Map of Cologne (Köln), Germany

Cologne (Köln) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 1,024,621. It lies at 50.9333°N, 6.9500°E. Cologne is about 479 km (297 mi) west of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hürth, 9 km to the southwest.

Cologne at a glance

Where is Cologne?

• The 4th largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 55 min on the shortest day to 16 h 32 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Cologne

• Hürth — 9 km southwest
• Frechen — 10 km west
• Leverkusen — 11 km north
• Brühl — 12 km south
• Pulheim — 12 km northwest
• Bergisch Gladbach — 14 km northeast
• Niederkassel — 15 km southeast
• Erftstadt — 17 km southwest
• Monheim am Rhein — 18 km north
• Kerpen — 19 km west

Largest cities in North Rhine-Westphalia

• 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
• Gelsenkirchen — 270,028

Largest cities in Germany

• Berlin — 3,426,354
• Hamburg — 1,973,896
• Munich — 1,505,005
• Frankfurt am Main — 650,000
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Stuttgart — 612,663
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Dresden — 564,904
• Bremen — 546,501

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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.