diff --git a/conf/jobs_real-from-dwd-ana.yaml b/conf/real-from-dwd-ana/jobs_real-from-dwd-ana.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from conf/jobs_real-from-dwd-ana.yaml
rename to conf/real-from-dwd-ana/jobs_real-from-dwd-ana.yaml
diff --git a/conf/proj_real-from-dwd-ana.yaml b/conf/real-from-dwd-ana/proj_real-from-dwd-ana.yaml
similarity index 86%
rename from conf/proj_real-from-dwd-ana.yaml
rename to conf/real-from-dwd-ana/proj_real-from-dwd-ana.yaml
index 027bc9f5866e3e109fb08a063e4ff242f809274d..9d756492ef63947909eb21c5ab1fe97836cb2016 100644
--- a/conf/proj_real-from-dwd-ana.yaml
+++ b/conf/real-from-dwd-ana/proj_real-from-dwd-ana.yaml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ simulation:
   date_format: '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ'
   namelist_paths:
     # Path to the namelists
-    master: "%HPCROOTDIR%/namelists/icon_master_real-from-dwd-ana.namelist"
-    atmosphere: "%HPCROOTDIR%/namelists/icon_atmosphere_real-from-dwd-ana.namelist"
+    master: "%HPCROOTDIR%/namelists/real-from-dwd-ana/icon_master_real-from-dwd-ana.namelist"
+    atmosphere: "%HPCROOTDIR%/namelists/real-from-dwd-ana/icon_atmosphere_real-from-dwd-ana.namelist"
 
   # List of output file names that will be copied (Wildcards * allowed)
   output_file_names: "init_DOM01_ML_*.nc latbc_DOM01_ML_*.nc"
diff --git a/conf/jobs_real-from-ideal.yaml b/conf/real-from-ideal/jobs_real-from-ideal.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from conf/jobs_real-from-ideal.yaml
rename to conf/real-from-ideal/jobs_real-from-ideal.yaml
diff --git a/conf/proj_real-from-ideal.yaml b/conf/real-from-ideal/proj_real-from-ideal.yaml
similarity index 86%
rename from conf/proj_real-from-ideal.yaml
rename to conf/real-from-ideal/proj_real-from-ideal.yaml
index 244c2a62d6452b22e398548eca2d1844f7a557af..10673e5eaa89b6a16e506851dea95b560dfcd142 100644
--- a/conf/proj_real-from-ideal.yaml
+++ b/conf/real-from-ideal/proj_real-from-ideal.yaml
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ simulation:
     # Path to the namelists
     master: "%HPCROOTDIR%/namelists/icon_master_real-from-ideal.namelist"
     atmosphere:
-      ideal: "%HPCROOTDIR%/namelists/icon_atmosphere_real-from-ideal_01.namelist"
-      real: "%HPCROOTDIR%/namelists/icon_atmosphere_real-from-ideal_02.namelist"
+      ideal: "%HPCROOTDIR%/namelists/real-from-ideal/icon_atmosphere_real-from-ideal_01.namelist"
+      real: "%HPCROOTDIR%/namelists/real-from-ideal/icon_atmosphere_real-from-ideal_02.namelist"
 
 
   # List of output file names that will be copied (Wildcards * allowed)
diff --git a/namelists/icon_atmosphere_real-from-dwd-ana.namelist b/namelists/real-from-dwd-ana/icon_atmosphere_real-from-dwd-ana.namelist
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rename from namelists/icon_atmosphere_real-from-dwd-ana.namelist
rename to namelists/real-from-dwd-ana/icon_atmosphere_real-from-dwd-ana.namelist
diff --git a/namelists/icon_master_real-from-dwd-ana.namelist b/namelists/real-from-dwd-ana/icon_master_real-from-dwd-ana.namelist
similarity index 100%
rename from namelists/icon_master_real-from-dwd-ana.namelist
rename to namelists/real-from-dwd-ana/icon_master_real-from-dwd-ana.namelist
diff --git a/namelists/icon_atmosphere_real-from-ideal_01.namelist b/namelists/real-from-ideal/icon_atmosphere_real-from-ideal_01.namelist
similarity index 100%
rename from namelists/icon_atmosphere_real-from-ideal_01.namelist
rename to namelists/real-from-ideal/icon_atmosphere_real-from-ideal_01.namelist
diff --git a/namelists/icon_atmosphere_real-from-ideal_02.namelist b/namelists/real-from-ideal/icon_atmosphere_real-from-ideal_02.namelist
similarity index 100%
rename from namelists/icon_atmosphere_real-from-ideal_02.namelist
rename to namelists/real-from-ideal/icon_atmosphere_real-from-ideal_02.namelist
diff --git a/namelists/icon_master_real-from-ideal.namelist b/namelists/real-from-ideal/icon_master_real-from-ideal.namelist
similarity index 100%
rename from namelists/icon_master_real-from-ideal.namelist
rename to namelists/real-from-ideal/icon_master_real-from-ideal.namelist