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The BLZ Code, also known as the Bankleitzahl or Sort Code, is an eight-digit unique number used to identify individual financial institutions or bank branches in Germany, and it is used for local online banking transactions. It is the equivalent of a sort code in the United Kingdom or a routing code in the United States.

Formation of the BLZ Code

The formation of the BLZ bank short code is as follows:

The first digit represents the bank's clearing area.
The next two digits represent the bank location or Bankplatz.
The next one digit represents the banking group or Bankengruppe, and
The last four digits represent the specific financial institution or bank branch.

Example: Breakdown of BLZ / Bankleitzahl / Sort Code

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Clearing Area	Bank Location / Bankplatz		Bank Group / Bankengruppe	Branch Code

Application of BLZ Code

It is used to transfer money from one bank to another within Germany, and it ensures that bank-to-bank payments arrive quickly and safely.

Clearing Area Codes

The clearing area code that corresponds to the first digit of the Bankleitzahl is as follows.

Area Code	Area
1	Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
2	Bremen, Hamburg, Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein
3	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Landesteil Rheinland (Regierungsbezirke Düsseldorf, Köln)
4	Nordrhein-Westfalen, Landesteile Westfalen und Lippe
5	Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland
6	Baden-Württemberg
7	Bayern
8	Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen

BLZ Code Group of Institutions (4th digit)

No	Institution
0	Deutsche Bundesbank
1-3	Payment service providers not included in other categories
4	Commerzbank
5	Regional giro institutions and savings banks
4	Commerzbank and subsidiary institutions (eg comdirect)
6+9	Regional institutions of credit cooperatives, credit cooperatives and former credit cooperatives
7	Deutsche Bank
8	Commerzbank, formerly Dresdner Bank

Banking Group Code

The code for the banking group that corresponds to the fourth digit of the Bankleitzahl is as follows.

Banking Group Code	Area
0	German Federal Bank branches
1	Credit institutions, if not included in another group, and German Postbank AG
2	Banks, not included in another group recorded (formerly regional, local, specialty, home and banking industry for example, HypoVereinsbank)
3	Credit institutions, if not included in another group (formerly private bankers ) - eg as HypoVereinsbank
4	Commerzbank and subsidiary institutions (eg comdirect)
5	Savings banks and Landesbanken
6	Cooperatives and cooperative banks (or credit unions )
7	German bank and subsidiary institutions
8	Commerzbank (formerly Dresdner Bank)
9	People banks (or credit unions)

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Formation of the BLZ Code

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Clearing Area Codes

BLZ Code Group of Institutions (4th digit)

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