German Municipalities and Administrative Boundaries

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Official administrative boundaries and identification keys for German municipalities. This dataset includes Amtlicher Regionalschlüssel (ARS), Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS), and NUTS-3 statistical regions, along with administrative designations for cities and local governments.

At a glance

Records: 10,949
Geometry: MultiPolygon
Area type: Gem
Location: Germany
Country: Germany
Source: Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG)
Licence: dl-de/by-2-0
Year: 2025

Columns (8)

Column	Type	Statistics	Description
Regional Key	string	—	Amtlicher Regionalschlüssel (ARS) - The 12-digit official regional key used for administrative identification in Germany.
Municipality Key	string	—	Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) - The 8-digit official municipality key used for statistical and administrative purposes.
Primary Regional Key	string	—	The primary or alternative version of the 12-digit official regional identification key.
Primary Municipality Key	string	—	The primary or alternative version of the 8-digit official municipality identification key.
NUTS Region	string	—	NUTS-3 code representing the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, used for regional analysis within the European Union.
Name	string	—	The official name of the municipality or administrative area.
Administrative Type	string	3 unique	The administrative designation of the area, such as municipality (Gemeinde) or city (Stadt).
Statistical Key	string	—	Statistical regional key identifier used for specialized administrative reporting.

Data preview

Regional Key	Municipality Key	Primary Regional Key	Primary Municipality Key	NUTS Region	Name	Administrative Type	Statistical Key
082260063063	08226063	082260063063	08226063	DE128	Plankstadt	Gemeinde	082260063063
097725707137	09772137	097725707137	09772137	DE276	Emersacker	Gemeinde	097725707137
071335006075	07133075	071335006075	07133075	DEB14	Oberstreit	Gemeinde	071335006075
130765668080	13076080	130765668080	13076080	DE80O	Langen Brütz	Gemeinde	130765668080
160615001094	16061094	160615001094	16061094	DEG06	Tastungen	Gemeinde	160615001094
071315002011	07131011	071315002011	07131011	DEB12	Berg	Gemeinde	071315002011
053580044044	05358044	053580044044	05358044	DEA26	Nideggen	Stadt	053580044044
010515163012	01051012	010515163012	01051012	DEF05	Buchholz	Gemeinde	010515163012
032575401008	03257008	032575401008	03257008	DE928	Buchholz	Gemeinde	032575401008
072335001084	07233084	072335001084	07233084	DEB24	Winkel (Eifel)	Gemeinde	072335001084

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