Map of Hemer, Germany

Hemer is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 37,502. It lies at 51.3871°N, 7.7702°E. Hemer is about 407 km (253 mi) west of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Iserlohn, 5 km to the west.

Hemer at a glance

Where is Hemer?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 51 min on the shortest day to 16 h 37 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hemer

• Iserlohn — 5 km west
• Menden — 6 km north
• Schwerte — 15 km northwest
• Unna — 18 km north
• Hagen — 21 km west
• Lüdenscheid — 21 km southwest
• Arnsberg — 22 km east
• Kamen — 24 km north
• Dortmund — 25 km northwest
• Bergkamen — 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.