List of cities in Germany by population facts for kids
In Germany, a "large city" (called a Großstadt) is a city with more than 100,000 people living there. Right now, 80 cities in Germany are big enough to be called large cities. This list only counts the people living inside the city's official borders. It does not include people in nearby towns or suburbs.
Germany's Largest Cities
This table shows the 80 largest cities in Germany. The numbers are from December 31, 2021, and come from the Federal Statistical Office of Germany.
- Cities shown in bold are state capitals or the federal capital (Berlin).
- Cities shown in italics are the biggest city in their state.
The table includes:
- The city's rank by population in 2021.
- The city's name.
- The state where the city is located.
- The city's population in 2021.
- The city's population in 2015.
- How much the population changed between 2015 and 2021.
- How the city's rank changed.
- The city's land area in 2021.
- How many people live per square kilometer (population density) in 2021.
- The city's location (latitude and longitude).
Did you know? Schwerin is a state capital, but it's the only one not on this list because it has fewer than 100,000 people.
2021 rank |
City | State | 2021 estimate |
2015 estimate |
Growth | Rank change |
2021 land area |
2021 population density |
Location |
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3,677,472 | 3,520,031 | +4.47% | ![]() |
891.3 km2 344.1 sq mi |
4,126/km2 10,690/sq mi |
52°31′N 13°23′E / 52.517°N 13.383°E |
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1,906,411 | 1,787,408 | +6.66% | ![]() |
755.2 km2 291.6 sq mi |
2,524/km2 6,540/sq mi |
53°33′N 10°0′E / 53.550°N 10.000°E |
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1,487,708 | 1,450,381 | +2.57% | ![]() |
310.7 km2 120.0 sq mi |
4,788/km2 12,400/sq mi |
48°8′N 11°34′E / 48.133°N 11.567°E |
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1,073,096 | 1,060,582 | +1.18% | ![]() |
405.15 km2 156.43 sq mi |
2,648/km2 6,860/sq mi |
50°56′N 6°57′E / 50.933°N 6.950°E |
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759,224 | 732,688 | +3.62% | ![]() |
248.31 km2 95.87 sq mi |
3,057/km2 7,920/sq mi |
50°7′N 8°41′E / 50.117°N 8.683°E |
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626,275 | 623,738 | +0.41% | ![]() |
207.33 km2 80.05 sq mi |
3,020/km2 7,800/sq mi |
48°47′N 9°11′E / 48.783°N 9.183°E |
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619,477 | 612,178 | +1.19% | ![]() |
217.41 km2 83.94 sq mi |
2,849/km2 7,380/sq mi |
51°14′N 6°47′E / 51.233°N 6.783°E |
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601,866 | 560,472 | +7.39% | ![]() |
297.4 km2 114.8 sq mi |
2,024/km2 5,240/sq mi |
51°20′N 12°23′E / 51.333°N 12.383°E |
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586,852 | 586,181 | +0.11% | ![]() |
280.71 km2 108.38 sq mi |
2,091/km2 5,420/sq mi |
51°31′N 7°28′E / 51.517°N 7.467°E |
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579,432 | 582,624 | −0.55% | ![]() |
210.34 km2 81.21 sq mi |
2,755/km2 7,140/sq mi |
51°27′N 7°1′E / 51.450°N 7.017°E |
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563,290 | 557,464 | +1.05% | ![]() |
326.7 km2 126.1 sq mi |
1,724/km2 4,470/sq mi |
53°5′N 8°48′E / 53.083°N 8.800°E |
12 | ![]() |
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555,351 | 543,825 | +2.12% | ![]() |
328.8 km2 127.0 sq mi |
1,689/km2 4,370/sq mi |
51°2′N 13°44′E / 51.033°N 13.733°E |
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535,932 | 532,163 | +0.71% | ![]() |
204.0 km2 78.8 sq mi |
2,627/km2 6,800/sq mi |
52°22′N 9°43′E / 52.367°N 9.717°E |
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510,632 | 509,975 | +0.13% | ![]() |
186.5 km2 72.0 sq mi |
2,739/km2 7,090/sq mi |
49°27′N 11°5′E / 49.450°N 11.083°E |
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495,152 | 491,231 | +0.80% | ![]() |
232.8 km2 89.9 sq mi |
2,127/km2 5,510/sq mi |
51°26′N 6°46′E / 51.433°N 6.767°E |
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363,441 | 364,742 | −0.36% | ![]() |
145.4 km2 56.1 sq mi |
2,500/km2 6,500/sq mi |
51°29′N 7°13′E / 51.483°N 7.217°E |
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354,572 | 350,046 | +1.29% | ![]() |
168.4 km2 65.0 sq mi |
2,105/km2 5,450/sq mi |
51°16′N 7°11′E / 51.267°N 7.183°E |
18 | ![]() |
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334,002 | 333,090 | +0.27% | ![]() |
257.8 km2 99.5 sq mi |
1,296/km2 3,360/sq mi |
52°1′N 8°32′E / 52.017°N 8.533°E |
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331,885 | 318,809 | +4.10% | ![]() |
141.1 km2 54.5 sq mi |
2,353/km2 6,090/sq mi |
50°44′N 7°6′E / 50.733°N 7.100°E |
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317,713 | 310,039 | +2.48% | ![]() |
302.9 km2 117.0 sq mi |
1,049/km2 2,720/sq mi |
51°58′N 7°38′E / 51.967°N 7.633°E |
21 | ![]() |
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311,831 | 305,780 | +1.98% | ![]() |
145.0 km2 56.0 sq mi |
2,151/km2 5,570/sq mi |
49°29′N 8°28′E / 49.483°N 8.467°E |
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306,502 | 307,755 | −0.41% | ![]() |
173.5 km2 67.0 sq mi |
1,767/km2 4,580/sq mi |
49°0′N 8°24′E / 49.000°N 8.400°E |
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296,478 | 286,374 | +3.53% | ![]() |
146.8 km2 56.7 sq mi |
2,019/km2 5,230/sq mi |
48°22′N 10°54′E / 48.367°N 10.900°E |
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278,950 | 276,218 | +0.99% | ![]() |
203.9 km2 78.7 sq mi |
1,368/km2 3,540/sq mi |
50°5′N 8°14′E / 50.083°N 8.233°E |
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261,001 | 259,996 | +0.39% | ![]() |
170.4 km2 65.8 sq mi |
1,531/km2 3,970/sq mi |
51°12′N 6°26′E / 51.200°N 6.433°E |
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260,126 | 260,368 | −0.09% | ![]() |
104.8 km2 40.5 sq mi |
2,481/km2 6,430/sq mi |
51°31′N 7°6′E / 51.517°N 7.100°E |
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249,070 | 245,885 | +1.30% | ![]() |
160.85 km2 62.10 sq mi |
1,548/km2 4,010/sq mi |
50°47′N 6°5′E / 50.783°N 6.083°E |
28 | ![]() |
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248,823 | 251,364 | −1.01% | ![]() |
192.1 km2 74.2 sq mi |
1,295/km2 3,350/sq mi |
52°16′N 10°31′E / 52.267°N 10.517°E |
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246,243 | 246,306 | −0.03% | ![]() |
118.6 km2 45.8 sq mi |
2,076/km2 5,380/sq mi |
54°20′N 10°8′E / 54.333°N 10.133°E |
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243,105 | 248,645 | −2.23% | ![]() |
220.85 km2 85.27 sq mi |
1,101/km2 2,850/sq mi |
50°50′N 12°55′E / 50.833°N 12.917°E |
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238,061 | 236,991 | +0.45% | ![]() |
135.0 km2 52.1 sq mi |
1,763/km2 4,570/sq mi |
51°29′N 11°58′E / 51.483°N 11.967°E |
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236,188 | 235,723 | +0.20% | ![]() |
201.0 km2 77.6 sq mi |
1,175/km2 3,040/sq mi |
52°8′N 11°37′E / 52.133°N 11.617°E |
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231,848 | 226,393 | +2.41% | ![]() |
153.1 km2 59.1 sq mi |
1,514/km2 3,920/sq mi |
47°59′N 7°51′E / 47.983°N 7.850°E |
34 | ![]() |
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227,050 | 225,144 | +0.85% | ![]() |
137.7 km2 53.2 sq mi |
1,649/km2 4,270/sq mi |
51°20′N 6°34′E / 51.333°N 6.567°E |
35 | ![]() |
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217,556 | 209,779 | +3.71% | ![]() |
97.7 km2 37.7 sq mi |
2,226/km2 5,770/sq mi |
50°0′N 8°16′E / 50.000°N 8.267°E |
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216,277 | 216,253 | +0.01% | ![]() |
214.1 km2 82.7 sq mi |
1,010/km2 2,600/sq mi |
53°52′N 10°41′E / 53.867°N 10.683°E |
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213,227 | 210,118 | +1.48% | ![]() |
269.2 km2 103.9 sq mi |
792/km2 2,050/sq mi |
50°59′N 11°2′E / 50.983°N 11.033°E |
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208,752 | 210,934 | −1.03% | ![]() |
77.0 km2 29.7 sq mi |
2,710/km2 7,000/sq mi |
51°28′N 6°51′E / 51.467°N 6.850°E |
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208,400 | 206,011 | +1.16% | ![]() |
181.4 km2 70.0 sq mi |
1,149/km2 2,980/sq mi |
54°5′N 12°8′E / 54.083°N 12.133°E |
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200,406 | 197,984 | +1.22% | ![]() |
107.0 km2 41.3 sq mi |
1,873/km2 4,850/sq mi |
51°19′N 9°30′E / 51.317°N 9.500°E |
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188,713 | 189,044 | −0.18% | ![]() |
160.4 km2 61.9 sq mi |
1,177/km2 3,050/sq mi |
51°22′N 7°29′E / 51.367°N 7.483°E |
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183,154 | 167,745 | +9.19% | ![]() |
187.3 km2 72.3 sq mi |
978/km2 2,530/sq mi |
52°24′N 13°4′E / 52.400°N 13.067°E |
43 | ![]() |
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179,634 | 178,151 | +0.83% | ![]() |
167.1 km2 64.5 sq mi |
1,075/km2 2,780/sq mi |
49°14′N 7°0′E / 49.233°N 7.000°E |
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179,238 | 179,397 | −0.09% | ![]() |
226.3 km2 87.4 sq mi |
792/km2 2,050/sq mi |
51°41′N 7°49′E / 51.683°N 7.817°E |
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172,145 | 164,718 | +4.51% | ![]() |
77.7 km2 30.0 sq mi |
2,216/km2 5,740/sq mi |
49°29′N 8°26′E / 49.483°N 8.433°E |
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170,739 | 169,278 | +0.86% | ![]() |
91.3 km2 35.3 sq mi |
1,871/km2 4,850/sq mi |
51°26′N 6°53′E / 51.433°N 6.883°E |
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170,389 | 163,830 | +4.00% | ![]() |
103.0 km2 39.8 sq mi |
1,655/km2 4,290/sq mi |
53°8′N 8°13′E / 53.133°N 8.217°E |
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165,034 | 162,403 | +1.62% | ![]() |
119.8 km2 46.3 sq mi |
1,378/km2 3,570/sq mi |
52°17′N 8°3′E / 52.283°N 8.050°E |
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163,851 | 163,487 | +0.22% | ![]() |
78.9 km2 30.5 sq mi |
2,078/km2 5,380/sq mi |
51°2′N 6°59′E / 51.033°N 6.983°E |
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159,631 | 155,353 | +2.75% | ![]() |
122.2 km2 47.2 sq mi |
1,306/km2 3,380/sq mi |
49°52′N 8°39′E / 49.867°N 8.650°E |
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159,245 | 156,267 | +1.91% | ![]() |
108.8 km2 42.0 sq mi |
1,463/km2 3,790/sq mi |
49°25′N 8°43′E / 49.417°N 8.717°E |
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158,957 | 158,726 | +0.15% | ![]() |
89.5 km2 34.6 sq mi |
1,777/km2 4,600/sq mi |
51°10′N 7°5′E / 51.167°N 7.083°E |
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156,621 | 155,851 | +0.49% | ![]() |
51.4 km2 19.8 sq mi |
3,047/km2 7,890/sq mi |
51°33′N 7°13′E / 51.550°N 7.217°E |
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153,542 | 145,465 | +5.55% | ![]() |
80.8 km2 31.2 sq mi |
1,901/km2 4,920/sq mi |
49°1′N 12°5′E / 49.017°N 12.083°E |
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152,731 | 155,414 | −1.73% | ![]() |
99.5 km2 38.4 sq mi |
1,535/km2 3,980/sq mi |
51°12′N 6°42′E / 51.200°N 6.700°E |
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152,531 | 148,126 | +2.97% | ![]() |
179.4 km2 69.3 sq mi |
850/km2 2,200/sq mi |
51°43′N 8°46′E / 51.717°N 8.767°E |
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138,016 | 132,438 | +4.21% | ![]() |
133.4 km2 51.5 sq mi |
1,035/km2 2,680/sq mi |
48°46′N 11°26′E / 48.767°N 11.433°E |
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131,295 | 123,734 | +6.11% | ![]() |
44.9 km2 17.3 sq mi |
2,924/km2 7,570/sq mi |
50°6′N 8°48′E / 50.100°N 8.800°E |
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129,122 | 124,171 | +3.99% | ![]() |
63.4 km2 24.5 sq mi |
2,038/km2 5,280/sq mi |
49°28′N 11°0′E / 49.467°N 11.000°E |
60 | ![]() |
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126,949 | 122,636 | +3.52% | ![]() |
118.7 km2 45.8 sq mi |
1,070/km2 2,800/sq mi |
48°24′N 9°59′E / 48.400°N 9.983°E |
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126,933 | 124,873 | +1.65% | ![]() |
87.6 km2 33.8 sq mi |
1,449/km2 3,750/sq mi |
49°47′N 9°56′E / 49.783°N 9.933°E |
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125,613 | 122,567 | +2.49% | ![]() |
99.9 km2 38.6 sq mi |
1,258/km2 3,260/sq mi |
49°9′N 9°13′E / 49.150°N 9.217°E |
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125,529 | 122,247 | +2.68% | ![]() |
98.0 km2 37.8 sq mi |
1,281/km2 3,320/sq mi |
48°54′N 8°43′E / 48.900°N 8.717°E |
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123,949 | 124,045 | −0.08% | ![]() |
204.0 km2 78.8 sq mi |
608/km2 1,570/sq mi |
52°25′23″N 10°47′14″E / 52.42306°N 10.78722°E |
65 | ![]() |
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117,311 | 117,143 | +0.14% | ![]() |
100.7 km2 38.9 sq mi |
1,165/km2 3,020/sq mi |
51°31′29″N 6°55′22″E / 51.52472°N 6.92278°E |
66 | ![]() |
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116,557 | 118,914 | −1.98% | ![]() |
116.9 km2 45.1 sq mi |
997/km2 2,580/sq mi |
51°32′N 9°56′E / 51.533°N 9.933°E |
67 | ![]() |
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116,456 | 114,310 | +1.88% | ![]() |
87.1 km2 33.6 sq mi |
1,338/km2 3,470/sq mi |
48°29′N 9°13′E / 48.483°N 9.217°E |
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113,638 | 112,586 | +0.93% | ![]() |
105.0 km2 40.5 sq mi |
1,082/km2 2,800/sq mi |
50°21′35″N 7°35′52″E / 50.35972°N 7.59778°E |
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113,292 | 108,336 | +4.57% | ![]() |
77.0 km2 29.7 sq mi |
1,472/km2 3,810/sq mi |
49°35′N 11°1′E / 49.583°N 11.017°E |
70 | ![]() |
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113,173 | 114,025 | −0.75% | ![]() |
93.8 km2 36.2 sq mi |
1,206/km2 3,120/sq mi |
53°33′N 8°35′E / 53.550°N 8.583°E |
71 | ![]() |
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111,770 | 109,499 | +2.07% | ![]() |
74.6 km2 28.8 sq mi |
1,498/km2 3,880/sq mi |
51°11′N 7°12′E / 51.183°N 7.200°E |
72 | ![]() |
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111,645 | 111,366 | +0.25% | ![]() |
83.1 km2 32.1 sq mi |
1,343/km2 3,480/sq mi |
51°0′N 7°7′E / 51.000°N 7.117°E |
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110,714 | 114,330 | −3.16% | ![]() |
66.4 km2 25.6 sq mi |
1,667/km2 4,320/sq mi |
51°35′6″N 7°9′43″E / 51.58500°N 7.16194°E |
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110,570 | 114,914 | −3.78% | ![]() |
117.1 km2 45.2 sq mi |
945/km2 2,450/sq mi |
49°45′N 6°38′E / 49.750°N 6.633°E |
75 | ![]() |
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110,502 | 109,527 | +0.89% | ![]() |
114.8 km2 44.3 sq mi |
963/km2 2,490/sq mi |
50°55′38″N 11°35′10″E / 50.92722°N 11.58611°E |
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103,725 | 104,529 | −0.77% | ![]() |
67.7 km2 26.1 sq mi |
1,533/km2 3,970/sq mi |
51°27′33″N 6°37′11″E / 51.45917°N 6.61972°E |
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103,694 | 101,079 | +2.59% | ![]() |
223.9 km2 86.4 sq mi |
463/km2 1,200/sq mi |
52°9′N 10°20′E / 52.150°N 10.333°E |
78 | ![]() |
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101,516 | 102,355 | −0.82% | ![]() |
114.7 km2 44.3 sq mi |
885/km2 2,290/sq mi |
50°53′N 8°1′E / 50.883°N 8.017°E |
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101,158 | 97,586 | +3.66% | ![]() |
112.0 km2 43.2 sq mi |
896/km2 2,320/sq mi |
51°54′N 8°23′E / 51.900°N 8.383°E |
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100,319 | 101,667 | −1.33% | ![]() |
92.2 km2 35.6 sq mi |
1,088/km2 2,820/sq mi |
52°9′N 9°57′E / 52.150°N 9.950°E |
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See also
- List of cities and towns in Germany
- List of municipalities in Germany
- Metropolitan regions in Germany
- In Spanish: Anexo:Ciudades de Alemania por población para niños
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