Business Location Explorer© |
Analyze all German cities, municipalities and districts based on various location factors and easily export the results and location profiles.
Examples of use - How does the web tool work?
Access options - How can you use the tool?
Target audience - Who is the tool suitable for?
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Web Tool: Business Location Explorer©

Are you looking for the perfect business location and commercial space? Our location analysis tool offers you comprehensive statistical data on all German cities and municipalities, as well as the opportunity to contact all relevant municipalities directly.
Gain valuable insights into demographics, infrastructure, economic strength, and other relevant location factors for fast location evaluation and well-founded location decisions.
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All locations throughout Germany.
Analyze all cities and municipalities in Germany based on your requirements profile.
- Data basis: All > 10.700 cities and municipalities in Germany
- Simple geographical localization of your search area
- Distances to motorway, freight villages, ports and airports
- Data on the labor market, economic strength and demographics
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Easy and direct contact with municipalities.
Contact suitable municipalities directly with your request, e.g., if you are looking for commercial space.
- Email addresses* of all > 10.700 cities and municipalities in Germany
- Simple Excel export of the identified municipalities including email addresses
- GDPR compliant (no personal data)
Examples of how the web tool can be used
The web tool Business Location Explorer© can be used in various initial situations. Depending on your needs, you can use various location factors to narrow down your location search. For example:
- A proximity search or locations along specific highways
- Filter criteria such as population, workforce, purchasing power, or gross salaries
Here you will find all filter options as well as information on data sources and their calculation.
Locations along a specific highway
Example
- Locations and commercial areas as close as possible to the A7
- Between Ulm and Kassel
Step 1: Proximity search
Start a radius search from the center between Ulm and Kassel (= Würzburg, radius 175 km).

Step 2: Distance to motorway
Choose a maximum distance to the highway (example 5 km).

Step 3: Select motorway
Select the motorway on which the locations should be located (example A7).

Step 4: Check and download results
Download the results including all email addresses and contact the cities and municipalities directly with your request.

Locations within a certain radius
Example
- Commercial property within a 100 km radius of Frankfurt am Main
- Size of the commercial property at least 5 hectares
Step 1: Proximity search
Start a search within the radius of Frankfurt am Main (100 km).

Step 2: Minimum property size
Sort out communities without a minimum area (5 hectares).

Step 3: Check and download results
Download the results including all email addresses and contact the cities and municipalities directly with your request.

Locations in a city with a certain population
Example
- Commercial property in Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland or Hesse
- City population at least 20,000
- Property size at least 5,000 m²
Step 1: Search region
Select the federal states (Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Hesse).

Step 2: Population
Select the minimum population (example: 20,000).

Step 3: Check and download results
Download the results including all email addresses and contact the cities and municipalities directly with your concerns.

Locations with certain amount of commercial areas
Example
- Recently designated commercial properties in NRW
- Minimum size 2 ha
- Maximum distance to the motorway 10 km
Step 1: Search region
Select the search region (North Rhine-Westphalia).

Step 2: Distance to motorway
Choose a maximum distance to the highway (example 10 km).

Step 3: Newly designated commercial properties
Select the minimum size of the newly designated commercial area (example 2 ha).

Step 4: Check and download results
Download the results including all email addresses and contact the cities and municipalities directly with your request.

| Week | License |
| Usage for 1 week |
| 1 user |
| No automatic term extension |
| Price: 290 EUR (plus VAT.) |
| Month | License |
| Usage for 1 month |
| 1 user |
| No automatic term extension |
| Price: 490 EUR (plus VAT.) |
| Year | License |
| Usage for 1 year |
| Unlimited user |
| Automatic term extension |
| Price: 1,900 EUR (plus VAT.) |
Advantages for your site planning
- ✓ Fast - Complete a location analysis in just a few minutes
- ✓ Simple - Intuitive handling and usability
- ✓ Customiz-fit - Analyze individual locations or all locations in districts and federal states
- ✓ Detailed - Consider numerous location factors for narrowing down the scope
- ✓ Efficient - Direct contact with municipalities
- ✓ Flexible - Easy download of results (table and map format)
Who can use the location analysis tool?
- Companies looking for a business location in Germany:
To identify suitable business locations based on individual criteria - Companies looking for commercial space in Germany:
To narrow down the search area and easily contact relevant municipalities - Real estate companies and project developers:
For location analyses for new construction projects or real estate investments in Germany - Logistics and transport companies:
For site selection for logistics centers in Germany - Startups and incubators:
For location decisions when establishing a company in Germany. - Retailers:
For expansion and location selection for new branches in Germany. - Franchisors:
For identifying new franchise locations in Germany. - Management consultants:
For well-founded location recommendations for customers in various industries.