diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 7a4e2b7..e52a9f3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { BrowserRouter as Router, Routes, Route } from "react-router-dom"
 import RecipeDetailPage from "./components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage"
 import RecipeEditPage from "./components/recipes/RecipeEditPage"
 import RecipeListPage from "./components/recipes/RecipeListPage"
-import { getRecipeAddUrlDefinition, getRecipeDetailsUrlDefinition, getRecipeEditUrlDefinition, getRootUrlDefinition } from "./routes"
 
 import "./App.css"
 
@@ -15,16 +14,13 @@ function App() {
     <Router>
       <Routes>
         {/* Home page: list of recipes */}
-        <Route path= {getRootUrlDefinition()} element={<RecipeListPage />} />
+        <Route path="/" element={<RecipeListPage />} />
 
         {/* Detail page: shows one recipe */}
-        <Route path={getRecipeDetailsUrlDefinition()} element={<RecipeDetailPage />} />
+        <Route path="/recipe/:id" element={<RecipeDetailPage />} />
 
         {/* Edit page: form to edit a recipe */}
-        <Route path={getRecipeEditUrlDefinition()} element={<RecipeEditPage />} />
-
-        {/* Add page: form to add a recipe */}
-        <Route path={getRecipeAddUrlDefinition()} element={<RecipeEditPage />} />
+        <Route path="/recipe/:id/edit" element={<RecipeEditPage />} />
       </Routes>
     </Router>
   )
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
index 2bb952b..715b383 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { useParams, Link } from "react-router-dom"
 import type { Recipe } from "../../types/recipe"
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
 import { fetchRecipe } from "../../api/recipePoint"
-import { getRecipeEditUrl, getRecipeListUrl } from "../../routes"
 
 
 /**
@@ -124,13 +123,13 @@ export default function RecipeDetailPage() {
       {/* Action buttons */}
       <div className="button-group">
         <Link
-          to={ getRecipeEditUrl(recipe.id) }
+          to={`/recipe/${recipe.id}/edit`}
           className="primary-button"
         >
           Bearbeiten
         </Link>
         <Link
-          to={getRecipeListUrl()}
+          to="/"
           className="default-button"
         >
           Zurueck
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditPage.tsx
index f1022b4..624487d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditPage.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
 import type { Recipe } from "../../types/recipe"
 import  RecipeEditor  from "./RecipeEditor"
 import { fetchRecipe, createRecipe, updateRecipe } from "../../api/recipePoint"
-import { getRecipeDetailUrl, getRecipeListUrl, getRootUrl } from "../../routes"
 
 export default function RecipeEditPage() {
     // Extract recipe ID from route params
@@ -63,10 +62,10 @@ export default function RecipeEditPage() {
  const navigateBack = () => {
     if(recipe && recipe.id){
       console.log("navigating to recipe with id", recipe.id)
-      navigate(getRecipeDetailUrl(recipe.id)) // go back to detail view
+      navigate("/recipe/" + recipe.id) // go back to detail view
     } else {
       console.log("navigating back to list as no recipe was selected")
-      navigate(getRecipeListUrl()) // no recipe -> go back to list
+      navigate("/") // no recipe -> go back to list
     }
  }
  // error handling -> if there is no recipe, we cannot open edit view
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListPage.tsx
index 4ba39ab..327750e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeListPage.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
 import RecipeListItem from "./RecipeListItem"
 import type { Recipe } from "../../types/recipe"
 import { fetchRecipeList } from "../../api/recipePoint"
-import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom"
-import { getRecipeAddUrl, getRecipeAddUrlDefinition, getRecipeDetailUrl } from "../../routes"
 
 /**
  * Displays a list of recipes in a sidebar layout.
@@ -11,54 +9,40 @@ import { getRecipeAddUrl, getRecipeAddUrlDefinition, getRecipeDetailUrl } from "
  */
 export default function RecipeListPage() {
 
-  const navigate = useNavigate()
-  const [recipeList, setRecipeList] = useState<Recipe[]|null>(null)
-  // load recipes once on render
-    useEffect(() => {
-      const loadRecipeList = async () => { 
-          try {
-            // Fetch recipe list
-            console.log("loading recipe list")
-            const data = await fetchRecipeList()
-            setRecipeList(data)
-          } catch (err) {
-            console.error(err)
-          }
-      }
-      loadRecipeList()
-    }, [])
+    const [recipeList, setRecipeList] = useState<Recipe[]|null>(null)
+    // load recipes once on render
+      useEffect(() => {
+        const loadRecipeList = async () => { 
+            try {
+              // Fetch recipe list
+              console.log("loading recipe list")
+              const data = await fetchRecipeList()
+              setRecipeList(data)
+            } catch (err) {
+              console.error(err)
+            }
+        }
+        loadRecipeList()
+      }, [])
   
-  const handleAdd = () => {
-    navigate(getRecipeAddUrl())
-  }
-  if(!recipeList) { return <div>Unable to load recipes!</div>}
+  if(!recipeList) { return <div>Unable to load recipes1</div>}
   return (
     /*Contaier spanning entire screen used to center content horizontally */
     <div className="w-screen min-h-screen flex justify-center">
       {/* Container defining the maximum width of the content */}
       <div className="bg-gray-100 w-full min-h-screen max-w-5xl shadow-xl p-8">
         {/* Header - remains in position when scrolling */}
-        <div className="sticky bg-gray-100 top-0 left-0 right-0 pb-4 border-b-2 border-gray-300">
+        <div className="sticky bg-gray-100 top-0 left-0 right-0 mb-4">
           <h1 className="content-title text-blue-900">Recipes</h1>
-          <div className="flex columns-4 content-stretch gap-2 items-center">
-            <label className="text-gray-500 w-2/3">{recipeList.length} Recipes</label>
-            <input className="input-field"
-              placeholder="Search"
-            ></input>
-            <button className="primary-button"
-              onClick={handleAdd}
-            >
-              Add recipe
-            </button>
-          </div>
+          <label>{recipeList.length} Recipes</label>
         </div>
         {/*Content - List of recipe cards */}
-        <div className="grid pt-4 gap-6 grid-cols-[repeat(auto-fit,minmax(220px,1fr))]">
+        <div className="grid gap-6 grid-cols-[repeat(auto-fit,minmax(220px,1fr))]">
           {recipeList.map((recipe) => (
             <RecipeListItem 
               key={recipe.id}
               title = {recipe.title}
-              targetPath={getRecipeDetailUrl(recipe.id)}
+              targetPath={'recipe/'+recipe.id}
             />
           ))}
         </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes.ts b/frontend/src/routes.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b53f7a8..0000000
--- a/frontend/src/routes.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Routes for all pages
- */
-// Route definitions using :id as placeholder for the id
-export function getRootUrlDefinition() : string { return getRootUrl()}
-export function getRecipeDetailsUrlDefinition() : string {return getRecipeDetailUrl(":id")}
-export function getRecipeEditUrlDefinition() : string {return getRecipeEditUrl(":id")}
-export function getRecipeAddUrlDefinition() : string {return getRecipeAddUrl()}
-
-// URLs including id
-export function getRootUrl () : string { return "/"}
-export function getRecipeListUrl() : string {return getRootUrl()}
-export function getRecipeDetailUrl(id: string) : string {return "/recipe/" + id}
-export function getRecipeEditUrl(id: string) : string {return "/recipe/" + id + "/edit"}
-export function getRecipeAddUrl() : string {return "/new-recipe"}
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