Map of Krefeld, Germany

Krefeld is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 237,984. It lies at 51.3364°N, 6.5538°E. Krefeld is about 488 km (303 mi) west of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Willich, 8 km to the south.

Krefeld at a glance

Where is Krefeld?

• The 32nd largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The 14th largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 51 min on the shortest day to 16 h 36 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Krefeld

• Willich — 8 km south
• Kempen — 10 km west
• Kaarst — 13 km south
• Meerbusch — 13 km southeast
• Moers — 14 km northeast
• Viersen — 14 km southwest
• Korschenbroich — 16 km south
• Neuss — 18 km southeast
• Duisburg — 18 km northeast
• Mönchengladbach — 19 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.