List of all cities in Germany ordered alphabetically in German and English, with translation

§ How many cities are there in Germany? - Number of cities

As of 2023, according to the Federal Statistical Office, there are 2'058 small and large cities in Germany, a full list of which can be found below on this page. However, localities in the country include not cities alone, but villages and towns as well; the total number of all localities in Germany is approximately 11'000. A list of all major cities, the number of which does not exceed 100, can be found on a dedicated page of our website.

§ Cities of West Germany

The western part of the country includes the following 10 federated states (or 11, counting Berlin): Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Schleswig-Holstein. There are 1'467 cities and a total of 8'400 localities in this part of the country. The western part hosts all the metropolitan cities and areas of Germany. In our list of cities, the cities of the western part of the country are marked with the letter "W".

§ Cities of East Germany

The eastern part of Germany, formerly the German Democratic Republic, includes the following 5 federated states (or 6, when counting Berlin as well): Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia. There are 1'467 cities and a total of 2,700 localities in this part of the country. The eastern part of the country hosts the capital of Germany, Berlin, the largest city in the country. In our list of cities, the cities of East Germany are marked with the letter "E".

A list of the federated states of Germany and their capitals and the Maps of the federated states of Germany in English and German, as well as information on the population size by federated state of Germany and the area occupied by them, can be found on a dedicated page of our website.

§ List of cities in Germany ordered alphabetically in English and German

The list offered below features all the cities of the country as of 2023 in German with a translation into English. Besides, in the table you will find information regarding the population size in these cities, as well as what part of Germany they belong to: “W” – stands for the western part, while “E” – for the eastern part of the country.

Please note that the names of the cities quoted in Englishh may differ in different sources, due to a wide variety of rules for transliterating, transcribing or translating proper names from German.

Table 1. Cities in Germany ordered alphabetically.

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Z

In total, the list contains 71 cities with the names starting with the letter "a".

Large city (L) is a city with a population of more than 100'000 people.

Medium city (M) is a city with a population of 50'000 up to 100'000 people.

Small town (S) is a town with a population of up to 50'000 people.

All cities of Germany ordered alphabetically in English and German