Map of Zwickau, Germany

Zwickau is a city in Saxony, Germany, with a population of about 98,796. It lies at 50.7272°N, 12.4884°E. Zwickau is about 210 km (130 mi) south of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Altenburg, 29 km to the north.

Zwickau at a glance

Where is Zwickau?

• The 4th largest city in Saxony on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 57 min on the shortest day to 16 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Zwickau

• Altenburg — 29 km north
• Gera — 33 km northwest
• Chemnitz — 33 km east
• Plauen — 36 km southwest
• Karlovy Vary — 61 km southeast, Czechia
• Hof — 61 km southwest
• Freiberg — 63 km east
• Weißenfels — 64 km northwest
• Jena — 67 km west
• Leipzig — 69 km north

Largest cities in Saxony

• Dresden — 564,904
• Leipzig — 504,971
• Chemnitz — 247,220
• 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.