Map of Bayreuth, Germany

Bayreuth is a city in Bavaria, Germany, with a population of about 72,940. It lies at 49.9478°N, 11.5789°E. Bayreuth is about 314 km (195 mi) southwest of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hof, 47 km to the northeast.

Bayreuth at a glance

Where is Bayreuth?

• The 9th largest city in Bavaria on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 05 min on the shortest day to 16 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bayreuth

• Hof — 47 km northeast
• Bamberg — 49 km west
• Weiden — 51 km southeast
• Coburg — 56 km northwest
• Erlangen — 57 km southwest
• Amberg — 60 km south
• Nuremberg — 66 km southwest
• Fürth — 67 km southwest
• Plauen — 73 km northeast
• Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz — 75 km south

Largest cities in Bavaria

• Munich — 1,505,005
• Nuremberg — 515,543
• Augsburg — 301,105
• Regensburg — 151,389
• Würzburg — 133,731
• Fürth — 132,036
• Ingolstadt — 120,658
• Erlangen — 102,675
• Landshut — 71,863
• Bamberg — 70,047

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.