Map of Eschweiler, Germany

Eschweiler is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 55,778. It lies at 50.8185°N, 6.2718°E. Eschweiler is about 527 km (328 mi) west of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Stolberg, 6 km to the southwest.

Eschweiler at a glance

Where is Eschweiler?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 56 min on the shortest day to 16 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Eschweiler

• Stolberg — 6 km southwest
• Würselen — 10 km west
• Alsdorf — 10 km northwest
• Jülich — 13 km northeast
• Herzogenrath — 14 km northwest
• Aachen — 14 km west
• Kerkrade — 16 km west, Netherlands
• Düren — 16 km east
• Heerlen — 22 km west, Netherlands
• Hückelhoven — 27 km north

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.