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Country and City Codes
Webified by Bernd
Wechner - Please respect his efforts and avoid plagiarism (namely uncredited
copying of this page).
When hitch-hiking, the plates on a car can often reveal a lot about its
origin. To begin with there is a standard code for each country that will
generally appears in an oval sticker on the back of cars driving internationally.
Within each country the licence plates themselves often contain some information
regarding the orgin of the car. Knowing where a car is from, gives you
a clue as to where it might be going. There is a 50/50 chance so to speak
that a car is heading towards or home away from home. Or if you prefer,
a three way split between heading towards home, heading away from home,
and just pottering about. Whatever the case, it is certainly a useful clue
to be able to decifer the codes available.
The country codes are fairly intuitive and present no real problem,
and in some countrys the regional codes are also conveniently mnemonic,
but in others they are not so conveniently chosen. Here is a list of codes
that I received from Aldert Hoogland. They are out of date and incomplete,
and there is a glitch in the character encoding that I can't be bothered
fixing (though I wouldn't refuse an offer from someone else to do so!),
but all the same it is a good start and useful list, particularly for the
Euopean Hitch-hiker.
I would be most grateful for any help in expanding and correcting this
list.
Country Codes
Regional Codes
Australia
Only the Western Australians have been progressive enough to introduce
regional plates. Alas I don't have the list of codes, but to be honest
it's not very important, almost no-one lives there outside of Perth so
effectively almost everyone has the metropolitan Perth plates.
Austria
I'm led to believe that an alternate list can be found at:
http://www.gmd.de/People/Thorsten.Hennings/kfz-at
B
Burgenland (Graz)
G
Graz
K
Karinthi (Klagenfurt)
L
Linz
N
Nieder sterreich (Wien)
O
Ober sterreich (Linz)
S
Salzburg
ST
Stiermarken
T
Tirol (Innsbruck)
V
Voralberg (Bregenz)
W
Wien
Switzerland
AG
Aargau
AI
Appenzell-Inner-Rhoden
AR
Appenzell-Ausser-Rhoden
BE
Bern
BL
Basel-Land
BS
Basel-Stadt
FR
Fribourg
GE
Genve
GL
Glarus
GR
Grisons
JU
Jura
LU
Luzern
NE
Neuchatel
NW
Niwalden
OW
Obwalden
SG
Sankt Gallen
SH
Schaffhausen
SZ
Schwyz
SO
Solothurn
TI
Ticino
UR
Uri
VD
Vaud
VS
Valais
ZG
Zug
ZH
Zurich
Germany
Germany is a difficult case on account of the many reforms that have crept
in since reunification and seem to be creeping in still. That is, an up
to date list is very difficult to mainntain, and the following list anything
but up to date. Having said that, the major cities haven't really changed
much (that is almost all single and two letter codes). I'm led to believe
that more up to date list is kept at:
http://www.gmd.de/People/Thorsten.Hennings/kfz-akt
All the same, the list I received follows:
A
Augsburg
AA
Albstadt (S)
AB
Aschaffenburg (F)
AC
Aachen
AIC
Aichach (M)
AK
Altenkirchen (K)
AM
Amsberg (N)
AN
Ansbach (N)
AO
Alttting (M)
AUR
Aurich (EMD)
AW
Bad Neuenahr (BN)
AZ
Alzey (MZ)
B
Berlin
BA
Bamberg (N)
BAD
Baden-Baden
BB
Bblingen (S)
BC
Biberach (UL)
BD
government car
BGL
Berchtesgarden (S)
BI
Bielefeld
BIR
Birkenfeld (TR)
BIT
Bitburg (TR)
BL
Balingen (S)
BM
Bergheim (K)
BN
Bonn
BO
Bochum (E)
BOR
Borken (OB)
BOT
Bottrop (E)
BRA
Brake (HB)
BS
Braunschweig
BT
Bayreuth (N)
BUS
Bsingen
CE
Celle (H)
CHA
Cham (R)
CLP
Cloppenburg (OL)
CO
Coburg (N)
COC
Cochem (KO)
COE
Coesfeld (E)
CUX
Cuxhafen (HB)
CW
Calw (KA)
D
Dsseldorf
DA
Darmstadt
DAH
Dachau (M)
DAN
Dannerberg (HH)
DAU
Daun (TR)
DEG
Deggendorf (R)
DGF
Dingolfing (R)
DH
Diepholz (OS)
DN
Dren
DO
Dortmund
DON
Donauwrth (A)
DT
Detmold (BI)
DU
Duisburg
DUW
Bad Drkheim (MA)
E
Essen
EBE
Ebersberg (M)
ED
Erding (M)
EI
Eichst_tt (M)
EL
Emsland (EMD)
EM
Emmendingen (FR)
EMD
Emden
EMS
Bad Ems (KO)
EN
Schwelm (E)
ER
Erlangen (N)
ERB
Erbach (MA)
ES
Esslingen
ESW
Eschwege (KS)
EU
Euskirchen (BN)
F
Frankfurt
FAL
Fallingsborstel (H)
FB
Friedberg (F)
FD
Fulda (WU)
FDS
Freuenstadt (BAD)
FFB
Frstenfeldbr. (M)
FL
Flensburg
FN
Friedrichshafen (KN)
FO
Forcheim (N)
FR
Freiburg
FRG
Freyung (R)
FRI
Friesland (EMD)
FS
Freising (M)
FT
Frankenthal (MA)
FU
Frth (N)
GE
Gelsenkirchen (E)
GER
Germersheim (MA)
GAP
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (M)
GF
Gifhorn (H)
GG
Gross-Gerau (F)
GL
Berg. Gladbach (K)
GM
Gummersbach (K)
GO
Gttingen (KS)
GP
Gppingen (S)
GS
Goslar (KS)
GT
Gtersloh (BI)
GZ
Gnzburg (UL)
H
Hannover
HA
Hagen (DO)
HAM
Hamm (DO)
HAS
Hassfurt (N)
HB
Bremen
HD
Heidelberg
HDH
Heidenheim (UL)
HE
Helmstedt (H)
HEF
Bad Hersfeld (KS)
HEI
Heide (KI)
HER
Herne (E)
HF
Herford (BI)
HG
Bad Homburg (F)
HH
Hamburg
HI
Hildesheim (H)
HL
Lbeck
HM
Hameln (H)
HN
Heilbronn (S)
HOM
Homburg (S)
HP
Heppenheim (MA)
HR
Homberg (KS)
HS
Heinsberg (AC)
HSK
Meschede (DO)
HU
Hanau (F)
HX
Hxter (KS)
IGB
St. Ingbert (SB)
IN
Ingolstadt (M)
IZ
Itzehoe (HH)
K
Kln
KA
Karlsruhe
KB
Korbach (KS)
KC
Kronach (N)
KE
Kempten
KEH
Kelheim (R)
KF
Kaufbeuren (M)
KG
Bad Kissingen (WU)
KH
Bad Kreuznach (WI)
KI
Kiel
KIB
Kirchheim (S)
KL
Kaiserslautern (SB)
KLE
Kleve (OB)
KN
Konstanz
KO
Koblenz
KR
Krefeld (D)
KS
Kassel
KT
Kitzingen (WU)
KU
Kulmbach (N)
KUS
Kusel (SB)
L
Lahn (KO)
LA
Landshut (R)
LAU
Lauf (KA)
LB
Ldwigsburg (S)
LD
Landau (R)
LER
Leer (EMD)
LEV
Leverkusen (K)
LG
Lneburg (HH)
LI
Lindau (KN)
LIF
Lichtenfels (N)
LL
Landsberg (M)
LM
Limburg (WI)
LO
Lrrach (FR)
LU
Ludwigshafen (MA)
M
Mnchen
MA
Mannheim
MB
Miesbach (M)
ME
Mettman (D)
MG
Mnchengladbach (D)
MI
Minden (BI)
MIL
Miltenberg (MA)
MK
Ldenscheid (D)
MM
Memmingen (UL)
MN
Mindelheim (UL)
MOS
Mosbach (MA)
MR
Marburg (KS)
MS
Mnster (OS)
MTK
Hofheim (WI)
ML
Mhldorf (M)
MYK
Koblenz (KO)
MZ
Mainz (WI)
MZG
Merzig (SB)
N
Nrnberg
ND
Neuburg (A)
NE
Neuss (D)
NEA
Neustadt (N)
NF
Husum (FL)
NI
Nienburg (HH)
NK
Neunkirchen (SB)
NMS
Neumnster (KI)
NOH
Nordhorn (Hengelo NL)
NOM
Northeim (KS)
NR
Neuwied (KO)
NU
Neu-Ulm (UL)
NW
Neustadt (MA)
OA
Sonthofen (M)
OAL
Marktoberdorf (M)
OB
Oberhausen
OD
Bad Oldesloe (HH)
OE
Olpe (K)
OF
Offenbach (F)
OG
Offenburg (BAD)
OH
Ostholstein (HL)
OHZ
Osterholz (HB)
OL
Oldenburg
OS
Osnabrck
PA
Passau (R)
PAF
Pfaffenhofen (M)
PAN
Pfarrkirchen (M)
PB
Paderborn (BI)
PF
Peine (H)
PS
Pforzheim (KA)
R
Regensburg
RE
Recklinghausen
RO
Rosenheim (M)
RS
Remscheid (D)
RT
Reutlingen (S)
RV
Ravensburg (M)
RW
Rottweil (S)
RZ
Ratzeburg (HL)
S
Stuttgart
SAD
Schwamdorf (R)
SB
Saarbrcken
SC
Schwabach (N)
SE
Bad Segeberg (HL)
SG
Solingen (K)
SI
Siegen (K)
SIG
Sigmaringen (UL)
SL
Schleswig (FL)
SLS
Saarlouis (SB)
SO
Soest (DO)
SR
Straubing (R)
STD
Stade (H)
SU
Siegburg (K)
SW
Schweinfurt (WU)
SWA
Bad Schalb (WI)
SZ
Salzgitter (BS)
TBB
Tauberbis. (WU)
TIR
Tirschenr. (N)
TOL
Bad Tlz (M)
TR
Trier
TS
Traunstein (M)
TU
Tbingen (S)
TUT
Tuttlingen (KN)
UE
Uelsen (HH)
UL
Ulm
UN
Unna (DO)
VB
Lauterbach (F)
VEC
Vechta (OS)
VER
Verden (HB)
VIE
Viersen (E)
VK
Vlkingen (SB)
VS
Villingen (FR)
W
Wuppertal (D)
WAF
Warendorf (BI)
WEN
Weiden (N)
WES
Wesel (OB)
WF
Wolfenbttel (BS)
WHV
Wilhelmshafen (OL)
WI
Wiesbaden
WIL
Wittlich (TR)
WL
Winsen (H)
WM
Weilheim (M)
WN
Waiblingen (S)
WND
St. Wendel (SB)
WO
Worms (MA)
WOB
Wolfsburg (BS)
WST
Westerstede (OL)
WT
Waldshut (FR)
WU
Wrzburg
WUG
Weisenburg (N)
WUN
Wunsiedel (N)
WW
Montabaur (KO)
ZW
Zweibrcken (SB)
Spain
A
Alicante
AB
Albacete
AL
Almeria
AV
Avilla
B
Barcelona
BA
Badajoz
BI
Bilbao
BU
Burgos
C
La Coruna
CA
Cadiz
CC
Caceres
CE
Ceuta
CO
Cordoba
CR
Ciudad Real
CS
Castellon
CU
Cuenca
GC
Gran Canaria
GE
Gerona
GR
Granada
GU
Guadalajara
H
Huelva
HU
Huessea
J
Jaen
L
Lerida
LE
Leon
LO
Logrono
LU
Lugo
M
Madrid
MA
Malaga
ML
Melilla
MU
Murcia
NA
Navara
O
Oviedo
OR
Orense
P
Palencia
PM
Palma de Mallorca
PO
Pontevedra
S
Santander
SA
Salamanca
SE
Sevilla
SG
Segovia
SO
Soria
SS
San Sebastian
T
Tarragona
TE
Teruel
TF
Tenerife
TO
Toledo
V
Valencia
VA
Valladolid
VI
Vitoria
Z
Zaragoza
ZA
Zamora
France
1
Bourg (Lyon)
2
Laon (Reims)
3
Moulins (Nevers)
4
Digne (Nice)
5
Gap (Grenoble)
6
Nice
7
Privas (Valence)
8
Mezires (Reims)
9
Foix (Toulouse)
10
Troyes (Auxerre)
11
Carcassonne (Toulouse)
12
Rodez (Toulouse)
13
Marseille
14
Caen
15
Aurillac (Clermont Ferrand)
16
Angoulme
17
La Rochelle (Angoulme)
18
Bourges (Orlans)
19
Tulle (Limoges)
20
Ajaccio (Corsica)
21
Dyon
22
St. Brieuc (Rennes)
23
Guret (Limoges)
24
Prigueux (Limoges)
25
Besan`on (Dyon)
26
Valence
27
Eureux (Rouen)
28
Chartres
29
Quimper (Brest)
30
Nmes
31
Toulouse
32
Auch (Toulouse)
33
Bordeaux
34
Montpellier
35
Rennes
36
Chateauroux (Tours)
37
Tours
38
Grenoble
39
Lons-le-Saunier
40
Mont-de-Marsan (Bordeaux)
41
Loir-et-Cher (Tours)
42
St. Etienne
43
Le Puy (St. Etienne)
44
Nantes
45
Orlans
46
Cahors (Toulouse)
47
Agen (Toulouse)
48
Mende (Nmes)
49
Angers (Tours)
50
St. L (Le Havre)
51
Ch lons (Reims)
52
Chaumont (Dyon)
53
Laval (Le Mans)
54
Nancy
55
Bar-le-Duc (Nancy)
56
Vannes (Rennes)
57
Metz
58
Nevers
59
Lille
60
Beauvais (Paris)
61
Alencon (Le Mans)
62
Arras (Lille)
63
Clermont Ferrand
64
Pau (Lourdes)
65
Tarbes (Lourdes)
66
Perpignan
67
Strasbourg
68
Colmar (Strasbourg)
69
Lyon
70
Vesoul (Dyon)
71
Macn (Dyon)
72
Le Mans
73
Chambry (Grenoble)
74
Annecy (Genve)
75
Paris
76
Rouen
77
Melun (Paris)
78
Rouen
79
Niort (Poitiers)
80
Amiens
81
Albi (Toulouse)
82
Montauban (Toulouse)
83
Var (Marseille)
84
Avignon
85
La Roche (Nantes)
86
Poitiers
87
Limoges
88
Epinal (Nancy)
89
Auxerre
90
Paris
91
Paris
92
Paris
93
Paris
94
Paris
95
Paris
Norway
AA-BB
Frederikstad
BC-CZ
Lillestr_m
DA-FR
Oslo
FS-HR
Hamar
HS-JT
Lillehammer
JU-KY
Drammen
KZ-NC
Narvik
ND-PB
Rjukan
PC-PL
Arendal
PM-RD
Kristiansand
RE-SL
Stavanger
SM-TR
Bergen
TS-TU
Odda
TV-UD
F_rde
UE-VC
Alesund
VD-XC
Trondheim
XD-XU
Namsos
XV-YY
Narvik
YZ-ZL
Troms_
ZP-ZX
Alta
Italy
Italy no longer issues licence plates with regional codes alas. The following
list is what they used to issue and what appears on older cars still. Modern
plates are all numeric and provide little if any clue as to a car's origin.
Still, they maintain a small (not generally legible from a distance) code
on their plates which bear these following codes.
AG
Agrigento (Sic.)
AL
Alessandria (GE)
AN
Ancona
AO
Aosta
AP
Ascoli Piceno (PE)
AQ
l'Aquila (ROMA)
AR
Arezzo (FI)
AT
Asti (GE)
AV
Avelino (NA)
BA
Bari
BG
Bergamo
BL
Belluno (BZ)
BN
Benevento (NA)
BO
Bologna
BR
Brindisi
BS
Brescia
BZ
Bolzano
CA
Cagliari (Sar.)
CB
Campobasso (NA)
CE
Caserta (NA)
CH
Chieti (PE)
CL
Caltanisetta (Sic.)
CN
Cuneo
CO
Como
CR
Cremona
CS
Cosenza (NA)
CT
Catania (NA)
CZ
Catanzaro (RC)
EN
Enna (Sic.)
FE
Ferrara (BO)
FG
Foggia (NA)
FI
Florence
FO
Forli (RA)
FR
Frosinone (ROMA)
GE
Genua
GO
Gorizia (TS)
GR
Grosseto (ROMA)
IM
Imperia
IS
Isernia (NA)
LE
Lecce (BR)
LI
Livorno
LT
Latina (ROMA)
LU
Lucca (FI)
MC
Macereta (AN)
ME
Messina (Sic.)
MI
Milano
MN
Mantova (VR)
MO
Modena (BO)
MS
Massa-Carrara (LI)
MT
Matera (BA)
NA
Napoli
NO
Novarra (MI)
NU
Nuoro (Sar.)
OR
Oristano (Sar.)
PA
Palermo (Sic.)
PC
Piacenza (MI)
PD
Padua
PE
Pescara
PG
Perugia
PI
Pisa
PN
Pordenone (TS)
PR
Parma
PS
Pesaro (AN)
PT
Pistoia (FI)
PV
Pavia (MI)
PZ
Potenza (NA)
RA
Ravenna
RC
Reggio Calabria
RE
Reggio Emilia
RG
Ragusa (Sic.)
RI
Rieti (ROMA)
RO
Rovigo (VE)
ROMA
Roma
SA
Salerno (NA)
SI
Siena
SO
Sondrio (BG)
SP
La Spezia (LI)
SR
Siracusa (Sic.)
SS
Sassari (Sar.)
SV
Savona (GE)
TA
Taranto (BR)
TE
Terano (PE)
TN
Trento (BZ)
TO
Torino
TP
Trapani (Sic.)
TR
Terni (ROMA)
TS
Trieste
TV
Treviso (VE)
UD
Udine (VE)
VA
Varese (MI)
VC
Vercelli (TO)
VE
Venezia (TO)
VI
Vicenza (VR)
VR
Verona
VT
Viterno
Poland
The system in Poland has changed from that which is presented here, and
I'm told a more current list was once found at:
http://www.man.katowice.pl/~labe/plates/Polish/index.html
If you can find that site - good luck.
There may be cars driving around on this old system
of plates as well, and what follows is the list I received of those codes.
BA/BP
Biala Podl.
BB/BL
Bielsko Biala
BG/BY
Bydgoszcz
BK/BT
Bialystok
CE/CZ
Czestochowa
CH/CM
Chelm
CI/CN
Ciechanow
EG/EL
Elblag
GD/GK
Gdansk
GO/GW
Gorzow
JE/GG
Jelenia Gora
KA/KT
Katowice
KE/KI
Kielce
KG/KO
Koszalin
KK/KR
Krakow
KL/KZ
Kalisz
KM/KN
Konin
KS/KU
Krosno
LC/LG
Legnica
LD/LZ
Lodz
LE/LS
Leszno
LL/LU
Lublin
LM/LO
Lomza
NO/NS
Nowy Sacz
OE/OP
Opole
OK/OS
Ostroleka
OL/ON
Olsztyn
PA/PI
Pila
PC/PL
Pock
PK/PT
Piotrkow
PM/PR
Przemysl
PN/PO
Poznan
RA/RD
Radom
RE/RZ
Rzeszow
SA/SI
Sieradz
SC/SZ
Szcecin
SD/SE
Siedlce
SK/SN
Skierniewice
SL/SP
Slupsk
SU/SW
Suwalki
TA/TN
Tarnow
TB/TG
Tarnobrzeg
TO/TU
Torun
WA/WS
Warsawa
WB/WY
Walbrzych
WK/WL
Wloclawec
WO/WR
Wroclaw
ZA/ZM
Zamosc
ZE/ZG
Zielona Gora
Romania
AB
Alba Iulia
AG
Pite_ti
AR
Arad
B
Bucure_ti
BC
Bacau
BH
Oradea
BN
Bistrita Nasaud
BR
Braila
BT
Botosani
BV
Bra_ov
BZ
Buzau
CJ
Cluj Napoca
CS
Resita
CT
Constan_a
CV
Covasna
DB
Tirgoviste
DJ
Craiova
GJ
Tirgu Jiu
GL
Gala_i
HD
Deva
HR
Odorheiul Sec.
IF
Giurgiu
IL
Calarasi
IS
Ia_i
MH
Turnu Severin
MM
Baia Mare
MS
Tirgu Mures
NT
Piatra Neam_
OT
Slatina
PH
Ploie_ti
SB
Sibiu
SJ
Zalau
SM
Satu Mare
SV
Suceava
TL
Tulcea
TM
Timi_oara
TR
T. Magoreff
VL
Rim. Vilcea
VN
Poscani
VS
Birlad
Finland
A
Helsinki
H
H_meenlinna
K
Kuopio
L
Rovaniemi
M
Mikkeli
O
Oulu
R
Kotka
S
Joensuu
T
Turku
U
Helsinki
V
Vassa
X
Jyv_skyl
Turkey
01
Adana
06
Ankara
16
Bursa
24
Erzincan
25
Erzurum
34
Istanbul
35
Izmir
42
Konya
61
Trabzon
Former Yugoslavia
BG
Beograd
BR
Bar
BT
Bitola
DU
Dubrovnik
LJ
Lubljana
MA
Maribor
NI
Nis
NS
Novi Sad
RI
Rijeka
SA
Sarajevo
SK
Skopje
ST
Split
SU
Subotica
TG
Titograd
ZG
Zagreb
Lithuania (middle letter)
*A*
Alytus
*J*
Jurbarkas
*K*
Kaunas
*L*
Klaipeda
*M*
Marijampole
*P*
Panevezys
*S*
Siauliai
*T*
Telsiai
*U*
Utena
*V*
Vilnius
LRS
Parliament of Lithuanian Republic
LRV
Governement of Lithuanian Rebublic
KAS
Voluntary service of defence
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