Map of Dessau, Germany

Dessau is a city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, with a population of about 67,747. It lies at 51.8386°N, 12.2455°E. Dessau is about 110 km (68 mi) southwest of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bitterfeld-Wolfen, 25 km to the south.

Dessau at a glance

Where is Dessau?

• The 3rd largest city in Saxony-Anhalt on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 46 min on the shortest day to 16 h 42 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Dessau

• Bitterfeld-Wolfen — 25 km south
• Halle (Saale) — 44 km southwest
• Magdeburg — 53 km northwest
• Leipzig — 56 km south
• Merseburg — 57 km south
• Brandenburg an der Havel — 68 km north
• Weißenfels — 73 km south
• Halberstadt — 82 km west
• Potsdam — 84 km northeast
• Stendal — 89 km north

Largest cities in Saxony-Anhalt

• Magdeburg — 244,329
• Halle (Saale) — 237,865
• Halberstadt — 39,729
• Weißenfels — 37,929
• Stendal — 37,722
• Bitterfeld-Wolfen — 36,592
• Merseburg — 34,780

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.