The common name of the city, town or village where the buyer's address is located
Critical for postal delivery and geographic identification of the buyer organization, especially for routing to correct government offices
Mandatory field for complete address specification according to EN 16931 and German postal regulations
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Use the city name: "Berlin", "Hamburg", "Bremen". The federal state context is understood from the organization name and address.
Generally use the main city name unless the district has its own postal identity. For Berlin, use "Berlin" rather than specific districts like "Berlin-Mitte".
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