Map of Erkelenz, Germany

Erkelenz is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 44,650. It lies at 51.0795°N, 6.3153°E. Erkelenz is about 513 km (319 mi) west of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hückelhoven, 7 km to the southwest.

Erkelenz at a glance

Where is Erkelenz?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 54 min on the shortest day to 16 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Erkelenz

• Hückelhoven — 7 km southwest
• Mönchengladbach — 15 km northeast
• Heinsberg — 15 km west
• Jülich — 18 km south
• Korschenbroich — 19 km northeast
• Grevenbroich — 19 km east
• Viersen — 20 km north
• Neubrück — 23 km east
• Alsdorf — 25 km southwest
• Willich — 26 km northeast

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.