Request a cadastral extract
There are two routes, and they do not cost the same. For looking something up – boundary, number, cadastral district – the map is enough: free, instant, no sign-up. For a building application, a notary appointment or the land registry you need the official extract from your state's cadastral office.
Two routes
Which one do you actually need?
Look it up
Free on the map
- Read off property boundaries and parcel numbers
- Look up cadastral district, sector and area
- Instant, no sign-up, no fee
- Not legally binding
Request
Official extract from the cadastral office
- Legally binding, certified on request
- Required for building applications, the land registry, notary appointments and boundary disputes
- Subject to a fee, usually €10–60 depending on the state and the version
- Apply to the office of your federal state – list below
Fees
What a cadastral map costs
Surveying and cadastral matters are a state responsibility, so there is no nationwide price. An extract from the cadastral map usually costs between €10 and €60 depending on the state, format and version. Certified costs more than uncertified, a special scale more than the standard scale, and with several copies it is charged per copy.
Two things reliably save money: ordering online rather than at the counter – some states give a discount for it – and checking beforehand whether certification is really needed. For the land registry yes, for looking at it no.
What is binding is always your state's fee schedule. The responsible body is listed below and holds the current rate – we deliberately give no individual amounts here, because they differ by state and an out-of-date figure does more harm than an honest range.
Responsibility
Where to request the cadastral extract
The responsible office is the cadastral office of the state in which the plot lies – not the one where you live.
Bayern
Landesamt für Digitalisierung, Breitband und Vermessung (LDBV)
To the office ↗ No open map data
Legal position
When the official extract is mandatory
Officially required
- Building application and preliminary enquiry
- Entries at the land registry
- Purchase, subdivision, notary appointment
- Boundary dispute with a neighbour
The map is enough
- Looking up a parcel number or cadastral district
- Check the shape of a plot before a viewing
- Placing neighbouring plots and surroundings
- A first orientation before going to the office
For a building application the official extract alone is not enough either: what is required there is a site plan prepared by a publicly appointed surveyor or the cadastral office. What the site plan must contain