Map of Halle (Saale), Germany

Halle (Saale) is a city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, with a population of about 237,865. It lies at 51.4816°N, 11.9795°E. Halle (Saale) is about 152 km (94 mi) southwest of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Merseburg, 14 km to the south.

Halle (Saale) at a glance

Where is Halle (Saale)?

• The 33rd largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Saxony-Anhalt on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 50 min on the shortest day to 16 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Halle (Saale)

• Merseburg — 14 km south
• Bitterfeld-Wolfen — 29 km northeast
• Weißenfels — 31 km south
• Leipzig — 31 km southeast
• Dessau — 44 km northeast
• Altenburg — 63 km southeast
• Jena — 67 km southwest
• Gera — 67 km south
• Weimar — 72 km southwest
• Magdeburg — 76 km north

Largest cities in Saxony-Anhalt

• Magdeburg — 244,329
• Dessau — 67,747
• Halberstadt — 39,729
• Weißenfels — 37,929
• Stendal — 37,722
• Bitterfeld-Wolfen — 36,592
• Merseburg — 34,780

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.