Cities in Germany Ranked by Elevation
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata (usually at the city centre). Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
Munich ranks #1 with 519 m above sea level. Augsburg is second with 489 m above sea level, 6.1% behind. The top five are Munich, Augsburg, Aachen, Chemnitz and Freiburg im Breisgau. The median across all 40 is 90.5 m above sea level; Kiel is last at 5 m above sea level.
- #1
- Munich · 519 m above sea level
- Median
- 90.5 m above sea level
- Coverage
- 40 cities in Germany
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | City | Country | Elevation (m above sea level) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munich | Germany | 519 |
| 2 | Augsburg | Germany | 489 |
| 3 | Aachen | Germany | 410 |
| 4 | Chemnitz | Germany | 302 |
| 5 | Freiburg im Breisgau | Germany | 278 |
| 6 | Stuttgart | Germany | 245 |
| 7 | Nuremberg | Germany | 209 |
| 8 | Erfurt | Germany | 194 |
| 9 | Wuppertal | Germany | 160 |
| 10 | Dresden | Germany | 126 |
| 11 | Karlsruhe | Germany | 121 |
| 12 | Bielefeld | Germany | 118 |
| 13 | Wiesbaden | Germany | 117 |
| 14 | Leipzig | Germany | 116 |
| 15 | Essen | Germany | 116 |
| 16 | Mannheim | Germany | 104 |
| 17 | Dortmund | Germany | 103 |
| 18 | Frankfurt | Germany | 101 |
| 19 | Mainz | Germany | 94 |
| 20 | Bochum | Germany | 94 |
| 21 | Halle (Saale) | Germany | 87 |
| 22 | Brunswick | Germany | 73 |
| 23 | Mönchengladbach | Germany | 70 |
| 24 | Magdeburg | Germany | 64 |
| 25 | Bonn | Germany | 60 |
| 26 | Münster | Germany | 60 |
| 27 | Cologne | Germany | 59 |
| 28 | Hanover | Germany | 55 |
| 29 | Gelsenkirchen | Germany | 48 |
| 30 | Düsseldorf | Germany | 38 |
| 31 | Krefeld | Germany | 38 |
| 32 | Berlin | Germany | 34 |
| 33 | Altona | Germany | 34 |
| 34 | Duisburg | Germany | 33 |
| 35 | Oberhausen | Germany | 25 |
| 36 | Rostock | Germany | 18 |
| 37 | Lübeck | Germany | 13 |
| 38 | Bremen | Germany | 11 |
| 39 | Hamburg | Germany | 6 |
| 40 | Kiel | Germany | 5 |
About the top 10
#1 Munich
Munich ranks #1 on this list with 519 m above sea level.
- Country
- Germany
- Population
- 1,505,036 people (2025)
- Area
- 2.23 km²
- Density
- 675,692 people per km²
- Elevation
- 519 m
- Founded
- 1158
- Coordinates
- 48.14° N, 11.57° E
Also ranks #2 in population density · #32 in latitude · #45 in founded.
#2 Augsburg
Augsburg ranks #2 on this list with 489 m above sea level.
- Country
- Germany
- Population
- 301,786 people (2025)
- Area
- 146.9 km²
- Density
- 2,055 people per km²
- Elevation
- 489 m
- Founded
- 14 BCE
- Coordinates
- 48.37° N, 10.90° E
#3 Aachen
Aachen ranks #3 on this list with 410 m above sea level.
- Country
- Germany
- Population
- 263,703 people (2025)
- Area
- 160.9 km²
- Density
- 1,639 people per km²
- Elevation
- 410 m
- Coordinates
- 50.78° N, 6.08° E
#4 Chemnitz
Chemnitz ranks #4 on this list with 302 m above sea level.
- Country
- Germany
- Population
- 247,252 people (2025)
- Area
- 221.1 km²
- Density
- 1,119 people per km²
- Elevation
- 302 m
- Coordinates
- 50.83° N, 12.92° E
#5 Freiburg im Breisgau
Freiburg im Breisgau ranks #5 on this list with 278 m above sea level.
- Country
- Germany
- Population
- 238,299 people (2025)
- Area
- 153.1 km²
- Density
- 1,557 people per km²
- Elevation
- 278 m
- Coordinates
- 47.99° N, 7.85° E
#6 Stuttgart
Stuttgart ranks #6 on this list with 245 m above sea level.
- Country
- Germany
- Population
- 609,365 people (2025)
- Area
- 207.2 km²
- Density
- 2,942 people per km²
- Elevation
- 245 m
- Coordinates
- 48.78° N, 9.18° E
#7 Nuremberg
Nuremberg ranks #7 on this list with 209 m above sea level.
- Country
- Germany
- Population
- 531,159 people (2025)
- Area
- 1.61 km²
- Density
- 330,241 people per km²
- Elevation
- 209 m
- Coordinates
- 49.45° N, 11.08° E
#8 Erfurt
Erfurt ranks #8 on this list with 194 m above sea level.
- Country
- Germany
- Population
- 217,159 people (2025)
- Area
- 269.9 km²
- Density
- 805 people per km²
- Elevation
- 194 m
- Founded
- 742
- Coordinates
- 50.98° N, 11.03° E
#9 Wuppertal
Wuppertal ranks #9 on this list with 160 m above sea level.
- Country
- Germany
- Population
- 357,243 people (2025)
- Area
- 168.4 km²
- Density
- 2,122 people per km²
- Elevation
- 160 m
- Founded
- 1929
- Coordinates
- 51.27° N, 7.18° E
#10 Dresden
Dresden ranks #10 on this list with 126 m above sea level.
- Country
- Germany
- Population
- 562,764 people (2025)
- Area
- 328.5 km²
- Density
- 1,713 people per km²
- Elevation
- 126 m
- Founded
- 1206
- Coordinates
- 51.05° N, 13.74° E
Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Source and method
Elevation above sea level as recorded in Wikidata (usually at the city centre).
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
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