Map of Braunschweig, Germany

Braunschweig is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, with a population of about 244,715. It lies at 52.2659°N, 10.5267°E. Braunschweig is about 198 km (123 mi) west of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wolfenbüttel, 11 km to the south.

Braunschweig at a glance

Where is Braunschweig?

• The 30th largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Lower Saxony on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 42 min on the shortest day to 16 h 47 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Braunschweig

• Wolfenbüttel — 11 km south
• Salzgitter — 14 km southwest
• Peine — 21 km west
• Gifhorn — 24 km north
• Wolfsburg — 25 km northeast
• Lehrte — 39 km west
• Goslar — 41 km south
• Hildesheim — 41 km west
• Celle — 50 km northwest
• Laatzen — 50 km west

Largest cities in Lower Saxony

• Hanover — 515,140
• Osnabrück — 166,462
• Oldenburg — 159,218
• Wolfsburg — 123,064
• Göttingen — 122,149
• Salzgitter — 104,970
• Hildesheim — 103,052
• Wilhelmshaven — 84,393
• Delmenhorst — 75,893
• Lüneburg — 71,260

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.