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A Kreisstraße (literally: "district road" or "county road") is a class of road in
Road designation of federal, state and district roads in Bavaria
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kreisstrasse Roads in Germany
A Kreisstraße (literally: "district road" or "county road") is a class of road in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It carries traffic between the towns and villages within a '' Kreis'' or district or between two neighbouring districts. In importance, the ''Kreisstraße'' ranks below a ''Landesstraße
''Landesstraßen'' (singular: ''Landesstraße'') are roads in Germany and Austria that are, as a rule, the responsibility of the respective German or Austrian federal state. The term may therefore be translated as "state road". They are roads t ...
'' (or, in Bavaria and Saxony, a ''Staatstraße'', i.e. a state road), but above a ''Gemeindestraße
A ''Gemeindestraße'' is a local road in Germany that is the responsibility of the municipality or parish ('' Gemeinde'') or of the town ('' kreisfreie Stadt'') to build and/or maintain. In the official ranking of roads by importance a ''Gemeindes ...
'' or "local road". ''Kreisstraßen'' are usually the responsibility of the respective rural district (''Landkreis
In all German states, except for the three city states, the primary administrative subdivision higher than a '' Gemeinde'' (municipality) is the (official term in all but two states) or (official term in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia ...
'') or urban district (''Kreisfreie Stadt
In all German states, except for the three city states, the primary administrative subdivision higher than a ''Gemeinde'' (municipality) is the (official term in all but two states) or (official term in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia a ...
''), with the exception of high streets through larger towns and villages. Kreisstraßen are usually dual-lane roads but, in a few cases, can be built as limited-access dual carriageways in densely populated areas.
Numbering
Unlike local roads (''Gemeindestraßen'') the ''Kreisstraßen'' are invariably numbered, but their numbering is not shown on signs. The abbreviation is a prefixed capital letter K followed by a serial number. In most states the car number plate prefix for the district is placed in front of the road number instead, for example in Bavaria. The ''Kreisstraßen'' are numbered in the individual federal states as follows:See also
*Autobahn
The (; German plural ) is the federal controlled-access highway system in Germany. The official German term is (abbreviated ''BAB''), which translates as 'federal motorway'. The literal meaning of the word is 'Federal Auto(mobile) Track'. ...
* Bundesstraße
''Bundesstraße'' (German for "federal highway"), abbreviated ''B'', is the denotation for German and Austrian national highways.
Germany
Germany's ''Bundesstraßen'' network has a total length of about 40,000 km.
German ''Bundesstraßen'' ...
* Landesstraße
''Landesstraßen'' (singular: ''Landesstraße'') are roads in Germany and Austria that are, as a rule, the responsibility of the respective German or Austrian federal state. The term may therefore be translated as "state road". They are roads t ...
* Gemeindestraße
A ''Gemeindestraße'' is a local road in Germany that is the responsibility of the municipality or parish ('' Gemeinde'') or of the town ('' kreisfreie Stadt'') to build and/or maintain. In the official ranking of roads by importance a ''Gemeindes ...
Sources
*External links
Road designation of federal, state and district roads in Bavaria
(pdf file; 641 kB)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kreisstrasse Roads in Germany