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How to recognise Germany from the road
Drives on the right
Tidy villages, forests and well-kept roads. German road signs follow a strict system that makes the country easy to confirm.
What to look for
1
Yellow town signs
The sign at the entrance to every town and village is yellow, with the name in black.
2
Long, narrow plates
Plates are white with the blue EU band, starting with one to three letters for the town or district.
3
German spelling
Look for ß, ü, ö and ä, and long compound words on shop signs.
4
Timber frames and forest
Half-timbered houses are common in older villages, and dense spruce and beech forest is never far away.
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