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Cities in Germany: City Guides

Browse cities in Germany and open one complete guide for each place. The guide leads with living pros and cons, then includes useful visiting information such as attractions, access, trip conditions and short-stay practicality where data is available.

Germany683 citiesOne complete guide per city.

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Cities available683

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Largest city listedDortmund

5.3 million population.

Regions represented16

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Each city now has one complete guide. It covers everyday life first, then adds useful visiting context such as attractions, airport access, trip-friendly transport and climate where the evidence is available.

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Each city has one complete guide with living pros and cons plus useful visiting information.

DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 5.3 million · Large city (3M-10M)
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CologneNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 3.5 million · Large city (3M-10M)
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StuttgartBaden-Württemberg · 2.8 million · Major city (1M-3M)
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DusseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 631,000 · Mid-sized city (300K-1M)
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WuppertalNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 608,000 · Mid-sized city (300K-1M)
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BielefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 592,000 · Mid-sized city (300K-1M)
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EssenNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 587,000 · Mid-sized city (300K-1M)
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BraunschweigLower Saxony · 551,000 · Mid-sized city (300K-1M)
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DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 504,000 · Mid-sized city (300K-1M)
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BochumNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 366,000 · Mid-sized city (300K-1M)
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Freiburg im BreisgauBaden-Württemberg · 355,000 · Mid-sized city (300K-1M)
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BonnNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 336,000 · Mid-sized city (300K-1M)
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MunsterNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 323,000 · Mid-sized city (300K-1M)
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MannheimBaden-Württemberg · 317,000 · Mid-sized city (300K-1M)
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KarlsruheBaden-Württemberg · 310,000 · Mid-sized city (300K-1M)
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MonchengladbachNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 269,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 266,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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AachenNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 253,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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KielSchleswig-Holstein · 249,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt · 240,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 229,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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MainzRhineland-Palatinate · 223,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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LubeckSchleswig-Holstein · 219,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 211,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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RostockMecklenburg-Western Pomerania · 211,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 190,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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HammNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 181,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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LudwigshafenRhineland-Palatinate · 176,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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LeverkusenNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 175,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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OldenburgLower Saxony · 175,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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MulheimNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 173,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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OsnabruckLower Saxony · 167,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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HeidelbergBaden-Württemberg · 163,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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SolingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 162,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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HerneNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 158,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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PaderbornNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 156,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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NeussNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 155,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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HeilbronnBaden-Württemberg · 130,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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UlmBaden-Württemberg · 130,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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PforzheimBaden-Württemberg · 129,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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WolfsburgLower Saxony · 127,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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GottingenLower Saxony · 120,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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BottropNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 119,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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ReutlingenBaden-Württemberg · 119,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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KoblenzRhineland-Palatinate · 115,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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RemscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 113,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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TrierRhineland-Palatinate · 113,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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Bergisch GladbachNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 113,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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RecklinghausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 112,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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MoersNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 106,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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SalzgitterLower Saxony · 105,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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GuterslohNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 102,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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HildesheimLower Saxony · 102,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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SiegenNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 102,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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KaiserslauternRhineland-Palatinate · 101,000 · Smaller city (100K-300K)
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FlensburgSchleswig-Holstein · 99,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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SchwerinMecklenburg-Western Pomerania · 99,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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EsslingenBaden-Württemberg · 96,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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WittenNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 96,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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LudwigsburgBaden-Württemberg · 95,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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TubingenBaden-Württemberg · 94,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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DurenNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 93,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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IserlohnNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 92,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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Villingen-SchwenningenBaden-Württemberg · 89,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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RatingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 88,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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LunenNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 87,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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KonstanzBaden-Württemberg · 86,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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WormsRhineland-Palatinate · 86,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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MarlNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 85,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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MindenNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 83,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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NorderstedtSchleswig-Holstein · 83,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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VelbertNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 82,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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NeumunsterSchleswig-Holstein · 80,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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Dessau-RosslauSaxony-Anhalt · 80,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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ViersenNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 79,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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DelmenhorstLower Saxony · 79,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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RheineNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 77,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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DorstenNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 77,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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TroisdorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 77,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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WilhelmshavenLower Saxony · 76,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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GladbeckNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 76,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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DetmoldNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 75,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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Castrop-RauxelNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 74,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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ArnsbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia · 74,000 · Small city (under 100K)
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City list source: Simplemaps World Cities. Individual city guides add other relevant data sources where available.

Frequently asked questions

What is included in each city guide?

Each city has one guide. It starts with the pros and cons of living there, with useful visiting evidence included in the same pros and cons when it is relevant.

Are visiting, family, student, moving and retirement pages separate?

No. Those considerations are combined into one city guide so the same evidence is not repeated across multiple near-duplicate URLs.

Does this list include every place in Germany?

No. It focuses on the cities covered by CityVerdict. Smaller towns, resorts and rural destinations may not appear here.

Choose a city, then use its single guide for living pros and cons and practical visiting context. Updated September 2026.