Identity certificate, distance certificate, and border certificate
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The identity certificate is an official confirmation that a former parcel designation and a current parcel designation refer to the same location in reality, or which successor parcels are the legal successors of the original parcel.
If a parcel is, for example, divided or merged with another parcel, the newly created parcels each receive new parcel numbers. The old numbers are not reassigned; they are only considered historical designations.
An identity certificate may be required as part of a harmlessness certificate to demonstrate which former parcels correspond to the current parcels.
The Office for Geoinformation and Cadastre must protect the legitimate interests of property owners in accordance with applicable data protection regulations.
Therefore, in addition to owners, leaseholders, notaries, and banks, only those third parties who can plausibly demonstrate a legitimate interest can apply for an identity certificate.
Through the detailed search in the Geoportal in the "Building and Living" interface, it is also possible to search for historical parcel identifiers. Since cadastral history can be very complex, the search for historical parcel identifiers in the Geoportal cannot guarantee completeness.
The distance certificate is a certificate issued based on official documents, which usually indicates the shortest distance between the starting and ending points of a route.
To issue the certificate, the specification of the starting and ending points of the route as well as the purpose of use of the certificate (authority or school) is required.
For non-official distance calculations, you can also use the route planner in the Geoportal . This determines the shortest distance over the road and path network for the corresponding means of transportation based on Open Street Map.
A boundary certificate (also called a boundary attestation) confirms on which parcels a building is located and whether it was built entirely within the property boundaries or if there was an encroachment beyond the boundary. Any boundary encroachments are briefly described in the certificate.
Boundary certificates are primarily required by banks, building societies, and other lenders in the context of a mortgage.
When applying, the cadastral data of the property must be provided: district, corridor, parcel number(s), and the location designation (e.g., street and house number).
The information can be obtained from the Geoportal .
Contact
Certificates
Mr. Bickenbach and Mr. Berghaus
Fritz-Kotz-Straße 17 a
51674 Wiehl
Room E-15