Vehicle Registration Plates of Austria - Prefixes

Prefixes

  • State capitals
    • B - Bregenz
    • E - Eisenstadt
    • G - Graz
    • I - Innsbruck
    • K - Klagenfurt
    • L - Linz
    • P - St. Pölten
    • S - Salzburg
    • W - Vienna
  • Other cities and districts (usually districts; autonomous cities and their surrounding districts where indicated)
    • AM - Amstetten
    • BA - Bad Aussee (suspended on January 1, 2012; replaced with LI)
    • BL - Bruck an der Leitha
    • BM - Bruck an der Mur
    • BN - Baden
    • BR - Braunau am Inn
    • BZ - Bludenz
    • DL - Deutschlandsberg
    • DO - Dornbirn
    • EF - Eferding
    • EU - Eisenstadt-Umgebung (Eisenstadt surrounding area)
    • FB - Feldbach
    • FE - Feldkirchen
    • FF - Fürstenfeld
    • FK - Feldkirch
    • FR - Freistadt
    • GB - Gröbming
    • GD - Gmünd
    • GF - Gänserndorf
    • GM - Gmunden
    • GR - Grieskirchen
    • GS - Güssing
    • GU - Graz-Umgebung (Graz surrounding area)
    • HA - Hallein
    • HB - Hartberg
    • HL - Hollabrunn
    • HO - Horn
    • IL - Innsbruck-Land (Innsbruck countryside area)
    • IM - Imst
    • JE - Jennersdorf
    • JO - St. Johann im Pongau
    • JU - Judenburg (suspended on January 1, 2012; replaced with MT)
    • KB - Kitzbühel
    • KI - Kirchdorf an der Krems
    • KF - Knittelfeld (suspended on January 1, 2012; replaced with MT)
    • KL - Klagenfurt-Land
    • KO - Korneuburg
    • KR - Krems-Land (Krems countryside area)
    • KS - Krems (City of Krems)
    • KU - Kufstein
    • LA - Landeck
    • LB - Leibnitz
    • LE - Leoben (City of Leoben)
    • LF - Lilienfeld
    • LI - Liezen
    • LL - Linz-Land (Linz countryside area)
    • LN - Leoben-Land (Leoben countryside area)
    • LZ - Lienz
    • MA - Mattersburg
    • MD - Mödling
    • ME - Melk
    • MI - Mistelbach
    • MT - Murtal (since January 1, 2012)
    • MU - Murau
    • MZ - Mürzzuschlag
    • ND - Neusiedl am See
    • NK - Neunkirchen
    • OP - Oberpullendorf
    • OW - Oberwart
    • PE - Perg
    • PL - St. Pölten-Land (St. Pölten countryside area)
    • RA - Bad Radkersburg
    • RE - Reutte
    • RI - Ried im Innkreis
    • RO - Rohrbach
    • SD - Schärding
    • SE - Steyr-Land (Steyr countryside area)
    • SL - Salzburg-Land (Salzburg countryside area)
    • SP - Spittal an der Drau
    • SR - Steyr (City of Steyr)
    • SV - St. Veit an der Glan
    • SW - Schwechat
    • SZ - Schwaz
    • TA - Tamsweg
    • TU - Tulln
    • UU - Urfahr-Umgebung
    • VB - Vöcklabruck
    • VI - Villach (City of Villach)
    • VK - Völkermarkt
    • VL - Villach-Land (Villach countryside area)
    • VO - Voitsberg
    • WB - Wiener Neustadt-Bezirk (Wiener Neustadt countryside area)
    • WE - Wels (City of Wels)
    • WL - Wels-Land (Wels countryside area)
    • WN - Wiener Neustadt (city of Wiener Neustadt)
    • WO - Wolfsberg
    • WT - Waidhofen an der Thaya
    • WU - Wien-Umgebung (Vienna surrounding area)
    • WY - Waidhofen an der Ybbs
    • WZ - Weiz
    • ZE - Zell am See
    • ZT - Zwettl
  • Diplomatic (these have no emblem)
    • GK - Consular officials in Styria
    • SK - Consular officials in Salzburg
    • WD - Diplomatic corps in Vienna
    • WK - Consular corps in Vienna
  • Federal (these have the Austrian coat of arms instead of the provincial emblem)
    • A - federal officials
    • BB - Bundesbahnen (Federal Railways) - obsolete, ÖBB vehicles have now W - XXX BB plates
    • BD - Kraftfahrlinien Bundesbus (Bus Service) - now for ÖBB Postbus coaches
    • BG - Bundesgendarmerie (federal police) - obsolete since 2005 when Gendarmerie and police merged, but still valid on Gendarmerie/police cars registered before 2005
    • BH - Bundesheer (Federal Army)
    • BP - Bundespolizei (federal police) - since 2005 the only prefix for all newly registered police cars
    • FV - Finanzverwaltung (Financial Administration)
    • JW - Justizwache (Justice police)
    • PT - Post & Telekom Austria (national post and phone company), now only for postal cars
    • ZW - Zollwache (Customs officials) - obsolete since 2005 when Zollwache merged with federal police

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