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Cities in Germany

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Berlin
1BerlinBerlin3,677,4723,520,0314.470891.3 km344.1 sq mi4,126/km10,690/sq mi52°31′N 13°23′E / 52.517°N 13.383°E / 52.517; 13.383 (1 Berlin)
Hamburg
2HamburgHamburg1,906,4111,787,4086.660755.2 km291.6 sq mi2,524/km6,540/sq mi53°33′N 10°0′E / 53.550°N 10.000°E / 53.550; 10.000 (2 Hamburg)
Munich (München)
3Munich (München)Bavaria1,487,7081,450,3812.570310.7 km120.0 sq mi4,788/km12,400/sq mi48°8′N 11°34′E / 48.133°N 11.567°E / 48.133; 11.567 (3 Munich)
Cologne (Köln)
4Cologne (Köln)North Rhine-Westphalia1,073,0961,060,5821.180405.15 km156.43 sq mi2,648/km6,860/sq mi50°56′N 6°57′E / 50.933°N 6.950°E / 50.933; 6.950 (4 Cologne)
Frankfurt am Main
5Frankfurt am MainHesse759,224732,6883.620248.31 km95.87 sq mi3,057/km7,920/sq mi50°7′N 8°41′E / 50.117°N 8.683°E / 50.117; 8.683 (5 Frankfurt)
Stuttgart
6StuttgartBaden-Württemberg626,275623,7380.410207.33 km80.05 sq mi3,020/km7,800/sq mi48°47′N 9°11′E / 48.783°N 9.183°E / 48.783; 9.183 (6 Stuttgart)
Düsseldorf
7DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia619,477612,1781.190217.41 km83.94 sq mi2,849/km7,380/sq mi51°14′N 6°47′E / 51.233°N 6.783°E / 51.233; 6.783 (7 Düsseldorf)
Leipzig
8LeipzigSaxony601,866560,4727.392297.4 km114.8 sq mi2,024/km5,240/sq mi51°20′N 12°23′E / 51.333°N 12.383°E / 51.333; 12.383 (8 Leipzig)
Dortmund
9DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia586,852586,1810.111280.71 km108.38 sq mi2,091/km5,420/sq mi51°31′N 7°28′E / 51.517°N 7.467°E / 51.517; 7.467 (9 Dortmund)
Essen
10EssenNorth Rhine-Westphalia579,432582,624-0.551210.34 km81.21 sq mi2,755/km7,140/sq mi51°27′N 7°1′E / 51.450°N 7.017°E / 51.450; 7.017 (10 Essen)
Bremen
11BremenBremen563,290557,4641.050326.7 km126.1 sq mi1,724/km4,470/sq mi53°5′N 8°48′E / 53.083°N 8.800°E / 53.083; 8.800 (11 Bremen)
Dresden
12DresdenSaxony555,351543,8252.120328.8 km127.0 sq mi1,689/km4,370/sq mi51°2′N 13°44′E / 51.033°N 13.733°E / 51.033; 13.733 (12 Dresden)
Hanover (Hannover)
13Hanover (Hannover)Lower Saxony535,932532,1630.710204.0 km78.8 sq mi2,627/km6,800/sq mi52°22′N 9°43′E / 52.367°N 9.717°E / 52.367; 9.717 (13 Hanover)
Nuremberg (Nürnberg)
14Nuremberg (Nürnberg)Bavaria510,632509,9750.130186.5 km72.0 sq mi2,739/km7,090/sq mi49°27′N 11°5′E / 49.450°N 11.083°E / 49.450; 11.083 (14 Nuremberg)
Duisburg
15DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia495,152491,2310.80232.8 km89.9 sq mi2,127/km5,510/sq mi51°26′N 6°46′E / 51.433°N 6.767°E / 51.433; 6.767 (15 Duisburg)
Bochum
16BochumNorth Rhine-Westphalia363,441364,742-0.360145.4 km56.1 sq mi2,500/km6,500/sq mi51°29′N 7°13′E / 51.483°N 7.217°E / 51.483; 7.217 (16 Bochum)
Wuppertal
17WuppertalNorth Rhine-Westphalia354,572350,0461.290168.4 km65.0 sq mi2,105/km5,450/sq mi51°16′N 7°11′E / 51.267°N 7.183°E / 51.267; 7.183 (17 Wuppertal)
Bielefeld
18BielefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia334,002333,0900.270257.8 km99.5 sq mi1,296/km3,360/sq mi52°1′N 8°32′E / 52.017°N 8.533°E / 52.017; 8.533 (18 Bielefeld)
Bonn
19BonnNorth Rhine-Westphalia331,885318,8094.10141.1 km54.5 sq mi2,353/km6,090/sq mi50°44′N 7°6′E / 50.733°N 7.100°E / 50.733; 7.100 (19 Bonn)
Münster
20MünsterNorth Rhine-Westphalia317,713310,0392.480302.9 km117.0 sq mi1,049/km2,720/sq mi51°58′N 7°38′E / 51.967°N 7.633°E / 51.967; 7.633 (20 Münster)
Mannheim
21MannheimBaden-Württemberg311,831305,7801.981145.0 km56.0 sq mi2,151/km5,570/sq mi49°29′N 8°28′E / 49.483°N 8.467°E / 49.483; 8.467 (21 Mannheim)
Karlsruhe
22KarlsruheBaden-Württemberg306,502307,755-0.411173.5 km67.0 sq mi1,767/km4,580/sq mi49°0′N 8°24′E / 49.000°N 8.400°E / 49.000; 8.400 (22 Karlsruhe)
Augsburg
23AugsburgBavaria296,478286,3743.530146.8 km56.7 sq mi2,019/km5,230/sq mi48°22′N 10°54′E / 48.367°N 10.900°E / 48.367; 10.900 (23 Augsburg)
Wiesbaden
24WiesbadenHesse278,950276,2180.990203.9 km78.7 sq mi1,368/km3,540/sq mi50°5′N 8°14′E / 50.083°N 8.233°E / 50.083; 8.233 (24 Wiesbaden)
Mönchengladbach
25MönchengladbachNorth Rhine-Westphalia261,001259,9960.391170.4 km65.8 sq mi1,531/km3,970/sq mi51°12′N 6°26′E / 51.200°N 6.433°E / 51.200; 6.433 (25 Mönchengladbach)
Gelsenkirchen
26GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia260,126260,368-0.091104.8 km40.5 sq mi2,481/km6,430/sq mi51°31′N 7°6′E / 51.517°N 7.100°E / 51.517; 7.100 (26 Gelsenkirchen)
Aachen
27AachenNorth Rhine-Westphalia249,070245,8851.33160.85 km62.10 sq mi1,548/km4,010/sq mi50°47′N 6°5′E / 50.783°N 6.083°E / 50.783; 6.083 (27 Aachen)
Braunschweig
28BraunschweigLower Saxony248,823251,364-1.011192.1 km74.2 sq mi1,295/km3,350/sq mi52°16′N 10°31′E / 52.267°N 10.517°E / 52.267; 10.517 (28 Braunschweig)
Kiel
29KielSchleswig-Holstein246,243246,306-0.030118.6 km45.8 sq mi2,076/km5,380/sq mi54°20′N 10°8′E / 54.333°N 10.133°E / 54.333; 10.133 (29 Kiel)
Chemnitz
30ChemnitzSaxony243,105248,645-2.232220.85 km85.27 sq mi1,101/km2,850/sq mi50°50′N 12°55′E / 50.833°N 12.917°E / 50.833; 12.917 (30 Chemnitz)
Halle (Saale)
31Halle (Saale)Saxony-Anhalt238,061236,9910.450135.0 km52.1 sq mi1,763/km4,570/sq mi51°29′N 11°58′E / 51.483°N 11.967°E / 51.483; 11.967 (31 Halle (Saale))
Magdeburg
32MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt236,188235,7230.20201.0 km77.6 sq mi1,175/km3,040/sq mi52°8′N 11°37′E / 52.133°N 11.617°E / 52.133; 11.617 (32 Magdeburg)
Freiburg im Breisgau
33Freiburg im BreisgauBaden-Württemberg231,848226,3932.410153.1 km59.1 sq mi1,514/km3,920/sq mi47°59′N 7°51′E / 47.983°N 7.850°E / 47.983; 7.850 (33 Freiburg im Breisgau)
Krefeld
34KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia227,050225,1440.850137.7 km53.2 sq mi1,649/km4,270/sq mi51°20′N 6°34′E / 51.333°N 6.567°E / 51.333; 6.567 (34 Krefeld)
Mainz
35MainzRhineland-Palatinate217,556209,7793.71397.7 km37.7 sq mi2,226/km5,770/sq mi50°0′N 8°16′E / 50.000°N 8.267°E / 50.000; 8.267 (35 Mainz)
Lübeck
36LübeckSchleswig-Holstein216,277216,2530.011214.1 km82.7 sq mi1,010/km2,600/sq mi53°52′N 10°41′E / 53.867°N 10.683°E / 53.867; 10.683 (36 Lübeck)
Erfurt
37ErfurtThuringia213,227210,1181.480269.2 km103.9 sq mi792/km2,050/sq mi50°59′N 11°2′E / 50.983°N 11.033°E / 50.983; 11.033 (37 Erfurt)
Oberhausen
38OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia208,752210,934-1.03277.0 km29.7 sq mi2,710/km7,000/sq mi51°28′N 6°51′E / 51.467°N 6.850°E / 51.467; 6.850 (38 Oberhausen)
Rostock
39RostockMecklenburg-Vorpommern208,400206,0111.160181.4 km70.0 sq mi1,149/km2,980/sq mi54°5′N 12°8′E / 54.083°N 12.133°E / 54.083; 12.133 (39 Rostock)
Kassel
40KasselHesse200,406197,9841.220107.0 km41.3 sq mi1,873/km4,850/sq mi51°19′N 9°30′E / 51.317°N 9.500°E / 51.317; 9.500 (40 Kassel)

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