A no-stopping sign applies on one side only

Sign 283 and sign 286 apply only on the street side where they stand. The opposite side of the street stays free of this Haltverbot. The StVO states this in Annex 2 to section 41(1), serial number 61.

The Haltverbot reaches the next junction or side road on the same street side. Another sign for stationary traffic can end the stretch earlier. You read the sign at the place where you stop.

Only the side of the sign

The Haltverbot applies only on the street side where the sign stands. If the sign stands on the right, the Haltverbot applies only on the right. If the sign stands on the left, the Haltverbot applies only on the left. Traffic signs regularly stand on the right, says section 39(2) of the StVO.

Even in a one-way street the Haltverbot applies only on the street side of the sign. The opposite side needs its own sign 283 or sign 286.

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As far as the next junction

The stretch ends at the next junction or side road on the same street side. A side road on the opposite side does not end the Haltverbot on your side. Regulatory signs apply where they stand, under section 41(2) of the StVO.

Special additional signs to sign 283 and 286 can widen the area of application. They extend the Haltverbot to the hard shoulder or limit it to the hard shoulder only. A mobile, temporary Haltverbot overrides traffic signs that allow parking.

Zone with sign 290.1

Sign 290.1 starts a restricted Haltverbot for a whole zone. In the zone you stop for at most three minutes, except getting in or out and loading or unloading. It applies on all public traffic areas unless other signs set a different rule.

Sign 290.2 ends the zone and lifts the restricted Haltverbot. The zone is not a single sign 283 or sign 286.