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Germany — how to identify

The fastest country-level clues for Germany in GeoGuessr: language, road furniture, bollards, license plates, and more.

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German yellow city sign with black text, showing a city name and a Landkreis name at a road entrance.
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German Yellow City Signs

HookThe German flag's yellow stripe marks the city entrance

These yellow signs mark city entrances in Germany.

Information: They show the city name and the Landkreis, which is a local administrative area.

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German one-way street sign, a blue rectangle with a white arrow and the word 'Einbahnstraße' on a pole.
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German One-Way Street Sign

HookBig country (Germany) -> big word (Einbahnstraße). smaller country -> shorter word (EINBAHN)

In Germany, look for one-way street signs that display the word Einbahnstraße.

Distinction: This sign helps differentiate Germany from Austria, where the equivalent sign shows EINBAHN.

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German wedge-shaped plastic bollard with a vertical white reflector attached by two bolts on the front.

German Wedge Bollard

HookDeutsch-land = 2 bolts, Lu-xem-bourg = 3 bolts

This German bollard is white and wedge-shaped.

Front reflector: A vertical white or silver rectangle in a black diagonal frame, attached with two bolts. At intersections, it is orange or yellow.

Rear reflector: Two white circles in a black diagonal frame, attached with one bolt. At intersections, they are orange or yellow. Common options: Road number plates above the frame or a blue attachment on the side.

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German pedestrian crossing sign with a blue square background, white triangle, black figure, and five zebra stripes.

Pedestrian crossing sign

Sign: It has a square blue background with a white triangle.

Figure: The black figure is rounded with a white belt. One arm is flat, the other is diagonal. It has three distinct parts.

Crossing: The German pedestrian crossing has 5 zebra stripes.

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