Map of Magdeburg, Germany

Magdeburg is the administrative centre of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, with a population of about 244,329. It lies at 52.1277°N, 11.6292°E. Magdeburg is about 129 km (80 mi) west of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Halberstadt, 47 km to the southwest.

Magdeburg at a glance

Where is Magdeburg?

• The 31st largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The largest city in Saxony-Anhalt on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 43 min on the shortest day to 16 h 45 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Magdeburg

• Halberstadt — 47 km southwest
• Dessau — 53 km southeast
• Stendal — 56 km north
• Wolfsburg — 66 km northwest
• Brandenburg an der Havel — 70 km northeast
• Bitterfeld-Wolfen — 74 km southeast
• Wolfenbüttel — 74 km west
• Halle (Saale) — 76 km south
• Braunschweig — 77 km west
• Salzgitter — 83 km west

Largest cities in Saxony-Anhalt

• Halle (Saale) — 237,865
• Dessau — 67,747
• Halberstadt — 39,729
• Weißenfels — 37,929
• Stendal — 37,722
• Bitterfeld-Wolfen — 36,592
• Merseburg — 34,780

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.