The most common street names in Germany are: Hauptstrasse (Main Street), Schulstrasse (School Street), Dorfstrasse (Village Street), Gartenstrasse (Garden Street) and Bahnhofstrasse (Station Street).
Using the database Die Zeit has discovered that the most popular street names in Germany are Hauptstraße, Schulstraße, Dorfstraße, Gartenstraße and Bahnhofstraße. They also discovered that the distribution of German street names reveals a lot about the country's history and culture.
Carl-Philipp-Emanuel-Bach-Straße is a street in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. Named after the 18th-century German musician and composer Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Carl-Philipp-Emanuel-Bach-Straße is indeed one of the longest street names in the world, certainly Germany.
Autobahn, (German: “automobile road”) plural Autobahnen, high-speed, limited-access highway, the basis of the first modern national expressway system.
Ludwig Street
The street receives a large number of tourists throughout the year and is one of the most important streets in Germany, which is very popular with tourists.
What is the autobahn? The German autobahn – officially known as the Bundesautobahn – remains one of the most famous highways and best driving roads on the planet for many reasons, including its celebrated unrestricted stretches.
The address (die Adresse)
German street numbers occur after the name of the street and not before - e.g. Hauptstraße 43, Wolburgsweg 36c, Webergasse 7-9. Postcodes in German-speaking countries precede the name of the town or city - e.g. 10825 Berlin, 09117 Chemnitz, 01069 Dresden.
Princes Highway East/Nar Nar Goon Connection Road.
But there is one street in Berlin that is often missed, ignored or even simply just overlooked – even maps omit it, all for the simple reason that its too short! The Eiergasse. The Eiergasse – literally “Egg Alley” is a mere 16 meters long, which explains why most maps dont even bother including its name.
Examples are "Main Road", "Fleet Street" and "Park Avenue". The type of street stated, however, can sometimes be misleading: a street named "Park Avenue" need not have the characteristics of an avenue in the generic sense. Some street names have only one element, such as "The Beeches" or "Boulevard".
Close is used for any dead-end street or no through road. Court often used for streets that form a square or rectangle, similar to the use of Square.
The German word for 'house' is das Haus.
Deutschland, Allemagne, Tyskland, Saksa, Németország: All over the world, the federal republic that is Germany is known by different names.
There is no distinction between town and city in Germany; a Stadt is an independent municipality (see Municipalities of Germany) that has been given the right to use that title.
Tasmania. Tasmania was named the 'bogan capital of Australia' with Taswegians earning four spots in the final. On the island of Tasmania, half the population has literacy and/or numeracy difficulties, and the unemployment rate is higher than it is in mainland Australia.
Known as the Shortest Street in Australia, Pope Street has only 1 house and even though there have been rumours for decades about lengthening Pope Street, it it's highly likely it'll keep the record for years to come as it brings many tourists to the town.
German addresses differ from those of some other countries with the house or building number being written after the street name. The post code (Postleitzahl – PLZ) is before the city or town name. All the post codes in Germany are five digits.
In formal situations, one should address another person with their title and last name, “Herr” (Mr.) for men and “Frau” (Mrs.) for women. It is polite to continue to use formal titles until the person invites you to move on to a first-name basis.
The autobahn is the German motorway network, managed by the central government in a similar way as motorways in other countries, and is usually the fastest way of covering longer distances by car.
Most popular car brands by ownership share Germany 2020-2022. Volkswagen was the most popular car brand in Germany thus far in 2022, followed by Opel and Mercedes-Benz.