Locking period - apply for reduction or cancellation

A general closing time is set for restaurants and public entertainment venues. During this time, the restaurants must cease their operations.

Start of the closing time:

• during the week: 3 a.m
• during the week in health resorts and recreational areas: 2 a.m
• at weekends on Saturday and Sunday nights: 5 a.m
• for amusement arcades: 24 hrs

General end of the curfew is 6 a.m.

Notice: On the night of 1 January, the curfew is lifted. On Shrove Tuesday night and 1 May it starts at 5 am. This does not apply to gambling halls.

Under certain conditions, the authorities may extend the curfew in individual cases for the benefit of individual establishments

• extend,
• limit it,
• revocably shorten or
• revoked.

Note: The authority may impose conditions at any time when shortening or lifting the closing time.

Under certain conditions, the authorities may also generally extend, shorten or abolish the curfew by ordinance. Such ordinances shall be issued by the municipalities, the district officesthe regional councils or the Ministry of the Interior.