diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/registration.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/registration.ts
index fb8e83ec2..db24ed7d0 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/registration.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolvers/registration.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import existingEmailAddress from './helpers/existingEmailAddress'
 import generateNonce from './helpers/generateNonce'
 import normalizeEmail from './helpers/normalizeEmail'
 import { redeemInviteCode } from './inviteCodes'
+import { createOrUpdateLocations } from './users/location'
 
 const neode = getNeode()
 
@@ -43,13 +44,16 @@ export default {
       }
       args.termsAndConditionsAgreedAt = new Date().toISOString()
 
-      let { nonce, email, inviteCode } = args
+      let { nonce, email, inviteCode, locationName } = args
       email = normalizeEmail(email)
       delete args.nonce
       delete args.email
       delete args.inviteCode
       args.encryptedPassword = await hash(args.password, 10)
       delete args.password
+      delete args.locationName
+
+      if (locationName === '') locationName = null
 
       const { driver } = context
       const session = driver.session()
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@ export default {
             SET user.updatedAt = toString(datetime())
             SET user.allowEmbedIframes = false
             SET user.showShoutsPublicly = false
+            SET user.locationName = $locationName
             SET email.verifiedAt = toString(datetime())
             WITH user
             OPTIONAL MATCH (post:Post)-[:IN]->(group:Group)
@@ -83,6 +88,7 @@ export default {
             nonce,
             email,
             inviteCode,
+            locationName,
           },
         )
         const [user] = createUserTransactionResponse.records.map((record) => record.get('user'))
@@ -100,6 +106,7 @@ export default {
           await redeemInviteCode(context, inviteCode, true)
         }
 
+        await createOrUpdateLocations('User', user.id, locationName, session)
         return user
       } catch (e) {
         if (e.code === 'Neo.ClientError.Schema.ConstraintValidationFailed')
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/types/type/EmailAddress.gql b/backend/src/graphql/types/type/EmailAddress.gql
index 261b97207..3251ff9dd 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/types/type/EmailAddress.gql
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/types/type/EmailAddress.gql
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Mutation {
     about: String
     termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: String!
     locale: String
+    locationName: String = null
   ): User
   AddEmailAddress(email: String!): EmailAddress
   VerifyEmailAddress(
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts
index 135c7553c..cc70fc00b 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ export default shield(
       Donations: isAuthenticated,
       userData: isAuthenticated,
       VerifyNonce: allow,
-      queryLocations: isAuthenticated,
+      queryLocations: allow,
       availableRoles: isAdmin,
       Room: isAuthenticated,
       Message: isAuthenticated,
diff --git a/webapp/.env.template b/webapp/.env.template
index 87ba3189c..344bf8b43 100644
--- a/webapp/.env.template
+++ b/webapp/.env.template
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ BADGES_ENABLED=true
 INVITE_LINK_LIMIT=7
 NETWORK_NAME="Ocelot.social"
 
-ASK_FOR_REAL_NAME=false
\ No newline at end of file
+ASK_FOR_REAL_NAME=false
+
+REQUIRE_LOCATION=false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webapp/assets/styles/main.scss b/webapp/assets/styles/main.scss
index f912a0dc3..fdf5c4240 100644
--- a/webapp/assets/styles/main.scss
+++ b/webapp/assets/styles/main.scss
@@ -187,3 +187,11 @@ body.dropdown-open {
 .dropdown-arrow {
   font-size: $font-size-xx-small;
 }
+
+/* Prevent ds-select overflow */
+.ds-select-value {
+  max-height: 38px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
diff --git a/webapp/components/Registration/RegistrationSlideCreate.vue b/webapp/components/Registration/RegistrationSlideCreate.vue
index 1777e617b..10eb2cfaa 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Registration/RegistrationSlideCreate.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/Registration/RegistrationSlideCreate.vue
@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@
         </div>
         <password-strength class="password-strength" :password="formData.password" />
 
+        <!-- location -->
+        <location-select
+          v-if="locationRequired"
+          class="location-select"
+          v-model="locationName"
+          :canBeCleared="false"
+          :showPreviousLocation="false"
+        />
+
         <email-display-and-verify :email="sliderData.collectedInputData.email" />
         <ds-text>
           <input
@@ -148,6 +157,7 @@ import EmailDisplayAndVerify from './EmailDisplayAndVerify'
 import PageParamsLink from '~/components/_new/features/PageParamsLink/PageParamsLink'
 import PasswordForm from '~/components/utils/PasswordFormHelper'
 import ShowPassword from '../ShowPassword/ShowPassword.vue'
+import LocationSelect from '~/components/Select/LocationSelect'
 
 const threePerEmSpace = ' ' // unicode u+2004;
 
@@ -159,6 +169,7 @@ export default {
     PasswordStrength,
     ShowPassword,
     SweetalertIcon,
+    LocationSelect,
   },
   props: {
     sliderData: { type: Object, required: true },
@@ -196,6 +207,7 @@ export default {
       // TODO: Our styleguide does not support checkmarks.
       // Integrate termsAndConditionsConfirmed into `this.formData` once we
       // have checkmarks available.
+      locationName: '',
       termsAndConditionsConfirmed: false,
       receiveCommunicationAsEmailsEtcConfirmed: false,
       showPassword: false,
@@ -213,24 +225,16 @@ export default {
         this.formData.givenName = ''
       }
     } else {
-      this.formData.name = this.sliderData.collectedInputData.name
-        ? this.sliderData.collectedInputData.name
-        : ''
+      this.formData.name = this.sliderData.collectedInputData.name || ''
     }
-    this.formData.password = this.sliderData.collectedInputData.password
-      ? this.sliderData.collectedInputData.password
-      : ''
-    this.formData.passwordConfirmation = this.sliderData.collectedInputData.passwordConfirmation
-      ? this.sliderData.collectedInputData.passwordConfirmation
-      : ''
-    this.termsAndConditionsConfirmed = this.sliderData.collectedInputData
-      .termsAndConditionsConfirmed
-      ? this.sliderData.collectedInputData.termsAndConditionsConfirmed
-      : false
-    this.receiveCommunicationAsEmailsEtcConfirmed = this.sliderData.collectedInputData
-      .receiveCommunicationAsEmailsEtcConfirmed
-      ? this.sliderData.collectedInputData.receiveCommunicationAsEmailsEtcConfirmed
-      : false
+    this.formData.password = this.sliderData.collectedInputData.password || ''
+    this.formData.passwordConfirmation =
+      this.sliderData.collectedInputData.passwordConfirmation || ''
+    this.termsAndConditionsConfirmed =
+      this.sliderData.collectedInputData.termsAndConditionsConfirmed || false
+    this.receiveCommunicationAsEmailsEtcConfirmed =
+      this.sliderData.collectedInputData.receiveCommunicationAsEmailsEtcConfirmed || false
+    this.locationName = this.sliderData.collectedInputData.locationName || ''
     this.sendValidation()
 
     this.sliderData.setSliderValuesCallback(this.validInput, {
@@ -238,6 +242,16 @@ export default {
     })
   },
   computed: {
+    formLocationName() {
+      // toDo: Mixin or move it to location select component
+      const isNestedValue =
+        typeof this.locationName === 'object' && typeof this.locationName.value === 'string'
+      const isDirectString = typeof this.locationName === 'string'
+      return isNestedValue ? this.locationName.value : isDirectString ? this.locationName : ''
+    },
+    locationRequired() {
+      return this.$env.REQUIRE_LOCATION
+    },
     askForRealName() {
       return this.$env.ASK_FOR_REAL_NAME
     },
@@ -249,7 +263,8 @@ export default {
         this.formData.password.length >= 1 &&
         this.formData.password === this.formData.passwordConfirmation &&
         this.termsAndConditionsConfirmed &&
-        this.receiveCommunicationAsEmailsEtcConfirmed
+        this.receiveCommunicationAsEmailsEtcConfirmed &&
+        (this.locationRequired ? this.formLocationName : true)
       )
     },
     iconNamePassword() {
@@ -266,6 +281,9 @@ export default {
     receiveCommunicationAsEmailsEtcConfirmed() {
       this.sendValidation()
     },
+    locationName() {
+      this.sendValidation()
+    },
   },
   methods: {
     buildName(data) {
@@ -276,6 +294,7 @@ export default {
       const { password, passwordConfirmation } = this.formData
       const name = this.buildName(this.formData)
       const { termsAndConditionsConfirmed, receiveCommunicationAsEmailsEtcConfirmed } = this
+      const locationName = this.formLocationName
 
       this.sliderData.setSliderValuesCallback(this.validInput, {
         collectedInputData: {
@@ -284,6 +303,7 @@ export default {
           passwordConfirmation,
           termsAndConditionsConfirmed,
           receiveCommunicationAsEmailsEtcConfirmed,
+          locationName,
         },
       })
     },
@@ -299,6 +319,7 @@ export default {
       const { email, inviteCode = null, nonce } = this.sliderData.collectedInputData
       const termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion = VERSION
       const locale = this.$i18n.locale()
+
       try {
         this.sliderData.setSliderValuesCallback(null, {
           sliderSettings: { buttonLoading: true },
@@ -313,6 +334,7 @@ export default {
             nonce,
             termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion,
             locale,
+            locationName: this.formLocationName,
           },
         })
         this.response = 'success'
@@ -378,7 +400,7 @@ export default {
   padding-right: 0;
   height: $input-height;
   margin-bottom: 10px;
-  margin-bottom: 16px;
+  margin-bottom: $space-small;
 
   color: $text-color-base;
   background: $background-color-disabled;
@@ -400,7 +422,7 @@ export default {
 
   .password-field {
     position: relative;
-    padding-top: 16px;
+    padding-top: $space-small;
     border: none;
     border-style: none;
     appearance: none;
@@ -410,6 +432,10 @@ export default {
 }
 
 .full-name {
-  padding-bottom: 16px;
+  padding-bottom: $space-small;
+}
+
+.location-select {
+  padding-bottom: $space-base;
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/webapp/components/Registration/RegistrationSlider.vue b/webapp/components/Registration/RegistrationSlider.vue
index 478da0116..3a2d71db4 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Registration/RegistrationSlider.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/Registration/RegistrationSlider.vue
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ export default {
           passwordConfirmation: null,
           termsAndConditionsConfirmed: null,
           receiveCommunicationAsEmailsEtcConfirmed: null,
+          locationName: null,
         },
         sliderIndex:
           this.activePage === null ? 0 : sliders.findIndex((el) => el.name === this.activePage),
diff --git a/webapp/components/Select/LocationSelect.spec.js b/webapp/components/Select/LocationSelect.spec.js
index a9af3b32b..14a1dbee3 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Select/LocationSelect.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/Select/LocationSelect.spec.js
@@ -1,16 +1,31 @@
 import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import LocationSelect from './LocationSelect'
+import { queryLocations } from '~/graphql/location'
 
 const localVue = global.localVue
 const propsData = { value: 'nowhere' }
 
 let wrapper
 
+const queryMock = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+  data: {
+    queryLocations: [
+      {
+        place_name: 'Hamburg, Germany',
+        place_id: 'xxx',
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+})
+
 const mocks = {
   $t: jest.fn((string) => string),
   $i18n: {
     locale: () => 'en',
   },
+  $apollo: {
+    query: queryMock,
+  },
 }
 
 describe('LocationSelect', () => {
@@ -25,18 +40,28 @@ describe('LocationSelect', () => {
       wrapper = Wrapper()
     })
 
-    it('renders the label', () => {
-      expect(wrapper.find('label.ds-input-label').exists()).toBe(true)
+    it('renders the label with previous location by default', () => {
+      expect(wrapper.find('label.ds-input-label').text()).toBe('settings.data.labelCity — nowhere')
     })
 
     it('renders the select', () => {
       expect(wrapper.find('.ds-select').exists()).toBe(true)
     })
 
-    it('renders the clearLocationName button', () => {
+    it('renders the clearLocationName button by default', () => {
       expect(wrapper.find('.base-button').exists()).toBe(true)
     })
 
+    it('calls apollo with given value', () => {
+      expect(queryMock).toBeCalledWith({
+        query: queryLocations(),
+        variables: {
+          place: 'nowhere',
+          lang: 'en',
+        },
+      })
+    })
+
     describe('clearLocationName button click', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
         wrapper.find('.base-button').trigger('click')
@@ -48,5 +73,27 @@ describe('LocationSelect', () => {
         expect(wrapper.emitted().input[0]).toEqual([''])
       })
     })
+
+    describe('canBeCleared is false', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        propsData.canBeCleared = false
+        wrapper = Wrapper()
+      })
+
+      it('does not show clear location name button', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.find('.base-button').exists()).toBe(false)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('showPreviousLocation is false', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        propsData.showPreviousLocation = false
+        wrapper = Wrapper()
+      })
+
+      it('does not show the previous location', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.find('.ds-input-label').text()).toBe('settings.data.labelCity')
+      })
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/webapp/components/Select/LocationSelect.vue b/webapp/components/Select/LocationSelect.vue
index a9f0e75b7..9ea808aad 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Select/LocationSelect.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/Select/LocationSelect.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <div>
     <label class="ds-input-label">
-      {{ `${$t('settings.data.labelCity')}` }}
-      <span v-if="locationName">{{ `— ${locationName}` }}</span>
+      {{ `${$t('settings.data.labelCity')}` + locationNameLabelAddOnOldName }}
     </label>
     <ds-select
       id="city"
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@
       @input.native="handleCityInput"
     />
     <base-button
-      v-if="locationName !== ''"
+      v-if="locationName !== '' && canBeCleared"
       icon="close"
       ghost
       size="small"
@@ -36,6 +35,16 @@ export default {
     value: {
       required: true,
     },
+    canBeCleared: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      required: false,
+      default: true,
+    },
+    showPreviousLocation: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      required: false,
+      default: true,
+    },
   },
   async created() {
     const result = await this.requestGeoData(this.locationName)
@@ -54,6 +63,9 @@ export default {
     locationName() {
       return typeof this.value === 'object' ? this.value.value : this.value
     },
+    locationNameLabelAddOnOldName() {
+      return this.locationName !== '' && this.showPreviousLocation ? ' — ' + this.locationName : ''
+    },
   },
   watch: {
     currentValue() {
diff --git a/webapp/config/index.js b/webapp/config/index.js
index 1ed79a21d..400b5e14d 100644
--- a/webapp/config/index.js
+++ b/webapp/config/index.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const options = {
   INVITE_LINK_LIMIT: process.env.INVITE_LINK_LIMIT || 7,
   NETWORK_NAME: process.env.NETWORK_NAME || 'Ocelot.social',
   ASK_FOR_REAL_NAME: process.env.ASK_FOR_REAL_NAME === 'true' || false,
+  REQUIRE_LOCATION: process.env.REQUIRE_LOCATION === 'true' || false,
 }
 
 const language = {
diff --git a/webapp/graphql/Registration.js b/webapp/graphql/Registration.js
index b6cc610d9..002f09c1a 100644
--- a/webapp/graphql/Registration.js
+++ b/webapp/graphql/Registration.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export const SignupVerificationMutation = gql`
     $about: String
     $termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: String!
     $locale: String
+    $locationName: String
   ) {
     SignupVerification(
       nonce: $nonce
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ export const SignupVerificationMutation = gql`
       about: $about
       termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: $termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion
       locale: $locale
+      locationName: $locationName
     ) {
       id
       name
diff --git a/webapp/pages/settings/index.vue b/webapp/pages/settings/index.vue
index 70bb738fd..0bac6ea1c 100644
--- a/webapp/pages/settings/index.vue
+++ b/webapp/pages/settings/index.vue
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@
           :placeholder="$t('settings.data.namePlaceholder')"
         />
         <ds-input id="slug" model="slug" icon="at" :label="$t('settings.data.labelSlug')" />
-        <location-select v-model="formData.locationName" />
+        <location-select
+          class="location-selet"
+          v-model="formData.locationName"
+          :canBeCleared="!$env.REQUIRE_LOCATION"
+        />
         <!-- eslint-enable vue/use-v-on-exact -->
         <ds-input
           id="about"
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ export default {
         translate: this.$t,
       })
       return {
+        locationName: { required: this.$env.REQUIRE_LOCATION },
         name: { required: true, min: 3 },
         ...uniqueSlugForm.formSchema,
       }
@@ -122,4 +127,8 @@ export default {
 .location-hint {
   margin-top: -$space-x-small - $space-xxx-small - $space-xxx-small;
 }
+
+.location-selet {
+  margin-bottom: $space-small;
+}
 </style>