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Local court in Freiburg im Breisgau – commercial register

The local court in Freiburg im Breisgau maintains the commercial register for the Freiburg im Breisgau region. Freiburg is regarded as Germany’s solar capital, with Fraunhofer solar research (ISE) and pioneers such as Solar-Fabrik. A strong university, pharmaceuticals (the Pfizer site) and Black Forest tourism give the city an economy focused on services and research.

Freiburg im Breisgau as a business location

Freiburg is Germany’s “solar capital”: the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) is the largest of its kind in Europe; Solar-Fabrik, Heliatek and numerous medium-sized businesses drive photovoltaic innovation. Pfizer Deutschland (pharmaceutical headquarters), Litef (sensors), Hekatron (fire protection) and the cooperative bank Volksbank Freiburg shape the economy. The Albert Ludwig University, one of Germany’s oldest universities, attracts research in medicine, materials science and forestry. Black Forest tourism, the Kaiserstuhl wine region and the cross-border economic area with Basel and Mulhouse complete the picture.

Address & contact

Local court in Freiburg im Breisgau, commercial register
Kaiser-Joseph-Straße 257a, 79098 Freiburg im Breisgau
Telephone: 0761 205-0

Opening and consultation hours

Monday to Friday: 09:00–12:00 (or by appointment); public service desk: 08:30–12:00.

Jurisdiction

The local court in Freiburg im Breisgau 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). Germany’s solar capital and gateway to Black Forest tourism is an important registration location. Alongside solar and pharmaceutical businesses, Freiburg’s HRB includes numerous tourism and hotel holding companies from the Black Forest.

How does ordering work?

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

Common uses in Freiburg im Breisgau

• Credit checks on solar and photovoltaic specialists
• Evidence for contracts with medium-sized pharmaceutical and biotech businesses
• Documents for tourism and hotel businesses in the Black Forest
• Apostilles for cross-border business with France and Switzerland

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.