Map of Görlitz, Germany

Görlitz is a city in Saxony, Germany, with a population of about 57,751. It lies at 51.1552°N, 14.9885°E. Görlitz is about 187 km (116 mi) southeast of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Zgorzelec, 2 km to the southeast.

Görlitz at a glance

Where is Görlitz?

• The 6th 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 34 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Görlitz

• Zgorzelec — 2 km southeast, Poland
• Bautzen — 39 km west
• Bolesławiec — 42 km east, Poland
• Liberec — 43 km south, Czechia
• Jablonec nad Nisou — 50 km south, Czechia
• Żary — 55 km north, Poland
• Jelenia Góra — 59 km southeast, Poland
• Česká Lípa — 61 km southwest, Czechia
• Děčín — 68 km southwest, Czechia
• Pirna — 77 km west

Largest cities in Saxony

• Dresden — 564,904
• Leipzig — 504,971
• Chemnitz — 247,220
• Zwickau — 98,796
• Plauen — 66,412
• Freiberg — 43,670
• Bautzen — 41,972
• 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.