# Briefzentrum (Deutsche Post)

A Briefzentrum (English: Letter center) is a district center for the processing of letters for Deutsche Post.

## History

Before 1993, there were more than 1,000 centers for the processing of letters.
After the introduction of the new postal codes in Germany, 83 different district centers were built between 1994 and 1998. In 2003, Briefzentrum 42 (Wuppertal) was closed. After which, there have only been 82 district processing centers.

## Size

The processing centers are organized by size, which is determined by the number of letters processed daily:
* S: 450,000-750,000
* M: 750,000-1,500,000
* L: 1,500,000–2,250,000
* XL: 2,250,000–3,000,000
* XXL: 3,000,000–4,500,000
* IPZ: 3,000,000-5,000,000 (International Center)

## List of letter processing centers

| Postal Code | Region | Location of Center | Size | Operational Since |
| 01 | Dresden | Ottendorf-Okrilla | L | 1996 |
| 02 | Bautzen | Bautzen | S | 1996 |
| 03 | Cottbus | Cottbus | S | 1998 |
| 04 | Leipzig | Schkeuditz | XL | 1996 |
| 06 | Halle (Saale) | Hohenthurm | L | 1995 |
| 07 | Gera | Gera | M | 1997 |
| 08 | Zwickau | Reinsdorf | M | 1997 |
| 09 | Chemnitz | Chemnitz | M | 1995 |
| 10 | Berlin-Zentrum | Berlin-Tempelhof | XXL | 1997 |
| 12/ 15 | Berlin-Südost | Schönefeld | XL | 1996 |
| 13/ 16 | Berlin-Nord | Hennigsdorf | L | 1996 |
| 14 | Berlin-Südwest | Stahnsdorf | XL | 1996 |
| 17 | Neubrandenburg | Neubrandenburg | M | 1998 |
| 18 | Rostock | Roggentin | M | 1996 |
| 19 | Schwerin | Schwerin | M | 1997 |
| 20/ 22 | Hamburg-Zentrum | Hamburg | XXL | 1997 |
| 21 | Hamburg-Süd | Hamburg | L | 1996 |
| 23 | Lübeck | Lübeck | M | 1996 |
| 24 | Kiel | Kiel | L | 1996 |
| 25 | Elmshorn | Elmshorn | M | 1997 |
| 26 | Oldenburg | Oldenburg | M | 1997 |
| 27/ 28 | Bremen | Bremen | XL | 1996 |
| 29 | Celle | Celle | S | 1997 |
| 30/ 31 | Hannover | Pattensen | XXL | 1996 |
| 32/ 33 | Herford | Herford | XL | 1996 |
| 34 | Kassel | Kassel | M | 1995 |
| 35 | Gießen | Langgöns | M | 1997 |
| 36 | Fulda | Eichenzell | M | 1998 |
| 37 | Göttingen | Göttingen | M | 1997 |
| 38 | Braunschweig | Braunschweig | L | 1996 |
| 39 | Magdeburg | Sülzetal | M | 1996 |
| 40 | Düsseldorf | Langenfeld | XXL | 1997 |
| 41 | Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach | M | 1996 |
| 42 | Wuppertal | Wuppertal | L | 1998–2003 |
| 44 | Dortmund | Dortmund | L | 1997 |
| 45 | Essen | Essen | XL | 1997 |
| 46/ 47 | Duisburg | Duisburg | XL | 1996 |
| 48 | Münster | Greven | L | 1994 |
| 49 | Osnabrück | Osnabrück | M | 1996 |
| 50 | Köln-West | Frechen | XXL | 1997 |
| 51 | Köln-Ost | Köln | L | 1996 |
| 52 | Aachen | Aachen | M | 1996 |
| 53 | Bonn | Troisdorf | L | 1996 |
| 54 | Trier | Trier | M | 1998 |
| 55 | Mainz | Mainz-Hechtsheim | M | 1998 |
| 56 | Koblenz | Koblenz | M | 1996 |
| 57 | Siegen | Freudenberg | M | 1998 |
| 58 | Hagen | Hagen | L | 1997 |
| 59 | Hamm | Werl | M | 1997 |
| 60/ 61 | Frankfurt am Main | Frankfurt am Main | XXL | 1996 |
| 62 | Frankfurt am Main | Flughafen Frankfurt am Main | IPZ | 1997 |
| 63 | Offenbach am Main | Offenbach am Main | L | 1997 |
| 64 | Darmstadt | Darmstadt | M | 1998 |
| 65 | Wiesbaden | Mainz-Kastel | L | 1996 |
| 66 | Saarbrücken | Saarbrücken | L | 1996 |
| 67 | Ludwigshafen | Ludwigshafen | L | 1997 |
| 68/ 69 | Mannheim | Mannheim-Käfertal | L | 1996 |
| 70/ 71 | Stuttgart | Waiblingen | XXL | 1997 |
| 72 | Reutlingen | Reutlingen | L | 1997 |
| 73 | Göppingen | Salach | M | 1997 |
| 74 | Heilbronn | Heilbronn | M | 1997 |
| 75 | Pforzheim | Pforzheim | M | 1998 |
| 76 | Karlsruhe | Karlsruhe | M | 1996 |
| 77 | Offenburg | Offenburg | M | 1998 |
| 78 | Villingen-Schwenningen | Villingen-Schwenningen | M | 1997 |
| 79 | Freiburg im Breisgau | Freiburg im Breisgau | L | 1996 |
| 80/ 81 | München | München | XXL | 1998 |
| 82 | Starnberg | Starnberg | M | 1998 |
| 83 | Rosenheim | Kolbermoor | M | 1998 |
| 84 | Landshut | Landshut | S | 1998 |
| 85 | Freising | Flughafen-München | L | 1998 |
| 86 | Augsburg | Gersthofen | M | 1996 |
| 87 | Kempten | Kempten | S | 1998 |
| 88 | Ravensburg | Weingarten | L (M) | 2010 (M from 1997-May 2010) |
| 89 | Ulm | Neu-Ulm | M | 1998 |
| 90/ 91 | Nürnberg | Nürnberg | XXL | 1997 |
| 92 | Amberg | Ebermannsdorf | M | 1996 |
| 93 | Regensburg | Regensburg | M | 1998 |
| 94 | Straubing | Straubing | M | 1994 |
| 95 | Bayreuth | Bayreuth | M | 1996 |
| 96 | Bamberg | Bamberg | M | 1997 |
| 97 | Würzburg | Würzburg | L | 1996 |
| 98 | Suhl | Suhl | S | 1998 |
| 99 | Erfurt | Erfurt | L | 1996 |