| Name | Country | Feature class | Latitude | Longitude | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1  | Hamburg  Amborg,Ambourgo,Amburgo,Amburgu,Augusta Gambriviorum,Ciutat d'Hamburg,Estat d'Hamburg,Gamburg,HAM,HH... | Germany, Hamburg > Hamburg, Freie und Hansestadt > Hamburg | seat of a first-order administrative division population 1,845,229 | N 53° 33′ 2'' | E 9° 59′ 34'' |
| 2 | Berlin BER,Beirlin,Beirlín,Belin,Berleno,Berlien,Berliin,Berliini,Berlijn,Berlim,Berlin,Berline,Berlini,Ber... | Germany, Berlin > Berlin, Stadt > Berlin | capital of a political entity population 3,426,354, elevation 74m | N 52° 31′ 27'' | E 13° 24′ 37'' |
| 3 | Cologne Augusta Ubiorum,CGN,Cologna,Cologne,Colonha,Colonia,Colonia Agrippina,Colonia Agrippinensis,Colonia ... | Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Cologne District > Cologne, Urban District > Cologne | seat of a second-order administrative division population 963,395 | N 50° 56′ 0'' | E 6° 57′ 0'' |
| 4 | Munich Lungsod ng Muenchen,Lungsod ng München,MUC,Minca,Minche,Minga,Minhen,Minhene,Minkhen,Miunchenas,Mjun... | Germany, Bavaria Upper Bavaria > Munich, Urban District > Munich | seat of a first-order administrative division population 1,260,391 | N 48° 8′ 14'' | E 11° 34′ 31'' |
| 5 | Stuttgart Estugarda,STR,Shhutgart,Shtutgart,Shtutgarti,Shtuttgart,Stocarda,Stoccarda,Stoutnkarde,Stucarda,Stug... | Germany, Baden-Wurttemberg Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart > Stadtkreis Stuttgart > Stuttgart | seat of a first-order administrative division population 630,305 | N 48° 46′ 56'' | E 9° 10′ 37'' |
| 6 | Frankfurt am Main FRA,Francfort,Francfort - Frankfurt am Main,Francfort d'o Meno,Francfort del Meno,Francfort sul Main... | Germany, Hesse Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt > Frankfurt > Frankfurt | seat of a third-order administrative division population 650,000 | N 50° 6′ 55'' | E 8° 41′ 3'' |
| 7 | Düsseldorf DUS,Diseldorf,Diseldorfa,Disseldorf,Diuseldorfas,Djuseldorf,Djussel'dorf,Duesseldoerp,Duesseldorf,Du... | Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Düsseldorf District > Kreisfreie Stadt Düsseldorf > Düsseldorf | seat of a first-order administrative division population 620,523 | N 51° 13′ 18'' | E 6° 46′ 34'' |
8  | Germany A' Ghearmailt,Alamagn,Alemagne,Alemaina,Alemana,Alemanha,Alemani,Alemania,Alemanu,Alemanya,Alemaña,A... | Germany, | independent political entity population 82,927,922 | N 51° 30′ 0'' | E 10° 30′ 0'' |
| 9 | Essen Asnithi,Assindia,ESS,Ehsehn,Ehssen,Esen,Esenas,Esene,Eseno,Esse,Essen,ai sen,aisana,asn,aysn,aysyn,e... | Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Düsseldorf District > Kreisfreie Stadt Essen > Essen | seat of a third-order administrative division population 593,085 | N 51° 27′ 23'' | E 7° 0′ 44'' |
| 10 | Saarbrücken SCN,Saarbrecken,Saarbrigge,Saarbrjuken,Saarbrjukken,Saarbrucken,Saarbruecken,Saarbruekken,Saarbruken... | Germany, Saarland > Regionalverband Saarbrücken > Saarbrücken, Landeshauptstadt | seat of a first-order administrative division population 179,349 | N 49° 13′ 57'' | E 7° 0′ 35'' |
| 11 | Kleinzschocher Kleinzschocher | Germany, Saxony > Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig > Leipzig | section of populated place population 597,493 | N 51° 18′ 56'' | E 12° 19′ 11'' |
| 12 | Mülheim Milchaim,Mjul'khajm-na-Rure,Moelm,Moeln,Muelheim,Muelheim (Ruhr),Muelheim an der Ruhr,Mulheim,Mulhei... | Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Düsseldorf District > Kreisfreie Stadt Mülheim an der Ruhr > Mülheim | populated place population 170,921 | N 51° 25′ 55'' | E 6° 52′ 46'' |
| 13 | Leipzig LEJ,Laeipcig,Lajpcig,Lajpcigu,Lajpcik,Leipciga,Leipcigas,Leipsia,Leipzig,Lejpcig,Lejpcyg,Leypsiq,Ley... | Germany, Saxony > Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig > Leipzig | seat of a third-order administrative division population 504,971 | N 51° 20′ 22'' | E 12° 22′ 16'' |
| 14 | Nuremberg NUE,Neurenberch,Neurenberg,Niamberg,Nirnberg,Nirnberga,Niurnbergas,Njurnberg,Norimberg,Norimberga,No... | Germany, Bavaria Middle Franconia > Nuremberg > Nuremberg | seat of a third-order administrative division population 515,543 | N 49° 27′ 15'' | E 11° 4′ 39'' |
| 15 | Mainz Maeaenz,Maganza,Magontia,Magonza,Maguncia,Maguntzia,Magunza,Magúncia,Maianca,Maiança,Maienta,Maiența... | Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz > Kreisfreie Stadt Mainz > Mainz | seat of a first-order administrative division population 217,123 | N 49° 59′ 3'' | E 8° 16′ 44'' |
| 16 | Magdeburg CSO,Dzewin,Dźěwin,Maagdenburg,Madeborch,Magathaburg [a. 936],Magdeboerj,Magdeborg,Magdeborgh,Magdebo... | Germany, Saxony-Anhalt > Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg > Magdeburg, Landeshauptstadt | seat of a first-order administrative division population 235,775 | N 52° 7′ 39'' | E 11° 37′ 45'' |
| 17 | Wiesbaden Aquae Mattiacae,Aquae Mattiacorum,Aquae Matticae,Uisibada,Visbadehn,Visbaden,Visbadene,Vizmpanten,Vy... | Germany, Hesse Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt > Kreisfreie Stadt Wiesbaden > Wiesbaden | seat of a first-order administrative division population 278,609 | N 50° 4′ 57'' | E 8° 14′ 57'' |
18  | Swabia Schwaben,Swabia | Germany, | region population 7,500,000 | N 48° 0′ 0'' | E 9° 0′ 0'' |
| 19 | Kiel KEL,Kiel,Kielia,Kielo,Kil,Kil',Kile,Kilo,Kilonia,Kyle,Kylis,Kíl,ji er,khil,kil,kila,kiru,kyl,qyl,Ķīl... | Germany, Schleswig-Holstein > Kreisfreie Stadt Kiel > Kiel, Landeshauptstadt | seat of a first-order administrative division population 246,601 | N 54° 19′ 16'' | E 10° 8′ 5'' |
| 20 | Dresden DRS,Drazdany,Drazgany,Drehzdehn,Dresda,Dresde,Dresden,Dresdenas,Dresdeno,Dresdn,Drezda,Drezden,Drezd... | Germany, Saxony > Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden > Dresden | seat of a first-order administrative division population 556,227 | N 51° 3′ 3'' | E 13° 44′ 17'' |
| 21 | Hanover Annobero,Gannovehr,Gannover,Ganover,HAJ,Hannauver,Hannober,Hannova,Hannover,Hannovera,Hannovere,Hann... | Germany, Lower Saxony > Region Hannover > Hanover | seat of a first-order administrative division population 515,140 | N 52° 22′ 13'' | E 9° 43′ 59'' |
| 22 | Bremen BRE,Brehmehn,Brehmen,Brema,Breme,Bremen,Bremen hiria,Bremenas,Bremene,Bremeni,Bremeno,Bremy,Brèma,Br... | Germany, Bremen > Kreisfreie Stadt Bremen > Bremen | seat of a first-order administrative division population 546,501 | N 53° 4′ 32'' | E 8° 48′ 25'' |
| 23 | Erfurt ERF,Ehrfurt,Erfesfurt [a. 1144],Erfordia,Erfurt,Erfurtas,Erfurte,Erfurti,Erfurto,Erpesforth [a. 1133... | Germany, Thuringia > Kreisfreie Stadt Erfurt > Erfurt | seat of a first-order administrative division population 213,692 | N 50° 58′ 43'' | E 11° 1′ 58'' |
| 24 | East Germany Allemagne de l'Est,DDR,Deutsche Demokratische Republik,East Germany,GDR,German Democratic Republic,G... | Germany, | historical political entity | N 52° 11′ 41'' | E 12° 30′ 56'' |
| 25 | Middle Hesse Middle Hesse,Mittelhessen | Germany, Hesse | region population 1,040,000 | N 50° 34′ 33'' | E 8° 33′ 28'' |
| 26 | North Hesse Nordhessen | Germany, Hesse | region population 1,220,000 | N 51° 17′ 43'' | E 9° 24′ 47'' |
| 27 | Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region Rhine-Neckar,Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region | Germany | region population 2,390,000 | N 49° 19′ 7'' | E 8° 46′ 12'' |
| 28 | Aachen AAH,Aachen,Aakhen,Aaxen,Achen,Achenas,Ahene,Aix-la-Chapelle,Aken,Akhen,Akisgran,Akwizgran,Aoke,Aquae... | Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Cologne District > Städteregion Aachen > Aachen | seat of a third-order administrative division population 265,208, elevation 266m | N 50° 46′ 35'' | E 6° 5′ 0'' |
29  | Zugspitze Cugshpice,Cugshpitce,Cugspice,Cūgšpice,Cūgšpicė,Gara Cugshpiceh,Tractus Cacumen,Tsoukspitse,Weisskog... | Germany, Bavaria Upper Bavaria > Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen > Garmisch-Partenkirchen | mountain elevation 2962m | N 47° 25′ 16'' | E 10° 59′ 10'' |
| 30 | Salzgitter Salzgitter,ZPU,Zal'cgitehr,Zal'cgitter,Zalcgiter,Zalcgiteris,jalcheugiteo,sa er ci ji te,zaltsghytr,... | Germany, Lower Saxony > Kreisfreie Stadt Salzgitter > Salzgitter | populated place population 103,866 | N 52° 9′ 25'' | E 10° 24′ 55'' |
| 31 | Rostock RLG,Roshhok,Roshtok,Rostak,Rostochium,Rostock,Rostok,Rostoka,Rostokas,Roztok,loseutokeu,luo si tuo k... | Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern > Kreisfreie Stadt Rostock > Rostock | seat of a third-order administrative division population 198,293 | N 54° 5′ 19'' | E 12° 8′ 25'' |
| 32 | Rhein-Main-Gebiet Rhein-Main-Gebiet | Germany, Hesse | region population 2,200,000 | N 50° 0′ 0'' | E 8° 40′ 0'' |
| 33 | Solingen Solich,Solingen,ZIO,Zolin'nken,Zolingen,Zolingenas,Zolingene,jolling-gen,so ling ngein,suo lin gen,s... | Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Düsseldorf District > Kreisfreie Stadt Solingen > Solingen | seat of a third-order administrative division population 164,359 | N 51° 10′ 24'' | E 7° 5′ 4'' |
| 34 | Schwerin SZW,Schwerin,Shverin,Shverini,Shveryn,Suerinum,Sverin,Sverinas,Sverine,Swerin,Zwerin,Zwěrin,ch weri ... | Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern > Kreisfreie Stadt Schwerin > Schwerin, Landeshauptstadt | seat of a first-order administrative division population 96,641 | N 53° 37′ 45'' | E 11° 24′ 47'' |
| 35 | Potsdam Poczdam,Podstupim,Postupim,Potsdam,Potsdamo,Poztupimi,bo ci tan,pocheudam,potsudamu,pwtsdm,Πότσδαμ,П... | Germany, Brandenburg > Kreisfreie Stadt Potsdam > Potsdam | seat of a first-order administrative division population 182,112 | N 52° 23′ 55'' | E 13° 3′ 56'' |
| 36 | Pforzheim Pforcheimas,Pforckhajm,Pfortschaim,Pforzheim,Phorca,Porta Hercyneae,bfwrtshaym,fwrtshaym,poleucheuha... | Germany, Baden-Wurttemberg Karlsruhe Region > Stadtkreis Pforzheim > Pforzheim | seat of a third-order administrative division population 119,313 | N 48° 53′ 3'' | E 8° 41′ 56'' |
| 37 | Regensburg Ratisbon,Ratisbona,Ratisbonne,Ratyzbona,Regensboerj,Regensburg,Regensburga,Regensburgas,Regensburgo,... | Germany, Bavaria Upper Palatinate > Regensburg > Regensburg | seat of a second-order administrative division population 129,151 | N 49° 0′ 54'' | E 12° 6′ 5'' |
| 38 | Paderborn PAD,Padehrborn,Paderborn,Paderborna,Paderbornas,Paderbronna,Patterbuorn,Pāderborna,badrbwrn,pa de bo... | Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Regierungsbezirk Detmold > Kreis Paderborn > Paderborn | seat of a third-order administrative division population 142,161 | N 51° 43′ 8'' | E 8° 45′ 15'' |
| 39 | Osnabrück Asnabruk,Osnabrik,Osnabrika,Osnabriukas,Osnabrjuk,Osnabruck,Osnabrueck,Osnabruga,Osnabrugensis,Osnab... | Germany, Lower Saxony > Kreisfreie Stadt Osnabrück > Osnabrück | seat of a third-order administrative division population 166,462 | N 52° 16′ 21'' | E 8° 2′ 59'' |
| 40 | Oldenburg Aldenboarch,Aldinborg,Byen Oldenburg,Ol'dehnburg,Ol'denburg,Oldemburgh,Oldemburgo,Oldenboerj,Oldenbo... | Germany, Lower Saxony > Kreisfreie Stadt Oldenburg > Oldenburg | seat of a third-order administrative division population 159,218 | N 53° 8′ 28'' | E 8° 12′ 52'' |
| 41 | Koblenz Coblenca,Coblence,Coblentz,Coblenz,Coblenza,Coblença,Confluentes,Koblenc,Koblencas,Koblenci,Koblencj... | Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz > Kreisfreie Stadt Koblenz > Koblenz | seat of a third-order administrative division population 107,319 | N 50° 21′ 12'' | E 7° 34′ 43'' |
| 42 | Münster FMO,Minster,Minstere,Miunsteris,Mjunstehr,Mjunster,Moenster,Monasterium,Muenster,Muenster / Nordrhei... | Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Regierungsbezirk Münster > Münster > Münster | seat of a second-order administrative division population 270,184 | N 51° 57′ 44'' | E 7° 37′ 32'' |
| 43 | Krefeld Crefeld,Krefel'd,Krefeld,Krefeld-Uerdingen,Krefeldas,Krefelde,Krefelnt,Krehfel'd,Krieevel,Krievel,Kr... | Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Düsseldorf District > Kreisfreie Stadt Krefeld > Krefeld | seat of a third-order administrative division population 237,984 | N 51° 20′ 11'' | E 6° 33′ 13'' |
| 44 | Konstanz Constanca,Constance,Constanta,Constantia,Constanza,Constança,Constanța,Costansa,Costanz,Costanza,Cos... | Germany, Baden-Wurttemberg Freiburg Region > Landkreis Konstanz > Konstanz | seat of a third-order administrative division population 81,275 | N 47° 39′ 37'' | E 9° 10′ 32'' |
| 45 | Oberhausen Obergauzen,Oberhausen,Oberhauzen,Oberhauzenas,Oberhauzene,Oberkhauzen,Omperchaouzen,Overhus,ZOY,ao b... | Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Düsseldorf District > Kreisfreie Stadt Oberhausen > Oberhausen | seat of a third-order administrative division population 219,176 | N 51° 28′ 41'' | E 6° 51′ 45'' |
| 46 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein Liudvigshafenas prie Reino,Ljudvigsgafen-na-Rejni,Ljudvigskhafen-na-Rejne,Lountvichschafen,Ludovici ... | Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz > Kreisfreie Stadt Ludwigshafen am Rhein > Ludwigshafen am Rhein | seat of a third-order administrative division population 163,196 | N 49° 28′ 52'' | E 8° 26′ 47'' |
| 47 | Lübeck LBC,Libek,Libeka,Limpek,Liubekas,Ljubek,Lubeca,Lubecca,Lubeck,Lubeck Hansestadt,Lubeka,Lubeko,Lubëcc... | Germany, Schleswig-Holstein > Kreisfreie Stadt Lübeck > Lübeck, Hansestadt | seat of a third-order administrative division population 212,207 | N 53° 52′ 8'' | E 10° 41′ 14'' |
| 48 | Leverkusen Laevverkuuse,Leberkouzen,Leverkusen,Leverkuzen,Leverkuzenas,Leverkuzene,Leverkūzene,Lävverkuuse,Lėve... | Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Cologne District > Kreisfreie Stadt Leverkusen > Leverkusen | seat of a third-order administrative division population 162,738 | N 51° 1′ 49'' | E 6° 59′ 3'' |
| 49 | Neuss Neuss,Neuß,Noisas,Nojs,Novaesium,Nuess,Nueuess,Nuus,Nüss,Nüüß,noiseu,noisi,noisu,nuo yi si,nwys,nyws... | Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Düsseldorf District > Rhein-Kreis Neuss > Neuss | seat of a third-order administrative division population 152,457 | N 51° 11′ 53'' | E 6° 41′ 6'' |
| 50 | Mönchengladbach Jlabbach,M'onkhengladbakh,MGL,Men'chen'nklantmpach,Menchengladbachas,Menhengladbaha,Menkhengladbakh,... | Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia Düsseldorf District > Kreisfreie Stadt Mönchengladbach > Mönchengladbach | seat of a third-order administrative division population 261,742 | N 51° 11′ 7'' | E 6° 26′ 30'' |
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