Map of Erfurt, Germany

Erfurt is the administrative centre of Thuringia, Germany, with a population of about 218,793. It lies at 50.9787°N, 11.0328°E. Erfurt is about 237 km (147 mi) southwest of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Weimar, 21 km to the east.

Erfurt at a glance

Where is Erfurt?

• The 37th largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The largest city in Thuringia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 55 min on the shortest day to 16 h 33 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Erfurt

• Weimar — 21 km east
• Gotha — 23 km west
• Ilmenau — 34 km south
• Jena — 39 km east
• Suhl — 47 km southwest
• Mühlhausen — 48 km northwest
• Eisenach — 50 km west
• Nordhausen — 60 km north
• Weißenfels — 70 km east
• Gera — 74 km east

Largest cities in Thuringia

• Jena — 104,712
• Gera — 104,659
• Weimar — 64,727
• Gotha — 46,615
• Nordhausen — 43,912
• Suhl — 43,509
• Eisenach — 40,747
• Ilmenau — 38,834
• Altenburg — 38,568
• Mühlhausen — 38,108

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.