Kreisstraße
Introduction Sign for ''Kreisstraße 22'' (K 22) on a marker postA '''Kreisstraße''' (literally: "district road" or "county road") is a class of road in Germany. It carries traffic between the towns and villages within a ''Kreis'' or district or between two neighbouring districts. In importance, the ''Kreisstraße'' ranks below a ''Landesstraße'' (or, in Bavaria and Saxony, a ''Staatstraße'', i.e. a state road), but above a ''Gemeindestraße'' or "local road". ''Kreisstraßen'' are usually the responsibility of the respective rural district (''Landkreis'') or urban district (''Kreisfreie Stadt''), with the exception of high streets through larger towns and villages. Kreisstraßen are usually dual-lane roads but, in a few cases, can be built as limited-access dual carriageways in densely populated areas.
Numbering Unlike local roads (''Gemeindestraßen'') the ''Kreisstraßen'' are invariably numbered, but their numbering is not shown on signs. The abbreviation is a prefixed capital letter '''K''' followed by a serial number. In most states the car number plate prefix for the district is placed in front of the road number instead, for example in Bavaria. The ''Kreisstraßen'' are numbered in the individual federal states as follows: State  System Baden-Württemberg  state-based numbering system, always four digits (e.g. K 1419, K 2842 and K 4366), the first two digits indicate the districtBavaria  district-based numbering system (e.g. NU 1 to NU 19 in the district of Neu-Ulm, NES 1 to NES 54 in the district of Rhön-Grabfeld)Berlin  no ''Kreisstraßen''Brandenburg  state-based numbering system, always four digits (e.g. K 6307, K 6813 and K 7329), the first two digits indicate the districtBremen  no ''Kreisstraßen''Hamburg  no ''Kreisstraßen''Hesse  state-based numbering system (e.g. K 11, K 138 and K 180)Lower Saxony  district-based numbering system (e.g. K 6, K 71 and K 304)Mecklenburg-Vorpommern  district-based numbering systemNorth Rhine-Westphalia  district-based numbering system (e.g. K 8, K 27 and K 70), the numbering system is retained when roads cross the boundariesRhineland-Palatinate  district-based numbering system (e.g. K 12, K 29 and K 58)Saarland  no ''Kreisstraßen''Saxony  state-based numbering system, always four digits (e.g. K 6201, K 8053 and K 9204), the first two digits indicate the districtSaxony-Anhalt  state-based numbering system, always four digits (e.g. K 1002, K 1227 and K 2074)Schleswig-Holstein  district-based numbering system (e.g. K 1, K 10)Thuringia  district-based numbering (e.g. K 9, K 19 and K 112)
See also * Autobahn* Bundesstraße* Landesstraße* Gemeindestraße
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External links *  Road designation of federal, state and district roads in Bavaria (pdf file; 641 kB) *  List of Kreisstraßen in theSchleswig-Holstein district of  Steinburg