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German term

hplz

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what does hplz 4547-02-00 in a german address mean
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Björn Vrooman Jun 25:
@Schtroumpf Just click the following link and take a look at the map on p. 18:
https://www.uvp-verbund.de/documents-ige-ng/igc_rp/9BFB2745-...

You'll see the number 4547 written on one of the buildings in the upper-right corner; that's the location the asker is inquiring about.

You'll also find building number 4575 there (see my second d-box link; it's pretty much next to the first). I guess the second number is the floor (cf. again the 2nd ex. I posted) and the last the number of the room the mail needs to be delivered to.

Best wishes
Björn Vrooman Jun 24:
Guys Still have a lot of catching up to do but for the record:

I'm pretty sure all answers are wrong, Phil is (basically) right, and that Germany game last night was awful.

First off, as Johannes correctly noted, the post/ZIP code is 55218 [or similar]; even in IT, you're not going to convert this code using some weird format.

Also, there's a typo in there (which is why I said Phil is "basically" right). Should be HPZ, IMO (since P and L are adjacent keys, that's an easy mistake to make).

Here's an example without the typo (and with only the last digit being different):
"Invoices to be sent to:

Name and address of [XXX] GmbH

Accounts Payable/ HPZ 4547-02-03

[Street name]

55218 Ingelheim

Germany"
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674988/000104746917...

Plus:
"[XXX] GmbH
Stichwort 'Leitbetrieb 2015'
HPZ: 4575-EG-20
[Street name]
55216 Ingelheim"
https://www.ileitis.de/die-teilnahme.aspx

And:
https://univiva.de/courses/uni0x4pq2da-diabetes-und-herzinsu...

HPZ might be "Humanpharmakologisches Zentrum" or something involving the word "Zeichen"; not sure, but you need to leave it as is.

Hope you all had a good start to the new week
philgoddard Jun 18:
It doesn't matter what it stands for: as part of an address, you should leave it untranslated.
Steffen Walter Jun 18:
4547-02-00 ... ... is not a proper postcode format, at least in Germany. See, however, https://panjiva.com/Boehringer-Ingelheim-International/34788... and https://www.trademo.com/germany/manufacturers/hscode/2932 (where the exact code appears).
Tony M Jun 18:
@ Asker Where is this address? Depending on the actual town, it could be short for Hauptplatz (= 'main square'), which is a valid part of the address in certain towns.

Proposed translations

+4
9 mins

manufacturer's postcode

According to the link below, it seems to be a code referring to the postcode of the manufacturer:

https://www.elda.at/cdscontent/load?contentid=10008.708063&v...
Peer comment(s):

agree Steffen Walter : See https://panjiva.com/Boehringer-Ingelheim-International/34788... and https://www.trademo.com/germany/manufacturers/hscode/2932 listing the exact code for Boehringer Ingelheim Int'l. Looks unusual, though.
38 mins
Thank you, Steffen
agree John Owen
53 mins
Thank you, John
disagree Johannes Gleim : trademo.com is also wrong as panjiva.com. HPLZ is no valid term for addresses in Germany. Found no address with this acronym in Germany. HPLZ is a field name in your Reference, but no postal code.
4 hrs
Not sure why you disagree with this, then go on to post exactly the same link in your answer! You reached the same conclusion as me in the end then?
agree writeaway
6 hrs
Thanks, writeaway
agree Schtroumpf : We can only laugh or shake our heads! Alles weitere verschwindet, schon komisch.
22 hrs
Thanks, Schtroumpf
neutral philgoddard : I'm not convinced the 'H' is Hersteller - your reference is from IT, but this is part of an address.
1 day 4 hrs
agree ibz
5 days
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4 hrs
German term (edited): hplz => PLZ

postal code (ZIP in USA)

"HPLZ 4547-02-00" for TEINGELHEIM is not a valid ZIP. In addition, the town name has been deformed. It is called "Ingelheim am Rhein" and has the ZIP 55218
The full address is

Boehringer Ingelheim
Binger Str. 173
55218 Ingelheim am Rhein

In view of these errors, we can only laugh or shake our heads at the content of this US site and the following self-promotion:

Panjiva is an intelligence platform that’s bringing transparency to global trade through our robust global coverage, powerful machine-learning technologies, and dynamic data visualizations
https://panjiva.com/

Here is a text with "Hplz" and full of typos, dealing with bananas:

„Der Baum, der die Bananen trägt,^ sagt Burmeister, „ist eigentlich ein hplz-loses, saftiges, hohes Staudengewächs, mit grossen, unten scheidenformigcn ßlättem, das wie alle Stauden nur einmal blühet und Früchte bringt, dann abstirbt bis^uf die Wurzel, welche stets neue Schösslinge in mehrfacher Zahl entwickelt.
https://archive.org/stream/physiologiedern00molegoog/physiol...

Die Postleitzahl gibt es in Deutschland seit 1941, als im Deutschen Reich zweistellige Postleitgebietszahlen eingeführt wurden, zunächst für den Paket- und Päckchendienst. Ab 1944 galten diese Postleitgebiete auch für den Briefverkehr. Die Zahlen wurden nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg weiterverwendet. 1962 fand in der Bundesrepublik und 1965 in der DDR ein Wechsel zu jeweils eigenständigen Postleitzahlsystemen statt. Beide Leitsysteme wurden 1993 von einem von der Deutschen Bundespost entwickelten fünfstelligen System für das wiedervereinigte Deutschland abgelöst.
Die fünfstellige Postleitzahl ist eine Ziffernkombination innerhalb von Postadressen auf Briefen, Paketen oder Päckchen, die den Zustellort eingrenzt. Neben den Postleitzahlen für geografische Zustellgebiete gibt es eigene Postleitzahlen für Großempfänger und Postfächer.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postleitzahl_(Deutschland)

Germany introduced postal codes on 25 July 1941, in the form of a two-digit system that was applied initially for the parcel service and later for all mail deliveries. This system was replaced in 1962 in West Germany by a four-digit system; three years later East Germany followed with its own four-digit system. Whereas the Federal Republic introduced a system with space left for the East German postal system after a possible reunification, such as by omitting all codes starting with '1' (except 1000 for West Berlin) and '9', the German Democratic Republic had a system that used all codes starting from '1' to '9' just for East Germany.

A ZIP Code (an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan[1]) is a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The term ZIP was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently and quickly[2] (zipping along) when senders use the code in the postal address.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_Code

zip (auch: ZIP, Zip) code - acronym: zone improvement plan (Amer.)
die Postleitzahl Pl.: die Postleitzahlen [Abk.: PLZ]
postal code die Postleitzahl Pl.: die Postleitzahlen [Abk.: PLZ]
https://dict.leo.org/englisch-deutsch/Postleitzahl

Please correct the address in the translation and draw the client's attention to the errors!

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Note added at 4 Stunden (2024-06-18 14:37:05 GMT)
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I checked the following Reference and found that HPLZ refers to the manufacturer and the postal code.

Die Satzlänge des Vorlaufsatzes entspricht der Satzlänge der nachfolgenden Datensätze.
Alle Angaben im Vorlaufsatz sind zwingend, ausgenommen Feld HTEL „Hersteller Telefonnummer“
und Feld SOID „Software-Identifikationsnummer“
:
HPLZ | Hersteller, Postleitzahl

https://www.elda.at/cdscontent/load?contentid=10008.708063&v...

I suspect that the designation "4547-02-00 TEINGELHEIM" could also be such a key, with the manufacturer and the postcode of the location. The suffix "TE" to INGELHEIM can be another key, but we can’t decipher it.
Peer comment(s):

agree Lancashireman : We can only laugh or shake our heads
5 hrs
You can laugh about "hplz-los", but not about Wikipedia and Leo.
disagree Sarah Bessioud : Postal code = PLZ, but the asker is specifically asking what HPLZ means.
15 hrs
I decoded it by Field name for Manufacturer with Postal code, please read my quote!
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+4
16 hrs

manufacturer's postcode / manufacturer's postal code

I did all this research myself, on my own (a little bit later I admit), and think this is the best suggestion.

Oh, I now see it coincides with Sarah's much earlier suggestion, so please agree there.
Peer comment(s):

agree Steffen Walter : Tsk tsk...
5 hrs
agree Schtroumpf : ... und hier noch ein Extra-Agree für Cilians kurze, knappe und verständliche Antwort! Ich behalte allerdings ein, zwei andere Gedanken für mich, weil sie nicht linguistisch sind! // Tja, wie soll ich's sagen und höflich bleiben...?
6 hrs
Vorsicht! // Nicht nur da.
agree Lancashireman : We can only laugh or shake our heads
8 hrs
Good quote that! Obviously unobjectionable :-) // I wonder what would have happened had you given a disagree.
agree ibz
4 days
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+5
5 days

Don't translate / Building number / Internal routing code

If it's for an address i.e. to be read by the postman in Germany, then don't translate, obviously.

It stands for Hauspost(leit)zahl:

https://www.google.com/search?q=hauspostzahl 4547

Boehringer Ingelheim has a lot of buildings with four-digit numbers

https://www.google.com/maps/place/49°58'27.8"N 8°02...

The code directs to the building... & presumably something like the floor or office inside it
Peer comment(s):

agree Björn Vrooman : Ha, great, you found it. Have also seen it written as "Hauspostzeichen." In any case, I think you should drop the -l- though if you leave it 'untranslated' (needlessly confusing); see examples in the d-box.
9 mins
agree Schtroumpf : Aaaaah, Licht ins Dunkel? Also das, was die Franzosen "adresse physique" nennen würden?
49 mins
agree Kim Metzger
4 hrs
agree Lancashireman : Good find
2 days 16 hrs
agree Steffen Walter
3 days 59 mins
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