.RUHR Domain Names

Create or transfer your domain name in .ruhr from $42.10 per year all included.

Registry
regiodot GmbH & Co. KG
Registry operator
KNIPP Medien und Kommunikation GmbH
Origin
Germany
Creation date
2014
Description
.ruhr is a local extension intended for use by the region of Ruhr

.RUHR domains at Gandi.net

Accreditation: Gandi has been accredited by regiodot since December 2013
Price: see the .RUHR price list
Corresponding Gandi contract: https://www.gandi.net/contracts

Terms and Conditions

Assigning: .RUHR domains are open to everyone, however the administrative contact must be an individual having an address in Germany.
The Landrush period is reserved to persons having an address in the Ruhr region in Germany (zip code in the Ruhr region)
Syntax: from 3 to 63 alphanumeric characters or a hyphen (excluding in the first, third and fourth, and last place)
IDN (accented domain names): yes (ä, ö, ü, ß)
Registration period: 1 to 10 years during general availability, 1 year during Sunrise and Landrush period
Subdomains: no

Procedures

Renewal: domains are deactivated upon expiration, it is possible to renew up to 45 days following the expiration date
Disputes: URS and UDRP
Transfer (change of Registrar): the process is started on the new registrar's interface with an auth code. Ensure that your domain does not have a TransferProhibited status, does not expire soon, is older than 60 days and has not been transferred in the last 60 days. The effective transfer depends on your validation (by email) and renews the domain name for one year
Change of Ownership: available on our interface, the current procedure consists in email confirmation by both former and new domaine name owner. Expiration date is unchanged.
Deletion process: quarantine of 30 days, see this table

Registration period	10 years max.	Register a .ruhr
Renewal period	9 years max.	Renew a .ruhr
Late renewal period (domain suspended)	45 days
Restoration period	30 days	Restore a .ruhr
Period before release (Pending Delete)	5 days
Minimum period before a transfer	60 days	Transfer a .ruhr