Map of Greifswald, Germany

Greifswald is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, with a population of about 52,731. It lies at 54.0931°N, 13.3879°E. Greifswald is about 174 km (108 mi) north of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Stralsund, 31 km to the northwest.

Greifswald at a glance

Where is Greifswald?

• The 5th largest city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 21 min on the shortest day to 17 h 10 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Greifswald

• Stralsund — 31 km northwest
• Neubrandenburg — 59 km south
• Świnoujście — 60 km east, Poland
• Rostock — 81 km west
• Police — 98 km southeast, Poland
• Szczecin — 106 km southeast, Poland
• Schwedt (Oder) — 129 km southeast
• Malmö — 170 km north, Sweden
• Køge — 170 km northwest, Denmark
• Greve — 180 km north, Denmark

Largest cities in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

• Rostock — 198,293
• Schwerin — 96,641
• Neubrandenburg — 68,082
• Stralsund — 58,976
• Wismar — 45,255

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.