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Local court in Mönchengladbach – commercial register

The local court in Mönchengladbach maintains the commercial register for the Mönchengladbach region. Mönchengladbach has a 700-year textile tradition and is now home to SMS group (plant engineering), Santander Consumer Bank and numerous medium-sized engineering businesses. Nordpark has also become a major logistics centre.

Mönchengladbach as a business location

Mönchengladbach developed into a modern engineering and financial centre following the decline of its textile industry. SMS group (a world leader in plant engineering for the metals and steel industry), Santander Consumer Bank (German headquarters), Trumpf Press (machine tools), Scheidt & Bachmann and Polysius shape its economy. Nordpark is a logistics hub for Esprit, Reno and numerous online retailers. With Hochschule Niederrhein, a strong textile design tradition and Borussia Mönchengladbach, the city is also a centre for fashion and sport.

Address & contact

Local court in Mönchengladbach, commercial register
Hohenzollernstraße 157, 41061 Mönchengladbach
Telephone: 02161 276-0

Opening and consultation hours

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 08:00–12:00; Wednesday: 09:00–12:00 and 14:00–15:00.

Jurisdiction

The local court in Mönchengladbach 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). Its textile heritage and current strength in engineering and logistics make the city an important registration location. Its HRB includes SMS group, Santander Consumer Bank Deutschland and numerous logistics businesses in the Nordpark cluster.

How does ordering work?

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

Common uses in Mönchengladbach

• Credit checks on engineering businesses supplying the metals and steel industry
• Evidence for contracts with consumer banks and financial service providers
• Documents for specialist textile manufacturers and fashion design studios
• Logistics contracts in the Rhineland’s Nordpark cluster

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.