Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
» Avoid the post office altogether by printing out
Internetmarke
(internet stamps) from the
Deutsche Post website.
Public Holidays
Businesses and offices are closed on the following public holidays:
»
Neujahrstag
(New Year's Day) 1 January
»
Heilige Drei Könige
(Epiphany) 6 January
»
Ostern
(Easter) March/April - Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday
»
Maifeiertag
(Labour Day) 1 May
»
Christi Himmelfahrt
(Ascension Day) 40 days after Easter
»
Pfingsten
(Whitsun/Pentecost) mid-May to mid-June - Whit Sunday and Whit Monday
»
Fronleichnam
(Corpus Christi) 10 days after Pentecost
»
Mariä Himmelfahrt
(Assumption Day, Bavaria only) 15 August
»
Tag der Deutschen Einheit
(Day of German Unity) 3 October
»
Allerheiligen
(All Saints Day) 1 November
»
Weihnachtstag
(Christmas Day) 25 December
»
Weihnachtstag
(Boxing/St Stephen's Day) 26 December
Telephone
Domestic & International Calls
German phone numbers consist of an area code, which starts with 0, and the local number.
Area codes can be up to six numbers and local numbers up to nine digits long. If dialling
from a landline within the same city, you don't need to dial the area code. If using a mo-
bile, you must dial it.
» If calling Germany from abroad, first dial your country's international access code, then
49 (Germany's country code), the area code (dropping the initial 0) and the local number.
Germany's international access code is 00.
» Numbers starting with 0800 are toll-free but numbers starting with 0190 or 900 are
charged at exorbitant rates. Direct-dialled calls made from hotel rooms are also usually
charged at a premium.
