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Also known as Bundesautobahn, Federal motorway in Germany, BAB, Autobahns in Germany

thumb|Bundesautobahn 3|A 3 and A 5 at [[Frankfurter Kreuz near Frankfurt am Main]] thumb|Overhead signage on Bundesautobahn 3|A 3

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Vinony's link graph records 1,767 inbound references to autobahn in Germany, and connects out to Bundesautobahn 7, Frankfurt and Nazi Germany.

It is catalogued under topics including Autobahns in Germany, Roads in Germany and Transport systems.

Vinony links it to 41 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Highway system.type
A
Highway system.title
Bundesautobahn
Highway system.markers
140px 70px|link=Bundesautobahn 2 70px|link=Bundesautobahn 14 70px|link=Bundesautobahn 63 70px|link=Bundesautobahn 480
Highway system.caption
Selected Autobahn signs with route markers for Bundesautobahnen 2, 14, 63, and 480
Highway system.map
Autobahnen in Deutschland.svg
Highway system.map_alt
Autobahnen in Deutschland.svg
Highway system.map_notes
A map of the German Bundesautobahn network
Highway system.maint
administrative division jurisdictions
Highway system.length_km
13210
Highway system.length_ref
 (2024)
Highway system.label1
Autobahns:
Highway system.field1
(BAB X or A X)
Highway system.label2
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
road type
Country
Germany
Image
A 20 bei Langsdorf.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Autobahns in Germany
Commons category
Bundesautobahn
road number formatter
A $1
topic has template
Template:Bundesautobahn
OpenStreetMap tag
highway=motorway
next lower rank
Bundesstraße
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Encyclopedic overview

38 sections
Contents
  • Names
  • Construction
  • Numbering system
  • History
  • Weimar Republic: 1918-1933
  • Third Reich: 1933-1945
  • World War II: 1939-1945
  • West Germany: 1949–1990
  • East Germany: 1949–1990
  • Reunification: 1990–present day
  • Length
  • German-built ''Reichsautobahnen'' in other countries
  • Current density
  • Facilities
  • Emergency telephones
  • Parking, rest areas, and truck stops
  • Speed limits
  • Public debate
  • Early history
  • After the World Wars
  • Oil crisis of the 1970s
  • Environmental concerns of the 1980s
  • German reunification
  • Since reunification
  • Safety
  • Safety: international comparison
  • Travel speeds
  • Toll roads
  • Traffic laws and enforcement
  • Notable laws
  • In popular culture
  • Film and television
  • Music
  • Video games
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

thumb|Bundesautobahn 3|A 3 and A 5 at [[Frankfurter Kreuz near Frankfurt am Main]] thumb|Overhead signage on Bundesautobahn 3|A 3

The ' (; German , ) is the federal controlled-access highway system in Germany. The official term is ' (abbreviated ), which translates as 'federal motorway'. The literal meaning of the word is 'Federal Auto(mobile) Track'.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “autobahn in Germany” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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