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Local court in Münster – commercial register

The local court in Münster maintains the commercial register for the Münster region. Münster is home to major insurers such as LVM and Provinzial NordWest and is the administrative centre of Westphalia-Lippe. With over 60,000 students, it is one of Germany’s largest university locations and a popular base for medium-sized businesses and consultancies.

Münster as a business location

Münster is Westphalia’s insurance and consultancy centre, home to LVM Versicherung, Provinzial NordWest, BASF Coatings, Westfälische Provinzial and Westdeutsche Lotterie. The University of Münster, with more than 40,000 students, the local university of applied sciences and Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe make it an administrative and scientific centre. Church organisations (the Diocese of Münster), agricultural cooperatives and a growing IT consulting sector (Itelligence, T-Systems Münster) also shape the economy.

Address & contact

Local court in Münster, commercial register
Gerichtsstraße 2, 48149 Münster
Telephone: 0251 494-0

Opening and consultation hours

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

Jurisdiction

The local court in Münster 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). Westphalia’s insurance and administrative centre and historic university city is an important registration location. Registered organisations include numerous insurance subsidiaries, church organisations of the Diocese of Münster and agricultural cooperatives from Westphalia-Lippe.

How does ordering work?

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

Common uses in Münster

• Credit checks on insurance brokers and asset managers
• Documentation for contracts with church organisations and social service providers
• Documents for agricultural cooperatives (Westphalia-Lippe)
• Apostilles for academic cooperation and overseas scholarships

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.