Map of Emden, Germany

Emden is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, with a population of about 51,526. It lies at 53.3674°N, 7.2078°E. Emden is about 426 km (265 mi) west of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Aurich, 21 km to the northeast.

Emden at a glance

Where is Emden?

• The 18th largest city in Lower Saxony on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 29 min on the shortest day to 17 h 01 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Emden

• Aurich — 21 km northeast
• Leer — 23 km southeast
• Papenburg — 35 km south
• Groningen — 46 km west, Netherlands
• Assen — 60 km southwest, Netherlands
• Wilhelmshaven — 63 km east
• Emmen — 68 km south, Netherlands
• Oldenburg — 72 km east
• Meppen — 75 km south
• Drachten — 79 km west, Netherlands

Largest cities in Lower Saxony

• Hanover — 515,140
• Braunschweig — 244,715
• Osnabrück — 166,462
• Oldenburg — 159,218
• Wolfsburg — 123,064
• Göttingen — 122,149
• Salzgitter — 104,970
• Hildesheim — 103,052
• Wilhelmshaven — 84,393
• Delmenhorst — 75,893

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.