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Ortstafel (Vorderseite) — Town begins

Zeichen 310, StVO Anlage 3. Marks the start of a geschlossene Ortschaft (built-up area), which under §3 Abs. 3 Nr. 1 StVO means 50 km/h for all motor vehicles. Verified 2026-08-03.

Ortstafel (Vorderseite) — Town beginsMusterstadt
Hinweiszeichen · Information

In plain English

A plain yellow board with a place name — and it IS the speed limit. No number appears on it anywhere. Stop hunting for a '50' sign; it is not coming.

What you are looking at

Wide yellow rectangle with a thin black border and the place name in large black capitals.

Remember it like this

It also ends most stretch restrictions — a no-overtaking ban or a speed limit generally dies at the Ortstafel.

Easy to confuse with — the exam exploits these

Hinweiszeichen (Information) — where you are. usually a blue or green panel. Checked against StVO Anlage 1–3 on 2026-08-03.

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Fines and Punkte are indicative. The amounts shown come from published Bußgeldkatalog tables, not from statute, and are last verified 2026-08-03. The binding figure is the one on your own Bußgeldbescheid.

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Last updated: 2026-08-03