Map of Bautzen, Germany

Bautzen is a city in Saxony, Germany, with a population of about 41,972. It lies at 51.1803°N, 14.4349°E. Bautzen is about 165 km (103 mi) southeast of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Görlitz, 39 km to the east.

Bautzen at a glance

Where is Bautzen?

• The 8th largest city in Saxony on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 53 min on the shortest day to 16 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bautzen

• Görlitz — 39 km east
• Zgorzelec — 40 km east, Poland
• Pirna — 43 km southwest
• Děčín — 47 km south, Czechia
• Dresden — 51 km west
• Česká Lípa — 55 km south, Czechia
• Freital — 58 km west
• Liberec — 63 km southeast, Czechia
• Ústí nad Labem — 64 km southwest, Czechia
• Cottbus — 65 km north

Largest cities in Saxony

• Dresden — 564,904
• Leipzig — 504,971
• Chemnitz — 247,220
• Zwickau — 98,796
• Plauen — 66,412
• Görlitz — 57,751
• Freiberg — 43,670
• 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.