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Changes to Opening Hours and Availability, Restrictions


  • A severe thunderstorm with gusty winds swept through Erlangen and the surrounding region early Tuesday evening (July 14). In the city limits alone, the fire department was called out more than 200 times. Some areas are closed off. It is essential to observe these closures.
  • Following the fire at the Karl-Heinz-Hiersemann-Halle, the locker rooms and showers are currently closed. Read more here
  • The Karl-Heinz-Hiersemann-Halle will be closed from July 20 through August 9. The closure is due to the conversion to LED lighting.
  • The Youth Career Agency will be closed from August 10 through September 11. There will be no office hours during this time.
  • The City Library’s self-service return machine ( Palais Stutterheim, inner courtyard) is out of order. Therefore, media cannot be returned outside of the library’s opening hours.
  • The City Library’s bookmobile is on vacation: It will not be in service from August 3 to 28. The City Library’s main branch will be open as usual during summer break.
  • Due to a technical problem, no emails could be delivered to the City of Erlangen during the night of October 29–30, 2025. Additionally, residents are warned to be wary of unsolicited emails.


Welcome to the Service Portal

Here you’ll find up-to-date information on municipal benefits, services, and applicable laws. Thanks to numerous online application options, you no longer need to visit us or the relevant office for an increasing number of services.

If you’re visiting us

For almost all departments, you must make an appointment before visiting. Access to City Hall is only possible through the main entrance on Rathausplatz. Access to City Hall from the east side (“City Hall rear entrance”) is restricted to city employees and delivery services. Dogs are generally not permitted. Exceptions are only possible if bringing a dog is necessary for health or educational reasons (e.g., service or therapy dogs) or if the dog owner has been asked by the city to bring their dog to the office.

Our offices have different opening hours.

You do not need an appointment for:

All Services by Life Situation

Erlangen Assistance Center

As part of an intermunicipal cooperation initiative, the Erlangen Benefits Center is responsible for individuals eligible for benefits (employees) in the cities of Ansbach, Erlangen, Nuremberg, and Weiden, as well as in the districts of Erlangen-Höchstadt, Kelheim, and Nürnberger Land, and several municipal companies.
More information is available here.

Information for Your Visit to City Hall

Citizens' Service Office on the ground floor of City Hall

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Current wait time at the Citizens' Service Center

Current wait time in the service area of the Citizens' Office on the ground floor of City Hall: With the online wait time display, you can leave the waiting area during longer wait times and track your wait status—for example, on your smartphone.

Organizational unit, Offices / areas of expertise

Passport and identification

You can carry out passport and ID matters at the on-site citizen service on the first floor of the town hall. Here you can obtain passports, identity cards, children's passports, temporary documents, etc.

Organizational unit, Departments / Divisions

Vehicle Registration

You can handle vehicle registration matters at the Citizen Services office on the ground floor of City Hall. For example, registering vehicles, correcting vehicle documents, deregistering vehicles, re-registering vehicles, etc.

Organizational unit, Departments / Divisions

Driver's License System

You can handle driver’s license matters digitally at the Citizen Service Center or in person on the ground floor of City Hall. This includes, for example, all standard driver’s licenses or exchanging an old driver’s license, etc.

Schedule an appointment online

Organizational unit, Offices / areas of expertise

Reporting system

You can carry out registration matters digitally at the Citizens' Service or on site on the first floor of the town hall. For example, you can apply for a certificate of good conduct, official certification or information from the population register.

Organizational unit, Offices / areas of expertise

Population register

Report Defects

Is a playground dirty? Did you see a pothole? Is a streetlight out? Don't keep these and other issues to yourself. Please let us know, and we'll take care of it. Report issues using our issue reporting tool.

Official Announcements & Solicitations

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Current tenders

Overview of municipal tenders & contract awards of the city of Erlangen. Submit your offer.

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Official Notices (Official Gazette)

Official announcements and calls for bids are published in the official gazette "Die amtlichen Seiten."

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Service Search

Would you like to apply for an ID card? Or get a resident parking permit? Then you've come to the right place. Here you'll find our services and the contact information for our offices.

Contact

City of Erlangen

The City of Erlangen offers a wide range of services.
Here you will find the individual departments and the services they offer.

Anschrift

Rathausplatz 1
91052 Erlangen

Öffnungszeiten

The offices have different opening hours.

Schedule an appointment quickly and easily here to address your concern.

Get in touchReport Damage, Defects, and Barrierspoststelle@stadt.erlangen.de09131 86 - 009131 86 - 2692