Map of Berlin, Germany
Berlin is the capital of Germany, with a population of about 3,426,354. It lies at 52.5244°N, 13.4105°E, about 74 m above sea level. The nearest city on our map is Bernau bei Berlin, 21 km to the northeast.
Berlin at a glance
Country
Region
State of Berlin
Population
3,426,354GeoNames
Coordinates
52.5244, 13.410552°31′28″N 13°24′38″E
Time zone
Europe/BerlinUTC+01:00 / UTC+02:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Where is Berlin?
- The largest city in Germany by recorded population.
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 7 h 39 min on the shortest day to 16 h 50 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Berlin
- Bernau bei Berlin — 21 km northeast
- Falkensee — 22 km west
- Potsdam — 27 km southwest
- Oranienburg — 28 km northwest
- Eberswalde — 44 km northeast
- Fürstenwalde — 48 km east
- Brandenburg an der Havel — 60 km west
- Frankfurt (Oder) — 80 km east
- Schwedt (Oder) — 84 km northeast
- Cottbus — 106 km southeast
Largest cities in Germany
- 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
- Bremen — 546,501
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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.