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== Cities ==
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(''[[England|English]] names of cities in brackets'')
* [[Aachen]], [[Alsfeld]] [[Augsburg]]
* [[Bad Bentheim]], [[Bad Oeynhausen]], [[Bad Saulgau]], [[Berlin]], [[Bickenbach]], [[Bielefeld]], [[Bonn]], [[Bremen]]
* [[Cottbus]]
* [[Darmstadt]], [[Dortmund]], [[Dresden]], [[Düsseldorf]]
* [[Essen]]
* [[Frankfurt am Main]], [[Freiburg im Breisgau]]
* [[Gießen]], [[Göttingen]], [[Gildehaus]]
* [[Hamburg]], [[Hannover]], [[Heidelberg]], [[Hörstel]]
* [[Ibbenbüren]]
* [[Karlsruhe]], [[Kassel]], [[Kehl]], [[Köln]] (''Cologne''), [[Konstanz]]
* [[Leipzig]], [[Lübeck]]
* [[Magdeburg]], [[Mönchengladbach]], [[München]] (''Munich''), [[Münster]]
* [[Neu-Ulm]], [[Nürnberg]]
* [[Osnabrück]]
* [[Potsdam]], [[Puttgarden]]
* [[Ravensburg]], [[Reutlingen]], [[Rheine]], [[Riedlingen]], [[Rostock]]
* [[Schwerte]], [[Sigmaringen]], [[Steinfurt]], [[Stuttgart]]
* [[Trier]]
* [[Ulm]]
* [[Weingarten]], [[Wittenberg (Lutherstadt)|Wittenberg]], [[Wuppertal]], [[Würzburg]]
== License plates ==
In Germany license plates start with an abbreviation of the region where the car is registered. So look out for number plates starting with '''B''' if you're hitching to [[Berlin]]!
Germany has a national carsharing website Experience showed that gives the opportunity to the driver to post their journey in search of passenger to share the cost of the ride. The website, called [http://www.mitfahrgelegenheit.de/ Mitfahrzentrale mitfahrgelegenheit.de] sometimes hitchhiking is sadly exclusively in german. Although, its system is pretty basic as you can scroll search from your departure point even faster than ''(von)Mitfahrzentrale'' , because drivers sometimes drive in each city they pass to a destination ''(nach)'' with a date and # of get in new passengers. If you search for a ride going outside Germany or to Germany from another [[Europe|european]] country, you can simply click the ''Europa'' link. Then you simply have to contact the driver yourself (most of the time through email, some does leave their phone number) and agree to a price and a departure point and time. This system can reveal a low expense alternative to hitching, a similar system also exists in [[Belgium]]load them off.
[[Image{{Template:IMG 5392.JPG|thumb|250px|right|[[Tiziano]] hitching from [[Berlin]] to [[Munich]]]] States Germany}}
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'''Germany''' is a great country for hitchhiking. Just make sure you get on the ''Autobahn'' (motorway)! There it is best to get to a ''Raststätte'' (service area) where drivers can legally stop and get from one to another. You will often find maps with the motorways and the service areas along them. On most on ramps you will get also reasonably fast a ride. Just make sure not to end up on a "Schnellstrasse" (leading to the on ramp), where cars go fast and cannot stop.
If you are traveling specific highways, have a look at the '''[[:Category:Autobahn|Autobahn]]''' pages. There you'll find specific information about the ramps and hints along the highways, currently especially for the route [[Amsterdam]] - [[Berlin]] along the [[A2 (Germany)|A2]] and [[A30 (Germany)|A30]]!
== License plates ==
In Germany license plates start with an abbreviation of the region where the car is registered. So look out for number plates starting with '''B''' if you're hitching to [[Berlin]]! Have a look at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_car_number_plates German car number plates] and [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Kfz-Kennzeichen_in_Deutschland List of abbreviations used] (in German) on Wikipedia for more information.
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== Border crossings ==
Germany implemented the [[Schengen Agreement]]. This means, that the border to other Schengen countries are open. At the borders to non-Schengen countries ([[Poland]], [[Czech Republic]] and [[Switzerland]]) there are still checkpoints and German custom officers or sometimes police might control your luggage. These border crossings are usually among the best places in Europe to find a long distance ride. If you want to hitchhike from a border check point, it might be better, to stand a little bit away from the check point, so you are out of the custom officers' sight.The border checkpoints towards [[Poland]] and the [[Czech Republic]] will be closed in January 2008.
== Carsharing ==
Germany has a national carsharing website that gives the opportunity to the driver to post their journey in search of passenger to share the cost of the ride. The website, called [http://www.mitfahrzentrale.de/ Mitfahrzentrale] is sadly exclusively in german. Although, its system is pretty basic as you can scroll search from your departure point ''(von)'' to a destination ''(nach)'' with a date and # of passengers. If you search for a ride going outside Germany or to Germany from another [[Europe|european]] country, you can simply click the ''Europa'' link. Then you simply have to contact the driver yourself (most of the time through email, some does leave their phone number) and agree to a price and a departure point and time. This system can reveal a low expense alternative to hitching, a similar system also exists in [[Belgium]].
''psPs: Abfahrt = Departure / Ankunft = Arrival''
== Maps ==
[[Image:IMG 5392.JPG|thumb|250px|right|[[Tiziano]] hitching from [[Berlin]] to [[Munich]]]]
If you're not staying very long in Germany you can make it with any map of Germany showing you the gas stations on the highway. Go to any gas station along the highways and ask for a "Autobahn-Guide". This "Autobahn-Guide" is for free! You'll get a booklet describing all Services and including a map with an overview of all gas stations along the highways. More Information you can find here: [http://www.tank.rast.de/standorte/servicenetz/index.php tank.rast.de]. You can also find more detailed maps there for ~5 Euro.
In bigger cities you can usually get the cheapest food at the various Turkish and Italian Restaurants.
== Practical links ==
* [http://www.bibione.com/upload//sito_bibione/162sito_bibione.jpg Bibione Strand]
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