Map of Aachen, Germany

Aachen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 265,208. It lies at 50.7766°N, 6.0834°E, about 266 m above sea level. Aachen is about 541 km (336 mi) west of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Würselen, 6 km to the northeast.

Aachen at a glance

Where is Aachen?

• The 26th largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The 12th largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 57 min on the shortest day to 16 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Aachen

• Würselen — 6 km northeast
• Kerkrade — 10 km north, Netherlands
• Stolberg — 10 km east
• Herzogenrath — 10 km north
• Alsdorf — 12 km northeast
• Heerlen — 14 km northwest, Netherlands
• Eschweiler — 14 km east
• Jülich — 25 km northeast
• Verviers — 26 km southwest, Belgium
• Maastricht — 29 km west, Netherlands

Largest cities in North Rhine-Westphalia

• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Duisburg — 504,358
• Bochum — 385,729
• Wuppertal — 360,797
• Bielefeld — 331,906
• Bonn — 330,579
• Münster — 308,258

Largest cities in Germany

• Berlin — 3,426,354
• Hamburg — 1,973,896
• Munich — 1,505,005
• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Frankfurt am Main — 650,000
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Stuttgart — 612,663
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Dresden — 564,904

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.