As an honorary office, the Honorary Consulate of Denmark in Erfurt (honorary consul Frederick Niels Chrestensen) supports Danish nationals and promotes contacts with Denmark in Thuringia. For passports and visas, the Danish Embassy in Berlin is responsible.
Contact Details
| Address | Witterdaer Weg 6, 99092 Erfurt, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 361 2 24 53 62 |
| Fax | +49 361 2 24 51 13 |
| erfurt@umgate.dk | |
| Head of Mission | Frederick Niels Chrestensen, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Thuringia |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 08:00 - 12:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 12:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 12:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 12:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 - 12:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on public holidays. Please confirm before you visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Erfurt
Honorary consul Frederick Niels Chrestensen represents Denmark in Thuringia. The Chrestensen family has run a seed and plant business in Erfurt for generations.
Where do I apply for a passport or visa?
The responsible career office is Danish Embassy in Berlin. Passports require an appointment there because photos and fingerprints are taken on site.
Contact details of the Danish Embassy in Berlin, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Rauchstraße 1, 10787 Berlin, Germany
- Telephone: +49 30 50 50 20 00
- Email: beramb@um.dk
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–15:00
- Website: www.tyskland.um.dk
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Denmark and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Danish citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Erfurt
5 other countries are represented in Erfurt: Hungary (honorary), Lithuania (honorary), Namibia (honorary), South Africa (honorary), Sweden (honorary).
Danish missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Erfurt, the nearest other Danish office is the Honorary Consulate in Hanover (about 180 km). The nearest embassy or career consulate is the Embassy in Berlin (about 240 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Erfurt.
- Berlin (240 km) – Embassy of Denmark
- Flensburg (440 km) – Consulate General (Flensburg and northern Schleswig-Holstein)
- Hamburg (290 km) – Consulate General (northern and western Germany)
- Munich (320 km) – Consulate General (Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg)
- Bremen (280 km) – Honorary Consulate (Bremen)
- Dresden (190 km) – Honorary Consulate (Saxony)
- Erfurt – Honorary Consulate (Thuringia) (this page)
- Hanover (180 km) – Honorary Consulate (Lower Saxony)
- Frankfurt am Main (190 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hesse)
- Cologne (280 km) – Honorary Consulate (North Rhine-Westphalia)
- Kiel (380 km) – Honorary Consulate (Kiel, Plön, Neumünster, southern Rendsburg-Eckernförde)
- Lübeck (320 km) – Honorary Consulate (Lübeck and south-eastern Schleswig-Holstein)
- Rostock (350 km) – Honorary Consulate (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
- Stuttgart (280 km) – Honorary Consulate (Baden-Württemberg)
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Details checked on 7 October 2026. Sources: German Federal Foreign Office, Embassy of Denmark in Berlin. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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