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Local court in Essen – commercial register

The local court in Essen maintains the commercial register for the Essen region. Essen is home to three DAX groups (RWE, E.ON and Evonik) and is a centre of Germany’s energy sector. Following the transition away from coal, it is now an administrative and service centre for the Ruhr region.

Essen as a business location

After the end of hard-coal mining, Essen became home to major energy-sector groups. RWE, E.ON, Evonik (speciality chemicals) and ThyssenKrupp have their head offices here, alongside Hochtief (construction), ALDI Nord, Schenker and the Funke media group. The Krupp legacy continues visibly on the former Krupp belt around Berthold-Beitz-Boulevard. With the University of Duisburg-Essen, the RAG Foundation and the Zollverein World Heritage Site, the city is also an education, foundation and cultural hub for the northern Ruhr.

Address & contact

Local court in Essen, commercial register
Zweigertstraße 52, 45130 Essen
Telephone: 0201 803-0

Opening and consultation hours

Monday and Wednesday to Friday: 08:30–12:30; Tuesday: 08:30–12:00 and 14:00–15:00.

Jurisdiction

The local court in Essen 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). The centre of Germany’s energy sector and former coal metropolis is an important registration location. HRB entries include ThyssenKrupp AG, Hochtief, ALDI Nord and numerous energy and engineering companies.

How does ordering work?

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

Common uses in Essen

• Credit checks on energy suppliers and municipal utility partners
• Evidence for contracts with engineering and consulting firms
• Due diligence for investments in the energy and chemical sectors
• Apostilles for international energy projects (e.g. LNG and hydrogen)

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.