–
Augsburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Augsburg \| Augsburg{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–
rowspan="2"\|AA \| Aalen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Aalen \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| rowspan="2"\|Aalen \| 1956–1972 \| renamed Ostalbkreis
Ostalbkreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Ostalbkreis \| 1972–
rowspan="2" \| AB \| Aschaffenburg \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Aschaffenburg \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Aschaffenburg \| 1956–
Aschaffenburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Aschaffenburg \| Aschaffenburg{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| ABG \| Altenburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Altenburg \| rowspan="2" \| {{arms\|Thuringia}} \| rowspan="2" \| Altenburg \| 1991–1994 \| merged into Altenburger Land ABG
Altenburger Land \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Altenburger Land \| 1994–
ABI \| Anhalt-Bitterfeld \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Köthen (Anhalt) \| 2007–
rowspan="3" \| AC \| Aachen \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Aachen \| rowspan="3"\|{{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Aachen \| 1956–2009 \| rowspan="2"\|merged into Aachen region AC
Aachen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Aachen{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| Aachen{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–2009
Aachen \| Städteregion Aachen{{efn-lr\|name=region}} \| Aachen \| 2009–
AD \| US Forces \| American Forces in Germany \| {{arms\|NATO}} \| \| 2000–2005 \| vehicles bear "regular" German plates meanwhile
AE \| Auerbach \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Auerbach \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Auerbach (Vogtland) \| 1991–1996 2012– \| merged into Vogtlandkreis V
AF \| US Forces \| American Forces in Germany \| {{arms\|NATO}} \| \| {{circa}}2000–2003 \| vehicles bear "regular" German plates meanwhile
AH \| Ahaus \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Ahaus{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Ahaus \| 1956–1975 2013– \| merged into Borken BOR
AIB \| Bad Aibling \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bad Aibling \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Bad Aibling \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Rosenheim RO
rowspan="3" \| AIC \| Aichach \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Aichach \| rowspan="3"\|{{arms\|Bavaria}} \| rowspan="3"\|Aichach \| 1956–1972 \| merged into Augsburg-Ost AIC
Augsburg-Ost \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Augsburg-Ost \| 1972–1973 \| renamed Aichach-Friedberg
Aichach-Friedberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Aichach-Friedberg \| 1973–
AK \| Altenkirchen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Altenkirchen \| {{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| Altenkirchen \| 1956–
AL \| Altena \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Altena \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Altena \| 1956–1968 \| merged into Lüdenscheid LS
ALF \| Alfeld \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Alfeld \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Alfeld (Leine) \| 1956–1977 2012– \| merged into Hildesheim HI
ALS \| Alsfeld \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Alsfeld \| {{arms\|Hesse}} \| Alsfeld \| 1956–1972 \| merged into Vogelsbergkreis VB
ALZ \| Alzenau \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Alzenau \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Alzenau \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Aschaffenburg AB
rowspan="2" \| AM \| Amberg \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Amberg in der Oberpfalz \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Amberg \| 1956–
Amberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Amberg \| Amberg{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–1979 \| merged into Amberg-Sulzbach AS
rowspan="2" \| AN \| Ansbach \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Ansbach \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Ansbach \| 1956–
Ansbach \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Ansbach \| Ansbach{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–
ANA \| Annaberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Annaberg \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Annaberg-Buchholz \| 1991–2008 2012– \| merged into Erzgebirgskreis ERZ
ANG \| Angermünde \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Angermünde \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Angermünde \| 1991–1993 2014– \| merged into Uckermark UM
ANK \| Anklam \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Anklam \| {{arms\|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}} \| Anklam \| 1991–1994 2013– \| merged into Ostvorpommern OVP
AÖ \| Altötting \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Altötting \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Altötting \| 1956–
AP \| Weimarer Land \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Weimarer Land \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Thuringia}} \| Apolda \| 1995–
APD \| Apolda \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Apolda \| Apolda \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Weimarer Land AP
AR \| Arnsberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Arnsberg{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Arnsberg \| 1956–1975 \| merged into Hochsauerlandkreis HSK
ARN \| Arnstadt \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Arnstadt \| {{arms\|Thuringia}} \| Arnstadt \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Ilm-Kreis IK
ART \| Artern \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Artern \| {{arms\|Thuringia}} \| Artern \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Kyffhäuserkreis KYF
AS \| Amberg-Sulzbach \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Amberg-Sulzbach \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Amberg{{efn-lr\|name=urban2}} \| 1979–
ASD \| Aschendorf-Hümmling \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Aschendorf-Hümmling \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Aschendorf \| 1956–1977 \| merged into Emsland EL
rowspan="2" \| ASL \| Aschersleben \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Aschersleben \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| rowspan="2"\|Aschersleben \| 1991–1994 \| merged into Aschersleben-Staßfurt ASL
Aschersleben-Staßfurt \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Aschersleben-Staßfurt \| 1994–2007 2012– \| merged into Salzlandkreis SLK
ASZ \| Aue-Schwarzenberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Aue-Schwarzenberg \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Aue \| 1994–2008 2012–{{efn-lr\|name=lib}} \| merged into Erzgebirgskreis ERZ
AT \| Altentreptow \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Altentreptow \| {{arms\|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}} \| Altentreptow \| 1991–1994 2013– \| merged into Demmin DM
AU \| Aue \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Aue \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Aue \| 1991–1994 2013– \| merged into Aue-Schwarzenberg ASZ
AUR \| Aurich \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Aurich \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Aurich \| 1956–
AW \| Ahrweiler \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Ahrweiler \| {{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| AZ \| Alzey \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Alzey \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| rowspan="2"\|Alzey \| 1956–1969 \| merged into Alzey-Worms AZ
Alzey-Worms \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Alzey-Worms \| 1969–
AZE \| Anhalt-Zerbst \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Anhalt-Zerbst \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Zerbst \| 1994–2007 2012– \| split up into Anhalt-Bitterfeld ABI, Jerichower Land JL and Wittenberg WB
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B {{anchor\|B}} \| Berlin{{efn-lr\|name=state}} \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Bundeshauptstadt Berlin \| {{arms\|Berlin\|size=30px}} \| Berlin \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| BA \| Bamberg \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Bamberg \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Bamberg \| 1956–
Bamberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bamberg \| Bamberg{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–
BAD \| Baden-Baden \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Baden-Baden \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Baden-Baden \| 1956–
BAR \| Barnim \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Barnim \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Eberswalde \| 1994–
BB \| Böblingen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Böblingen \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Böblingen \| 1956–
BBG \| Bernburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bernburg \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Bernburg \| 1991–2007 2012– \| merged into Salzlandkreis SLK
BBL{{efn-lr\|name=official}} \| Brandenburg \| Land Brandenburg \| {{arms\|Brandenburg\|size=30px}} \| Potsdam \| 1991–
BC \| Biberach \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Biberach \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Biberach \| 1956–
BCH \| Buchen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Buchen \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Buchen \| 1956–1973 2013– \| merged into Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis MOS
BD{{efn-lr\|name=official}} \| Federal Government & Diet \| Bundesregierung, Bundestag, Bundesrat \| {{arms\|Germany\|size=30px}} \| Berlin \|
BE \| Beckum \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Beckum{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Beckum \| 1956–1975 2014– \| merged into Warendorf WAF
BED \| Brand-Erbisdorf \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Brand-Erbisdorf \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Brand-Erbisdorf \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Freiberg FG
BEI \| Beilngries \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Beilngries \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Beilngries \| 1956–1972 \| split up into Eichstätt EI and Neumarkt NM
BEL \| Belzig \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Belzig \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Belzig \| 1991–1993 \| merged into Potsdam-Mittelmark PM
BER \| Bernau \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bernau \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Bernau \| 1991–1993 2013– \| merged into Barnim BAR
BF \| Steinfurt \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Steinfurt{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Burgsteinfurt \| 1956–1975 2013– \| code changed to ST
BG{{efn-lr\|name=official}} \| Federal Border Guard \| Bundesgrenzschutz \| {{arms\|Germany}} \| Bonn \| 1956–2005 \| code changed to BP ({{lang\|de\|Bundespolizei}})
BGD \| Berchtesgaden \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Berchtesgaden \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Berchtesgaden \| 1956–1979 \| merged into Berchtesgadener Land BGL
BGL \| Berchtesgadener Land \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Bad Reichenhall \| 1979–
BH \| Bühl \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bühl \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Bühl \| 1956–1973 2013– \| split up into Rastatt RA and Offenburg OG
rowspan="2" \| BI \| Bielefeld \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Bielefeld \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Bielefeld \| 1956–
Bielefeld \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Bielefeld{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| Bielefeld{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–1972 \| split up into Bielefeld city BI and Gütersloh GT
BID \| Biedenkopf \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Biedenkopf \| {{arms\|Hesse}} \| Biedenkopf \| 1956–1974 2013– \| merged into Marburg-Biedenkopf MR
BIN \| Bingen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bingen \| {{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| Bingen \| 1956–1969 2012– \| split up into Mainz-Bingen MZ and Bad Kreuznach KH
BIR \| Birkenfeld \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Birkenfeld \| {{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| Birkenfeld \| 1956–
rowspan="3" \| BIT \| Bitburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bitburg \| rowspan="3"\|{{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| rowspan="3"\|Bitburg \| 1956–1970 \| merged into Bitburg-Prüm BIT
rowspan="2"\|Bitburg-Prüm \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bitburg-Prüm \| 1970–2007 \| renamed Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm
style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm \| 2007–
BIW \| Bischofswerda \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bischofswerda \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Bischofswerda \| 1991–1994 2012– \| split up into Bautzen BZ and Kamenz KM
BK \| Backnang \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Backnang \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Backnang \| 1956–1973 2013– \| merged into Rems-Murr-Kreis WN
BK \| Börde \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Börde \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Haldensleben \| 2007–
BKS \| Bernkastel \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bernkastel \| {{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| Bernkastel-Kues \| 1956–1969 2012– \| merged into Bernkastel-Wittlich WIL
rowspan="2" \| BL \| Balingen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Balingen \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| rowspan="2"\|Balingen \| 1956–1972 \| merged into Zollernalbkreis BL
Zollernalbkreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Zollernalbkreis \| 1973–
BLB \| Wittgenstein \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Wittgenstein{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Berleburg \| 1956–1975 2012– \| merged into Siegen SI, later renamed Siegen-Wittgenstein
BLK \| Burgenlandkreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Burgenlandkreis \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Naumburg \| 1994–
rowspan="3" \| BM \| Bergheim \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Bergheim (Erft) \| rowspan="3"\|{{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| rowspan="3"\|Bergheim \| 1956–1974 \| merged into Erftkreis BM
Erftkreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Erftkreis \| 1974–2003 \| renamed Rhein-Erft-Kreis BM
Rhein-Erft-Kreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Rhein-Erft-Kreis \| 2003–
rowspan="2" \| BN \| Bonn \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Bonn \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Bonn \| 1956–
Bonn \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bonn \| Bonn{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–1969 \| split up into Bonn city and Rhein-Sieg-Kreis SU
BNA \| Borna \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Borna \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Borna \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Landkreis Leipzig L
BO \| Bochum \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Bochum \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Bochum \| 1956–
BÖ \| Bördekreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Bördekreis \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Oschersleben \| 1996–2007 2012– \| merged into Landkreis Börde BK
BOG \| Bogen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bogen \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Bogen \| 1956–1972 2018– \| merged into Straubing-Bogen SR
BOH \| Bocholt \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Bocholt \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Bocholt \| 1956–1975 2013– \| incorporated into Borken BOR
BOR \| Borken \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Borken{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Borken \| 1956–
BOT \| Bottrop \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Bottrop \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Bottrop \| 1956–
BP{{efn-lr\|name=official}} \| Federal Mail \| Deutsche Bundespost \| {{arms\|Germany}} \| Bonn \| 1956–1997 \| code now allotted to Bundespolizei
BP{{efn-lr\|name=official}} \| Federal Police \| Bundespolizei \| {{arms\|Germany}} \| Berlin \| 2006–
BR \| Bruchsal \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bruchsal \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Bruchsal \| 1956–1975 2025– \| merged into Karlsruhe KA
BRA \| Wesermarsch \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Wesermarsch \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Brake \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| BRB \| Brandenburg an der Havel \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Brandenburg a.d. Havel \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Brandenburg \| 1991–
Brandenburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Brandenburg \| Brandenburg{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1991–1993 \| merged into Potsdam-Mittelmark PM
BRG \| Burg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Burg \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Burg bei Magdeburg \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Jerichower Land JL
BRI \| Brilon \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Brilon{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Brilon \| 1956–1975 \| merged into Hochsauerlandkreis HSK
BRK \| Bad Brückenau \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bad Brückenau Landkreis Brückenau, before 1970 \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Bad Brückenau \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Bad Kissingen KG
BRL \| Blankenburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Blankenburg (Niedersachsen) \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Braunlage \| 1956–1972 2012– \| split up into Goslar GS and Osterode OHA
BRV \| Bremervörde \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bremervörde \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Bremervörde \| 1956–1977 2012– \| merged into Rotenburg (Wümme) ROW
rowspan="2" \| BS \| Braunschweig \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Braunschweig \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Braunschweig \| 1956–
Braunschweig \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Braunschweig \| Braunschweig{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–1974 \| split up into Braunschweig city BS and Peine PE, Helmstedt HE, Wolfenbüttel WF
BSB \| Bersenbrück \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bersenbrück \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Bersenbrück \| 1956–1972 2018– \| merged into Osnabrück OS
BSK \| Beeskow \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Beeskow \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Beeskow \| 1991–1993 2017– \| merged into Oder-Spree LOS
rowspan="2" \| BT \| Bayreuth \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Bayreuth \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Bayreuth \| 1956–
Bayreuth \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bayreuth \| Bayreuth{{efn-lr\|name="urban1"}} \| 1956–
BTF \| Bitterfeld \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bitterfeld \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Bitterfeld \| 1991–2007 2012– \| merged into Anhalt-Bitterfeld ABI
BU \| Burgdorf \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Burgdorf \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Burgdorf \| 1956–1974 \| merged into Hannover H
BÜD \| Büdingen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Büdingen \| {{arms\|Hesse}} \| Büdingen \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Wetteraukreis FB
BUL \| Burglengenfeld \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Burglengenfeld \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Burglengenfeld \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Schwandorf SAD
BÜR \| Büren \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Büren{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Büren \| 1956–1975 2014– \| merged into Paderborn PB
BÜS \| Büsingen am Hochrhein \| Gemeinde Büsingen \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Konstanz \| 1968–
BÜZ \| Bützow \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bützow \| {{arms\|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}} \| Bützow \| 1991–1994 2013– \| merged into Güstrow GÜ
BW{{efn-lr\|name=official}} \| Federal Waterways Administration \| Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes \| {{arms\|Germany}}	\| 1956–
BWL{{efn-lr\|name=official}} \| Baden-Württemberg \| Land Baden-Württemberg \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg\|size=30px}} \| Stuttgart \| 1956–
BYL{{efn-lr\|name=official}} \| Bavaria \| Freistaat Bayern \| {{arms\|Bavaria\|size=30px}} \| Munich \| 1956–
BZ \| Bautzen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bautzen \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Bautzen \| 1991–
BZA \| Bergzabern \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bergzabern \| {{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| Bad Bergzabern \| 1956–1969 \| merged into Landau LD, meanwhile renamed Südliche Weinstraße SÜW
rowspan="2" \| C {{anchor\|C}} \| Chemnitz \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Chemnitz \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Saxony}} \| Chemnitz \| 1991–
Chemnitz \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Chemnitz \| Chemnitz{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1991–1994 \| split up into Chemnitzer Land GC, Mittweida MW and Stollberg STL
CA \| Calau \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Calau \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Calau \| 1991–1993 2013– \| merged into Oberspreewald-Lausitz OSL
CAS \| Castrop-Rauxel \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Castrop-Rauxel \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Castrop-Rauxel \| 1956–1975 2012– \| incorporated into Recklinghausen RE
rowspan="2" \| CB \| Cottbus \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Cottbus \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Cottbus \| 1991–
Cottbus \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Cottbus \| Cottbus{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1991–1993 \| merged into Spree-Neiße SPN
CE \| Celle \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Celle \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Celle \| 1956–
CHA \| Cham \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Cham \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Cham \| 1956–
CLP \| Cloppenburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Cloppenburg \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Cloppenburg \| 1956–
CLZ \| Zellerfeld \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Zellerfeld \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Clausthal-Zellerfeld \| 1956–1972 2012– \| split up into Goslar GS and Osterode OHA
rowspan="2" \| CO \| Coburg \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Coburg \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Coburg \| 1956–
Coburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Coburg \| Coburg{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| COC \| Cochem \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Cochem \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| rowspan="2"\|Cochem \| 1956–1969 \| merged into Cochem-Zell COC
Cochem-Zell \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Cochem-Zell \| 1969–
COE \| Coesfeld \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Coesfeld{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Coesfeld \| 1956–
CR \| Crailsheim \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Crailsheim \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Crailsheim \| 1956–1973 2014– \| merged into Schwäbisch Hall SHA
CUX \| Cuxhaven \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Cuxhaven \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Cuxhaven \| 1956–
CW \| Calw \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Calw \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Calw \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| D {{anchor\|D}} \| Düsseldorf \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Düsseldorf \| 1956–
Düsseldorf-Mettmann \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Düsseldorf-Mettmann{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| Düsseldorf{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–1974 \| renamed Mettmann ME
rowspan="3" \| DA \| Darmstadt \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Darmstadt \| rowspan="3"\|{{arms\|Hesse}} \| Darmstadt \| 1956–
Darmstadt \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Darmstadt \| rowspan="2"\|Darmstadt{{efn-lr\|name=urban}} \| 1956–1977 \| merged into Darmstadt-Dieburg DA
Darmstadt-Dieburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg \| 1977–
DAH \| Dachau \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Dachau \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Dachau \| 1956–
DAN \| Lüchow-Dannenberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Lüchow-Dannenberg \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Lüchow \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| DAU \| Daun \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Daun \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| rowspan="2"\|Daun \| rowspan="2"\|1956– \| renamed Vulkaneifel, 2007
Vulkaneifel \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Vulkaneifel
DB{{efn-lr\|name=official}} \| Federal Railways \| Deutsche Bundesbahn \| {{arms\|Germany}} \| Bonn \| 1956–1993 \| code expired after privatisation
DBR \| Bad Doberan \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bad Doberan \| {{arms\|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}} \| Bad Doberan \| 1991–2011 2013– \| merged into Rostock LRO
rowspan="2" \| DD \| Dresden \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Landeshauptstadt Dresden \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Saxony}} \| Dresden \| 1991–
Dresden \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Dresden \| Dresden{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1991–1995 \| split up into Meißen MEI, Kamenz KM, Weißeritzkreis DW and Dresden city DD
rowspan="2" \| DE \| Dessau \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Dessau \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Dessau \| 1991–2007 \| merged with Roßlau into Dessau-Roßlau city DE
Dessau-Roßlau \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Dessau-Roßlau \| Dessau-Roßlau \| 2007–
DEG \| Deggendorf \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Deggendorf \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Deggendorf \| 1956–
DEL \| Delmenhorst \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Delmenhorst \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Delmenhorst \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| DGF \| Dingolfing \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Dingolfing \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Bavaria}} \| rowspan="2"\|Dingolfing \| 1956–1972 \| merged into Dingolfing-Landau DGF
Dingolfing-Landau \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Dingolfing-Landau \| 1972–
DH \| Diepholz \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Diepholz \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Diepholz \| 1956–
DI \| Dieburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Dieburg \| {{arms\|Hesse}} \| Dieburg \| 1956–1977 2013– \| merged into Darmstadt-Dieburg DA
DIL \| Dillkreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Dillkreis \| {{arms\|Hesse}} \| Dillenburg \| 1956–1977 2014– \| merged into Lahn-Dill-Kreis L (since 1991 LDK)
DIN \| Dinslaken \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Dinslaken{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Dinslaken \| 1956–1975 2012– \| merged into Wesel WES
DIZ \| Unterlahnkreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Unterlahnkreis \| {{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| Diez \| 1956–1969 2013– \| merged into Rhein-Lahn-Kreis EMS
DKB \| Dinkelsbühl \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Dinkelsbühl \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Dinkelsbühl \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Ansbach AN
DL \| Döbeln \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Döbeln \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Döbeln \| 1991–2008 2012– \| merged into Mittelsachsen FG
DLG \| Dillingen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Dillingen \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Dillingen \| 1956–
DM \| Demmin \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Demmin \| {{arms\|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}} \| Demmin \| 1991–2011 2013– \| split up into Mecklenburgische Seenplatte MSE and Vorpommern-Greifswald VG
DN \| Düren \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Düren{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Düren \| 1956–
DO \| Dortmund \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Dortmund \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Dortmund \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| DON \| Donauwörth \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Donauwörth \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Bavaria}} \| rowspan="2"\|Donauwörth \| 1956–1974 \| merged into Nördlingen-Donauwörth, later renamed Donau-Ries DON
Donau-Ries \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Donau-Ries \| 1974–
DS \| Donaueschingen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Donaueschingen \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Donaueschingen \| 1956–1973 2024– \| merged into Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis VS
DT \| Detmold \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Detmold{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Detmold \| 1956–1973 \| name changed to Lippe LIP
DU \| Duisburg \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Duisburg \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Duisburg \| 1956–
DUD \| Duderstadt \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Duderstadt \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Duderstadt \| 1956–1973 2012– \| merged into Göttingen GÖ
DÜW \| Bad Dürkheim \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bad Dürkheim \| {{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| Bad Dürkheim \| 1969– \| merged out of Frankenthal and Neustadt/Weinstraße districts
rowspan="2" \| DW \| Dippoldiswalde \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Dippoldiswalde \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Saxony}} \| Dippoldiswalde \| 1991–1994 \| merged into Weißeritzkreis DW
Weißeritzkreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Weißeritzkreis \| Dippoldiswalde \| 1994–2008 2012– \| merged into Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge PIR
DZ \| Delitzsch \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Delitzsch \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Delitzsch \| 1991–2008 2012– \| merged into Nordsachsen TDO
E {{anchor\|E}} \| Essen \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Essen \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Essen \| 1956–
EA \| Eisenach \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Eisenach \| {{arms\|Thuringia}} \| Eisenach \| 1998– \| enclosed in Wartburgkreis, 2021, yet retained own code
EB \| Eilenburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Eilenburg \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Eilenburg \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Delitzsch DZ
EBE \| Ebersberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Ebersberg \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Ebersberg \| 1956–
EBN \| Ebern \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Ebern \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Ebern \| 1956–1972 2014– \| split up into Hassberge HAS and Bamberg BA
EBS \| Ebermannstadt \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Ebermannstadt \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Ebermannstadt \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Forchheim FO
ECK \| Eckernförde \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Eckernförde \| {{arms\|Schleswig-Holstein}} \| Eckernförde \| 1956–1970 2012– \| merged into Rendsburg-Eckernförde RD
ED \| Erding \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Erding \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Erding \| 1956–
EE \| Elbe-Elster \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Elbe-Elster \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Herzberg (Elster) \| 1994–
rowspan="2" \| EF \| Erfurt \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Landeshauptstadt Erfurt \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Thuringia}} \| Erfurt \| 1991–
Erfurt \| style="background:#F0FFF0\|Landkreis Erfurt \| Erfurt{{efn-lr\|name=urban2}} \| 1991–1994 \| split up into Erfurt city, Gotha GTH and Sömmerda SÖM
EG \| Eggenfelden \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Eggenfelden \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Eggenfelden \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Rottal-Inn PAN
EH \| Eisenhüttenstadt \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Eisenhüttenstadt \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Eisenhüttenstadt \| 1991–1993 2017– \| merged into Oder-Spree LOS
EHI \| Ehingen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Ehingen \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Ehingen \| 1956–1973 \| merged into Alb-Donau-Kreis UL
EI \| Eichstätt \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Eichstätt \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Eichstätt \| 1979–
EIC \| Eichsfeld \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Eichsfeld \| {{arms\|Thuringia}} \| Heilbad Heiligenstadt \| 1995–
EIH \| Eichstätt \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Eichstätt \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Eichstätt \| 1956–1979 \| code changed to EI
EIL \| Eisleben \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Eisleben \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Lutherstadt Eisleben \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Mansfelder Land ML
EIN \| Einbeck \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Einbeck \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Einbeck \| 1956–1974 2012– \| merged into Northeim NOM
EIS \| Eisenberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Eisenberg \| {{arms\|Thuringia}} \| Eisenberg \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Saale-Holzland-Kreis SHK
EL \| Emsland \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Emsland \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Meppen \| 1979–
EM \| Emmendingen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Emmendingen \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Emmendingen \| 1956–
EMD \| Emden \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Emden \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Emden \| 1956–
EMS \| Rhein-Lahn-Kreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Rhein-Lahn-Kreis \| {{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| Bad Ems \| 1969–
EN \| Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Schwelm \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| ER \| Erlangen \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Erlangen \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Erlangen \| 1956–
Erlangen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Erlangen \| Erlangen{{efn-lr\|name=urban2}} \| 1956–1973 \| renamed Erlangen-Höchstadt ERH
rowspan="2" \| ERB \| Erbach \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Erbach \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Hesse}} \| rowspan="2"\|Erbach \| 1956–1972 \| merged into Odenwaldkreis ERB
Odenwaldkreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Odenwaldkreis \| 1972–
ERH \| Erlangen-Höchstadt \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Erlangen-Höchstadt \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Erlangen{{efn-lr\|name=urban2}} \| 1973–
ERK \| Erkelenz \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Erkelenz{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Erkelenz \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Heinsberg HS
ERZ \| Erzgebirgskreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Erzgebirgskreis \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Annaberg-Buchholz \| 2008–
ES \| Esslingen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Esslingen \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Esslingen am Neckar \| 1956–
ESA \| Eisenach \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Eisenach \| {{arms\|Thuringia}} \| Eisenach \| 1991–1995 \| merged into Wartburgkreis WAK, with Eisenach town becoming urban district EA
ESB \| Eschenbach \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Eschenbach i.d.OPf. \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Eschenbach in der Oberpfalz \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab NEW
rowspan="2" \| ESW \| Eschwege \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Eschwege \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Hesse}} \| rowspan="2"\|Eschwege \| 1956–1973 \| merged into Werra-Meißner-Kreis ESW
Werra-Meißner-Kreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Werra-Meißner-Kreis \| 1974–
EU \| Euskirchen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Euskirchen{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Euskirchen \| 1956–
EUT \| Eutin \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Eutin \| {{arms\|Schleswig-Holstein}} \| Eutin \| 1956–1970 \| merged into Ostholstein OH
EW \| Eberswalde \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Eberswalde \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Eberswalde-Finow \| 1991–1993 2013– \| merged into Barnim BAR
F {{anchor\|F}} \| Frankfurt am Main \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Frankfurt a. Main \| {{arms\|Hesse}} \| Frankfurt am Main \| 1956–
FAL \| Fallingbostel \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Fallingbostel \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Fallingbostel \| 1956–1977 \| merged into Soltau-Fallingbostel SFA
rowspan="2" \| FB \| Friedberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Friedberg \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Hesse}} \| rowspan="2"\|Friedberg (Hessen) \| 1956–1972 \| merged into Wetteraukreis FB
Wetteraukreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Wetteraukreis \| 1972–
FD \| Fulda \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Fulda \| {{arms\|Hesse}} \| Fulda \| 1956–
FDB \| Friedberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Friedberg (Bayern) \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Friedberg (Bayern) \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Augsburg-Ost AIC{{efn-lr\|name=later}}{{rp\|Aichach-Friedberg}}
FDS \| Freudenstadt \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Freudenstadt \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Freudenstadt \| 1956–
FEU \| Feuchtwangen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Feuchtwangen \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Feuchtwangen \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Ansbach AN
FF \| Frankfurt an der Oder \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Frankfurt a.d. Oder \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Frankfurt an der Oder \| 1991–
FFB \| Fürstenfeldbruck \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Fürstenfeldbruck \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Fürstenfeldbruck \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| FG \| Freiberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Freiberg \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Saxony}} \| rowspan="2"\|Freiberg \| 1991–2008 \| merged into Mittelsachsen FG
Mittelsachsen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Mittelsachsen \| 2008–
FH \| Main-Taunus-Kreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Main-Taunus-Kreis \| {{arms\|Hesse}} \| Frankfurt-Höchst \| 1956–1980 \| code changed to MTK
FI \| Finsterwalde \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Finsterwalde \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Finsterwalde \| 1991–1993 2013– \| merged into Elbe-Elster EE
FKB \| Frankenberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Frankenberg \| {{arms\|Hesse}} \| Frankenberg \| 1956–1974 2013– \| merged into Waldeck-Frankenberg KB
rowspan="2" \| FL \| Flensburg \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Flensburg \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Schleswig-Holstein}} \| Flensburg \| 1956–
Flensburg-Land \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Flensburg-Land \| Flensburg{{efn-lr\|name=urban2}} \| 1956–1974 \| merged into Schleswig-Flensburg SL
FLÖ \| Flöha \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Flöha \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Flöha \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Mittelsachsen FG
FN \| Bodenseekreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Bodenseekreis \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Friedrichshafen \| 1973– \| merged from Tettnang TT and Überlingen ÜB
FO \| Forchheim \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Forchheim \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Forchheim \| 1956–
FOR \| Forst \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Forst i.d. Lausitz \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Forst (Lausitz) \| 1991–1993 2013– \| merged into Spree-Neisse SPN
rowspan="3" \| FR \| Freiburg im Breisgau \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Freiburg \| rowspan="3"\|{{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Freiburg \| 1956–
Freiburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0\|Landkreis Freiburg \| rowspan="2"\|Freiburg{{efn-lr\|name=urban2}} \| 1956–1972 \| renamed Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald \| 1973–
FRG \| Freyung-Grafenau \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Freyung-Grafenau \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Freyung \| 1974– \| merged from Wolfstein WOS and Grafenau GRA
FRI \| Friesland \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Friesland \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Jever \| 1978–
FRW \| Bad Freienwalde \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bad Freienwalde \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Bad Freienwalde \| 1991–1993 2013– \| merged into Märkisch Oderland MOL
FS \| Freising \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Freising \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Freising \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| FT \| Frankenthal \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Frankenthal (Pfalz) \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| Frankenthal \| 1956–
Frankenthal \| style="background:F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Frankenthal (Pfalz) \| Frankenthal{{efn-lr\|name=urban2}} \| 1956–1969 \| split up into Bad Dürkheim DÜW and Ludwigshafen LU
FTL \| Freital \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Freital \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Freital \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Weißeritzkreis DW
rowspan="2" \| FÜ \| Fürth \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Fürth \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Fürth \| 1956–
Fürth \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Fürth \| Zirndorf{{efn-lr\|name=rural1}} \| 1956–
FÜS \| Füssen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Füssen \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Füssen \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Ostallgäu OAL
FW \| Fürstenwalde \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Fürstenwalde \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Fürstenwalde \| 1991–1993 2017– \| merged into Oder-Spree LOS
FZ \| Fritzlar-Homberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Fritzlar-Homberg \| {{arms\|Hesse}} \| Fritzlar \| 1956–1974 2015– \| merged into Schwalm-Eder HR
rowspan="2" \| G {{anchor\|G}} \| Gera \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Gera \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Thuringia}} \| Gera \| 1991–
Gera \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Gera \| Gera{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1991–1994 \| split up into Greiz GRZ and Gera city G
GA \| Gardelegen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Gardelegen \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Gardelegen \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Salzwedel SAW
GAN \| Gandersheim \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Gandersheim \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Bad Gandersheim \| 1956–1974 2012– \| split up into Northeim NOM and Goslar GS
GAP \| Garmisch-Partenkirchen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Garmisch-Partenkirchen \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| GC \| Glauchau \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Glauchau \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Saxony}} \| rowspan="2"\|Glauchau \| 1991–1994 \| merged into Chemnitzer Land GC
Chemnitzer Land \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Chemnitzer Land \| 1994–2008 2012– \| merged into Zwickau Z
GD \| Schwäbisch Gmünd \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Schwäbisch Gmünd \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Schwäbisch Gmünd \| 1956–1973 2013– \| merged into Ostalbkreis AA
GDB \| Gadebusch \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Gadebusch \| {{arms\|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}} \| Gadebusch \| 1991–1994 2013– \| merged into Nordwestmecklenburg NWM
GE \| Gelsenkirchen \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Gelsenkirchen \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Gelsenkirchen \| 1956–
GEL \| Geldern \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Geldern{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Geldern \| 1956–1975 2014– \| merged into Kleve KLE
GEM \| Gemünden \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Gemünden am Main \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Gemünden \| 1956–1972 \| merged into Main-Spessart MSP
GEO \| Gerolzhofen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Gerolzhofen \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Gerolzhofen \| 1956–1972 2013– \| split up into Schweinfurt SW and Kitzingen KT
GER \| Germersheim \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Germersheim \| {{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| Germersheim \| 1956–
GF \| Gifhorn \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Gifhorn \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Gifhorn \| 1956–
GG \| Groß-Gerau \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Groß-Gerau \| {{arms\|Hesse}} \| Groß-Gerau \| 1956–
GHA \| Geithain \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Geithain \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Geithain \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Leipziger Land L
GHC \| Gräfenhainichen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Gräfenhainichen \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Gräfenhainichen \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Wittenberg WB
rowspan="2" \| GI \| Giessen \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Gießen \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Hesse}} \| Gießen \| 1956–1976 \| incorporated into Lahn L{{efn-lr\|name=urban0}}
Giessen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Gießen \| Gießen \| 1956–1976 1979– \| interim Lahn-Dill-Kreis L{{efn-lr\|name=rural0}}
GK \| Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Geilenkirchen \| 1956–1971 2013– \| merged into Heinsberg HS
GL \| Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Bergisch Gladbach \| 1956–
GLA \| Gladbeck \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Gladbeck \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Gladbeck \| 1956–1976 2012– \| merged into Recklinghausen RE
GM \| Oberbergischer Kreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Oberbergischer Kreis \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Gummersbach \| 1956–
GMN \| Grimmen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Grimmen \| {{arms\|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}} \| Grimmen \| 1991–1994 2013– \| merged into Nordvorpommern NVP
GN \| Gelnhausen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Gelnhausen \| {{arms\|Hesse}} \| Gelnhausen \| 1991–1974 2013– \| merged into Main-Kinzig-Kreis MKK
GNT \| Genthin \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Genthin \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Genthin \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Jerichower Land JL
rowspan="2" \| GÖ \| Göttingen \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Göttingen{{efn-lr\|name=city}} \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Göttingen \| 1956–1964 \| semi-incorporated{{efn-lr\|name=city}} into district GÖ
Göttingen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Göttingen \| Göttingen{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–
GOA \| St. Goar \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Sankt Goar \| {{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| Sankt Goar \| 1956–1969 2012– \| merged into Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis SIM
rowspan="2" \| GOH \| St. Goarshausen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Sankt Goarshausen \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| rowspan="2"\|Sankt Goarshausen \| 1956–1962 \| renamed Loreleykreis
Loreleykreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Loreleykreis \| 1962–1969 2013– \| merged into Rhein-Lahn-Kreis EMS
GP \| Göppingen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Göppingen \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Göppingen \| 1956–
rowspan="3" \| GR \| Görlitz \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Görlitz \| rowspan="3"\|{{arms\|Saxony}} \| Görlitz \| 1991–2008 \| incorporated into Görlitz district GR
Görlitz (Land) \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Görlitz \| Görlitz{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1991–1994 \| merged into Niederschlesische Oberlausitz NOL
Görlitz \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Görlitz \| Görlitz \| 2008–
GRA \| Grafenau \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Grafenau \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Grafenau \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Freyung-Grafenau FRG
GRH \| Großenhain \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Großenhain \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Großenhain \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Riesa-Großenhain RG
GRI \| Griesbach \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Griesbach im Rottal \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Griesbach \| 1956–1972 \| merged into Passau PA
GRM \| Grimma \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Grimma \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Grimma \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Muldentalkreis MTL
GRS \| Gransee \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Gransee \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Gransee \| 1991–1993 \| merged into Oberhavel OHV
GRZ \| Greiz \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Greiz \| {{arms\|Thuringia}} \| Greiz \| 1991–
GS \| Goslar \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Goslar \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Goslar \| 1956–
GT \| Gütersloh \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Gütersloh \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Gütersloh \| 1973– \| merged from Wiedenbrück WD, Halle/Westfalen HW and Bielefeld (rural) BI
GTH \| Gotha \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Gotha \| {{arms\|Thuringia}} \| Gotha \| 1991–
GÜ \| Güstrow \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Güstrow \| {{arms\|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}} \| Güstrow \| 1991–2011 2013– \| merged into Rostock LRO
GUB \| Guben \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Guben \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Guben \| 1991–1993 2013– \| merged into Spree-Neiße SPN
GUN \| Gunzenhausen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Gunzenhausen \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Gunzenhausen \| 1956–1974 2013– \| merged into Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen WUG
GV \| Grevenbroich \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Grevenbroich{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Grevenbroich \| 1956–1975 2015– \| merged into Neuss NE
GVM \| Grevesmühlen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Grevesmühlen \| {{arms\|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}} \| Grevesmühlen \| 1991–1994 2013– \| merged into Nordwestmecklenburg NWM
GW \| Greifswald \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Greifswald \| {{arms\|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}} \| Greifswald{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1991–1994 2013– \| merged into Ostvorpommern OVP
GZ \| Günzburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Günzburg \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Günzburg \| 1956–
rowspan="3" \| H {{anchor\|H}} \| Hannover (Hanover) \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Landeshauptstadt Hannover{{efn-lr\|name=city}} \| rowspan="3"\|{{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Hanover \| 1956–2001 \| rowspan="2"\|merged into Hanover Region H
Hannover \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hannover \| Hannover{{efn-lr\|name=urban2}} \| 1956–2001
Hanover Region \| Regionalverband Hannover{{efn-lr\|name=region}} \| Hanover ({{lang\|de\|Hannover}}) \| 2001–
HA \| Hagen \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Hagen \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Hagen \| 1956–
HAB \| Hammelburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hammelburg \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Hammelburg \| 1956–1973 2013– \| merged into Bad Kissingen KG
HAL \| Halle \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Halle a.d. Saale \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Halle an der Saale \| 1991–
HAM \| Hamm \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Hamm \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Hamm \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| HAS \| Haßfurt \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Haßfurt \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Bavaria}} \| rowspan="2"\|Haßfurt \| 1956–1973 \| renamed Haßberge
Haßberge \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Haßberge{{efn-lr\|name=later}} \| 1973–
rowspan="2" \| HB \| Bremen \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Freie Hansestadt Bremen{{efn-lr\|name=HB}} \| {{arms\|Bremen\|size=30px}} \| Bremen \| 1956–
Bremerhaven \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadtgemeinde Bremerhaven{{efn-lr\|name=HB}} \| {{arms\|Bremen}} \| Bremerhaven \| 1956–
HBN \| Hildburghausen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hildburghausen \| {{arms\|Thuringia}} \| Hildburghausen \| 1991–
HBS \| Halberstadt \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Halberstadt \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Halberstadt \| 1991–2007 2012– \| merged into Harz HZ
HC \| Hainichen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hainichen \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Hainichen \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Mittweida MW
HCH \| Hechingen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hechingen \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Hechingen \| 1956–1973 2013– \| merged into Zollernalbkreis BL
rowspan="3" \| HD \| Heidelberg \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Heidelberg \| rowspan="3"\|{{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Heidelberg \| 1956–
Heidelberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Heidelberg \| rowspan="2"\|Heidelberg{{efn-lr\|name=urban2}} \| 1956–1972 \| merged into Rhein-Neckar-Kreis HD
Rhein-Neckar-Kreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Rhein-Neckar-Kreis \| 1973–
HDH \| Heidenheim \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Heidenheim \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Heidenheim an der Brenz \| 1956–
HDL \| Haldensleben \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Haldensleben \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Haldensleben \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Ohrekreis OK
HE \| Helmstedt \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Helmstedt \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Helmstedt \| 1956–
HEB \| Hersbruck \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hersbruck \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Hersbruck \| 1956–1974 2013– \| merged into Nürnberger Land LAU
rowspan="2" \| HEF \| Hersfeld \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hersfeld \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Hesse}} \| rowspan="2"\|Bad Hersfeld \| 1956–1972 \| merged into Hersfeld-Rotenburg HEF
Hersfeld-Rotenburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg \| 1972–
rowspan="2" \| HEI \| Norderdithmarschen (Northern Ditmarsh) \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Norderdithmarschen \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Schleswig-Holstein}} \| rowspan="2"\|Heide \| 1956–1970 \| merged into Dithmarschen HEI
Dithmarschen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Dithmarschen \| 1970–
HEL{{efn-lr\|name=official}} \| Hesse \| Land Hessen \| {{arms\|Hesse\|size=30px}} \| Wiesbaden \| 1956–
HER \| Herne \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Herne \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Herne \| 1956–
HET \| Hettstedt \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hettstedt \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Hettstedt \| 1991–1994 2012– \| split up into Mansfelder Land ML and Aschersleben-Staßfurt ASL
HF \| Herford \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Herford{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Herford \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| HG \| Obertaunuskreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Obertaunuskreis \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Hesse}} \| rowspan="2"\|Bad Homburg \| 1956–1972 \| merged into Hochtaunuskreis HG
Hochtaunuskreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Hochtaunuskreis \| 1972–
HGN \| Hagenow \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hagenow \| {{arms\|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}} \| Hagenow \| 1991–1994 2013– \| merged into Ludwigslust LWL
HGW \| Greifswald \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Hansestadt Greifswald \| {{arms\|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}} \| Greifswald \| 1991– \| merged into Vorpommern-Greifswald VG, yet retained own code
HH \| Hamburg \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg{{efn-lr\|name=state}} \| {{arms\|Hamburg\|size=30px}} \| Hamburg \| 1956–
HHM \| Hohenmölsen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hohenmölsen \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Hohenmölsen \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Weißenfels WSF
rowspan="2" \| HI \| ''Hildesheim-Marienburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hildesheim-Marienburg \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| rowspan="2"\|Hildesheim \| rowspan="2"\|1956– \| renamed Hildesheim, 1970
Hildesheim \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hildesheim
HIG \| Heiligenstadt \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Heiligenstadt \| {{arms\|Thuringia}} \| Heilbad Heiligenstadt \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Eichsfeld EIC
HIP \| Hilpoltstein \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hilpoltstein \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Hilpoltstein \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Roth RH
HK \| US Forces \| American Forces in Germany \| {{arms\|NATO}} \| \| {{circa}}2002–2009 \| vehicles bear "regular" German plates meanwhile; HK was given to Heidekreis
HK \| Heidekreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Heidekreis \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Bad Fallingbostel \| 2011– \| renamed from Soltau-Fallingbostel SFA
HL \| Lübeck \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Hansestadt Lübeck \| {{arms\|Schleswig-Holstein}} \| Lübeck \| 1956–
HM \| Hamelin-Pyrmont \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hameln-Pyrmont \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Hamelin ({{lang\|de\|Hameln}}) \| 1956–
HMÜ \| Hann. Münden \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Münden \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Hann. Münden \| 1956–1973 2012– \| merged into Göttingen GÖ
rowspan="2" \| HN \| Heilbronn \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Heilbronn \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Heilbronn \| 1956–
Heilbronn \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Heilbronn \| Heilbronn{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| HO \| Hof \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Hof \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Hof an der Saale \| 1956–
Hof \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hof \| Hof{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–
HOG \| Hofgeismar \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hofgeismar \| {{arms\|Hesse}} \| Hofgeismar \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Kassel KS
HOH \| Hofheim in Unterfranken \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hofheim i.UFr. \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Hofheim \| 1956–1972 2014– \| merged into Haßberge HAS
HOL \| Holzminden \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Holzminden \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Holzminden \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| HOM \| Homburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Homburg \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Saarland}} \| rowspan="2"\|Homburg \| 1957–1973 \| merged into Saarpfalz-Kreis (initially written Saar-Pfalz-Kreis) HOM
Saarpfalz \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Saarpfalz-Kreis officially spelled Saar-Pfalz-Kreis prior to 1989 \| 1974–
HOR \| Horb \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Horb \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Horb am Neckar \| 1956–1973 2013– \| split up into Freudenstadt FDS and Rottweil RW
HÖS \| Höchstadt \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Höchstadt \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Höchstadt an der Aisch \| 1956–1972 2015– \| merged into Erlangen-Höchstadt ERH
HOT \| Hohenstein-Ernstthal \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hohenstein-Ernstthal \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Hohenstein-Ernstthal \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Chemnitzer Land GC
HP \| Bergstraße \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Bergstraße \| {{arms\|Hesse}} \| Heppenheim \| 1956–
HR \| Schwalm-Eder-Kreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Schwalm-Eder-Kreis \| {{arms\|Hesse}} \| Homberg \| 1974– \| merged from Fritzlar-Homberg FZ, Melsungen MEG and Ziegenhain ZIG
HRO \| Rostock \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Hansestadt Rostock \| {{arms\|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}} \| Rostock \| 1991–
HS \| Heinsberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Heinsberg \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Heinsberg \| 1972– \| renamed from Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg
HSK \| Hochsauerlandkreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Hochsauerlandkreis \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Meschede \| 1979– \| merged from Arnsberg AR, Meschede MES and Brilon BRI
rowspan="2" \| HST \| Stralsund \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Hansestadt Stralsund \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}} \| Stralsund \| 1991– \| incorporated into Vorpommern-Rügen VR (2011), yet retained own code
Stralsund \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Stralsund \| Stralsund{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1991–1994 \| merged into Nordvorpommern NVP
rowspan="2"\| HU \| rowspan="2"\|Hanau \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Hanau \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Hesse}} \| rowspan="2"\|Hanau \| 1991– \| incorporated into Main-Kinzig-Kreis MKK (1974), yet retained own code
style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hanau \| 1991–1974 2016– \| merged into Main-Kinzig-Kreis MKK
HÜN \| Hünfeld \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hünfeld \| {{arms\|Hesse}} \| Hünfeld \| 1956–1972 \| merged into Fulda FD
HUS \| Husum \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Husum \| {{arms\|Schleswig-Holstein}} \| Husum \| 1956–1970 \| merged into Nordfriesland NF
HV \| Havelberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Havelberg \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Havelberg \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Stendal SDL
HVL \| Havelland \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Havelland \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Rathenow \| 1994–
HW \| Halle (Westfalen) \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Halle (Westf.){{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Halle (Westfalen) \| 1956–1973 \| merged into Gütersloh GT
HWI \| Wismar \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Hansestadt Wismar \| {{arms\|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}} \| Wismar \| 1991– \| incorporated into Nordwestmecklenburg NWM (2011), yet retained own code
HX \| Höxter \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Höxter{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Höxter \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| HY \| rowspan="2"\|Hoyerswerda \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Hoyerswerda \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Saxony}} \| rowspan="2"\|Hoyerswerda \| 1996–2008 2012– \| incorporated into Bautzen BZ
style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Hoyerswerda \| 1991–1995 2012– \| merged into Kamenz KM
HZ \| Herzberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Herzberg \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Herzberg (Elster) \| 1991–1993 \| merged into Elbe-Elster EE
HZ \| Harz \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Harz \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Halberstadt \| 2007–
IF {{anchor\|I}} \| US Forces \| American Forces in Germany \| {{arms\|NATO}} \| \| {{circa}}2003–? \| official U.S. Forces vehicles
IGB \| St. Ingbert \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Sankt Ingbert \| {{arms\|Saarland}} \| Sankt Ingbert \| 1957– \| merged into Saarpfalz HOM
IK \| Ilm-Kreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Ilm-Kreis \| {{arms\|Thuringia}} \| Arnstadt \| 1995–
IL \| Ilmenau \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Ilmenau \| {{arms\|Thuringia}} \| Ilmenau \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Ilm-Kreis IK
ILL \| Illertissen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Illertissen \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Illertissen \| 1956–1972 2013– \| split up into Neu-Ulm NU and Unterallgäu MN
rowspan="2" \| IN \| Ingolstadt \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Ingolstadt \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Ingolstadt \| 1956–
Ingolstadt \| style="background:#F0FFF0\|Landkreis Ingolstadt \| Ingolstadt{{efn-lr\|name=urban2}} \| 1956–1972 \| split up into Ingolstadt city IN, Eichstätt EI and Pfaffenhofen PAF
IS \| Iserlohn \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Iserlohn{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Iserlohn \| 1956–1975 \| merged into Märkischer Kreis MK
IZ \| Steinburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Steinburg \| {{arms\|Schleswig-Holstein}} \| Itzehoe \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| J {{anchor\|J}} \| Jena \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Jena \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Thuringia}} \| Jena \| 1991–
Jena \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Jena \| Jena{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1991–1994 \| merged into Saale-Holzland SHK
JB \| Jüterbog \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Jüterbog \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Jüterbog \| 1991–1993 2025– \| merged into Teltow-Fläming TF
JE \| Jessen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Jessen \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Jessen (Elster) \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Wittenberg WB
JEV \| Friesland \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Friesland \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Jever \| 1956–1977 \| code changed to FRI
JL \| Jerichower Land \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Jerichower Land \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Burg \| 1994–
JÜL \| Jülich \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Jülich{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Jülich \| 1956–1972 2012– \| merged into Düren DN
rowspan="2" \| K {{anchor\|K}} \| Köln (Cologne) \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Köln \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Köln \| 1956–
Köln \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Köln{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| Köln{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–1974 \| merged into Cologne city and Erftkreis BM
rowspan="2" \| KA \| Karlsruhe \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Karlsruhe \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Karlsruhe \| 1956–
Karlsruhe \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Karlsruhe \| Karlsruhe{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–
KAR \| Karlstadt \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Karlstadt \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Karlstadt am Main \| 1956–1972 \| merged into Main-Spessart MSP
KB \| Waldeck-Frankenberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg \| {{arms\|Hesse}} \| Korbach \| 1974– \| merged from Waldeck WA and Frankenberg FKB
KC \| Kronach \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Kronach \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Kronach \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| KE \| Kempten \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Kempten \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Kempten im Allgäu \| 1956–
Kempten \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Kempten \| Kempten{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–1972 \| split up into Kempten city and Oberallgäu OA
KEH \| Kelheim \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Kelheim \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Kelheim \| 1956–
KEL \| Kehl \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Kehl \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Kehl \| 1956–1973 2014– \| merged into Ortenaukreis OG
KEM \| Kemnath \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Kemnath \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Kemnath \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Tirschenreuth TIR
rowspan="2" \| KF \| Kaufbeuren \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Kaufbeuren \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Kaufbeuren \| 1956–
Kaufbeuren \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Kaufbeuren \| Kaufbeuren{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–1972 \| split up into Ostallgäu OAL and Landsberg LL
KG \| Bad Kissingen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bad Kissingen \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Bad Kissingen \| 1956–
KH \| Bad Kreuznach \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bad Kreuznach \| {{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| Bad Kreuznach \| 1956–
KI \| Kiel \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Landeshauptstadt Kiel \| {{arms\|Schleswig-Holstein}} \| Kiel \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| KIB \| Kirchheimbolanden \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Kirchheimbolanden \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| rowspan="2"\|Kirchheimbolanden \| 1956–1969 \| merged into Donnersbergkreis KIB
Donnersbergkreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Donnersbergkreis \| 1969–
KK \| Kempen-Krefeld \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Kempen-Krefeld{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Kempen \| 1956–1975 2015– \| renamed Viersen VIE
rowspan="2" \| KL \| Kaiserslautern \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Kaiserslautern \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| Kaiserslautern \| 1956–
Kaiserslautern \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Kaiserslautern \| Kaiserslautern{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–
KLE \| Cleves ({{lang\|de\|Kleve}}) \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Kleve{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Kleve \| 1956–
KLZ \| Klötze \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Klötze \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Klötze \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Salzwedel SAW
KM \| Kamenz \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Kamenz \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Kamenz \| 1991–2008 2012– \| merged into Bautzen BZ
KN \| Konstanz \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Konstanz \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Konstanz \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| KO \| Koblenz \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Koblenz \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| Koblenz \| 1956–
Koblenz \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Koblenz \| Koblenz{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–1979 \| merged into Mayen-Koblenz MYK
KÖN \| Königshofen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Königshofen im Grabfeld \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Königshofen \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Bad Neustadt NES, later renamed Rhön-Grabfeld
KÖT \| Köthen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Köthen \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt}} \| Köthen (Anhalt) \| 1991–2007 2012– \| merged into Anhalt-Bitterfeld ABI
KÖZ \| Kötzting \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Kötzting \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Kötzting \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Cham CHA
KR \| Krefeld \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Krefeld \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Krefeld \| 1956–
KRU \| Krumbach \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Krumbach (Schwaben) \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Krumbach \| 1956–1972 2013– \| merged into Günzburg GZ
rowspan="2" \| KS \| Kassel \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Kassel \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Hesse}} \| Kassel \| 1956–
Kassel \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Kassel \| Kassel{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–
KT \| Kitzingen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Kitzingen \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Kitzingen \| 1956–
KU \| Kulmbach \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Kulmbach \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Kulmbach \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| KÜN \| Künzelsau \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Künzelsau \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| rowspan="2"\|Künzelsau \| 1956–1972 \| merged into Hohenlohekreis KÜN
Hohenlohe \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Hohenlohekreis \| 1973–
KUS \| Kusel \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Kusel \| {{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| Kusel \| 1956–
KW \| Königs Wusterhausen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Königs Wusterhausen \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Königs Wusterhausen \| 1991–1993 2015– \| merged into Dahme-Spreewald LDS
KY \| Kyritz \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Kyritz \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Kyritz \| 1991–1993 2013– \| merged into Ostprignitz-Ruppin OPR
KYF \| Kyffhäuserkreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kyffhäuserkreis \| {{arms\|Thuringia}} \| Sondershausen \| 1995–
rowspan="4" \| L {{anchor\|L}} \| Leipzig \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Leipzig \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Leipzig \| 1991–
Leipzig \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Leipzig \| rowspan="3"\|{{arms\|Saxony}} \| Leipzig{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1991–1994 \| merged into Leipziger Land L
Leipziger Land \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Leipziger Land \| Leipzig{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} 1994–1998 Borna 1999–2008 \| 1994–2008 \| merged into Landkreis Leipzig L
Leipzig \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Leipzig \| Borna{{efn-lr\|name=rural1}} \| 2008–
rowspan="2" \| L \| Lahn \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Lahn \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Hesse}} \| Lahn \| 1977–1979 \| rowspan="2"\|split up again into Gießen GI and Lahn-Dill-Kreis LDK
Lahn-Dill-Kreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Lahn-Dill-Kreis \| Lahn{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1977–1990
rowspan="2" \| LA \| Landshut \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Landshut \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Landshut \| 1956–
Landshut \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Landshut \| Landshut{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–
LAN \| Landau an der Isar \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Landau a.d. Isar \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Landau an der Isar \| 1956–1972 2017– \| merged into Dingolfing-Landau DGF
LAT \| Lauterbach \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Lauterbach \| {{arms\|Hesse}} \| Lauterbach \| 1956–1972 \| merged into Vogelsbergkreis VB
rowspan="2"\|LAU \| Lauf \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Lauf a.d. Pegnitz \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Bavaria}} \| rowspan="2"\|Lauf an der Pegnitz \| 1956–1973{{efn-lr\|name=later}} \| renamed Nürnberger Land
Nürnberger Land \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Nürnberger Land \| 1973–
LB \| Ludwigsburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Ludwigsburg \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Ludwigsburg \| 1956–
LBS \| Lobenstein \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Lobenstein \| {{arms\|Thuringia}} \| Lobenstein \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Saale-Orla-Kreis SOK
LBZ \| Lübz \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Lübz \| {{arms\|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}} \| Lübz \| 1991–1994 2013– \| merged into Parchim PCH
LC \| Luckau \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Luckau \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Luckau \| 1991–1993 2015– \| merged into Dahme-Spree LDS
rowspan="3" \| LD \| Landau in der Pfalz \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Landau \| rowspan="3"\|{{arms\|Rhineland-Palatinate}} \| Landau in der Pfalz \| 1956–
Landau in der Pfalz \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Landau in der Pfalz \| rowspan="2"\|Landau{{efn-lr\|name=urban1}} \| 1956–1969 \| merged into Landau-Bad Bergzabern LD
Landau-Bad Bergzabern \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Landau-Bad Bergzabern \| 1969–1979 \| renamed Südliche Weinstraße SÜW
LDK \| Lahn-Dill-Kreis \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Lahn-Dill-Kreis \| {{arms\|Hesse}} \| Wetzlar \| 1990– \| gave up L in favour of Leipzig
LDS \| Dahme-Spreewald \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Lübben \| 1994–
LE \| Lemgo \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Lemgo{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Lemgo \| 1956–1973 \| merged into Lippe LIP
LEO \| Leonberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Leonberg \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Leonberg \| 1956–1973 2013– \| split up into Böblingen BB and Ludwigsburg LB
LER \| Leer \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Leer \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Leer \| 1956–
LEV \| Leverkusen \| style="background:#FFE8D0"\|Stadt Leverkusen \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Leverkusen \| 1956–
LF \| Laufen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Laufen \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Laufen (Salzach) \| 1956–1972 2016– \| split up into Berchtesgadener Land BGL, Traunstein TS and Altötting AÖ
LG \| Lüneburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Lüneburg \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Lüneburg \| 1956–
LH \| Lüdinghausen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Lüdinghausen{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Lüdinghausen \| 1956–1975 2014– \| split up into Coesfeld COE, Unna UN and Warendorf WAF
LI \| Lindau \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Lindau (Bodensee) \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Lindau \| 1956–
LIB \| Bad Liebenwerda \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Bad Liebenwerda \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Bad Liebenwerda \| 1991–1993 2013– \| merged into Elbe-Elster EE
LIF \| Lichtenfels \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Lichtenfels \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Lichtenfels \| 1956–
LIN \| Lingen \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Lingen \| {{arms\|Lower Saxony}} \| Lingen (Ems) \| 1956–1977 \| merged into Emsland EL
LIP \| Lippe \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Lippe \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Detmold \| 1990– \| formerly Detmold DT
LK \| Lübbecke \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Lübbecke{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Lübbecke \| 1956–1973 \| merged into Minden-Lübbecke MI
LL \| Landsberg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Landsberg am Lech \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Landsberg \| 1956–
rowspan="2" \| LM \| Limburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Limburg \| rowspan="2"\|{{arms\|Hesse}} \| rowspan="2"\|Limburg an der Lahn \| 1956–1974 \| merged into Limburg-Weilburg LM
Limburg-Weilburg \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg \| 1974–
LN \| Lübben \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Lübben \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Lübben (Spreewald) \| 1991–1993 2015– \| merged into Dahme-Spreewald LDS
LÖ \| Lörrach \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Lörrach \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Lörrach \| 1956–
LÖB \| Löbau \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Löbau \| {{arms\|Saxony}} \| Löbau \| 1991–1994 2012– \| merged into Löbau-Zittau ZI
LOH \| Lohr am Main \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Lohr am Main \| {{arms\|Bavaria}} \| Lohr am Main \| 1956–1972 \| merged into Main-Spessart MSP
LOS \| Oder-Spree \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Oder-Spree \| {{arms\|Brandenburg}} \| Beeskow \| 1994–
LP \| Lippstadt \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Lippstadt{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Lippstadt \| 1956–1975 2012– \| merged into Soest SO
LR \| Lahr \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Lahr \| {{arms\|Baden-Württemberg}} \| Lahr \| 1956–1973 2014– \| merged into Ortenaukreis OG
LRO \| Rostock \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Landkreis Rostock \| {{arms\|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}} \| Güstrow{{efn-lr\|name=rural1}} \| 2012–
LS \| Lüdenscheid \| style="background:#F0FFF0"\|Kreis Lüdenscheid{{efn-lr\|name=NRW}} \| {{arms\|North Rhine-Westphalia}} \| Lüdenscheid \| 1956–1975 \| merged into Märkischer Kreis MK
LSA{{efn-lr\|name=official}} \| Saxony-Anhalt \| Land Sachsen-Anhalt \| {{arms\|Saxony-Anhalt\|size=30px}} \| Magdeburg \| 1991–

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Area
code

! District
Names in italics signify a district which has been renamed, merged or otherwise become extinct

! class="unsortable" | Full name of district
The term {{lang|de|Stadt}} (city) denotes an {{font color||#FFE8D0|urban district}}, whereas the terms {{lang|de|Landkreis}} or {{lang|de|Kreis}} refer to {{font color||#F0FFF0|rural districts}}.

! style="width: 90pt;" | State

! Administrative capital

! Years issued
May differ from the time of the administrative change

! class="unsortable" | Notes, changes, mergers, etc.
The occasional shifting between districts of singular villages or towns is not taken into account.

rowspan="2" | A {{anchor|A}}

| Augsburg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Augsburg

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Augsburg

| 1956–

Augsburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Augsburg

| Augsburg{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–

rowspan="2"|AA

| Aalen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Aalen

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| rowspan="2"|Aalen

| 1956–1972

| renamed Ostalbkreis

Ostalbkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Ostalbkreis

| 1972–

rowspan="2" | AB

| Aschaffenburg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Aschaffenburg

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Aschaffenburg

| 1956–

Aschaffenburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Aschaffenburg

| Aschaffenburg{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | ABG

| Altenburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Altenburg

| rowspan="2" | {{arms|Thuringia}}

| rowspan="2" | Altenburg

| 1991–1994

| merged into Altenburger Land ABG

Altenburger Land

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Altenburger Land

| 1994–

ABI

| Anhalt-Bitterfeld

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Köthen (Anhalt)

| 2007–

rowspan="3" | AC

| Aachen

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Aachen

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Aachen

| 1956–2009

| rowspan="2"|merged into Aachen region AC

Aachen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Aachen{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| Aachen{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–2009

Aachen

| Städteregion Aachen{{efn-lr|name=region}}

| Aachen

| 2009–

| US Forces

| American Forces in Germany

| {{arms|NATO}}

| 2000–2005

| vehicles bear "regular" German plates meanwhile

| Auerbach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Auerbach

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Auerbach (Vogtland)

| 1991–1996
2012–

| merged into Vogtlandkreis V

| US Forces

| American Forces in Germany

| {{arms|NATO}}

| {{circa}}2000–2003

| vehicles bear "regular" German plates meanwhile

| Ahaus

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Ahaus{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Ahaus

| 1956–1975
2013–

| merged into Borken BOR

AIB

| Bad Aibling

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bad Aibling

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Bad Aibling

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Rosenheim RO

rowspan="3" | AIC

| Aichach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Aichach

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| rowspan="3"|Aichach

| 1956–1972

| merged into Augsburg-Ost AIC

Augsburg-Ost

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Augsburg-Ost

| 1972–1973

| renamed Aichach-Friedberg

Aichach-Friedberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Aichach-Friedberg

| 1973–

| Altenkirchen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Altenkirchen

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Altenkirchen

| 1956–

| Altena

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Altena

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Altena

| 1956–1968

| merged into Lüdenscheid LS

ALF

| Alfeld

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Alfeld

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Alfeld (Leine)

| 1956–1977
2012–

| merged into Hildesheim HI

ALS

| Alsfeld

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Alsfeld

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Alsfeld

| 1956–1972

| merged into Vogelsbergkreis VB

ALZ

| Alzenau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Alzenau

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Alzenau

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Aschaffenburg AB

rowspan="2" | AM

| Amberg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Amberg in der Oberpfalz

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Amberg

| 1956–

Amberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Amberg

| Amberg{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1979

| merged into Amberg-Sulzbach AS

rowspan="2" | AN

| Ansbach

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Ansbach

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Ansbach

| 1956–

Ansbach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ansbach

| Ansbach{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–

ANA

| Annaberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Annaberg

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Annaberg-Buchholz

| 1991–2008
2012–

| merged into Erzgebirgskreis ERZ

ANG

| Angermünde

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Angermünde

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Angermünde

| 1991–1993
2014–

| merged into Uckermark UM

ANK

| Anklam

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Anklam

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Anklam

| 1991–1994
2013–

| merged into Ostvorpommern OVP

AÖ

| Altötting

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Altötting

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Altötting

| 1956–

| Weimarer Land

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Weimarer Land

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Thuringia}}

| Apolda

| 1995–

APD

| Apolda

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Apolda

| Apolda

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Weimarer Land AP

| Arnsberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Arnsberg{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Arnsberg

| 1956–1975

| merged into Hochsauerlandkreis HSK

ARN

| Arnstadt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Arnstadt

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Arnstadt

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Ilm-Kreis IK

ART

| Artern

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Artern

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Artern

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Kyffhäuserkreis KYF

| Amberg-Sulzbach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Amberg-Sulzbach

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Amberg{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1979–

ASD

| Aschendorf-Hümmling

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Aschendorf-Hümmling

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Aschendorf

| 1956–1977

| merged into Emsland EL

rowspan="2" | ASL

| Aschersleben

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Aschersleben

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| rowspan="2"|Aschersleben

| 1991–1994

| merged into Aschersleben-Staßfurt ASL

Aschersleben-Staßfurt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Aschersleben-Staßfurt

| 1994–2007
2012–

| merged into Salzlandkreis SLK

ASZ

| Aue-Schwarzenberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Aue-Schwarzenberg

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Aue

| 1994–2008
2012–{{efn-lr|name=lib}}

| merged into Erzgebirgskreis ERZ

| Altentreptow

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Altentreptow

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Altentreptow

| 1991–1994
2013–

| merged into Demmin DM

| Aue

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Aue

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Aue

| 1991–1994
2013–

| merged into Aue-Schwarzenberg ASZ

AUR

| Aurich

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Aurich

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Aurich

| 1956–

| Ahrweiler

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ahrweiler

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | AZ

| Alzey

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Alzey

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| rowspan="2"|Alzey

| 1956–1969

| merged into Alzey-Worms AZ

Alzey-Worms

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Alzey-Worms

| 1969–

AZE

| Anhalt-Zerbst

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Anhalt-Zerbst

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Zerbst

| 1994–2007
2012–

| split up into Anhalt-Bitterfeld ABI, Jerichower Land JL and Wittenberg WB

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B {{anchor|B}}

| Berlin{{efn-lr|name=state}}

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Bundeshauptstadt Berlin

| {{arms|Berlin|size=30px}}

| Berlin

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | BA

| Bamberg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Bamberg

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Bamberg

| 1956–

Bamberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bamberg

| Bamberg{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–

BAD

| Baden-Baden

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Baden-Baden

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Baden-Baden

| 1956–

BAR

| Barnim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Barnim

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Eberswalde

| 1994–

| Böblingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Böblingen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Böblingen

| 1956–

BBG

| Bernburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bernburg

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Bernburg

| 1991–2007
2012–

| merged into Salzlandkreis SLK

BBL{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Brandenburg

| Land Brandenburg

| {{arms|Brandenburg|size=30px}}

| Potsdam

| 1991–

| Biberach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Biberach

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Biberach

| 1956–

BCH

| Buchen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Buchen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Buchen

| 1956–1973
2013–

| merged into Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis MOS

BD{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Federal Government & Diet

| Bundesregierung, Bundestag, Bundesrat

| {{arms|Germany|size=30px}}

| Berlin

| Beckum

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Beckum{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Beckum

| 1956–1975
2014–

| merged into Warendorf WAF

BED

| Brand-Erbisdorf

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Brand-Erbisdorf

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Brand-Erbisdorf

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Freiberg FG

BEI

| Beilngries

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Beilngries

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Beilngries

| 1956–1972

| split up into Eichstätt EI and Neumarkt NM

BEL

| Belzig

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Belzig

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Belzig

| 1991–1993

| merged into Potsdam-Mittelmark PM

BER

| Bernau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bernau

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Bernau

| 1991–1993
2013–

| merged into Barnim BAR

| Steinfurt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Steinfurt{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Burgsteinfurt

| 1956–1975
2013–

| code changed to ST

BG{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Federal Border Guard

| Bundesgrenzschutz

| {{arms|Germany}}

| Bonn

| 1956–2005

| code changed to BP ({{lang|de|Bundespolizei}})

BGD

| Berchtesgaden

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Berchtesgaden

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Berchtesgaden

| 1956–1979

| merged into Berchtesgadener Land BGL

BGL

| Berchtesgadener Land

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Bad Reichenhall

| 1979–

| Bühl

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bühl

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Bühl

| 1956–1973
2013–

| split up into Rastatt RA and Offenburg OG

rowspan="2" | BI

| Bielefeld

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Bielefeld

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Bielefeld

| 1956–

Bielefeld

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Bielefeld{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| Bielefeld{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1972

| split up into Bielefeld city BI and Gütersloh GT

BID

| Biedenkopf

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Biedenkopf

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Biedenkopf

| 1956–1974
2013–

| merged into Marburg-Biedenkopf MR

BIN

| Bingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bingen

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Bingen

| 1956–1969
2012–

| split up into Mainz-Bingen MZ and Bad Kreuznach KH

BIR

| Birkenfeld

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Birkenfeld

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Birkenfeld

| 1956–

rowspan="3" | BIT

| Bitburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bitburg

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| rowspan="3"|Bitburg

| 1956–1970

| merged into Bitburg-Prüm BIT

rowspan="2"|Bitburg-Prüm

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bitburg-Prüm

| 1970–2007

| renamed Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

style="background:#F0FFF0"|Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

| 2007–

BIW

| Bischofswerda

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bischofswerda

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Bischofswerda

| 1991–1994
2012–

| split up into Bautzen BZ and Kamenz KM

| Backnang

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Backnang

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Backnang

| 1956–1973
2013–

| merged into Rems-Murr-Kreis WN

| Börde

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Börde

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Haldensleben

| 2007–

BKS

| Bernkastel

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bernkastel

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Bernkastel-Kues

| 1956–1969
2012–

| merged into Bernkastel-Wittlich WIL

rowspan="2" | BL

| Balingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Balingen

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| rowspan="2"|Balingen

| 1956–1972

| merged into Zollernalbkreis BL

Zollernalbkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Zollernalbkreis

| 1973–

BLB

| Wittgenstein

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Wittgenstein{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Berleburg

| 1956–1975
2012–

| merged into Siegen SI, later renamed Siegen-Wittgenstein

BLK

| Burgenlandkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Burgenlandkreis

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Naumburg

| 1994–

rowspan="3" | BM

| Bergheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Bergheim (Erft)

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| rowspan="3"|Bergheim

| 1956–1974

| merged into Erftkreis BM

Erftkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Erftkreis

| 1974–2003

| renamed Rhein-Erft-Kreis BM

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Rhein-Erft-Kreis

| 2003–

rowspan="2" | BN

| Bonn

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Bonn

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Bonn

| 1956–

Bonn

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bonn

| Bonn{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1969

| split up into Bonn city and Rhein-Sieg-Kreis SU

BNA

| Borna

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Borna

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Borna

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Landkreis Leipzig L

| Bochum

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Bochum

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Bochum

| 1956–

BÖ

| Bördekreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Bördekreis

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Oschersleben

| 1996–2007
2012–

| merged into Landkreis Börde BK

BOG

| Bogen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bogen

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Bogen

| 1956–1972
2018–

| merged into Straubing-Bogen SR

BOH

| Bocholt

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Bocholt

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Bocholt

| 1956–1975
2013–

| incorporated into Borken BOR

BOR

| Borken

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Borken{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Borken

| 1956–

BOT

| Bottrop

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Bottrop

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Bottrop

| 1956–

BP{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Federal Mail

| Deutsche Bundespost

| {{arms|Germany}}

| Bonn

| 1956–1997

| code now allotted to Bundespolizei

BP{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Federal Police

| Bundespolizei

| {{arms|Germany}}

| Berlin

| 2006–

| Bruchsal

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bruchsal

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Bruchsal

| 1956–1975
2025–

| merged into Karlsruhe KA

BRA

| Wesermarsch

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wesermarsch

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Brake

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | BRB

| Brandenburg an der Havel

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Brandenburg a.d. Havel

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Brandenburg

| 1991–

Brandenburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Brandenburg

| Brandenburg{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1991–1993

| merged into Potsdam-Mittelmark PM

BRG

| Burg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Burg

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Burg bei Magdeburg

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Jerichower Land JL

BRI

| Brilon

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Brilon{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Brilon

| 1956–1975

| merged into Hochsauerlandkreis HSK

BRK

| Bad Brückenau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bad Brückenau
Landkreis Brückenau, before 1970

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Bad Brückenau

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Bad Kissingen KG

BRL

| Blankenburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Blankenburg (Niedersachsen)

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Braunlage

| 1956–1972
2012–

| split up into Goslar GS and Osterode OHA

BRV

| Bremervörde

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bremervörde

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Bremervörde

| 1956–1977
2012–

| merged into Rotenburg (Wümme) ROW

rowspan="2" | BS

| Braunschweig

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Braunschweig

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Braunschweig

| 1956–

Braunschweig

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Braunschweig

| Braunschweig{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1974

| split up into Braunschweig city BS and Peine PE, Helmstedt HE, Wolfenbüttel WF

BSB

| Bersenbrück

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bersenbrück

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Bersenbrück

| 1956–1972
2018–

| merged into Osnabrück OS

BSK

| Beeskow

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Beeskow

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Beeskow

| 1991–1993
2017–

| merged into Oder-Spree LOS

rowspan="2" | BT

| Bayreuth

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Bayreuth

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Bayreuth

| 1956–

Bayreuth

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bayreuth

| Bayreuth{{efn-lr|name="urban1"}}

| 1956–

BTF

| Bitterfeld

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bitterfeld

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Bitterfeld

| 1991–2007
2012–

| merged into Anhalt-Bitterfeld ABI

| Burgdorf

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Burgdorf

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Burgdorf

| 1956–1974

| merged into Hannover H

BÜD

| Büdingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Büdingen

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Büdingen

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Wetteraukreis FB

BUL

| Burglengenfeld

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Burglengenfeld

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Burglengenfeld

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Schwandorf SAD

BÜR

| Büren

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Büren{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Büren

| 1956–1975
2014–

| merged into Paderborn PB

BÜS

| Büsingen am Hochrhein

| Gemeinde Büsingen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Konstanz

| 1968–

BÜZ

| Bützow

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bützow

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Bützow

| 1991–1994
2013–

| merged into Güstrow GÜ

BW{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Federal Waterways Administration

| Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes

| {{arms|Germany}}

| 1956–

BWL{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Baden-Württemberg

| Land Baden-Württemberg

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg|size=30px}}

| Stuttgart

| 1956–

BYL{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Bavaria

| Freistaat Bayern

| {{arms|Bavaria|size=30px}}

| Munich

| 1956–

| Bautzen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bautzen

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Bautzen

| 1991–

BZA

| Bergzabern

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bergzabern

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Bad Bergzabern

| 1956–1969

| merged into Landau LD, meanwhile renamed Südliche Weinstraße SÜW

rowspan="2" | C {{anchor|C}}

| Chemnitz

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Chemnitz

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Saxony}}

| Chemnitz

| 1991–

Chemnitz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Chemnitz

| Chemnitz{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1991–1994

| split up into Chemnitzer Land GC, Mittweida MW and Stollberg STL

| Calau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Calau

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Calau

| 1991–1993
2013–

| merged into Oberspreewald-Lausitz OSL

CAS

| Castrop-Rauxel

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Castrop-Rauxel

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Castrop-Rauxel

| 1956–1975
2012–

| incorporated into Recklinghausen RE

rowspan="2" | CB

| Cottbus

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Cottbus

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Cottbus

| 1991–

Cottbus

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Cottbus

| Cottbus{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1991–1993

| merged into Spree-Neiße SPN

| Celle

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Celle

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Celle

| 1956–

CHA

| Cham

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Cham

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Cham

| 1956–

CLP

| Cloppenburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Cloppenburg

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Cloppenburg

| 1956–

CLZ

| Zellerfeld

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Zellerfeld

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Clausthal-Zellerfeld

| 1956–1972
2012–

| split up into Goslar GS and Osterode OHA

rowspan="2" | CO

| Coburg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Coburg

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Coburg

| 1956–

Coburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Coburg

| Coburg{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | COC

| Cochem

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Cochem

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| rowspan="2"|Cochem

| 1956–1969

| merged into Cochem-Zell COC

Cochem-Zell

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Cochem-Zell

| 1969–

COE

| Coesfeld

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Coesfeld{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Coesfeld

| 1956–

| Crailsheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Crailsheim

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Crailsheim

| 1956–1973
2014–

| merged into Schwäbisch Hall SHA

CUX

| Cuxhaven

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Cuxhaven

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Cuxhaven

| 1956–

| Calw

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Calw

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Calw

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | D {{anchor|D}}

| Düsseldorf

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Düsseldorf

| 1956–

Düsseldorf-Mettmann

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Düsseldorf-Mettmann{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| Düsseldorf{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1974

| renamed Mettmann ME

rowspan="3" | DA

| Darmstadt

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Darmstadt

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Hesse}}

| Darmstadt

| 1956–

Darmstadt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Darmstadt

| rowspan="2"|Darmstadt{{efn-lr|name=urban}}

| 1956–1977

| merged into Darmstadt-Dieburg DA

Darmstadt-Dieburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg

| 1977–

DAH

| Dachau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Dachau

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Dachau

| 1956–

DAN

| Lüchow-Dannenberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Lüchow-Dannenberg

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Lüchow

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | DAU

| Daun

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Daun

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| rowspan="2"|Daun

| rowspan="2"|1956–

| renamed Vulkaneifel, 2007

Vulkaneifel

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Vulkaneifel

DB{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Federal Railways

| Deutsche Bundesbahn

| {{arms|Germany}}

| Bonn

| 1956–1993

| code expired after privatisation

DBR

| Bad Doberan

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bad Doberan

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Bad Doberan

| 1991–2011
2013–

| merged into Rostock LRO

rowspan="2" | DD

| Dresden

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Landeshauptstadt Dresden

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Saxony}}

| Dresden

| 1991–

Dresden

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Dresden

| Dresden{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1991–1995

| split up into Meißen MEI, Kamenz KM, Weißeritzkreis DW and Dresden city DD

rowspan="2" | DE

| Dessau

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Dessau

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Dessau

| 1991–2007

| merged with Roßlau into Dessau-Roßlau city DE

Dessau-Roßlau

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Dessau-Roßlau

| Dessau-Roßlau

| 2007–

DEG

| Deggendorf

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Deggendorf

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Deggendorf

| 1956–

DEL

| Delmenhorst

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Delmenhorst

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Delmenhorst

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | DGF

| Dingolfing

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Dingolfing

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| rowspan="2"|Dingolfing

| 1956–1972

| merged into Dingolfing-Landau DGF

Dingolfing-Landau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Dingolfing-Landau

| 1972–

| Diepholz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Diepholz

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Diepholz

| 1956–

| Dieburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Dieburg

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Dieburg

| 1956–1977
2013–

| merged into Darmstadt-Dieburg DA

DIL

| Dillkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Dillkreis

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Dillenburg

| 1956–1977
2014–

| merged into Lahn-Dill-Kreis L (since 1991 LDK)

DIN

| Dinslaken

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Dinslaken{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Dinslaken

| 1956–1975
2012–

| merged into Wesel WES

DIZ

| Unterlahnkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Unterlahnkreis

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Diez

| 1956–1969
2013–

| merged into Rhein-Lahn-Kreis EMS

DKB

| Dinkelsbühl

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Dinkelsbühl

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Dinkelsbühl

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Ansbach AN

| Döbeln

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Döbeln

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Döbeln

| 1991–2008
2012–

| merged into Mittelsachsen FG

DLG

| Dillingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Dillingen

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Dillingen

| 1956–

| Demmin

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Demmin

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Demmin

| 1991–2011
2013–

| split up into Mecklenburgische Seenplatte MSE and Vorpommern-Greifswald VG

| Düren

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Düren{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Düren

| 1956–

| Dortmund

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Dortmund

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Dortmund

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | DON

| Donauwörth

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Donauwörth

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| rowspan="2"|Donauwörth

| 1956–1974

| merged into Nördlingen-Donauwörth, later renamed Donau-Ries DON

Donau-Ries

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Donau-Ries

| 1974–

| Donaueschingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Donaueschingen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Donaueschingen

| 1956–1973
2024–

| merged into Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis VS

| Detmold

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Detmold{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Detmold

| 1956–1973

| name changed to Lippe LIP

| Duisburg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Duisburg

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Duisburg

| 1956–

DUD

| Duderstadt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Duderstadt

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Duderstadt

| 1956–1973
2012–

| merged into Göttingen GÖ

DÜW

| Bad Dürkheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Bad Dürkheim

| 1969–

| merged out of Frankenthal and Neustadt/Weinstraße districts

rowspan="2" | DW

| Dippoldiswalde

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Dippoldiswalde

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Saxony}}

| Dippoldiswalde

| 1991–1994

| merged into Weißeritzkreis DW

Weißeritzkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Weißeritzkreis

| Dippoldiswalde

| 1994–2008
2012–

| merged into Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge PIR

| Delitzsch

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Delitzsch

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Delitzsch

| 1991–2008
2012–

| merged into Nordsachsen TDO

E {{anchor|E}}

| Essen

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Essen

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Essen

| 1956–

| Eisenach

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Eisenach

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Eisenach

| 1998–

| enclosed in Wartburgkreis, 2021, yet retained own code

| Eilenburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Eilenburg

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Eilenburg

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Delitzsch DZ

EBE

| Ebersberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ebersberg

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Ebersberg

| 1956–

EBN

| Ebern

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ebern

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Ebern

| 1956–1972
2014–

| split up into Hassberge HAS and Bamberg BA

EBS

| Ebermannstadt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ebermannstadt

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Ebermannstadt

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Forchheim FO

ECK

| Eckernförde

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Eckernförde

| {{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| Eckernförde

| 1956–1970
2012–

| merged into Rendsburg-Eckernförde RD

| Erding

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Erding

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Erding

| 1956–

| Elbe-Elster

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Elbe-Elster

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Herzberg (Elster)

| 1994–

rowspan="2" | EF

| Erfurt

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Landeshauptstadt Erfurt

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Thuringia}}

| Erfurt

| 1991–

Erfurt

| style="background:#F0FFF0|Landkreis Erfurt

| Erfurt{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1991–1994

| split up into Erfurt city, Gotha GTH and Sömmerda SÖM

| Eggenfelden

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Eggenfelden

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Eggenfelden

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Rottal-Inn PAN

| Eisenhüttenstadt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Eisenhüttenstadt

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Eisenhüttenstadt

| 1991–1993
2017–

| merged into Oder-Spree LOS

EHI

| Ehingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ehingen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Ehingen

| 1956–1973

| merged into Alb-Donau-Kreis UL

| Eichstätt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Eichstätt

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Eichstätt

| 1979–

EIC

| Eichsfeld

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Eichsfeld

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Heilbad Heiligenstadt

| 1995–

EIH

| Eichstätt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Eichstätt

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Eichstätt

| 1956–1979

| code changed to EI

EIL

| Eisleben

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Eisleben

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Lutherstadt Eisleben

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Mansfelder Land ML

EIN

| Einbeck

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Einbeck

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Einbeck

| 1956–1974
2012–

| merged into Northeim NOM

EIS

| Eisenberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Eisenberg

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Eisenberg

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Saale-Holzland-Kreis SHK

| Emsland

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Emsland

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Meppen

| 1979–

| Emmendingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Emmendingen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Emmendingen

| 1956–

EMD

| Emden

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Emden

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Emden

| 1956–

EMS

| Rhein-Lahn-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Rhein-Lahn-Kreis

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Bad Ems

| 1969–

| Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Schwelm

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | ER

| Erlangen

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Erlangen

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Erlangen

| 1956–

Erlangen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Erlangen

| Erlangen{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1956–1973

| renamed Erlangen-Höchstadt ERH

rowspan="2" | ERB

| Erbach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Erbach

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Hesse}}

| rowspan="2"|Erbach

| 1956–1972

| merged into Odenwaldkreis ERB

Odenwaldkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Odenwaldkreis

| 1972–

ERH

| Erlangen-Höchstadt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Erlangen-Höchstadt

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Erlangen{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1973–

ERK

| Erkelenz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Erkelenz{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Erkelenz

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Heinsberg HS

ERZ

| Erzgebirgskreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Erzgebirgskreis

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Annaberg-Buchholz

| 2008–

| Esslingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Esslingen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Esslingen am Neckar

| 1956–

ESA

| Eisenach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Eisenach

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Eisenach

| 1991–1995

| merged into Wartburgkreis WAK, with Eisenach town becoming urban district EA

ESB

| Eschenbach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Eschenbach i.d.OPf.

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Eschenbach in der Oberpfalz

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab NEW

rowspan="2" | ESW

| Eschwege

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Eschwege

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Hesse}}

| rowspan="2"|Eschwege

| 1956–1973

| merged into Werra-Meißner-Kreis ESW

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Werra-Meißner-Kreis

| 1974–

| Euskirchen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Euskirchen{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Euskirchen

| 1956–

EUT

| Eutin

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Eutin

| {{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| Eutin

| 1956–1970

| merged into Ostholstein OH

| Eberswalde

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Eberswalde

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Eberswalde-Finow

| 1991–1993
2013–

| merged into Barnim BAR

F {{anchor|F}}

| Frankfurt am Main

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Frankfurt a. Main

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Frankfurt am Main

| 1956–

FAL

| Fallingbostel

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Fallingbostel

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Fallingbostel

| 1956–1977

| merged into Soltau-Fallingbostel SFA

rowspan="2" | FB

| Friedberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Friedberg

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Hesse}}

| rowspan="2"|Friedberg (Hessen)

| 1956–1972

| merged into Wetteraukreis FB

Wetteraukreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Wetteraukreis

| 1972–

| Fulda

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Fulda

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Fulda

| 1956–

FDB

| Friedberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Friedberg (Bayern)

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Friedberg (Bayern)

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Augsburg-Ost AIC{{efn-lr|name=later}}{{rp|Aichach-Friedberg}}

FDS

| Freudenstadt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Freudenstadt

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Freudenstadt

| 1956–

FEU

| Feuchtwangen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Feuchtwangen

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Feuchtwangen

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Ansbach AN

| Frankfurt an der Oder

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Frankfurt a.d. Oder

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Frankfurt an der Oder

| 1991–

FFB

| Fürstenfeldbruck

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Fürstenfeldbruck

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Fürstenfeldbruck

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | FG

| Freiberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Freiberg

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Saxony}}

| rowspan="2"|Freiberg

| 1991–2008

| merged into Mittelsachsen FG

Mittelsachsen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Mittelsachsen

| 2008–

| Main-Taunus-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Main-Taunus-Kreis

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Frankfurt-Höchst

| 1956–1980

| code changed to MTK

| Finsterwalde

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Finsterwalde

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Finsterwalde

| 1991–1993
2013–

| merged into Elbe-Elster EE

FKB

| Frankenberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Frankenberg

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Frankenberg

| 1956–1974
2013–

| merged into Waldeck-Frankenberg KB

rowspan="2" | FL

| Flensburg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Flensburg

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| Flensburg

| 1956–

Flensburg-Land

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Flensburg-Land

| Flensburg{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1956–1974

| merged into Schleswig-Flensburg SL

FLÖ

| Flöha

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Flöha

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Flöha

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Mittelsachsen FG

| Bodenseekreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Bodenseekreis

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Friedrichshafen

| 1973–

| merged from Tettnang TT and Überlingen ÜB

| Forchheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Forchheim

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Forchheim

| 1956–

FOR

| Forst

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Forst i.d. Lausitz

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Forst (Lausitz)

| 1991–1993
2013–

| merged into Spree-Neisse SPN

rowspan="3" | FR

| Freiburg im Breisgau

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Freiburg

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Freiburg

| 1956–

Freiburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0|Landkreis Freiburg

| rowspan="2"|Freiburg{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1956–1972

| renamed Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald

| 1973–

FRG

| Freyung-Grafenau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Freyung-Grafenau

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Freyung

| 1974–

| merged from Wolfstein WOS and Grafenau GRA

FRI

| Friesland

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Friesland

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Jever

| 1978–

FRW

| Bad Freienwalde

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bad Freienwalde

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Bad Freienwalde

| 1991–1993
2013–

| merged into Märkisch Oderland MOL

| Freising

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Freising

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Freising

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | FT

| Frankenthal

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Frankenthal (Pfalz)

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Frankenthal

| 1956–

Frankenthal

| style="background:F0FFF0"|Landkreis Frankenthal (Pfalz)

| Frankenthal{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1956–1969

| split up into Bad Dürkheim DÜW and Ludwigshafen LU

FTL

| Freital

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Freital

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Freital

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Weißeritzkreis DW

rowspan="2" | FÜ

| Fürth

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Fürth

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Fürth

| 1956–

Fürth

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Fürth

| Zirndorf{{efn-lr|name=rural1}}

| 1956–

FÜS

| Füssen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Füssen

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Füssen

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Ostallgäu OAL

| Fürstenwalde

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Fürstenwalde

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Fürstenwalde

| 1991–1993
2017–

| merged into Oder-Spree LOS

| Fritzlar-Homberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Fritzlar-Homberg

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Fritzlar

| 1956–1974
2015–

| merged into Schwalm-Eder HR

rowspan="2" | G {{anchor|G}}

| Gera

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Gera

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Thuringia}}

| Gera

| 1991–

Gera

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Gera

| Gera{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1991–1994

| split up into Greiz GRZ and Gera city G

| Gardelegen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Gardelegen

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Gardelegen

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Salzwedel SAW

GAN

| Gandersheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Gandersheim

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Bad Gandersheim

| 1956–1974
2012–

| split up into Northeim NOM and Goslar GS

GAP

| Garmisch-Partenkirchen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Garmisch-Partenkirchen

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | GC

| Glauchau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Glauchau

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Saxony}}

| rowspan="2"|Glauchau

| 1991–1994

| merged into Chemnitzer Land GC

Chemnitzer Land

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Chemnitzer Land

| 1994–2008
2012–

| merged into Zwickau Z

| Schwäbisch Gmünd

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Schwäbisch Gmünd

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Schwäbisch Gmünd

| 1956–1973
2013–

| merged into Ostalbkreis AA

GDB

| Gadebusch

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Gadebusch

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Gadebusch

| 1991–1994
2013–

| merged into Nordwestmecklenburg NWM

| Gelsenkirchen

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Gelsenkirchen

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Gelsenkirchen

| 1956–

GEL

| Geldern

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Geldern{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Geldern

| 1956–1975
2014–

| merged into Kleve KLE

GEM

| Gemünden

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Gemünden am Main

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Gemünden

| 1956–1972

| merged into Main-Spessart MSP

GEO

| Gerolzhofen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Gerolzhofen

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Gerolzhofen

| 1956–1972
2013–

| split up into Schweinfurt SW and Kitzingen KT

GER

| Germersheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Germersheim

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Germersheim

| 1956–

| Gifhorn

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Gifhorn

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Gifhorn

| 1956–

| Groß-Gerau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Groß-Gerau

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Groß-Gerau

| 1956–

GHA

| Geithain

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Geithain

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Geithain

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Leipziger Land L

GHC

| Gräfenhainichen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Gräfenhainichen

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Gräfenhainichen

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Wittenberg WB

rowspan="2" | GI

| Giessen

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Gießen

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Hesse}}

| Gießen

| 1956–1976

| incorporated into Lahn L{{efn-lr|name=urban0}}

Giessen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Gießen

| Gießen

| 1956–1976
1979–

| interim Lahn-Dill-Kreis L{{efn-lr|name=rural0}}

| Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Geilenkirchen

| 1956–1971
2013–

| merged into Heinsberg HS

| Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Bergisch Gladbach

| 1956–

GLA

| Gladbeck

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Gladbeck

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Gladbeck

| 1956–1976
2012–

| merged into Recklinghausen RE

| Oberbergischer Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Oberbergischer Kreis

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Gummersbach

| 1956–

GMN

| Grimmen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Grimmen

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Grimmen

| 1991–1994
2013–

| merged into Nordvorpommern NVP

| Gelnhausen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Gelnhausen

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Gelnhausen

| 1991–1974
2013–

| merged into Main-Kinzig-Kreis MKK

GNT

| Genthin

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Genthin

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Genthin

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Jerichower Land JL

rowspan="2" | GÖ

| Göttingen

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Göttingen{{efn-lr|name=city}}

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Göttingen

| 1956–1964

| semi-incorporated{{efn-lr|name=city}} into district GÖ

Göttingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Göttingen

| Göttingen{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–

GOA

| St. Goar

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Sankt Goar

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Sankt Goar

| 1956–1969
2012–

| merged into Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis SIM

rowspan="2" | GOH

| St. Goarshausen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Sankt Goarshausen

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| rowspan="2"|Sankt Goarshausen

| 1956–1962

| renamed Loreleykreis

Loreleykreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Loreleykreis

| 1962–1969
2013–

| merged into Rhein-Lahn-Kreis EMS

| Göppingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Göppingen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Göppingen

| 1956–

rowspan="3" | GR

| Görlitz

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Görlitz

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Saxony}}

| Görlitz

| 1991–2008

| incorporated into Görlitz district GR

Görlitz (Land)

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Görlitz

| Görlitz{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1991–1994

| merged into Niederschlesische Oberlausitz NOL

Görlitz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Görlitz

| Görlitz

| 2008–

GRA

| Grafenau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Grafenau

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Grafenau

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Freyung-Grafenau FRG

GRH

| Großenhain

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Großenhain

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Großenhain

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Riesa-Großenhain RG

GRI

| Griesbach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Griesbach im Rottal

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Griesbach

| 1956–1972

| merged into Passau PA

GRM

| Grimma

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Grimma

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Grimma

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Muldentalkreis MTL

GRS

| Gransee

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Gransee

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Gransee

| 1991–1993

| merged into Oberhavel OHV

GRZ

| Greiz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Greiz

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Greiz

| 1991–

| Goslar

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Goslar

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Goslar

| 1956–

| Gütersloh

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Gütersloh

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Gütersloh

| 1973–

| merged from Wiedenbrück WD, Halle/Westfalen HW and Bielefeld (rural) BI

GTH

| Gotha

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Gotha

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Gotha

| 1991–

GÜ

| Güstrow

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Güstrow

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Güstrow

| 1991–2011
2013–

| merged into Rostock LRO

GUB

| Guben

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Guben

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Guben

| 1991–1993
2013–

| merged into Spree-Neiße SPN

GUN

| Gunzenhausen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Gunzenhausen

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Gunzenhausen

| 1956–1974
2013–

| merged into Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen WUG

| Grevenbroich

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Grevenbroich{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Grevenbroich

| 1956–1975
2015–

| merged into Neuss NE

GVM

| Grevesmühlen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Grevesmühlen

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Grevesmühlen

| 1991–1994
2013–

| merged into Nordwestmecklenburg NWM

| Greifswald

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Greifswald

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Greifswald{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1991–1994
2013–

| merged into Ostvorpommern OVP

| Günzburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Günzburg

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Günzburg

| 1956–

rowspan="3" | H {{anchor|H}}

| Hannover (Hanover)

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Landeshauptstadt Hannover{{efn-lr|name=city}}

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Hanover

| 1956–2001

| rowspan="2"|merged into Hanover Region H

Hannover

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hannover

| Hannover{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1956–2001

Hanover Region

| Regionalverband Hannover{{efn-lr|name=region}}

| Hanover ({{lang|de|Hannover}})

| 2001–

| Hagen

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Hagen

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Hagen

| 1956–

HAB

| Hammelburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hammelburg

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Hammelburg

| 1956–1973
2013–

| merged into Bad Kissingen KG

HAL

| Halle

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Halle a.d. Saale

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Halle an der Saale

| 1991–

HAM

| Hamm

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Hamm

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Hamm

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | HAS

| Haßfurt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Haßfurt

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| rowspan="2"|Haßfurt

| 1956–1973

| renamed Haßberge

Haßberge

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Haßberge{{efn-lr|name=later}}

| 1973–

rowspan="2" | HB

| Bremen

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Freie Hansestadt Bremen{{efn-lr|name=HB}}

| {{arms|Bremen|size=30px}}

| Bremen

| 1956–

Bremerhaven

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadtgemeinde Bremerhaven{{efn-lr|name=HB}}

| {{arms|Bremen}}

| Bremerhaven

| 1956–

HBN

| Hildburghausen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hildburghausen

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Hildburghausen

| 1991–

HBS

| Halberstadt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Halberstadt

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Halberstadt

| 1991–2007
2012–

| merged into Harz HZ

| Hainichen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hainichen

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Hainichen

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Mittweida MW

HCH

| Hechingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hechingen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Hechingen

| 1956–1973
2013–

| merged into Zollernalbkreis BL

rowspan="3" | HD

| Heidelberg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Heidelberg

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Heidelberg

| 1956–

Heidelberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Heidelberg

| rowspan="2"|Heidelberg{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1956–1972

| merged into Rhein-Neckar-Kreis HD

Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

| 1973–

HDH

| Heidenheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Heidenheim

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Heidenheim an der Brenz

| 1956–

HDL

| Haldensleben

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Haldensleben

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Haldensleben

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Ohrekreis OK

| Helmstedt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Helmstedt

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Helmstedt

| 1956–

HEB

| Hersbruck

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hersbruck

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Hersbruck

| 1956–1974
2013–

| merged into Nürnberger Land LAU

rowspan="2" | HEF

| Hersfeld

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hersfeld

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Hesse}}

| rowspan="2"|Bad Hersfeld

| 1956–1972

| merged into Hersfeld-Rotenburg HEF

Hersfeld-Rotenburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg

| 1972–

rowspan="2" | HEI

| Norderdithmarschen (Northern Ditmarsh)

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Norderdithmarschen

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| rowspan="2"|Heide

| 1956–1970

| merged into Dithmarschen HEI

Dithmarschen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Dithmarschen

| 1970–

HEL{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Hesse

| Land Hessen

| {{arms|Hesse|size=30px}}

| Wiesbaden

| 1956–

HER

| Herne

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Herne

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Herne

| 1956–

HET

| Hettstedt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hettstedt

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Hettstedt

| 1991–1994
2012–

| split up into Mansfelder Land ML and Aschersleben-Staßfurt ASL

| Herford

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Herford{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Herford

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | HG

| Obertaunuskreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Obertaunuskreis

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Hesse}}

| rowspan="2"|Bad Homburg

| 1956–1972

| merged into Hochtaunuskreis HG

Hochtaunuskreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Hochtaunuskreis

| 1972–

HGN

| Hagenow

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hagenow

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Hagenow

| 1991–1994
2013–

| merged into Ludwigslust LWL

HGW

| Greifswald

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Hansestadt Greifswald

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Greifswald

| 1991–

| merged into Vorpommern-Greifswald VG, yet retained own code

| Hamburg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg{{efn-lr|name=state}}

| {{arms|Hamburg|size=30px}}

| Hamburg

| 1956–

HHM

| Hohenmölsen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hohenmölsen

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Hohenmölsen

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Weißenfels WSF

rowspan="2" | HI

| ''Hildesheim-Marienburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hildesheim-Marienburg

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| rowspan="2"|Hildesheim

| rowspan="2"|1956–

| renamed Hildesheim, 1970

Hildesheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hildesheim

HIG

| Heiligenstadt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Heiligenstadt

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Heilbad Heiligenstadt

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Eichsfeld EIC

HIP

| Hilpoltstein

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hilpoltstein

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Hilpoltstein

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Roth RH

| US Forces

| American Forces in Germany

| {{arms|NATO}}

| {{circa}}2002–2009

| vehicles bear "regular" German plates meanwhile; HK was given to Heidekreis

| Heidekreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Heidekreis

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Bad Fallingbostel

| 2011–

| renamed from Soltau-Fallingbostel SFA

| Lübeck

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Hansestadt Lübeck

| {{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| Lübeck

| 1956–

| Hamelin-Pyrmont

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hameln-Pyrmont

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Hamelin ({{lang|de|Hameln}})

| 1956–

HMÜ

| Hann. Münden

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Münden

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Hann. Münden

| 1956–1973
2012–

| merged into Göttingen GÖ

rowspan="2" | HN

| Heilbronn

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Heilbronn

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Heilbronn

| 1956–

Heilbronn

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Heilbronn

| Heilbronn{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | HO

| Hof

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Hof

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Hof an der Saale

| 1956–

Hof

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hof

| Hof{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–

HOG

| Hofgeismar

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hofgeismar

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Hofgeismar

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Kassel KS

HOH

| Hofheim in Unterfranken

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hofheim i.UFr.

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Hofheim

| 1956–1972
2014–

| merged into Haßberge HAS

HOL

| Holzminden

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Holzminden

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Holzminden

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | HOM

| Homburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Homburg

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Saarland}}

| rowspan="2"|Homburg

| 1957–1973

| merged into Saarpfalz-Kreis (initially written Saar-Pfalz-Kreis) HOM

Saarpfalz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Saarpfalz-Kreis
officially spelled Saar-Pfalz-Kreis prior to 1989

| 1974–

HOR

| Horb

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Horb

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Horb am Neckar

| 1956–1973
2013–

| split up into Freudenstadt FDS and Rottweil RW

HÖS

| Höchstadt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Höchstadt

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Höchstadt an der Aisch

| 1956–1972
2015–

| merged into Erlangen-Höchstadt ERH

HOT

| Hohenstein-Ernstthal

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hohenstein-Ernstthal

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Hohenstein-Ernstthal

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Chemnitzer Land GC

| Bergstraße

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Bergstraße

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Heppenheim

| 1956–

| Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Homberg

| 1974–

| merged from Fritzlar-Homberg FZ, Melsungen MEG and Ziegenhain ZIG

HRO

| Rostock

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Hansestadt Rostock

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Rostock

| 1991–

| Heinsberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Heinsberg

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Heinsberg

| 1972–

| renamed from Selfkantkreis Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg

HSK

| Hochsauerlandkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Hochsauerlandkreis

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Meschede

| 1979–

| merged from Arnsberg AR, Meschede MES and Brilon BRI

rowspan="2" | HST

| Stralsund

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Hansestadt Stralsund

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Stralsund

| 1991–

| incorporated into Vorpommern-Rügen VR (2011), yet retained own code

Stralsund

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Stralsund

| Stralsund{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1991–1994

| merged into Nordvorpommern NVP

rowspan="2"| HU

| rowspan="2"|Hanau

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Hanau

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Hesse}}

| rowspan="2"|Hanau

| 1991–

| incorporated into Main-Kinzig-Kreis MKK (1974), yet retained own code

style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hanau

| 1991–1974
2016–

| merged into Main-Kinzig-Kreis MKK

HÜN

| Hünfeld

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hünfeld

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Hünfeld

| 1956–1972

| merged into Fulda FD

HUS

| Husum

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Husum

| {{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| Husum

| 1956–1970

| merged into Nordfriesland NF

| Havelberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Havelberg

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Havelberg

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Stendal SDL

HVL

| Havelland

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Havelland

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Rathenow

| 1994–

| Halle (Westfalen)

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Halle (Westf.){{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Halle (Westfalen)

| 1956–1973

| merged into Gütersloh GT

HWI

| Wismar

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Hansestadt Wismar

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Wismar

| 1991–

| incorporated into Nordwestmecklenburg NWM (2011), yet retained own code

| Höxter

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Höxter{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Höxter

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | HY

| rowspan="2"|Hoyerswerda

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Hoyerswerda

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Saxony}}

| rowspan="2"|Hoyerswerda

| 1996–2008
2012–

| incorporated into Bautzen BZ

style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hoyerswerda

| 1991–1995
2012–

| merged into Kamenz KM

| Herzberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Herzberg

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Herzberg (Elster)

| 1991–1993

| merged into Elbe-Elster EE

| Harz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Harz

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Halberstadt

| 2007–

IF {{anchor|I}}

| US Forces

| American Forces in Germany

| {{arms|NATO}}

| {{circa}}2003–?

| official U.S. Forces vehicles

IGB

| St. Ingbert

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Sankt Ingbert

| {{arms|Saarland}}

| Sankt Ingbert

| 1957–

| merged into Saarpfalz HOM

| Ilm-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Ilm-Kreis

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Arnstadt

| 1995–

| Ilmenau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ilmenau

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Ilmenau

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Ilm-Kreis IK

ILL

| Illertissen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Illertissen

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Illertissen

| 1956–1972
2013–

| split up into Neu-Ulm NU and Unterallgäu MN

rowspan="2" | IN

| Ingolstadt

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Ingolstadt

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Ingolstadt

| 1956–

Ingolstadt

| style="background:#F0FFF0|Landkreis Ingolstadt

| Ingolstadt{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1956–1972

| split up into Ingolstadt city IN, Eichstätt EI and Pfaffenhofen PAF

| Iserlohn

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Iserlohn{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Iserlohn

| 1956–1975

| merged into Märkischer Kreis MK

| Steinburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Steinburg

| {{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| Itzehoe

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | J {{anchor|J}}

| Jena

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Jena

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Thuringia}}

| Jena

| 1991–

Jena

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Jena

| Jena{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1991–1994

| merged into Saale-Holzland SHK

| Jüterbog

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Jüterbog

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Jüterbog

| 1991–1993
2025–

| merged into Teltow-Fläming TF

| Jessen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Jessen

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Jessen (Elster)

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Wittenberg WB

JEV

| Friesland

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Friesland

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Jever

| 1956–1977

| code changed to FRI

| Jerichower Land

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Jerichower Land

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Burg

| 1994–

JÜL

| Jülich

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Jülich{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Jülich

| 1956–1972
2012–

| merged into Düren DN

rowspan="2" | K {{anchor|K}}

| Köln (Cologne)

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Köln

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Köln

| 1956–

Köln

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Köln{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| Köln{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1974

| merged into Cologne city and Erftkreis BM

rowspan="2" | KA

| Karlsruhe

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Karlsruhe

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Karlsruhe

| 1956–

Karlsruhe

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Karlsruhe

| Karlsruhe{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–

KAR

| Karlstadt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Karlstadt

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Karlstadt am Main

| 1956–1972

| merged into Main-Spessart MSP

| Waldeck-Frankenberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Korbach

| 1974–

| merged from Waldeck WA and Frankenberg FKB

| Kronach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Kronach

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Kronach

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | KE

| Kempten

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Kempten

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Kempten im Allgäu

| 1956–

Kempten

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Kempten

| Kempten{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1972

| split up into Kempten city and Oberallgäu OA

KEH

| Kelheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Kelheim

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Kelheim

| 1956–

KEL

| Kehl

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Kehl

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Kehl

| 1956–1973
2014–

| merged into Ortenaukreis OG

KEM

| Kemnath

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Kemnath

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Kemnath

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Tirschenreuth TIR

rowspan="2" | KF

| Kaufbeuren

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Kaufbeuren

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Kaufbeuren

| 1956–

Kaufbeuren

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Kaufbeuren

| Kaufbeuren{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1972

| split up into Ostallgäu OAL and Landsberg LL

| Bad Kissingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bad Kissingen

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Bad Kissingen

| 1956–

| Bad Kreuznach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bad Kreuznach

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Bad Kreuznach

| 1956–

| Kiel

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Landeshauptstadt Kiel

| {{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| Kiel

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | KIB

| Kirchheimbolanden

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Kirchheimbolanden

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| rowspan="2"|Kirchheimbolanden

| 1956–1969

| merged into Donnersbergkreis KIB

Donnersbergkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Donnersbergkreis

| 1969–

| Kempen-Krefeld

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Kempen-Krefeld{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Kempen

| 1956–1975
2015–

| renamed Viersen VIE

rowspan="2" | KL

| Kaiserslautern

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Kaiserslautern

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Kaiserslautern

| 1956–

Kaiserslautern

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Kaiserslautern

| Kaiserslautern{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–

KLE

| Cleves ({{lang|de|Kleve}})

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Kleve{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Kleve

| 1956–

KLZ

| Klötze

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Klötze

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Klötze

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Salzwedel SAW

| Kamenz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Kamenz

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Kamenz

| 1991–2008
2012–

| merged into Bautzen BZ

| Konstanz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Konstanz

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Konstanz

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | KO

| Koblenz

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Koblenz

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Koblenz

| 1956–

Koblenz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Koblenz

| Koblenz{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1979

| merged into Mayen-Koblenz MYK

KÖN

| Königshofen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Königshofen im Grabfeld

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Königshofen

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Bad Neustadt NES, later renamed Rhön-Grabfeld

KÖT

| Köthen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Köthen

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Köthen (Anhalt)

| 1991–2007
2012–

| merged into Anhalt-Bitterfeld ABI

KÖZ

| Kötzting

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Kötzting

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Kötzting

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Cham CHA

| Krefeld

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Krefeld

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Krefeld

| 1956–

KRU

| Krumbach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Krumbach (Schwaben)

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Krumbach

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Günzburg GZ

rowspan="2" | KS

| Kassel

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Kassel

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Hesse}}

| Kassel

| 1956–

Kassel

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Kassel

| Kassel{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–

| Kitzingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Kitzingen

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Kitzingen

| 1956–

| Kulmbach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Kulmbach

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Kulmbach

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | KÜN

| Künzelsau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Künzelsau

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| rowspan="2"|Künzelsau

| 1956–1972

| merged into Hohenlohekreis KÜN

Hohenlohe

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Hohenlohekreis

| 1973–

KUS

| Kusel

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Kusel

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Kusel

| 1956–

| Königs Wusterhausen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Königs Wusterhausen

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Königs Wusterhausen

| 1991–1993
2015–

| merged into Dahme-Spreewald LDS

| Kyritz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Kyritz

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Kyritz

| 1991–1993
2013–

| merged into Ostprignitz-Ruppin OPR

KYF

| Kyffhäuserkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kyffhäuserkreis

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Sondershausen

| 1995–

rowspan="4" | L {{anchor|L}}

| Leipzig

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Leipzig

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Leipzig

| 1991–

Leipzig

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Leipzig

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Saxony}}

| Leipzig{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1991–1994

| merged into Leipziger Land L

Leipziger Land

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Leipziger Land

| Leipzig{{efn-lr|name=urban1}} 1994–1998
Borna 1999–2008

| 1994–2008

| merged into Landkreis Leipzig L

Leipzig

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Leipzig

| Borna{{efn-lr|name=rural1}}

| 2008–

rowspan="2" | L

| Lahn

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Lahn

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Hesse}}

| Lahn

| 1977–1979

| rowspan="2"|split up again into Gießen GI and Lahn-Dill-Kreis LDK

Lahn-Dill-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Lahn-Dill-Kreis

| Lahn{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1977–1990

rowspan="2" | LA

| Landshut

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Landshut

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Landshut

| 1956–

Landshut

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Landshut

| Landshut{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–

LAN

| Landau an der Isar

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Landau a.d. Isar

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Landau an der Isar

| 1956–1972
2017–

| merged into Dingolfing-Landau DGF

LAT

| Lauterbach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Lauterbach

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Lauterbach

| 1956–1972

| merged into Vogelsbergkreis VB

rowspan="2"|LAU

| Lauf

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Lauf a.d. Pegnitz

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| rowspan="2"|Lauf an der Pegnitz

| 1956–1973{{efn-lr|name=later}}

| renamed Nürnberger Land

Nürnberger Land

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Nürnberger Land

| 1973–

| Ludwigsburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ludwigsburg

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Ludwigsburg

| 1956–

LBS

| Lobenstein

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Lobenstein

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Lobenstein

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Saale-Orla-Kreis SOK

LBZ

| Lübz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Lübz

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Lübz

| 1991–1994
2013–

| merged into Parchim PCH

| Luckau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Luckau

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Luckau

| 1991–1993
2015–

| merged into Dahme-Spree LDS

rowspan="3" | LD

| Landau in der Pfalz

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Landau

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Landau in der Pfalz

| 1956–

Landau in der Pfalz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Landau in der Pfalz

| rowspan="2"|Landau{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1969

| merged into Landau-Bad Bergzabern LD

Landau-Bad Bergzabern

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Landau-Bad Bergzabern

| 1969–1979

| renamed Südliche Weinstraße SÜW

LDK

| Lahn-Dill-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Lahn-Dill-Kreis

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Wetzlar

| 1990–

| gave up L in favour of Leipzig

LDS

| Dahme-Spreewald

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Lübben

| 1994–

| Lemgo

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Lemgo{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Lemgo

| 1956–1973

| merged into Lippe LIP

LEO

| Leonberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Leonberg

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Leonberg

| 1956–1973
2013–

| split up into Böblingen BB and Ludwigsburg LB

LER

| Leer

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Leer

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Leer

| 1956–

LEV

| Leverkusen

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Leverkusen

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Leverkusen

| 1956–

| Laufen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Laufen

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Laufen (Salzach)

| 1956–1972
2016–

| split up into Berchtesgadener Land BGL, Traunstein TS and Altötting AÖ

| Lüneburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Lüneburg

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Lüneburg

| 1956–

| Lüdinghausen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Lüdinghausen{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Lüdinghausen

| 1956–1975
2014–

| split up into Coesfeld COE, Unna UN and Warendorf WAF

| Lindau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Lindau (Bodensee)

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Lindau

| 1956–

LIB

| Bad Liebenwerda

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bad Liebenwerda

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Bad Liebenwerda

| 1991–1993
2013–

| merged into Elbe-Elster EE

LIF

| Lichtenfels

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Lichtenfels

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Lichtenfels

| 1956–

LIN

| Lingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Lingen

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Lingen (Ems)

| 1956–1977

| merged into Emsland EL

LIP

| Lippe

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Lippe

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Detmold

| 1990–

| formerly Detmold DT

| Lübbecke

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Lübbecke{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Lübbecke

| 1956–1973

| merged into Minden-Lübbecke MI

| Landsberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Landsberg am Lech

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Landsberg

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | LM

| Limburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Limburg

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Hesse}}

| rowspan="2"|Limburg an der Lahn

| 1956–1974

| merged into Limburg-Weilburg LM

Limburg-Weilburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg

| 1974–

| Lübben

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Lübben

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Lübben (Spreewald)

| 1991–1993
2015–

| merged into Dahme-Spreewald LDS

LÖ

| Lörrach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Lörrach

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Lörrach

| 1956–

LÖB

| Löbau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Löbau

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Löbau

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Löbau-Zittau ZI

LOH

| Lohr am Main

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Lohr am Main

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Lohr am Main

| 1956–1972

| merged into Main-Spessart MSP

LOS

| Oder-Spree

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Oder-Spree

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Beeskow

| 1994–

| Lippstadt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Lippstadt{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Lippstadt

| 1956–1975
2012–

| merged into Soest SO

| Lahr

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Lahr

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Lahr

| 1956–1973
2014–

| merged into Ortenaukreis OG

LRO

| Rostock

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Rostock

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Güstrow{{efn-lr|name=rural1}}

| 2012–

| Lüdenscheid

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Lüdenscheid{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Lüdenscheid

| 1956–1975

| merged into Märkischer Kreis MK

LSA{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Saxony-Anhalt

| Land Sachsen-Anhalt

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt|size=30px}}

| Magdeburg

| 1991–

LSN{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Saxony

| Freistaat Sachsen

| {{arms|Saxony|size=30px}}

| Dresden

| 1991–

LSZ

| Langensalza

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Langensalza

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Bad Langensalza

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Unstrut-Hainich UH

rowspan="3" | LU

| Ludwigshafen

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Ludwigshafen

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Ludwigshafen

| 1956–

Ludwigshafen am Rhein

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ludwigshafen am Rhein

| rowspan=2"|Ludwigshafen{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1969

| merged into Ludwigshafen LU

Ludwigshafen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ludwigshafen

| 1969–2005

| renamed Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis RP

LÜD

| Lüdenscheid

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Lüdenscheid

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Lüdenscheid

| 1956–1979

| incorporated into Lüdenscheid district LS (1969), yet retained own code

LUK

| Luckenwalde

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Luckenwalde

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Luckenwalde

| 1991–1993
2025–

| merged into Teltow-Fläming TF

LÜN

| Lünen

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Lünen

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Lünen

| 1956–1975
2013–

| merged into Unna UN

LUP

| Ludwigslust-Parchim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Parchim

| 2013–

LWL

| Ludwigslust

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ludwigslust

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Ludwigslust

| 1991–2011
2013–

| merged into Ludwigslust-Parchim LUP

rowspan="2" | M {{anchor|M}}

| München (Munich)

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Landeshauptstadt München

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| München

| 1956–

München (Munich)

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis München

| Munich{{efn-lr|name=urban1}} ({{lang|de|München}})

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | MA

| Mannheim

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Mannheim

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Mannheim

| 1956–

Mannheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Mannheim

| Mannheim{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1972

| merged into Rhein-Neckar-Kreis HD

MAB

| Marienberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Marienberg

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Marienberg

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis MEK

MAI

| Mainburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Mainburg

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Mainburg

| 1956–1972
2013–

| split up into Kelheim KEL, Freising FS and Landshut LA

MAK

| Marktredwitz

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Marktredwitz

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Marktredwitz

| 1956–1972
2013–

| incorporated into Wunsiedel WUN

MAL

| Mallersdorf

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Mallersdorf

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Mallersdorf

| 1956–1972
2014–

| split up into Straubing-Bogen SR, Landshut LA, Regensburg R and Dingolfing-Landau DGF

MAR

| Marktheidenfeld

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Marktheidenfeld

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Marktheidenfeld

| 1956–1972

| merged into Main-Spessart MSP

| Miesbach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Miesbach

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Miesbach

| 1956–

| Malchin

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Malchin

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Malchin

| 1991–1994
2013–

| split up into Demmin DM and Müritz MÜR

| Magdeburg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Magdeburg

| 1991–

| Mettmann

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Mettmann

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Mettmann

| 1975–

| formerly Düsseldorf-Mettmann D

MED

| Süderdithmarschen (Southern Ditmarsh)

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Süderdithmarschen

| {{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| Meldorf

| 1956–1970
2015–

| merged into Dithmarschen HEI

MEG

| Melsungen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Melsungen

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Melsungen

| 1956–1974
2015–

| merged into Schwalm-Eder HR

MEI

| Meissen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Meißen

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Meißen

| 1991–

MEK

| Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Marienberg

| 1995–2008
2012–

| merged into Erzgebirgskreis ERZ

MEL

| Melle

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Melle

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Melle

| 1956–1972
2018–

| merged into Osnabrück OS

MEP

| Meppen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Meppen

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Meppen

| 1956–1977

| merged into Emsland EL

MER

| Merseburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Merseburg

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Merseburg

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Merseburg-Querfurt MQ

MES

| Meschede

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Meschede{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Meschede

| 1956–1975

| merged into Hochsauerlandkreis HSK

MET

| Mellrichstadt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Mellrichstadt

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Mellrichstadt

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Rhön-Grabfeld NES

| Mönchengladbach

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Mönchengladbach

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Mönchengladbach

| 1956–

MGH

| Mergentheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Mergentheim

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Bad Mergentheim

| 1956–1973
2014–

| merged into Main-Tauber-Kreis TBB

MGN

| Meiningen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Meiningen

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Meiningen

| 1991–1994
2012

| merged into Schmalkalden-Meiningen SM

| Mülheim an der Ruhr

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Mülheim a.d. Ruhr

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Mülheim an der Ruhr

| 1956–

MHL

| Mühlhausen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Mühlhausen i.Th.

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Mühlhausen

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Unstrut-Hainich UH

rowspan="2" | MI

| Minden

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Minden{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| rowspan="2"|Minden

| 1956–1972

| merged into Minden-Lübbecke MI

Minden-Lübbecke

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

| 1972–

MIL

| Miltenberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Miltenberg

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Miltenberg

| 1956–

| Märkischer Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Märkischer Kreis

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Lüdenscheid

| 1979–

MKK

| Main-Kinzig-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Main-Kinzig-Kreis

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Gelnhausen

| 2005–

| Mansfelder Land

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Mansfelder Land

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Eisleben

| 1994–2007
2012–

| merged into Mansfeld-Südharz MSH

rowspan="2" | MM

| Memmingen

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Memmingen

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Memmingen

| 1956–

Memmingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Memmingen

| Memmingen{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1972

| merged into Mindelheim MN

rowspan="2" | MN

| Mindelheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Mindelheim

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| rowspan="2"|Mindelheim

| 1956–1973

| renamed Unterallgäu MN

Unterallgäu

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Unterallgäu

| 1973–

| Moers

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Moers{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Moers

| 1956–1975
2012–

| merged into Wesel WES

MOD

| Marktoberdorf

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Marktoberdorf

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Marktoberdorf

| 1956–1973

| renamed Ostallgäu OAL

MOL

| Märkisch-Oderland

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Seelow

| 1994–

MON

| Monschau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Monschau{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Monschau

| 1956–1971
2013–

| split up into Aachen AC and Düren DN

rowspan="3" | MOS

| Mosbach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Mosbach

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| rowspan="3"|Mosbach

| 1956–1972

| merged into Odenwaldkreis MOS

Odenwaldkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Odenwaldkreis

| 1973–1974

| renamed Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis

Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis

| 1974–

| Merseburg-Querfurt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Merseburg-Querfurt

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Merseburg

| 1991–2007
2012–

| merged into Saalekreis SK

rowspan="3" | MR

| Marburg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Marburg a.d. Lahn

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Hesse}}

| Marburg

| 1956–1974

| incorporated into Marburg-Biedenkopf MR

Marburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Marburg a.d. Lahn

| rowspan="2"|Marburg{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1974

| merged into Marburg-Biedenkopf MR

Marburg-Biedenkopf

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf

| 1974–

rowspan="2" | MS

| Münster

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Münster

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Münster

| 1956–

Münster

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Münster{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| Münster{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1974

| split up into Münster city, Warendorf WAF, Coesfeld COE and Steinfurt ST

MSE

| Mecklenburgische Seenplatte

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Mecklenburgische Seenplatte

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Neubrandenburg

| 2013–

MSH

| Mansfeld-Südharz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Mansfeld-Südharz

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Sangerhausen

| 2007–

MSP

| Main-Spessart

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Main-Spessart

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Karlstadt am Main

| 1973–

MST

| Mecklenburg-Strelitz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Mecklenburg-Strelitz

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Neustrelitz

| 1994–2011
2013–

| merged into Mecklenburger Seenplatte MSE

rowspan="2" | MT

| Unterwesterwald

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Unterwesterwaldkreis

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| rowspan="2"|Montabaur

| 1956–1974

| merged into Westerwaldkreis MT

Westerwaldkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Westerwaldkreis

| 1974–1979

| code changed to WW

MTK

| Main-Taunus-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Main-Taunus-Kreis

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Hofheim am Taunus

| 1980–

MTL

| Muldentalkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Muldentalkreis

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Grimma

| 1995–2008
2012–

| merged into Leipzig district L

MÜ

| Mühldorf

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Mühldorf am Inn

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Mühldorf

| 1956–

MÜB

| Münchberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Münchberg

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Münchberg

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Hof HO

MUC

| München (Munich)

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Landeshauptstadt München

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| München

| 2023–

| in addition to M

MÜL

| Müllheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Müllheim

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Müllheim (Baden)

| 1956–1972
2023–

| merged into Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald FR

MÜN

| Münsingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Münsingen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Münsingen

| 1956–1973

| merged into Reutlingen RT

MÜR

| Müritz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Müritz

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Waren (Müritz)

| 1994–2011
2013–

| merged into Mecklenburger Seenplatte MSE

MVL{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

| Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|size=30px}}

| Schwerin

| 1991–

| Mittweida

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Mittweida

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Mittweida

| 1995–2008
2012–

| merged into Mittelsachsen FG

| Mayen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Mayen

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Mayen

| 1956–1970
2013–

| merged into Mayen-Koblenz MYK

MYK

| Mayen-Koblenz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Koblenz{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1979–

rowspan="3" | MZ

| Mainz

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Landeshauptstadt Mainz

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Mainz

| 1956–

Mainz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Mainz

| Mainz{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1969

| merged into Mainz-Bingen MZ

Mainz-Bingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Mainz-Bingen

| Ingelheim am Rhein{{efn-lr|name=rural1}}

| 1969–

MZG

| Merzig-Wadern

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Merzig-Wadern

| {{arms|Saarland}}

| Merzig

| 1957–

rowspan="2" | N {{anchor|N}}

| Nürnberg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Nürnberg

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Nürnberg (Nuremberg)

| 1956–

Nürnberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Nürnberg

| Altdorf bei Nürnberg

| 1956–1972
2013–{{efn-lr|name=lib}}

| split up into Nürnberger Land LAU, Nuremberg{{efn-lr|name=urban0}} N and Fürth{{efn-lr|name=rural0}} FÜ

NAB

| Nabburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Nabburg

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Nabburg

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Schwandorf SAD

NAI

| Naila

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Naila

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Naila

| 1956–1972
2014–

| merged into Hof HO

NAU

| Nauen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Nauen

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Nauen

| 1991–1972
2016–

| merged into Havelland HVL

rowspan="2" | NB

| Neubrandenburg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Neubrandenburg

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Neubrandenburg

| 1991–

| merged into Mecklenburgische Seenplatte MSE, yet retained own code

Neubrandenburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Neubrandenburg

| Neubrandenburg{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1991–1994

| merged into Mecklenburg-Strelitz MST

rowspan="2" | ND

| Neuburg an der Donau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Neuburg a.d. Donau

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| rowspan="2"|Neuburg an der Donau

| 1956–1972

| merged into Neuburg-Schrobenhausen ND

Neuburg-Schrobenhausen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Neuburg-Schrobenhausen

| 1972–

NDH

| Nordhausen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Nordhausen

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Nordhausen

| 1991–

rowspan="2" | NE

| rowspan="2"|Neuss

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Neuss{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| rowspan="2"|Neuss
formerly Neuß

| 1956–2003

| renamed Rhein-Kreis Neuss

style="background:#F0FFF0"|Rhein-Kreis Neuss

| 2003–

rowspan="2" | NEA

| Neustadt an der Aisch

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Neustadt a.d.Aisch

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| rowspan="2"|Neustadt an der Aisch

| 1956–1973

| renamed Neustadt a.d.Aisch – Bad Windsheim

Neustadt an der Aisch – Bad Windsheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Neustadt a.d.Aisch-Bad Windsheim

| 1973–

NEB

| Nebra

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Nebra

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Nebra

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Burgenlandkreis BLK

NEC

| Neustadt bei Coburg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Neustadt bei Coburg

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Neustadt bei Coburg

| 1956–1972
2013–

| incorporated into Coburg district CO

NEN

| Neunburg vorm Wald

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Neunburg vorm Wald

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Neunburg vorm Wald

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Schwandorf SAD

rowspan="2" | NES

| Neustadt an der Saale

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Neustadt a.d. Saale

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| rowspan="2"|Bad Neustadt

| 1956–

| renamed Rhön-Grabfeld

Rhön-Grabfeld

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

| 1973–

NEU

| Hochschwarzwald

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Hochschwarzwald

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Neustadt im Schwarzwald

| 1956–1973
2023–

| merged into Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald FR

NEW

| Neustadt an der Waldnaab

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Neustadt an der Waldnaab

| 1956–

| Nordfriesland

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Nordfriesland

| {{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| Husum

| 1970–

| merged from Husum HUS, Südtondern NIB and Eiderstedt TÖN

| Neuhaus am Rennweg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Neuhaus am Rennweg

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Neuhaus am Rennweg

| 1991–1994
2012–

| split up into Sonneberg SON and Saalfeld-Rudolstadt SLF

| Nienburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Nienburg a.d. Weser

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Nienburg

| 1956–

NIB

| Südtondern

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Südtondern

| {{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| Niebüll

| 1956–1970

| merged into Nordfriesland NF

| Neunkirchen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Neunkirchen/Saar

| {{arms|Saarland}}

| Ottweiler

| 1968–

NL{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Niedersachsen

| Land Niedersachsen

| {{arms|Lower Saxony|size=30px}}

| Hanover

| 1956–

| Neumarkt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Neumarkt i.d.OPf.

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz

| 1956–

NMB

| Naumburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Naumburg

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Naumburg (Saale)

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Burgenlandkreis BLK

NMS

| Neumünster

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Neumünster

| {{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| Neumünster

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | NÖ

| Nördlingen

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Nördlingen

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Nördlingen

| 1956–1972

| incorporated into Nördlingen-Donauwörth

Nördlingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Nördlingen

| Nördlingen

| 1956–1974
2013–

| merged into Nördlingen-Donauwörth (1972), then renamed Donau-Ries DON

NOH

| Grafschaft Bentheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Nordhorn

| 1956–

NOL

| Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Niesky

| 1995–2008
2012–

| merged into Görlitz GR

NOM

| Northeim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Northeim

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Northeim

| 1956–

NOR

| Norden

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Norden

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Norden (Ostfriesland)

| 1956–1977
2012–

| merged into Aurich AUR

| Neuruppin

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Neuruppin

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Neuruppin

| 1991–1993
2013–

| merged into Ostprignitz-Ruppin OPR

| Neuwied

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Neuwied

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Neuwied

| 1956–

NRÜ

| Neustadt am Rübenberge

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Neustadt a. Rbge.

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Neustadt am Rübenberge

| 1956–1974

| merged into Hannover H

NRW{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Nordrhein-Westfalen

| Land Nordrhein-Westfalen

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia|size=30px}}

| Düsseldorf

| 1988–

| prior, RWL

| Nürtingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Nürtingen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Nürtingen

| 1956–1973
2014–

| merged into Esslingen ES

| Neu-Ulm

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Neu-Ulm

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Neu-Ulm

| 1956–

NVP

| Nordvorpommern

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Nordvorpommern

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Grimmen

| 1994–2011
2013–

| merged into Vorpommern-Rügen VR

rowspan="2" | NW

| Neustadt an der Weinstraße

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Neustadt a.d. Weinstraße

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Neustadt an der Weinstraße

| 1956–

Neustadt an der Weinstraße

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Neustadt a.d. Weinstraße

| Neustadt an der Weinstraße{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1969

| merged into Bad Dürkheim DÜW

NWM

| Nordwestmecklenburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Nordwestmecklenburg

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Wismar

| 1994–

| Niesky

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Niesky

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Niesky

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into NIederschlesische Oberlausitz NOL

| Neustrelitz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Neustrelitz

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Neustrelitz

| 1991–1994
2013–

| merged into Mecklenburg-Strelitz MST

OA {{anchor|O}}

| Oberallgäu

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Oberallgäu{{efn-lr|name=later}}

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Sonthofen

| 1979–

OAL

| Ostallgäu

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ostallgäu{{efn-lr|name=later}}

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Marktoberdorf

| 1979–

| Oberhausen

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Oberhausen

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Oberhausen

| 1956–

OBB

| Obernburg am Main

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Obernburg am Main

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Obernburg

| 1956–1972
2018–

| merged into Miltenberg MIL

OBG

| Osterburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Osterburg

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Osterburg

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Stendal SDL

| Oschersleben

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Oschersleben

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Oschersleben

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Bördekreis BK

OCH

| Ochsenfurt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ochsenfurt

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Ochsenfurt

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Würzburg WÜ

| Stormarn

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Stormarn

| {{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| Bad Oldesloe

| 1956–

| Olpe

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Olpe{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Olpe

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | OF

| Offenbach am Main

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Offenbach

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Hesse}}

| Offenbach am Main

| 1956–

Offenbach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Offenbach

| Dietzenbach{{efn-lr|name=rural1}}

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | OG

| Offenburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Offenburg

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| rowspan="2"|Offenburg

| 1956–1972

| merged into Ortenaukreis OG

Ortenaukreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Ortenaukreis

| 1973–

| Ostholstein

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Ostholstein

| {{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| Eutin

| 1970–

| merged from Eutin EUT and Oldenburg/Holstein OLD

OHA

| Osterode

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Osterode am Harz

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Osterode am Harz

| 1956–

| merged into Göttingen GÖ yet retained code{{efn-lr|name=lib}}

ÖHR

| Öhringen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Öhringen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Öhringen

| 1956–1973
2015–

| merged into Hohenlohe KÜN

OHV

| Oberhavel

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Oberhavel

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Oranienburg

| 1994–

OHZ

| Osterholz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Osterholz

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Osterholz-Scharmbeck

| 1956–

| Ohrekreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Ohrekreis

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Haldensleben

| 1994–2007
2012–

| merged into Börde BK

rowspan="2" | OL

| Oldenburg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Oldenburg (Oldb)

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Oldenburg

| 1956–

Oldenburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Oldenburg

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Wildeshausen{{efn-lr|name=rural1}}

| 1956–

OLD

| Oldenburg in Holstein

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Oldenburg in Holstein

| {{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| Oldenburg in Holstein

| 1956–1970

| merged into Ostholstein OH

| Rhein-Wupper-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Rhein-Wupper-Kreis

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Opladen

| 1956–1975
2015–

| split up into Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis GL, Oberbergischer Kreis GM, Mettmann ME and the cities Leverkusen LEV, Remscheid RS and Solingen SG

OPR

| Ostprignitz-Ruppin

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Neuruppin

| 1994–

| Oranienburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Oranienburg

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Oranienburg

| 1991–1993

| merged into Oberhavel OHV

rowspan="2" | OS

| Osnabrück

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Osnabrück

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Osnabrück

| 1956–

Osnabrück

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Osnabrück

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Osnabrück{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–

OSL

| Oberspreewald-Lausitz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Senftenberg

| 1994–

OTT

| Land Hadeln

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Land Hadeln

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Otterndorf

| 1956–1977

| merged into Cuxhaven CUX

OTW

| Ottweiler

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ottweiler

| {{arms|Saarland}}

| Ottweiler

| 1957–1974
2021

| changed to Neunkirchen NK

OVI

| Oberviechtach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Oberviechtach

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Oberviechtach

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Schwandorf SAD

rowspan="2" | OVL

| Klingenthal (Obervogtland)

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Klingenthal

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Klingenthal

| rowspan="2"|1991–1996
2012–

| rowspan="2"|both merged into Vogtland V

Oelsnitz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Oelsnitz/Vogtl.

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Oelsnitz, Vogtland

OVP

| Ostvorpommern

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ostvorpommern

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Anklam

| 1994–2011

| merged into Vorpommern-Greifswald VG

| Oschatz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Oschatz

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Oschatz

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Torgau-Oschatz TO

rowspan="2" | P {{anchor|P}}

| Potsdam

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Landeshauptstadt Potsdam

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Potsdam

| 1991–

Potsdam

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Potsdam

| Potsdam{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1991–1993

| merged into Potsdam-Mittelmark PM

rowspan="2" | PA

| Passau

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Passau

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Passau

| 1956–

Passau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Passau

| Passau{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–

PAF

| Pfaffenhofen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Pfaffenhofen a.d. Ilm

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | PAN

| Pfarrkirchen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Pfarrkirchen

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| rowspan="2"|Pfarrkirchen

| 1956–1973

| renamed Rottal-Inn

Rottal-Inn

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Rottal-Inn

| 1973–

PAR

| Parsberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Parsberg

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Parsberg

| 1956–1972
2013–

| split up into Neumarkt NM, Regensburg R and Kelheim KEH

| Paderborn

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Paderborn{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Paderborn

| 1956–

PCH

| Parchim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Parchim

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Parchim

| 1991–2011
2013–

| merged into Ludwigslust-Parchim LUP

| Peine

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Peine

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Peine

| 1956–

PEG

| Pegnitz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Pegnitz

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Pegnitz

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Bayreuth BT

PER

| Perleberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Perleberg

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Perleberg

| 1991–1993

| merged into Prignitz PR

rowspan="3" | PF

| Pforzheim

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Pforzheim

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Pforzheim

| 1956–

Pforzheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Pforzheim

| rowspan="2"|Pforzheim{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1956–1972

| merged into Enzkreis PF

Enzkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Enzkreis

| 1973–

| Pinneberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Pinneberg

| {{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| Pinneberg

| 1956–

rowspan="3"| PIR

| Pirna

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Pirna

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Saxony}}

| rowspan="3"|Pirna

| 1991–1994

| merged into Sächsische Schweiz PIR

Sächsische Schweiz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz

| 1994–2008

| merged into Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge PIR

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

| 2008–

| Pritzwalk

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Pritzwalk

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Pritzwalk

| 1991–1993

| merged into Prignitz PR

rowspan="2"| PL

| rowspan="2"| Plauen

| style="background:#FFE8D0"| Stadt Plauen

| rowspan="2"| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Plauen

| 1991–2008
2012–

| incorporated into Vogtlandkreis V

style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Plauen

| Plauen{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1991–1996
2012–

| merged into Vogtlandkreis V

PLÖ

| Plön

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Plön

| {{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| Plön

| 1956–

| Potsdam-Mittelmark

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Bad Belzig

| 1994–

| Pößneck

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Pößneck

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Pößneck

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Saale-Orla-Kreis SOK

| Prignitz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Prignitz

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Perleberg

| 1994–

PRÜ

| Prüm

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Prüm

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Prüm

| 1956–1970
2012–

| merged into Bitburg-Prüm BIT

rowspan="3" | PS

| Pirmasens

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Pirmasens

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Pirmasens

| 1956–

''Pirmasens

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Pirmasens

| rowspan="2"|Pirmasens{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1956–1997

| renamed Südwestpfalz

Südwestpfalz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Südwestpfalz

| 1997–

| Pasewalk

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Pasewalk

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Pasewalk

| 1991–1994
2013–

| merged into Uecker-Randow UER

| Prenzlau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Prenzlau

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Prenzlau

| 1991–1993
2014–

| merged into Uckermark UM

QFT {{anchor|Q}}

| Querfurt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Querfurt

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Querfurt

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Merseburg-Querfurt MQ

QLB

| Quedlinburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Quedlinburg

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Quedlinburg

| 1991–2007
2012–

| merged into Harz HZ

rowspan="2" | R {{anchor|R}}

| Regensburg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Regensburg

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Regensburg

| 1956–

Regensburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Regensburg

| Regensburg{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–

| Rastatt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Rastatt

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Rastatt

| 1956–

| Reichenbach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Reichenbach

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Reichenbach im Vogtland

| 1991–1995
2012–

| merged into Vogtlandkreis V

rowspan="2" | RD

| Rendsburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Rendsburg

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| rowspan="2"|Rendsburg

| 1956–1970

| merged into Rendsburg-Eckermförde RD

Rendsburg-Eckernförde

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde

| 1970–

RDG

| Ribnitz-Damgarten

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ribnitz-Damgarten

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Ribnitz-Damgarten

| 1991–1994
2013–

| merged into Nordvorpommern NVP

| Recklinghausen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Recklinghausen{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Recklinghausen

| 1956–

REG

| Regen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Regen

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Regen

| 1956–

REH

| Rehau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Rehau

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Rehau

| 1956–1972
2013–

| split up into Hof HO and Wunsiedel WUN

REI

| Bad Reichenhall

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Bad Reichenhall

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Bad Reichenhall

| 1956–1979
2016–

| merged into Berchtesgadener Land BGL{{efn-lr|name=later}}

| Riesa-Großenhain

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Riesa-Großenhain

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Großenhain

| 1995–2008
2012–

| merged into Meißen MEI

| Roth

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Roth

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Roth

| 1974–

| Grafschaft Schaumburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Grafschaft Schaumburg

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Rinteln

| 1956–1977
2012–

| merged into Schaumburg SHG

RID

| Riedenburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Riedenburg

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Riedenburg

| 1956–1972
2013–

| split up into Kelheim KEH, Eichstätt EI and Neumarkt NM

RIE

| Riesa

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Riesa

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Riesa

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Riesa-Großenhain RG

| Rochlitz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Rochlitz

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Rochlitz

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Mittweida MW

| Röbel/Müritz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Röbel/Müritz

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Röbel

| 1991–1994
2013–

| merged into Müritz MÜR

| Rathenow

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Rathenow

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Rathenow

| 1991–1993
2016–

| merged into Havelland HVL

rowspan="2" | RO

| Rosenheim

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Rosenheim

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Rosenheim

| 1956–

Rosenheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Rosenheim

| Rosenheim{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–

ROD

| Roding

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Roding

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Roding

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Cham CHA

ROF

| Rotenburg a.d. Fulda

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Rotenburg (Fulda)

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Rotenburg an der Fulda

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Hersfeld-Rotenburg HEF

ROH

| Rotenburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Rotenburg in Hannover

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Rotenburg (Hannover)

| 1956–1970

| renamed Rotenburg (Wümme) ROW

ROK

| Rockenhausen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Rockenhausen

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Rockenhausen

| 1956–1969
2013–

| merged into Donnersbergkreis KIB

ROL

| Rottenburg an der Laaber

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Rottenburg a.d. Laaber

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Rottenburg an der Laaber

| 1956–1972
2013–

| split up into Landshut LA and Kelheim KEH

ROS

| Rostock

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Rostock (1990–94)

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Rostock{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1991–1994
2013–

| merged into Bad Doberan DBR

rowspan="2"| ROT

| rowspan="2"| Rothenburg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"| Stadt Rothenburg ob der Tauber

| rowspan="2"| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| rowspan="2"| Rothenburg ob der Tauber

| rowspan="2"| 1956–1973
2013–

| incorporated into Ansbach AN

style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Rothenburg ob der Tauber

| merged into Ansbach AN

ROW

| Rotenburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Rotenburg (Wümme)

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Rotenburg (Wümme)

| 1970–

| Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Ludwigshafen{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 2005–

| formerly Landkreis Ludwigshafen LU

RPL{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Rhineland-Palatinate

| Land Rheinland-Pfalz

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate|size=30px}}

| Mainz

| 1956–

| Remscheid

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Remscheid

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Remscheid

| 1956–

RSL

| Roßlau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Roßlau

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Roßlau

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Anhalt-Zerbst AZE

| Reutlingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Reutlingen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Reutlingen

| 1956–

| Rudolstadt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Rudolstadt

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Rudolstadt

| 1991–1995
2012–

| merged into Saalfeld-Rudolstadt SLF

rowspan="2" | RÜD

| Rheingaukreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Rheingaukreis

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Hesse}}

| Rüdesheim am Rhein

| 1956–1977

| merged into Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis RÜD

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

| Bad Schwalbach

| 1977–

RÜG

| Rügen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Rügen

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Bergen

| 1991–2011
2013–

| merged into Vorpommern-Rügen VR

| Ravensburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ravensburg

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Ravensburg

| 1956–

| Rottweil

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Rottweil

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Rottweil

| 1956–

RWL{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Nordrhein-Westfalen

| Land Nordrhein-Westfalen

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia|size=30px}}

| Düsseldorf

| 1956–1988

| changed to NRW

| Rheydt

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Rheydt

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Rheydt

| 1956–1975

| incorporated into Mönchengladbach MG

| Herzogtum Lauenburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg

| {{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| Ratzeburg

| 1956–

S {{anchor|S}}

| Stuttgart

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Stuttgart

| 1956–

SAB

| Saarburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Saarburg

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Saarburg

| 1956–1969
2012–

| merged into Trier-Saarburg TR

rowspan="2" | SAD

| Schwandorf

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Schwandorf

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| rowspan="2"|Schwandorf

| 1956–1972

| incorporated into eponymous district

Schwandorf

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Schwandorf

| 1972–

SÄK

| Säckingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Säckingen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Säckingen

| 1956–1973
2021–

| merged into Waldshut WT

SAL{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Saarland

| Land Saarland

| {{arms|Saarland|size=30px}}

| Saarbrücken

| 1957–

SAN

| Stadtsteinach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Stadtsteinach

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Stadtsteinach

| 1956–1972

| merged into Kulmbach KU

SAW

| Salzwedel

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Altmarkkreis Salzwedel

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Salzwedel

| 1991–

| before 1994 Landkreis Salzwedel

rowspan="3" | SB

| Saarbrücken

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Saarbrücken

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Saarland}}

| rowspan="3"|Saarbrücken

| 1956–1973

| merged into Stadtverband Saarbrücken

data-sort-value=Saarbrücken|(Greater) Saarbrücken

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadtverband Saarbrücken

| 1974–2007

| merged into Regionalverband Saarbrücken

Saarbrücken Region

| Regionalverband Saarbrücken{{efn-lr|name=region}}

| 2008–

SBG

| Strasburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Strasburg

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Strasburg

| 1991–1994
2013–

| split up into Mecklenburg-Strelitz MST {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|size=15px|text=none}} and Uecker-Randow UER {{arms|Brandenburg|size=15px|text=none}}

SBK

| Schönebeck

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Schönebeck

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Schönebeck (Elbe)

| 1991–2007
2012–

| merged into Salzlandkreis SLK

rowspan="2" | SC

| Schwabach

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Schwabach

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Schwabach

| 1956–

Schwabach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Schwabach

| Schwabach{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1972

| split up into Roth RH, Schwabach{{efn-lr|name=urban0}} SC and Nürnberg{{efn-lr|name=urban0}} N

SCZ

| Schleiz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Schleiz

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Schleiz

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Saale-Orla-Kreis SOK

SDH

| Sondershausen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Sondershausen

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Sondershausen

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Kyffhäuserkreis KYF

SDL

| Stendal

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Stendal

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Stendal

| 1991–

SDT

| Schwedt

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Schwedt/Oder

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Schwedt

| 1991–1993
2014–

| incorporated into Uckermark UM

| Segeberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Segeberg

| {{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| Bad Segeberg

| 1956–

SEB

| Sebnitz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Sebnitz

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Sebnitz

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Sächsische Schweiz PIR

SEE

| Seelow

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Seelow

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Seelow

| 1991–1993
2013–

| merged into Märkisch Oderland MOL

SEF

| Scheinfeld

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Scheinfeld

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Scheinfeld

| 1956–1972
2013–

| split up into Neustadt-Windsheim NEA and Kitzingen KT

SEL

| Selb

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Selb

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Selb

| 1956–1972
2013–

| incorporated into Wunsiedel WUN

| Sonthofen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Sonthofen

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Sonthofen

| 1956–1979{{efn-lr|name=later}}

| merged into Oberallgäu OA

SFA

| Soltau-Fallingbostel

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Soltau-Fallingbostel

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Bad Fallingbostel

| 1981–2011

| renamed Heidekreis HK

SFB

| Senftenberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Senftenberg

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Senftenberg

| 1991–1993
2013–

| merged into Oberspreewald-Lausitz OSL

SFT

| Staßfurt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Staßfurt

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Staßfurt

| 1991–1994
2012–

| split up into Aschersleben-Staßfurt ASL, Bernburg BBG, Bördekreis BÖ and Schönebeck SBK

| Solingen

| style="background:#ffe8d0"|Stadt Solingen

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Solingen

| 1956–

SGH

| Sangerhausen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Sangerhausen

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Sangerhausen

| 1991–2007
2012–

| merged into Mansfeld-Südharz MSH

SH{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Schleswig-Holstein

| Land Schleswig-Holstein

| {{arms|Schleswig-Holstein|size=30px}}

| Kiel

| 1956–

SHA

| Schwäbisch Hall

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Schwäbisch Hall

| 1956–

SHG

| Schaumburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Schaumburg

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Stadthagen

| 1978–

SHK

| Saale-Holzland-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Saale-Holzland-Kreis

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Eisenberg

| 1995–

rowspan="2" | SHL

| Suhl

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Suhl

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Suhl

| 1991–

Suhl

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Suhl

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Zella-Mehlis{{efn-lr|name=rural1}}

| 1991–1994

| split up into Schmalkalden-Meiningen SM and Hildburghausen HBN

rowspan="2" | SI

| Siegen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Siegen{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| rowspan="2"|Siegen

| 1956–1983

| renamed Siegen-Wittgenstein SI

Siegen-Wittgenstein

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein

| 1984–

SIG

| Sigmaringen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Sigmaringen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Sigmaringen

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | SIM

| Simmern

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Simmern

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| rowspan="2"|Simmern

| 1956–1969

| merged into Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis SIM

Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

| 1969–

rowspan="2" | SK

| Saalkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Saalkreis

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Halle (Saale){{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1991–2007

| merged into Saalekreis SK

Saalekreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Saalekreis

| Merseburg

| 2007–

rowspan="2" | SL

| Schleswig

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Schleswig

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| rowspan="2"|Schleswig

| 1956–1974

| merged into Schleswig-Flensburg SL

Schleswig-Flensburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg

| 1974–

SLE

| Schleiden

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Schleiden{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Schleiden

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Euskirchen EU

rowspan="2" | SLF

| Saalfeld

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Saalfeld

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Thuringia}}

| rowspan="2"|Saalfeld

| 1991–1994

| merged into Saalfeld-Rudolstadt SLF

Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

| 1994–

SLG

| Saulgau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Saulgau

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Saulgau

| 1956–1972
2020–

| split up into Sigmaringen SIG, Biberach BC and Ravensburg RV

SLK

| Salzlandkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Salzlandkreis

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Bernburg

| 2007–

SLN

| Schmölln

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Schmölln

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Schmölln

| 1991–1995
2012–

| merged into Altenburger Land ABG

SLS

| Saarlouis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Saarlouis

| {{arms|Saarland}}

| Saarlouis

| 1957–

SLÜ

| Schlüchtern

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Schlüchtern

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Schlüchtern

| 1956–1974
2013–

| merged into Main-Kinzig-Kreis MKK

SLZ

| Bad Salzungen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bad Salzungen

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Bad Salzungen

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Wartburgkreis WAK

rowspan="2" | SM

| Schmalkalden

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Schmalkalden

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Thuringia}}

| Schmalkalden

| 1991–1994

| merged into Schmalkalden-Meiningen SM

Schmalkalden-Meiningen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

| Meiningen

| 1994–

SMÜ

| Schwabmünchen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Schwabmünchen

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Schwabmünchen

| 1956–1972
2017–

| merged into Augsburg (district) A

rowspan="2" | SN

| Schwerin

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Landeshauptstadt Schwerin

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Schwerin

| 1991–

Schwerin

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Schwerin

| Schwerin{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1991–1994

| split up into Nordwestmecklenburg NWM, Parchim PCH and Ludwigslust LWL

SNH

| Sinsheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Sinsheim

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Sinsheim

| 1956–1972

| split up into Rhein-Neckar-Kreis HD and Heilbronn HN

| Soest

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Soest{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Soest

| 1956–

SOB

| Schrobenhausen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Schrobenhausen

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Schrobenhausen

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Neuburg-Schrobenhausen ND

SOG

| Schongau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Schongau

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Schongau

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Weilheim-Schongau WM

SOK

| Saale-Orla-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Saale-Orla-Kreis

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Schleiz

| 1995–

SOL

| Soltau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Soltau

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Soltau

| 1956–1978

| merged into Soltau-Fallingbostel SFA

SÖM

| Sömmerda

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Sömmerda

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Sömmerda

| 1991–

SON

| Sonneberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Sonneberg

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Sonneberg

| 1991–

rowspan="2" | SP

| Speyer

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Speyer

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Speyer

| 1956–

Speyer

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Speyer

| Speyer{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1969

| merged into Ludwigshafen LU

SPB

| Spremberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Spremberg

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Spremberg

| 1991–

| merged into Spree-Neiße SPN

SPN

| Spree-Neiße

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Spree-Neiße

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Forst

| 1994–

SPR

| Springe

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Springe

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Springe

| 1956–1974

| split up into Hannover H, Hildesheim HI, Hameln-Pyrmont HM and Schaumburg SHG

rowspan="3" | SR

| Straubing

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Straubing

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Straubing

| 1956–

Straubing

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Straubing

| rowspan="2"|Straubing{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1956–1972

| merged into Straubing-Bogen

Straubing-Bogen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Straubing-Bogen

| 1972–

SRB

| Strausberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Strausberg

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Strausberg

| 1991–1993
2013–

| merged into Märkisch-Oderland MOL

SRO

| Stadtroda

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Stadtroda

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Stadtroda

| 1991-1995
2012–

| merged into Saale-Holzland-Kreis SHK

| Steinfurt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Steinfurt

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Steinfurt

| 1975–

STA

| Starnberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Starnberg

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Starnberg

| 1956–

STB

| Sternberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Sternberg

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Sternberg

| 1991–1994
2013–

| split up into Parchim PCH and Nordwestmecklenburg NWM

STD

| Stade

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Stade

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Stade

| 1956–

STE

| Staffelstein

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Staffelstein

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Staffelstein

| 1956–1972

| split up into Lichtenfels LIF, Coburg CO and Bamberg BA

STH

| Schaumburg-Lippe

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Schaumburg-Lippe

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Stadthagen

| 1956–1978

| merged into Schaumburg SHG

STL

| Stollberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Stollberg

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Stollberg/Erzgebirge

| 1991–2008
2012–

| merged into Erzgebirgskreis ERZ

STO

| Stockach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Stockach

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Stockach

| 1956–1972
2021–

| split up into Konstanz KN and Sigmaringen SIG

rowspan="2" | SU

| Siegkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Siegkreis

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| rowspan="2"|Siegburg

| 1956–1969

| merged into Rhein-Sieg-Kreis SU

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

| 1969–

SUL

| Sulzbach-Rosenberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Sulzbach-Rosenberg

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Sulzbach-Rosenberg

| 1956–1974
2013–

| merged into Amberg-Sulzbach AS

SÜW

| Südliche Weinstraße

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Landau in der Pfalz{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1979–

rowspan="2" | SW

| Schweinfurt

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Schweinfurt

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Schweinfurt

| 1956–

Schweinfurt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Schweinfurt

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Schweinfurt{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–

SWA

| Untertaunuskreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Untertaunuskreis

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Bad Schwalbach

| 1956–1980
2013–

| merged into Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis RÜD

| Grafschaft Hoya

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Grafschaft Hoya

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Syke

| 1956–1978
2018–

| split up into Oldenburg OL, Nienburg NI and Diepholz DH

| Salzgitter

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Salzgitter

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Salzgitter

| 1956–

SZB

| Schwarzenberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Schwarzenberg

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Schwarzenberg/Erzgebirge

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Aue-Schwarzenberg ASZ

rowspan="2"|TBB {{anchor|T}}

| Tauberbischofsheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Tauberbischofsheim

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| rowspan="2"|Tauberbischofsheim

| 1956–1972

| merged into Main-Tauber-Kreis TBB

Main-Tauber-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Main-Tauber-Kreis

| 1973–

TDO

| Nordsachsen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Nordsachsen

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Torgau

| 2008–

| code refers to former districts Torgau, Delitzsch and Oschatz

| Tecklenburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Tecklenburg{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Tecklenburg

| 1956–1974
2013–

| merged into Steinfurt ST

TET

| Teterow

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Teterow

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Teterow

| 1991–1994
2013–

| merged into Güstrow GÜ, later Rostock LRO

| Teltow-Fläming

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Teltow-Fläming

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Luckenwalde

| 1994–

| Torgau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Torgau

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Torgau

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Torgau-Oschatz TO

THL{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Thuringia

| Freistaat Thüringen

| {{arms|Thuringia|size=30px}}

| Erfurt

| 1991–

THW{{efn-lr|name=official}}

| Technisches Hilfswerk

| Bundesanstalt Technisches Hilfswerk

| {{flag|Germany}}

| 1990–

TIR

| Tirschenreuth

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Tirschenreuth

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Tirschenreuth

| 1956–

| Torgau-Oschatz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Torgau-Oschatz

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Torgau

| 1995–2008
2012–

| merged into Nordsachsen TDO

rowspan="2" | TÖL

| Bad Tölz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bad Tölz

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| rowspan="2"|Bad Tölz

| 1956–1973

| renamed Bad Tölz–Wolfratshausen

Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen

| 1973–

TÖN

| Eiderstedt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Eiderstedt

| {{arms|Schleswig-Holstein}}

| Tönning

| 1956–1970

| merged into Nordfriesland NF

| Templin

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Templin

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Templin

| 1991–1993
2014–

| merged into Uckermark UM

rowspan="3" | TR

| Trier

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Trier

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Trier

| 1956–

Trier

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Trier

| rowspan="2"|Trier{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1956–1969

| merged into Trier-Saarburg TR

Trier-Saarburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Trier-Saarburg

| 1969–

| Traunstein

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Traunstein

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Traunstein

| 1956–

| Tettnang

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Tettnang

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Tettnang

| 1956–1972
2020–

| merged into Bodenseekreis FN

TÜ

| Tübingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Tübingen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Tübingen

| 1956–

TUT

| Tuttlingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Tuttlingen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Tuttlingen

| 1956–

ÜB {{anchor|U}}

| Überlingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Überlingen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Überlingen

| 1956–1972
2020–

| merged into Bodenseekreis FN

| Uelzen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Uelzen

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Uelzen

| 1956–

UEM

| Ueckermünde

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ueckermünde

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Ueckermünde

| 1991–1994
2013–

| merged into Uecker-Randow UER

UER

| Uecker-Randow

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Uecker-Randow

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Pasewalk

| 1994–2012

| merged into Vorpommern-Greifswald VG

UFF

| Uffenheim

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Uffenheim

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Uffenheim

| 1956–1974
2013–

| merged into Neustadt a.d. Aisch NEA

| Unstrut-Hainich

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Mühlhausen

| 1995–

rowspan="3" | UL

| Ulm

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Ulm

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Ulm

| 1956–

Ulm

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ulm

| rowspan="2"|Ulm{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1956–1972

| merged into Alb-Donau-Kreis UL

Alb-Donau-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Alb-Donau-Kreis

| 1973–

| Uckermark

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Uckermark

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Prenzlau

| 1994–

| Unna

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Unna{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Unna

| 1956–

USI

| Usingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Usingen

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Usingen

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Hochtaunuskreis HG

|V {{anchor|V}}

| Vogtlandkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Vogtlandkreis

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Plauen

| 1996–

VAI

| Vaihingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Vaihingen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Vaihingen an der Enz

| 1956–1972
2014–

| split up into Ludwigsburg LB and Enzkreis PF

| Vogelsbergkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Vogelsbergkreis

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Lauterbach

| 1979–

VEC

| Vechta

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Vechta

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Vechta

| 1956–

VER

| Verden

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Verden

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Verden an der Aller

| 1956–

| Vorpommern-Greifswald

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Vorpommern-Greifswald

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Greifswald

| 2011–

VIB

| Vilsbiburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Vilsbiburg

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Vilsbiburg

| 1956–1973
2014–

| merged into Landshut LA

rowspan="2" | VIE

| Viersen

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Viersen

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| rowspan="2"|Viersen

| 1956–1970

| incorporated into Kempen-Krefeld KK

Viersen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Viersen

| 1975–

VIT

| Viechtach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Viechtach

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Viechtach

| 1956–1974
2018–

| merged into Regen REG

| Völklingen

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Völklingen

| {{arms|Saarland}}

| Völklingen

| 1957– ???

| merged into Regionalverband Saarbrücken SB

| Villingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Villingen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Villingen im Schwarzwald

| 1956–1971

| renamed Villingen-Schwenningen VS

VOF

| Vilshofen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Vilshofen

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Vilshofen an der Donau

| 1956–1973

| split up into Passau PA and Deggendorf DEG

VOH

| Vohenstrauß

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Vohenstrauß

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Vohenstrauß

| 1956–1974
2013–

| merged into Neustadt an der Waldnaab NEW

| Vorpommern-Rügen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Vorpommern-Rügen

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Stralsund

| 2012–

rowspan="2" | VS

| Villingen-Schwenningen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Villingen-Schwenningen

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| rowspan="2"|Villingen-Schwenningen

| 1972

| merged into Schwarzwald-Baar VS

Schwarzwald-Baar

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis

| 1973–

W {{anchor|W}}

| Wuppertal

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Wuppertal

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Wuppertal

| 1956–

| Waldeck

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Waldeck

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Korbach

| 1956–1973
2013–

| merged into Waldeck-Frankenberg KB

WAF

| Warendorf

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Warendorf{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Warendorf

| 1956–

WAK

| Wartburgkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Wartburgkreis

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Bad Salzungen
until 1997 jointly with Eisenach{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1994–

WAN

| Wanne-Eickel

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Wanne-Eickel

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Wanne-Eickel

| 1956–1974
2012–

| incorporated into Herne HER

WAR

| Warburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Warburg{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Warburg

| 1956–1974
2019–

| merged into Höxter HX

WAT

| Wattenscheid

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Wattenscheid

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Wattenscheid

| 1956–1974
2012–

| incorporated into Bochum BO

| Wittenberg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wittenberg

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Wittenberg

| 1991–

WBG

| Wolfsburg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Wolfsburg

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Wolfsburg

| not yet

| reserve code, approved in 2021, not yet in use

WBS

| Worbis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Worbis

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Worbis

| 1991–1995
2012–

| merged into Eichsfeld EIC

| Wiedenbrück

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Wiedenbrück{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| (Rheda-)Wiedenbrück

| 1956–1972

| merged into Gütersloh GT

WDA

| Werdau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Werdau

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Werdau

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Zwickauer Land Z

rowspan="2" | WE

| Weimar

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Weimar

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Thuringia}}

| Weimar

| 1991–

Weimar

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Weimar

| Weimar{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1991–1994

| merged into Weimarer Land AP

WEB

| Oberwesterwald

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Oberwesterwaldkreis

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Westerburg

| 1956–1974

| merged into Westerwaldkreis WW

WEG

| Wegscheid

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wegscheid

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Wegscheid

| 1956–1973

| merged into Passau PA

WEL

| Oberlahnkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Oberlahnkreis

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Weilburg

| 1956–1974
2013–

| merged into Limburg-Weilburg LM

WEM

| Wesermünde

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wesermünde

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Bremerhaven{{arms|Bremen|size=15px|text=none}}{{efn-lr|name=urban2}}

| 1956–1978

| merged into Cuxhaven CUX

WEN

| Weiden in der Oberpfalz

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Weiden i.d. OPf.

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Weiden

| 1956–

WER

| Wertingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wertingen

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Wertingen

| 1956–1972
2013–

| split up into Dillingen DLG and Augsburg A

WES

| Wesel

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Wesel{{efn-lr|name=NRW}}

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Wesel

| 1956–

| Wolfenbüttel

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wolfenbüttel

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Wolfenbüttel

| 1956–

| Wangen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wangen

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Wangen im Allgäu

| 1956–1973
2020–

| merged into Ravensburg RV

WHV

| Wilhelmshaven

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Wilhelmshaven

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Wilhelmshaven

| 1956–

| Wiesbaden

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Wiesbaden

| 1956–

rowspan="2" | WIL

| Wittlich

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Wittlich

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| rowspan="2"|Wittlich

| 1956–1969

| merged into Bernkastel-Wittlich WIL

Bernkastel-Wittlich

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Kreis Bernkastel-Wittlich

| 1969–

WIS

| Wismar

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wismar

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Wismar{{efn-lr|name="urban1"}}

| 1991–1994
2013–

| merged into Nordwestmecklenburg NWM

WIT

| Witten

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Witten

| {{arms|North Rhine-Westphalia}}

| Witten

| 1956–1974
2012–

| incorporated into Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis EN

WIZ

| Witzenhausen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Witzenhausen

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Witzenhausen

| 1956–1973
2013–

| merged into Werra-Meißner-Kreis ESW

| Wittstock

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wittstock

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Wittstock

| 1991–1993
2013–

| merged into Ostprignitz-Ruppin OPR

| Harburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Harburg

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Winsen (Luhe)

| 1956–

WLG

| Wolgast

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wolgast

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Wolgast

| 1991–1994
2013–

| merged into Ostvorpommern OVP

rowspan="2" | WM

| Weilheim i.OB

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Weilheim in Oberbayern

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| rowspan="2"|Weilheim

| 1956–1972

| split up into Weilheim-Schongau WM and Garmisch-Partenkirchen GAP

Weilheim-Schongau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Weilheim-Schongau

| 1972–

WMS

| Wolmirstedt

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wolmirstedt

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Wolmirstedt

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Ohrekreis OK

rowspan="2" | WN

| Waiblingen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Waiblingen

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| rowspan="2"|Waiblingen

| 1956–1972

| merged into Rems-Murr-Kreis WN

Rems-Murr-Kreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Rems-Murr-Kreis

| 1973–

WND

| Sankt Wendel

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis St. Wendel

| {{arms|Saarland}}

| Sankt Wendel

| 1968–

rowspan="2" | WO

| Worms

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Worms

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Worms

| 1956–

Worms

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Worms

| Worms{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1969

| merged into Alzey-Worms AZ

WOB

| Wolfsburg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Wolfsburg

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Wolfsburg

| 1956–

WOH

| Wolfhagen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wolfhagen

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Wolfhagen

| 1956–1972
2013–

| merged into Kassel KS

WOL

| Wolfach

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wolfach

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Wolfach

| 1956–1972
2014–

| merged into Ortenaukreis OG

WOR

| Wolfratshausen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wolfratshausen

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Wolfratshausen

| 1956–1974
2013–

| merged into Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen TÖL

WOS

| Wolfstein

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wolfstein

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Wolfstein Castle, Freyung

| 1956–1972
2013–{{efn-lr|name=lib}}

| merged into Freyung-Grafenau FRG

| Wernigerode

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wernigerode

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Wernigerode

| 1991–2007
2012–

| merged into Harz HZ, 2007

WRN

| Waren

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Waren

| {{arms|Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

| Waren (Müritz)

| 1991–1994
2013

| merged into Müritz MÜR

| Wasserburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wasserburg am Inn

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Wasserburg am Inn

| 1956–1974
2013–

| split up into Rosenheim RO, Mühldorf MÜ, Erding ED and Ebersberg EBE

WSF

| Weißenfels

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Weißenfels

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Weißenfels

| 1991–2007
2012–

| merged into Burgenlandkreis BLK

WST

| Ammerland

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ammerland

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Westerstede

| 1956–

WSW

| Weißwasser

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Weißwasser

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Weißwasser

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Niederschlesische Oberlausitz NOL

| Waldshut

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Waldshut

| {{arms|Baden-Württemberg}}

| Waldshut-Tiengen

| 1956–

WTL

| Wittlage

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wittlage

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Wittlage

| 1956–1972
2018–

| merged into Osnabrück OS

WTM

| Wittmund

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wittmund

| {{arms|Lower Saxony}}

| Wittmund

| 1956–1978 & 1982–

rowspan="2" | WÜ

| Würzburg

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Würzburg

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Würzburg

| 1956–

Würzburg

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Würzburg

| Würzburg{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–

rowspan="3" | WUG

| Weißenburg in Bayern

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Weißenburg i.Bay.

| rowspan="3"|{{arms|Bavaria}}

| Weißenburg in Bayern

| 1956–1972

| incorporated into Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen WUG

Weißenburg in Bayern

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Weißenburg i.Bay.

| Weißenburg in Bayern{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1972

| merged into Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen WUG

Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen

| Weißenburg in Bayern

| 1972–

WÜM

| Waldmünchen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Waldmünchen

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Waldmünchen

| 1956–1974
2013–

| merged into Cham CHA

WUN

| Wunsiedel

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge

| {{arms|Bavaria}}

| Wunsiedel

| 1956–

WUR

| Wurzen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wurzen

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Wurzen

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Muldentalkreis MTL

| Westerwaldkreis

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Westerwaldkreis

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Montabaur

| 1979–

| Wetzlar

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wetzlar

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Wetzlar

| 1956–1977
2012–

| split up into Lahn-Dill-Kreis L and the short-lived city of Lahn L
both meanwhile LDK

WZL

| Wanzleben

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Wanzleben

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Wanzleben

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Bördekreis BÖ

X{{efn-lr|name=official}}{{anchor|X}}

| NATO Headquarters

| {{arms|NATO}}

Y{{efn-lr|name=official}}{{anchor|Y}}

| Bundeswehr

| {{flag|Germany}}

rowspan="4" | Z {{anchor|Z}}

| Zwickau

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Zwickau

| rowspan="4"|{{arms|Saxony}}

| Zwickau

| 1991–2008

| incorporated into Landkreis Zwickau Z

Zwickau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Zwickau

| Zwickau{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1991–1994

| merged into Zwickauer Land Z

Zwickauer Land

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Zwickauer Land

| Werdau

| 1994–2008

| merged into Landkreis Zwickau Z

Zwickau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Zwickau

| Zwickau

| 2008–

| Zerbst

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Zerbst

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Zerbst

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Anhalt-Zerbst AZE

ZEL

| Zell

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Zell (Mosel)

| {{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Zell (Mosel)

| 1956–1969
2012–

| split up into Cochem-Zell COC, Bernkastel-Wittlich WIL and Rhein-Hunsrück SIM

rowspan="2" | ZI

| Zittau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Zittau

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Saxony}}

| rowspan="2"|Zittau

| 1991–1994

| merged into Löbau-Zittau ZI

Löbau-Zittau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Löbau-Zittau
initially Sächsischer Oberlausitzkreis

| 1994–2008
2012–

| merged into Görlitz GR

ZIG

| Ziegenhain

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Ziegenhain

| {{arms|Hesse}}

| Ziegenhain

| 1956–1973
2015–

| merged into Schwalm-Eder HR

| Zschopau

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Zschopau

| {{arms|Saxony}}

| Zschopau

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis MEK

| Zeulenroda

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Zeulenroda

| {{arms|Thuringia}}

| Zeulenroda

| 1991–1995
2012–

| merged into Greiz GRZ

| Zossen

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Zossen

| {{arms|Brandenburg}}

| Zossen

| 1991–1993
2025–

| merged into Teltow-Fläming TF

rowspan="2" | ZW

| Zweibrücken

| style="background:#FFE8D0"|Stadt Zweibrücken

| rowspan="2"|{{arms|Rhineland-Palatinate}}

| Zweibrücken

| 1956–

Zweibrücken

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Zweibrücken

| Zweibrücken{{efn-lr|name=urban1}}

| 1956–1972
2015–

| merged into Pirmasens PS

| Zeitz

| style="background:#F0FFF0"|Landkreis Zeitz

| {{arms|Saxony-Anhalt}}

| Zeitz

| 1991–1994
2012–

| merged into Burgenlandkreis BLK

{{notelist-lr|refs=

{{efn-lr|name=city|Although not formally an urban district, Aachen, Göttingen and Hanover have certain rights of urban districts, and consequently are listed twice.}}

{{efn-lr|name=HB|The cities Bremen and Bremerhaven are two separate urban districts, together forming the "city-state" Bremen.}}

{{efn-lr|name=later|The final name of this district was determined later than the actual merger/change had come into force.}}

{{efn-lr|name=lib|Code has since been re-issued due to {{lang|de|Kennzeichenliberalisierung}}.}}

{{efn-lr|name=NRW|The rural districts of North Rhine Westphalia were styled {{lang|de|Landkreis}} before 1969 but {{lang|de|Kreis}} thereafter.}}

{{efn-lr|name=official|Official plates of federal, state or communal owners bear a different letter/number pattern after this "area code".}}

{{efn-lr|name=region|The districts of Aachen, Hanover and Saarbrücken have a different status, as a {{lang|de|Kommunalverband besonderer Art}} (communal federation of a special kind).}}

{{efn-lr|name=rural1|Rural and adjacent urban district share[d] the name of the central city which is/was, however, not part of the rural district.}}

{{efn-lr|name=state|As constituent states of Germany, Berlin and Hamburg also function as separate urban districts.}}

{{efn-lr|name=urban|Seat of the eponymous rural district's administration, but not part of the district (being an urban district itself).}}

{{efn-lr|name=urban1|Seat of the eponymous rural district's administration, but not part of the district (being an urban district itself). Urban and adjacent rural district share[d] the name of the central city.}}

{{efn-lr|name=urban2|Seat of the rural district's administration, but not part of the district (being an urban district itself). The rural district bears/bore a different name than the administration seat.}}

}}

=Postwar Germany=

File:Deutschland Besatzungszonen 8 Jun 1947 - 22 Apr 1949.svg

Occupation zones

A	{{flagicon\|USA}} American zone	B	{{flagicon\|GBR}} British zone	F	{{flagicon\|FRA}} French zone	S	{{flagicon\|URS}} Soviet zone
class="wikitable mw-collapsible" \|+ Area Codes on Licence Plates in Postwar Germany, 1945–1953/56
AB	Bayern / Bavaria	BH	Hamburg	FBy	Lindau am Bodensee {{NoteTag\|The only Bavarian district within the French zone}}	SB	Brandenburg
B	Bayern	BN	Niedersachsen / Lower Saxony	By	Lindau am Bodensee	SL	Sachsen / Saxony {{NoteTag\|L standing for Leipzig}}
AE	American Enclave = Bremen	N	Niedersachsen	FB	Baden	SM	Mecklenburg
AH	Hessen	BR	Rheinland / Rhine Region	FR	Rheinland-Pfalz / Rhineland-Palatinate	SN	Sachsen-Anhalt
H	Hessen	R	Rheinland	FW	Württemberg-Hohenzollern	ST	Thüringen / Thuringia
AW	Württemberg-Baden	BS	Schleswig-Holstein
W	Württemberg-Baden

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable"

|+ Codes on German Licence Plates (1945–1956)Code

! Zone

! Land

! Years issued

! class="unsortable" | NotesBY{{flagicon|USA|1912}}Bavaria (=Bayern)1946–1947AB{{efn-lg|name=a|initial A standing for American zone}}{{flagicon|USA|1912}}Bavaria1948–1956B{{flagicon|USA|1912}}Bavaria1950–1956HE{{flagicon|USA|1912}}Hessen1946–1947AH{{efn-lg|name=a}}{{flagicon|USA|1912}}Hesse1946–1956H{{flagicon|USA|1912}}Hesse1950–1956AW{{efn-lg|name=a}}{{flagicon|USA|1912}}Württemberg-Baden1948–1956W{{flagicon|USA|1912}}Württemberg-Baden1950–1956WB{{flagicon|USA|1912}}Württemberg-Baden1950–1956БM{{flagicon|URS|1923}}Berlin1945–1946=BM; for motor bikesГФ{{flagicon|SUN|1923}}Berlin1945–1946=GF; cars, lorries, and bussesБГ{{flagicon|SUN|1923}}Berlin1945–1947=BG; cars, lorries, and bussesГM{{flagicon|SUN|1923}}Berlin1945–1947=GM; for motor bikesKB{{flagicon|SUN|1923}}Berlin1947–1948Kommandatura BerlinGB{{flagicon|SUN|1923}}East-Berlin1948–1953KB{{flagicon|Berlin}}West-Berlin1948-1956MGH{{flagicon|GBR}}Hamburg1945H{{flagicon|GBR}}Hamburg1945–1947HG{{flagicon|GBR}}Hamburg1947BH{{efn-lg|name=b|initial B standing for British zone}}{{flagicon|GBR}}Hamburg1948–1956BD{{flagicon|FRA}}Baden1945–1949FB{{efn-lg|name=f|initial F standing for French zone}}{{flagicon|FRA}}Baden1949–1956WT{{flagicon|FRA}}Württemberg-Hohenzollern1945–1949FW{{efn-lg|name=f}}{{flagicon|FRA}}Württemberg-Hohenzollern1949–1956

==adopted from German WP==

for the time being

class="wikitable sortable" ! Code	class="unsortable" \| Zone	District	Years
BY	{{flagicon\|USA\|1912}}	Bayern	1946–1947
AB	{{flagicon\|USA\|1912}}	Bayern	1948–1956
B	{{flagicon\|USA\|1912}}	Bayern	1950–1956
HB	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Bremen	1945–1947
BM	{{flagicon\|USA\|1912}}	Bremen	1947
AE	{{flagicon\|USA\|1912}}	Bremen, „amerikanische Exklave“	1948–1956
HE	{{flagicon\|USA\|1912}}	Hessen	1946–1947
AH	{{flagicon\|USA\|1912}}	Hessen	1948–1956
H	{{flagicon\|USA\|1912}}	Hessen	1950–1956
AW	{{flagicon\|USA\|1912}}	Württemberg-Baden	1948–1956
W	{{flagicon\|USA\|1912}}	Württemberg-Baden	1950–1956
WB	{{flagicon\|USA\|1912}}	Württemberg-Baden	1950–1956
БM (=BM)	{{flagicon\|Berlin}}	Berlin	1945–1946
ГФ (=GF)	{{flagicon\|Berlin}}	Berlin	1945–1946
БГ (=BG)	{{flagicon\|Berlin}}	Berlin	1945–1947
ГM (=GM)	{{flagicon\|Berlin}}	Berlin	1945–1947
KB	{{flagicon\|Berlin}}	Berlin	1947–1948
GB	{{flagicon\|Berlin}}	Ost-Berlin	1948–1953
KB	{{flagicon\|Berlin}}	West-Berlin	1948–1956
MGH	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Hamburg	1945
H	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Hamburg	1945–1947
HG	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Hamburg	1947
BH	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Hamburg	1948–1956
AUR	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Niedersachsen, Reg.-Bez. Aurich	1945–1947
BRA	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Niedersachsen, Land Braunschweig	1945–1947
HAN	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Niedersachsen, Reg.-Bez. Hannover	1945–1947
HIL	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Niedersachsen, Reg.-Bez. Hildesheim	1945–1947
LUN	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Niedersachsen, Reg.-Bez. Lüneburg	1945–1947
OLD	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Niedersachsen, Land Oldenburg	1945–1947
OSN	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Niedersachsen, Reg.-Bez. Osnabrück	1945–1947
STA	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Niedersachsen, Reg.-Bez. Stade	1945–1947
HA	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Niedersachsen	1947
BN	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Niedersachsen	1948–1956
N	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Niedersachsen	1950–1956
AAC	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Reg.-Bez. Aachen	1945–1947
ARN	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Reg.-Bez. Arnsberg	1945–1947
DUS	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Reg.-Bez. Düsseldorf	1945–1947
KOL	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Reg.-Bez. Köln	1945–1947
LIP	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Land Lippe	1945–1947
MIN	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Reg.-Bez. Minden	1945–1947
MUN	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Reg.-Bez. Münster	1945–1947
NR	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Nordrhein	1947
WF	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Westfalen	1947
BR	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Nordrhein-Westfalen	1948–1956
R	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Nordrhein-Westfalen	1950–1956
S	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Schleswig-Holstein	1945–1947
SH	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Schleswig-Holstein	1947
BS	{{flagicon\|GBR}}	Schleswig-Holstein	1948–1956
BD	{{flagicon\|FRA}}	Baden	1945–1949
FB	{{flagicon\|FRA}}	Baden (Südbaden)\|Baden	1949–1956
X	{{flagicon\|FRA}}	Lindau (Bodensee), Stadt und Landkreis	1947(?)–1949
FBY	{{flagicon\|FRA}}	Lindau (Bodensee), Stadt und Landkreis	1948–1950
By	{{flagicon\|FRA}}	Lindau (Bodensee), Stadt und Landkreis	1950–1956
RL	{{flagicon\|FRA}}	Rheinland-Pfalz, Rheinland	1945–1949
PF	{{flagicon\|FRA}}	Rheinland-Pfalz, Pfalz	1945–1949
FR	{{flagicon\|FRA}}	Rheinland-Pfalz	1949–1956
SA	{{flagicon\|FRA}}	Saarland	1945–1948
FS	{{flagicon\|FRA}}	Saarland	scheduled 1948
OE	{{flagicon\|FRA}}	Saarland	1949–1956
WT	{{flagicon\|FRA}}	Württemberg-Hohenzollern	1945–1949
FW	{{flagicon\|FRA}}	Württemberg-Hohenzollern	1949–1956
BP	{{flagicon\|URS\|1936}}	Brandenburg, Province	1945–1947
SB	{{flagicon\|URS\|1923}}	Brandenburg	1948–1953
MP	{{flagicon\|URS\|1936}}	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	1945–1947
SM	{{flagicon\|URS\|1923}}	Mecklenburg	1948–1953
SB	{{flagicon\|URS\|1936}}	Sachsen	1945–1947
SC	{{flagicon\|URS\|1923}}	Sachsen	1945–1947
SF	{{flagicon\|URS\|1936}}	Sachsen	1945–1947
SH	{{flagicon\|URS\|1923}}	Sachsen	1945–1947
SK	{{flagicon\|URS\|1936}}	Sachsen	1945–1947
SM	{{flagicon\|URS\|1923}}	Sachsen	1945–1947
SL	{{flagicon\|URS\|1936}}	Sachsen („Leipzig“)	1948–1953
SP	{{flagicon\|URS\|1923}}	Sachsen, Province of Prussia	1945–1947
SN	{{flagicon\|URS\|1936}}	Sachsen-Anhalt	1947–1953
TF	{{flagicon\|SUN\|1923}}	Thüringen	1945–1947
TH	{{flagicon\|URS\|1936}}	Thüringen	1945–1947
IM	{{flagicon\|URS\|1936}}	Thüringen	1946(?)–1947
ST	{{flagicon\|URS\|1936}}	Thüringen	1948–1953
A	{{flagicon\|GBR}}/{{flagicon\|USA\|1912}}	Trailer {{lang\|de\|(Anhänger)}} (British and American Zone)	1946–1947
AGR		Agricultural vehicles	1945–1947
BT	{{flagicon\|SUN\|1936}}	SBZ, Central administration and subordinate institutions	1947–(?)
DR	{{flagicon\|SUN\|1923}}	Government of the GDR	1949
DDR	{{flagicon\|SUN}}	Government of the GDR	1949–1951
DR		Deutsche Reichsbahn	1945
RP		Reichspost	1945
TEM		Temporary, additional plate	1945–1947

==cf list by kennzeichenwelt.de==

class="wikitable sortable" ! Code	Zone	District	Years
BY	USA	Bayern	1946–1947
BM	USA	Bremen	1947
HB	USA	Bremen	1945–1947
HE	USA	Hessen	1946–1947
WB	USA	Nord-Baden, Nord-Württemberg	1946–1947
AAC	UK	Aachen	1945–1947
ARN	UK	Arnsberg	1945–1947
AUR	UK	Aurich	1945–1947
BRA	UK	Braunschweig	1945–1947
DUS	UK	Düsseldorf	1945–1947
H	UK	Hamburg	1945–1947
HA	UK	Niedersachsen (Hannover)	1947
HAN	UK	Hannover	1945–1947
HG	UK	Hamburg	1947
HIL	UK	Hildesheim	1945–1947
KOL	UK	Köln	1945–1947
LIP	UK	Lippe	1945–1947
LUN	UK	Lüneburg	1945–1947
MGH	UK	Hamburg (Military Government)	1945
MIN	UK	Minden	1945–1947
MUN	UK	Münster	1945–1947
NR	UK	Nord-Rhein	1947
OLD	UK	Oldenburg	1945–1947
OSN	UK	Osnabrück	1945–1947
S	UK	Schleswig-Holstein	1945–1947
SH	UK	Schleswig-Holstein	1947
STA	UK	Stade	1945–1947
WF	UK	Westfalen	1947
BD	FRA	Südbaden	1945–1949
PF	FRA	Hessen-Pfalz	1945–1949
RL	FRA	Rheinland	1945–1949
SA	FRA	Saarland	1945–1949
WT	FRA	Süd-Württemberg, Hohenzollern	1945–1949
X	FRA	Lindau	1947–1949
BP	URS	Brandenburg (Provinz)	1945–1947
LA	URS	Zugmaschinen (nur Mecklenburg)	~1946–1947
MP	URS	Mecklenburg (Provinz) 1945–1947
SB	URS	Sachsen (föderales Land)	1945–1947
SC	URS	Sachsen (föderales Land)	1945–1947
SF	URS	Sachsen (föderales Land)	1945–1947
SH	URS	Sachsen (föderales Land)	1945–1947
SK	URS	Sachsen (föderales Land)	1945–1947
SM	URS	Sachsen (föderales Land)	1945–1947
SN	URS	Sachsen (föderales Land)	1945–1947
SP	URS	Sachsen (Provinz)	1945–1947
TF	URS	Thüringen (föderales Land)	1945–1947
TH	URS	Thüringen (föderales Land)	1945–1947
AGR		Agrarfahrzeuge	1945–1947

Sources

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User:Jochen64/sandbox#Area codes of the Federal Republic of Germany, since 1956

List of Codes on German vehicle registration plates

Contemporary German licence plates

=Area codes of the Federal Republic of Germany, since 1956=

=Postwar Germany=

==adopted from German WP==

==cf list by kennzeichenwelt.de==

Sources

References