Map of Leipzig, Germany

Leipzig is a city in Saxony, Germany, with a population of about 504,971. It lies at 51.3396°N, 12.3713°E. Leipzig is about 150 km (93 mi) southwest of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Merseburg, 27 km to the west.

Leipzig at a glance

Where is Leipzig?

• The 14th largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Saxony 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 37 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Leipzig

• Merseburg — 27 km west
• Halle (Saale) — 31 km northwest
• Bitterfeld-Wolfen — 32 km north
• Weißenfels — 32 km southwest
• Altenburg — 39 km south
• Gera — 55 km south
• Dessau — 56 km north
• Chemnitz — 68 km southeast
• Zwickau — 69 km south
• Jena — 71 km southwest

Largest cities in Saxony

• Dresden — 564,904
• Chemnitz — 247,220
• Zwickau — 98,796
• Plauen — 66,412
• Görlitz — 57,751
• Freiberg — 43,670
• Bautzen — 41,972
• Pirna — 40,322
• Freital — 39,281

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.