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{{DISPLAYTITLE: German Supermarkets Open on Sundays}}
 
{{DISPLAYTITLE: German Supermarkets Open on Sundays}}
In Germany, the opening times of supermarkets and other retail stores are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladenschlussgesetz regulated by law]. Regulations are different between the states.
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In Germany, the opening times of supermarkets and other retail stores are by law.<ref>{{Cite|date=2022-05-08|url= https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladenschlussgesetz |quote= In the Federal Republic of Germany, the Ladenschlussgesetz or "Shop Closing Law" (abbreviated: LadSchlG) is the federal law regulating at which times retail stores were forced to be closed to the public.}}</ref> Regulations are different between the states.
  
 
But what is the same in all states: On '''Sundays and public holidays''', most (bigger) shops and '''supermarkets are closed'''.
 
But what is the same in all states: On '''Sundays and public holidays''', most (bigger) shops and '''supermarkets are closed'''.
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However, there are '''exceptions''', mostly for supermarkets at train stations. See here lists of open supermarkets by cities:
 
However, there are '''exceptions''', mostly for supermarkets at train stations. See here lists of open supermarkets by cities:
  
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* [[/Berlin|Berlin]]
 
* [[/Berlin|Berlin]]
* [[/Bremen|Bremen]]
 
 
* [[/Cologne|Cologne]]
 
* [[/Cologne|Cologne]]
 
* [[/Dresden|Dresden]]
 
* [[/Dresden|Dresden]]
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* [[/Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt am Main]]
 
* [[/Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt am Main]]
 
* [[/Hamburg|Hamburg]]
 
* [[/Hamburg|Hamburg]]
* [[/Hannover|Hannover]]
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* [[/Hanover|Hanover]]
 
* [[/Leipzig|Leipzig]]
 
* [[/Leipzig|Leipzig]]
 
* [[/Munich|Munich]]
 
* [[/Munich|Munich]]
* [[/Nürnberg|Nürnberg]]
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* [[/Nuremberg|Nuremberg]]
 
* [[/Stuttgart|Stuttgart]]
 
* [[/Stuttgart|Stuttgart]]
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Latest revision as of 18:24, 27 July 2022

In Germany, the opening times of supermarkets and other retail stores are by law.[1] Regulations are different between the states.

But what is the same in all states: On Sundays and public holidays, most (bigger) shops and supermarkets are closed.

However, there are exceptions, mostly for supermarkets at train stations. See here lists of open supermarkets by cities:

Notes[edit]

  1. "In the Federal Republic of Germany, the Ladenschlussgesetz or "Shop Closing Law" (abbreviated: LadSchlG) is the federal law regulating at which times retail stores were forced to be closed to the public." – source, retrieved 2022-05-08