Hausadresse

Hausadresse is the physical location used to identify where a person lives or where a building is situated. It serves for mail delivery, parcel shipping, official correspondence, and practical identification of a property. A typical Hausadresse includes a street name and house number, a postal code, and a city or locality; in many cases it also includes country, especially for international mail. Additional details may include an apartment, unit, or floor designation, and sometimes a building name.

In German-speaking countries, the address is usually written with the street and house number on the first line and the postal code plus the city on the next line. For international shipments the country is appended. Many addresses also use a building name or a floor/unit indicator for multi‑tenant properties. Postal authorities and carriers rely on these components to route deliveries accurately.

Legal and administrative processes often involve Hausadressen. In many countries residents are required to register their address with local authorities when moving, and to update records as changes occur. These registrations support taxation, social security, electoral rolls, emergency services, and other public services.

Privacy and digital mapping intersect with Hausadresse. While addresses enable efficient service delivery and navigation, they also expose personal location data. Some jurisdictions limit exposure in public registers, while geolocation and online maps translate addresses into coordinates for travel planning and geospatial analyses.

International variation exists in formatting and usage. While German‑language contexts share core elements, country-specific conventions may place the postal code before or after the city, and may require additional identifiers such as province or state. For non‑German contexts, terms like home address or street address are used.