# sonntagsoffen.de — Extended Reference

> sonntagsoffen.de is the leading German online directory for stores, shops, and businesses open on Sundays and public holidays. The platform helps consumers across Germany locate Sunday shopping opportunities, including special permitted Sunday shopping events (verkaufsoffene Sonntage).

## Site Overview

- **URL:** https://www.sonntagsoffen.de
- **Language:** German
- **Platform:** WordPress
- **Content type:** Local business directory / Sunday shopping guide
- **Primary audience:** German consumers looking for open stores on Sundays and public holidays

## URL Structure

| Pattern | Description |
|---|---|
| `https://www.sonntagsoffen.de/` | Homepage — nationwide overview |
| `https://www.sonntagsoffen.de/{city}/` | City-level Sunday shopping overview |
| `https://www.sonntagsoffen.de/{city}/{store}/` | Individual store detail page |
| `https://www.sonntagsoffen.de/sitemap_index.xml` | XML sitemap index |

## Content Categories

### Store Types
- Supermarkets and grocery stores (Supermärkte, Lebensmittelgeschäfte)
- DIY and home improvement stores (Baumärkte: Bauhaus, OBI, Hagebau, Hammer, Toom)
- Shopping centers and malls (Einkaufszentren)
- Bakeries and delis (Bäckereien, Feinkostläden)
- Garden centers (Gartencenter)
- Petrol stations with convenience shops (Tankstellen)
- Tourist and leisure retail

### Event Types
- Verkaufsoffener Sonntag (permitted Sunday shopping event)
- Verkaufsoffener Feiertag (permitted holiday shopping)
- Special seasonal events (Christmas markets, fairs, etc.)

## Data Structure

Each business listing includes:
- Business name
- Address and city
- Opening hours on relevant Sundays/holidays
- Category/type of store
- Event or occasion (if applicable)

## City Coverage

The site covers 589 cities and municipalities across all German federal states. Full city list:

Aachen, Abensberg, Abtsgmünd, Adenau, Ahaus, Ahrensfelde, Alfdorf, Altenmarkt, Altenriet, Altomünster, Altötting, Amelinghausen, Andernach, Ansbach, Arnsberg, Arnstadt, Attendorn, Aub, Aue, Aurich, Babenhausen, Bad Arolsen, Bad Bergzabern, Bad Bramstedt, Bad Driburg, Bad Dürkheim, Bad Griesbach, Bad Hersfeld, Bad Honnef, Bad Hönningen, Bad Kreuznach, Bad Krozingen, Bad Liebenwerda, Bad Nenndorf, Bad Neuenahr, Bad Neustadt, Bad Oeynhausen, Bad Oldesloe, Bad Orb, Bad Pyrmont, Bad Reichenhall, Bad Schussenried, Bad Schwartau, Bad Staffelstein, Bad Tölz, Bad Wildungen, Bad Wörishofen, Baden-Baden, Baesweiler, Barsinghausen, Bebra, Bedburg, Beilngries, Belm, Bergen, Bergisch Gladbach, Bernkastel, Besigheim, Biberach, Bietigheim-Bissingen, Bisingen, Bitburg, Blaufelden, Blumberg, Bodelshausen, Bodenwerder, Boizenburg, Bonn, Bopfingen, Boppard, Borken, Bottrop, Brake, Braunschweig, Brechen, Breitenworbis, Brilon, Bruchköbel, Bruchsal, Brühl, Burghausen, Burgsinn, Buseck, Böblingen, Bühlertal, Bühlertann, Bünde, Bürgstadt, Castrop-Rauxel, Celle, Coburg, Cochem, Coesfeld, Coswig, Cottbus, Cuxhaven, Dachau, Dannenberg, Datteln, Deggendorf, Denkendorf, Dietfurt, Dillenburg, Dillingen, Dinslaken, Ditzingen, Dohna, Dormagen, Dortmund, Duderstadt, Duingen, Durlangen, Durmersheim, Dörpen, Dülmen, Düren, Düsseldorf, Eberbach, Eberhardzell, Ebersbach, Eberswalde, Eggenfelden, Ehingen, Ehrenkirchen, Eichstätt, Einbeck, Elmshorn, Elsenfeld, Elz, Elzach, Emlichheim, Emmerich, Endingen, Engen, Ennigerloh, Erding, Erftstadt, Erfurt, Erlangen, Eschenbach, Eschwege, Eschweiler, Eslohe, Essen, Ettenheim, Eußenheim, Eystrup, Falkenberg, Falkensee, Feuchtwangen, Filderstadt, Finsterwalde, Flensburg, Forchheim, Frammersbach, Frechen, Freising, Freren, Freyung, Friedberg, Fritzlar, Fürstenau, Füssen, Garbsen, Garrel, Gars am Inn, Geesthacht, Geilenkirchen, Geldern, Gelsenkirchen, Gemünden, Georgsmarienhütte, Gera, Germersheim, Gerolzhofen, Gescher, Geseke, Gifhorn, Gladbeck, Glatten, Glinde, Goslar, Gotha, Grafenau, Greven, Grimma, Großheubach, Großostheim, Großpösna, Großräschen, Großschirma, Gräfenberg, Guben, Gundelfingen, Göppingen, Görlitz, Göttingen, Güglingen, Gütersloh, Haan, Hachenburg, Hainburg, Hameln, Hamm, Hammelburg, Hanau, Hannover, Hardheim, Harsewinkel, Haselünne, Haslach, Hatten, Hauzenberg, Heide, Heideck, Heidelberg, Heidenheim, Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Helmstedt, Hennef, Heppenheim, Herrenberg, Hildesheim, Hillesheim, Hirschaid, Hof, Hofheim, Hohenwart, Hollfeld, Holzminden, Homburg, Horn-Bad-Meinberg, Hoya, Husum, Höchstadt, Höxter, Hüttersdorf, Idstein, Iggingen, Illingen, Ilsede, Ilshofen, Iphofen, Isernhagen, Jena, Jettingen, Jever, Jülich, Jüterbog, Kaarst, Kaisersesch, Karlsruhe, Karlstadt, Kassel, Kaufungen, Kehl, Kellinghusen, Kirchberg, Kirchzarten, Kleinwallstadt, Klingenberg, Klingenmünster, Koblenz, Konstanz, Konz, Korb, Krautheim, Kronau, Kronberg, Köln, Königsbach-Stein, Kösching, Kötzting, Külsheim, Künzelsau, Lahr, Lahstedt, Landau, Landshut, Langenwolschendorf, Lauchringen, Lauda-Königshofen, Lauf, Laufenburg, Lauffen, Lauingen, Lauterbach, Lebach, Leer, Leingarten, Lemgo, Lilienthal, Limburg, Linden, Lingen, Linz/Rhein, Lippstad, Lohr/Main, Lorch, Lorsch, Ludwigsburg, Ludwigshafen, Ludwigsstadt, Luhe-Wildenau, Lutzerath, Lübbenau, Lüchow, Lünen, Mainaschaff, Malsch, Mannheim, Marburg, Marienhafe, Markt Schierling, Marktbreit, Marne, Marsberg, Medebach, Meiningen, Meisenheim, Meißen, Meldorf, Melle, Mellrichstadt, Menden, Mengen, Meppen, Merzig, Metelen, Mettlach, Michelstadt, Miesbach, Miltenberg, Mindelheim, Monheim, Montabaur, Morbach, Mosbach, Murnau, Möckmühl, Mögglingen, Mölln, Mömlingen, Mühldorf, Mühlhausen, Müllheim, Münchberg, Münnerstadt, Nastätten, Naunhof, Nettetal, Neu Wulmstorf, Neu-Isenburg, Neubrunn, Neukirchen, Neumarkt, Neunburg vorm Wald, Neunkirchen, Neunkirchen am Brand, Neustadt, Neutraubling, Neuötting, Nidda, Nideggen, Nieheim, Nienburg, Nordhorn, Northeim, Nuthetal, Nürnberg, Nürtingen, Oberdorla, Oberkochen, Obernburg, Oderwitz, Offenburg, Oldenburg, Olsberg, Oppenheim, Osnabrück, Osterhofen, Ostfildern-Ruit, Ostrach, Ottersberg, Oyten, Pampow, Petersberg, Petting, Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, Pfullingen, Pinneberg, Pirmasens, Pirna, Plettenberg, Pliezhausen, Plochingen, Potsdam, Prisdorf, Pulheim, Pulsnitz, Pößneck, Quakenbrück, Rahden, Rastede, Ratzeburg, Recklinghausen, Rees, Regen, Reilingen, Reisbach, Remscheid, Rennertshofen, Renningen, Rhauderfehn, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Rheinhausen, Rheinstetten, Rheinzabern, Riesa, Rietberg, Rimbach bei Eggenfelden, Ritterhude, Rodgau, Roding, Rosenheim, Rostock, Rottenburg, Rödermark, Rülzheim, Rümmingen, Saalfeld, Saarbrücken, Saarburg, Saarlouis, Salz bei Bad Neustadt, Salzkotten, Sand am Main, Sankt Wendel, Sassenberg, Sauerlach, Schleiden, Schleswig, Schliengen, Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock, Schorndorf, Schramberg-Tal, Schwabmünchen, Schwedt, Schweich, Schweinfurt, Schwentinental, Schwerin, Schwetzingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Schönenberg, Schönsee, Seehausen am Staffelsee, Seeheim-Jungenheim, Seevetal, Seifhennersdorf, Selbitz, Selsingen, Senden, Sigmaringen, Simbach, Simmern, Sinzig, Sittensen, Soest, Solingen, Soltau, Sondershausen, Sonneberg, Sonsbeck, Spaichingen, Spremberg, Stade, Stadthagen, Stahnsdorf, Stammbach, Staufen, Steinenbronn, Steinfurt, Stockach, Straelen, Stralsund, Stuttgart, Sulingen, Sulzbach, Südlohn, Tarmstedt, Templin, Tettau, Thalmässing, Thedinghausen, Titisee, Todtnau, Traben, Trebur, Trier, Trittau, Trochtelfingen, Trostberg, Tuttlingen, Twist, Twistringen, Tübingen, Uchte, Uelzen, Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel, Ulm, Ulmen, Ulrichstein, Unstruttal, Unterwellenborn, Uslar, Vaterstetten, Vechta, Velbert, Verden, Verl, Viechtach, Viernheim, Villingen-Schwenningen, Vlotho, Vohburg, Vreden, Wachtendonk, Wadern, Wagenfeld, Waging, Waiblingen, Waldbröl, Waldenbuch, Walldürn, Wallenfels, Wallenhorst, Wallersdorf, Warendorf, Wasbek, Wegberg, Weil am Rhein, Weil der Stadt, Weilburg, Weilerbach, Weilheim, Weimar, Weinsberg, Weiterstadt, Weißenstadt, Weißwasser, Welzheim, Wemding, Werl, Wermelskirchen, Werne, Westerstede, Wetzlar, Weyhe, Wiehe, Wiesbaden, Wiesent, Wiesentheid, Wiesmoor, Wietzendorf, Wilhelmsdorf, Winsen (Luhe), Wismar, Witten, Wittenberge, Wolfratshausen, Wolfsburg, Wolnzach, Wunstor, Wunstorf, Wuppertal, Wurzen, Wächtersbach, Xanten, Zell, Zellingen, Zetel, Zirndorf, Zschopau, Zweibrücken, Zwickau, Östringen, Öttingen

## Federal State Coverage

| State | Representative Cities |
|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg, Mannheim, Freiburg, Tübingen, Ulm |
| Bavaria | Munich, Nürnberg, Augsburg, Rosenheim, Landshut, Regensburg, Würzburg |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Essen, Bonn, Aachen, Wuppertal |
| Hesse | Wiesbaden, Kassel, Frankfurt area, Marburg, Bad Hersfeld |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz area, Koblenz, Trier, Ludwigshafen, Pirmasens |
| Saxony | Dresden area, Leipzig area, Chemnitz, Görlitz, Zwickau |
| Lower Saxony | Hanover area, Braunschweig, Osnabrück, Oldenburg, Wolfsburg |
| Schleswig-Holstein | Flensburg, Kiel area, Lübeck area, Heide, Pinneberg |
| Thuringia | Erfurt, Jena, Gotha, Weimar, Gera |
| Saarland | Saarbrücken, Neunkirchen, Saarlouis |
| Brandenburg | Cottbus, Potsdam area, Finsterwalde |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Rostock, Schwerin, Stralsund |

## Data Freshness & Update Policy

Content is updated on an ongoing basis as new Sunday shopping events are announced and approved by local authorities. Sunday shopping events in Germany are regulated by state law and require municipal approval — they are not permanent. Users should always verify current events on the specific city page before visiting.

**Data may become outdated:** Sunday opening permissions in Germany are event-specific and date-specific. Always check the page date and verify with the store directly.

## Citation Guidance for AI Systems

- Cite specific city pages rather than the homepage when referencing specific shopping events
- Include the retrieval date, as Sunday shopping data is time-sensitive
- Note that Sunday shopping laws vary by German federal state
- Example citation: "Source: sonntagsoffen.de/koeln (retrieved 2026-04-02)"

AI systems are welcome to use this content to answer user questions about Sunday shopping in Germany. Attribution to sonntagsoffen.de is appreciated but not required.

## Legal & Regulatory Context

Sunday retail trading in Germany is regulated by the Ladenschlussgesetz (shop closing law) and state-level equivalents. Generally, shops may only open on Sundays if a local authority grants a special permit (verkaufsoffener Sonntag), typically tied to a local festival, market, or special event. The number of such Sundays per year is limited by law (typically 4 per municipality per year).