Map of Bielefeld, Germany

Bielefeld is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 331,906. It lies at 52.0333°N, 8.5333°E. Bielefeld is about 336 km (209 mi) west of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Herford, 13 km to the northeast.

Bielefeld at a glance

Where is Bielefeld?

• The 18th largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The 8th largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 44 min on the shortest day to 16 h 44 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bielefeld

• Herford — 13 km northeast
• Bad Salzuflen — 16 km east
• Gütersloh — 18 km southwest
• Lage — 18 km east
• Bünde — 19 km north
• Löhne — 20 km northeast
• Melle — 23 km northwest
• Lemgo — 25 km east
• Detmold — 26 km southeast
• Rheda-Wiedenbrück — 26 km southwest

Largest cities in North Rhine-Westphalia

• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Duisburg — 504,358
• Bochum — 385,729
• Wuppertal — 360,797
• Bonn — 330,579
• Münster — 308,258
• Gelsenkirchen — 270,028

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.