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by hnbad 845 days ago
> many (most?) larger German cities

I guess those qualifiers cancel each other out? Anyway. Berlin is twice as big as the second biggest city, Hamburg. Munich is the third largest city:

https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/cities/germany

We've gone over Berlin and Munich, here's Hamburg:

https://www.hamburg.de/contentblob/153026/31a1e4447ce01eb4b8...

- must be placed at least 180 cm above ground, near the entrance or on the side facing a public road

- if the building is too far away from a public road for the number to be recognizable, it must be placed at the entrance of the premises, no lower than 90 cm above ground

- it must be made out of a material that can withstand weathering and provides good visibility of its shape and color

- for certain buildings (office buildings?) the numbers must be illuminated to be visible in low light conditions

Here's #4 on the list, Cologne:

https://www.stadt-koeln.de/service/produkte/00930/index.html

- it must use "arabic numerals" (i.e. not Roman numerals) which must be at least 8.5cm high

- it must be visible and legible from a public road

Frankfurt am Main (#5) does not seem to specify any requirements and thus defers to Hesse, which doesn't seem to specify any requirements either.

https://frankfurt.de/themen/planen-bauen-und-wohnen/planen/s...

I'm not going to go over the rest of the list as the lesson seems clear: some cities/municipalities have strict regulations, some barely have any, size doesn't really seem to be a deciding factor.