Map of Haltern am See, Germany

Haltern am See is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 38,142. It lies at 51.7430°N, 7.1816°E. Haltern am See is about 434 km (270 mi) west of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Marl, 11 km to the southwest.

Haltern am See at a glance

Where is Haltern am See?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 47 min on the shortest day to 16 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Haltern am See

• Marl — 11 km southwest
• Dülmen — 12 km northeast
• Recklinghausen — 14 km south
• Datteln — 15 km southeast
• Herten — 17 km south
• Dorsten — 17 km southwest
• Coesfeld — 22 km north
• Castrop-Rauxel — 23 km southeast
• Herne — 23 km south
• Gladbeck — 23 km southwest

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.