Map of Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg is the administrative centre of Hamburg, Germany, with a population of about 1,973,896. It lies at 53.5507°N, 9.9930°E. Hamburg is about 255 km (159 mi) northwest of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Norderstedt, 15 km to the north.

Hamburg at a glance

Where is Hamburg?

• The 2nd largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 27 min on the shortest day to 17 h 03 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Hamburg

• Norderstedt — 15 km north
• Seevetal — 17 km south
• Pinneberg — 19 km northwest
• Wedel — 20 km west
• Buxtehude — 22 km southwest
• Buchholz in der Nordheide — 26 km south
• Elmshorn — 32 km northwest
• Stade — 34 km west
• Lüneburg — 43 km southeast
• Lübeck — 58 km northeast

Largest cities in Germany

• Berlin — 3,426,354
• 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
• Bremen — 546,501

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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.