Map of Kiel, Germany

Kiel is the administrative centre of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with a population of about 252,668. It lies at 54.3213°N, 10.1349°E. Kiel is about 295 km (183 mi) northwest of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Neumünster, 29 km to the south.

Kiel at a glance

Where is Kiel?

• The 28th largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The largest city in Schleswig-Holstein on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 18 min on the shortest day to 17 h 13 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kiel

• Neumünster — 29 km south
• Lübeck — 62 km southeast
• Flensburg — 68 km northwest
• Elmshorn — 70 km southwest
• Norderstedt — 71 km south
• Pinneberg — 76 km south
• Hamburg — 86 km south
• Wedel — 87 km south
• Stade — 92 km southwest
• Wismar — 98 km southeast

Largest cities in Schleswig-Holstein

• Lübeck — 212,207
• Flensburg — 85,838
• Norderstedt — 82,844
• Neumünster — 80,196
• Elmshorn — 48,703
• Pinneberg — 40,577
• Wedel — 34,912

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.