EPSG:25832 — ETRS89 / UTM zone 32N

Projected coordinate system · coordinates in metres · Europe between 6°E and 12°E and approximately 36°30'N to 84°N.

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EPSG:25832ETRS89 / UTM zone 32N

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Worked example — the centre of this system's area of use: 9.005, 60.27 (EPSG:4326 lon, lat) = 500,276.61, 6,681,481.1 (EPSG:25832).

EPSG:25832 is ETRS89 / UTM zone 32N — the standard coordinate system for most of Germany, Denmark, Norway and much of central Europe. It uses the UTM zone 32N projection on the ETRS89 datum, the EU-mandated reference frame, with coordinates in metres.

German state mapping agencies (AdV), INSPIRE datasets, and most official European geodata are delivered in 25832 (or its eastern neighbour 25833). Unlike WGS 84, ETRS89 is fixed to the Eurasian plate — so European coordinates do not drift ~2.5 cm/year with plate motion.

EPSG:25832 details

TypeProjected CRS

DatumEuropean Terrestrial Reference System 1989 ensemble

Unitsmetre

AxesEasting (east) · Northing (north)

Projection methodTransverse Mercator

ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Base CRSEPSG:4258

Area of use

Europe between 6°E and 12°E and approximately 36°30'N to 84°N.

WGS84 bounds: 6° to 12.01° longitude, 36.53° to 84.01° latitude.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between EPSG:25832 and EPSG:32632?

Both are UTM zone 32N, but on different datums: 25832 uses ETRS89 (fixed to the Eurasian plate), 32632 uses WGS 84. Today they differ by under a metre in Europe, and the gap grows ~2.5 cm per year. For official European data use 25832; GPS-derived data is natively closer to 32632.

Why do some German coordinates start with a 32?

Some agencies prefix the UTM zone number to the easting ("zE+N" convention), so easting 32,500,000 means zone 32, easting 500,000. If your eastings are around 32.5 million rather than 500,000, strip the leading 32 (this convention is EPSG:4647, not 25832).

Which German states use EPSG:25833 instead?

The eastern states — Brandenburg, Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia — largely lie in zone 33 and publish data in EPSG:25833. Western and central states use 25832.