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Local court in Erfurt – commercial register

The local court in Erfurt maintains the commercial register for the Erfurt region. Erfurt is Thuringia’s capital, at the A4/A71 junction and on the Berlin–Munich high-speed rail line. It is home to N3 Engine Overhaul Services (MTU/Lufthansa), Thüringer Aufbaubank and a growing logistics and mail-order sector.

Erfurt as a business location

Erfurt is Thuringia’s economic centre and a central German logistics hub. Its economy includes N3 Engine Overhaul Services (an MTU Aero Engines/Lufthansa Technik joint venture servicing CF6 engines), Thüringer Aufbaubank (Thuringia’s development bank), Strella Sneakers, Funkwerk AG and the Otto/Hermes mail-order centre. The Berlin–Munich high-speed rail line and A4/A71 motorway junction make Erfurt a logistics hub; Messe Erfurt is one of central Germany’s leading trade fairs. The University of Erfurt and local university of applied sciences add an academic profile.

Address & contact

Local court in Erfurt, commercial register
Rudolfstraße 46, 99092 Erfurt
Telephone: 0361 3776001

Opening and consultation hours

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 09:00–12:00; also Tuesday: 13:30–16:00.

Jurisdiction

The local court in Erfurt maintains commercial register A (HRA) for sole traders, general partnerships (OHG) and limited partnerships (KG), and commercial register B (HRB) for limited liability companies (GmbH), stock corporations (AG) and European companies (SE). Thuringia’s capital and central German logistics hub is an important registration location. HRB Erfurt records N3 Engine Overhaul Services (MTU/Lufthansa subsidiary), Thüringer Aufbaubank, BVG Hafner Engineering and several mail-order businesses.

How does ordering work?

Enter the company name or registration number (HRA/HRB) of the company in Erfurt in our online form. Our staff retrieve the extract directly from the local court in Erfurt and email the document to you as a PDF. Officially certified copies and apostilles are sent by post.

Common uses in Erfurt

• Credit checks on logistics and mail-order businesses
• Evidence for engine and aircraft maintenance contracts
• Documents for investments involving development banks
• Apostilles for contracts with authorities of the Free State of Thuringia

Processing time

PDF extracts: usually within 1–15 minutes after acceptance of the complete order during our service hours (Monday–Friday 09:00–18:00, Saturday 09:00–15:00, German local time). Outside these hours, processing starts in the next service period. Without a valid request for early performance, processing starts no earlier than the end of the withdrawal period. We confirm the processing start when accepting your order. Official certification: usually 2–4 weeks; apostilles: usually 6 weeks, in each case after acceptance of the complete documents. Postal transit time is additional. Legalisation: processing time on request. Availability and processing by public authorities may delay delivery; these are estimates, not guaranteed deadlines.