Map of Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany

Ludwigshafen am Rhein is a city in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, with a population of about 163,196. It lies at 49.4812°N, 8.4464°E. Ludwigshafen am Rhein is about 485 km (301 mi) southwest of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mannheim, 2 km to the northeast.

Ludwigshafen am Rhein at a glance

Where is Ludwigshafen am Rhein?

• The 50th largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Rheinland-Pfalz on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 09 min on the shortest day to 16 h 17 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ludwigshafen am Rhein

• Mannheim — 2 km northeast
• Frankenthal — 9 km northwest
• Weinheim — 18 km northeast
• Speyer — 18 km south
• Worms — 18 km north
• Heidelberg — 19 km southeast
• Bensheim — 26 km northeast
• Neustadt an der Weinstraße — 27 km southwest
• Landau in der Pfalz — 39 km southwest
• Sinsheim — 40 km southeast

Largest cities in Rheinland-Pfalz

• Mainz — 222,889
• Koblenz — 107,319
• Altstadt — 100,129
• Kaiserslautern — 98,732
• Worms — 81,099
• Neuwied — 66,805
• Neustadt an der Weinstraße — 53,984
• Speyer — 50,343
• Frankenthal — 47,438
• Pirmasens — 43,582

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.