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General Information About Germany Bank BLZ / Bankleitzahl / Sort Code
What is Bank BLZ / Bankleitzahl / Sort Code?
BLZ Code, Bankleitzahl or Sort Code is an eight digits unique number to identify indivutial financial institution or bank branch in Germany & this code is used for local online bank transation.
Structure of the BLZ bank sort code
The First one digit depicts the clearing area of the bank, Next two digits depicts the bank location or Bankplatz, Next one digit identifies the banking group or Bankengruppe & last four digits depicts the specific financial institution or bank branch.
Example: Breakdown of BLZ / Bankleitzahl / Sort Code
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Clearing Area | Bank Location / Bankplatz | Bank Group / Bankengruppe | Branch Code | ||||
CLEARING AREA CODES
The following is the clearing area code which represents the first digit of Bankleitzahl.
| Area Code | Area |
|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| 2 | Bremen, Hamburg, Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein |
| 3 | Nordrhein-Westfalen, Landesteil Rheinland (Regierungsbezirke Düsseldorf, Köln) |
| 4 | Nordrhein-Westfalen, Landesteile Westfalen und Lippe |
| 5 | Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland |
| 6 | Baden-Württemberg |
| 7 | Bayern |
| 8 | Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen |
BLZ Code Group of Institutions (4th digit)
| No | Institution |
|---|---|
| 0 | Deutsche Bundesbank |
| 1-3 | Payment service providers not included in other categories |
| 4 | Commerzbank |
| 5 | Regional giro institutions and savings banks |
| 4 | Commerzbank and subsidiary institutions (eg comdirect) |
| 6+9 | Regional institutions of credit cooperatives, credit cooperatives and former credit cooperatives |
| 7 | Deutsche Bank |
| 8 | Commerzbank, formerly Dresdner Bank |
BANKING GROUP CODE
The following is the banking group code which represents the fourth digit of Bankleitzahl.
| Banking Group Code | Area |
|---|---|
| 0 | German Federal Bank branches |
| 1 | Credit institutions, if not included in another group, and German Postbank AG |
| 2 | Banks, not included in another group recorded (formerly regional, local, specialty, home and banking industry for example, HypoVereinsbank) |
| 3 | Credit institutions, if not included in another group (formerly private bankers ) - eg as HypoVereinsbank |
| 4 | Commerzbank and subsidiary institutions (eg comdirect) |
| 5 | Savings banks and Landesbanken |
| 6 | Cooperatives and cooperative banks (or credit unions ) |
| 7 | German bank and subsidiary institutions |
| 8 | Commerzbank (formerly Dresdner Bank) |
| 9 | People banks (or credit unions) |