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Cities in Germany Ranked by Land area

Area of the city proper as recorded in Wikidata. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Berlin ranks #1 with 891.7 km². Hamburg is second with 755.1 km², 18.1% behind. The top five are Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Cologne and Dresden. The median across all 41 is 201 km²; Nuremberg is last at 1.61 km².

#1
Berlin · 891.7 km²
Median
201 km²
Coverage
41 cities in Germany
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: AreaBar chart of the top 10: 1. Berlin 891.7; 2. Hamburg 755.1; 3. Bremen 419.4; 4. Cologne 405; 5. Dresden 328.5; 6. Bremen 317.9; 7. Münster 303.3; 8. Leipzig 297.8; 9. Dortmund 280.7; 10. Erfurt 269.9.Berlin891.7Hamburg755.1Bremen419.4Cologne405Dresden328.5Bremen317.9Münster303.3Leipzig297.8Dortmund280.7Erfurt269.9
Top 10: Area (km²). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Berlin 891.7; 2. Hamburg 755.1; 3. Bremen 419.4; 4. Cologne 405; 5. Dresden 328.5; 6. Bremen 317.9; 7. Münster 303.3; 8. Leipzig 297.8; 9. Dortmund 280.7; 10. Erfurt 269.9.

Full ranking

Cities in Germany Ranked by Land area
RankCityCountryArea (km²)
1BerlinGermany891.7
2HamburgGermany755.1
3BremenGermany419.4
4CologneGermany405
5DresdenGermany328.5
6BremenGermany317.9
7MünsterGermany303.3
8LeipzigGermany297.8
9DortmundGermany280.7
10ErfurtGermany269.9
11BielefeldGermany258.8
12FrankfurtGermany248
13DuisburgGermany232.8
14ChemnitzGermany221.1
15DüsseldorfGermany217.4
16LübeckGermany214.1
17EssenGermany210.3
18StuttgartGermany207.2
19HanoverGermany204.3
20WiesbadenGermany203.9
21MagdeburgGermany201
22BrunswickGermany192.7
23RostockGermany181.4
24KarlsruheGermany173.5
25MönchengladbachGermany170.4
26WuppertalGermany168.4
27AachenGermany160.9
28Freiburg im BreisgauGermany153.1
29AugsburgGermany146.9
30BochumGermany145.7
31MannheimGermany145
32BonnGermany141
33KrefeldGermany137.8
34Halle (Saale)Germany135
35KielGermany118.6
36GelsenkirchenGermany104.8
37MainzGermany97.7
38AltonaGermany78.3
39OberhausenGermany77
40MunichGermany2.23
41NurembergGermany1.61

About the top 10

#3 Bremen

Bremen ranks #3 on this list with 419.4 km².

Country
Germany
Population
693,204 people (2022)
Area
419.4 km²
Density
1,653 people per km²
Coordinates
53.13° N, 8.73° E

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#5 Dresden

Dresden ranks #5 on this list with 328.5 km².

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

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#6 Bremen

Bremen ranks #6 on this list with 317.9 km².

Country
Germany
Population
588,413 people (2025)
Area
317.9 km²
Density
1,851 people per km²
Elevation
11 m
Coordinates
53.08° N, 8.81° E

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#7 Münster

Münster ranks #7 on this list with 303.3 km².

Country
Germany
Population
306,368 people (2025)
Area
303.3 km²
Density
1,010 people per km²
Elevation
60 m
Coordinates
51.96° N, 7.63° E

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#8 Leipzig

Leipzig ranks #8 on this list with 297.8 km².

Country
Germany
Population
615,932 people (2025)
Area
297.8 km²
Density
2,068 people per km²
Elevation
116 m
Coordinates
51.34° N, 12.38° E

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#9 Dortmund

Dortmund ranks #9 on this list with 280.7 km².

Country
Germany
Population
600,880 people (2025)
Area
280.7 km²
Density
2,141 people per km²
Elevation
103 m
Founded
882
Coordinates
51.51° N, 7.47° E

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#10 Erfurt

Erfurt ranks #10 on this list with 269.9 km².

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

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Source and method

Area of the city proper as recorded in Wikidata.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

Data: Wikidata (CC0)

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