Five refugees between the ages of 14 and 29 are said to have entered Germany illegally in the back of a truck.
The men from Afghanistan and Pakistan were discovered on Thursday while unloading the vehicle on the premises of a company in Crailsheim, the federal police said on Friday.
They had been taken into custody and then applied for asylum.
Crailsheim - Two of the refugees are minors who have been brought to a youth facility.
According to the federal police, the other three men were handed over to an initial reception facility.
dpa