Map of Mülheim, Germany

Mülheim is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 173,050. It lies at 51.4322°N, 6.8797°E. Mülheim is about 463 km (288 mi) west of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Oberhausen, 5 km to the north.

Mülheim at a glance

Where is Mülheim?

• The 45th largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The 18th largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 50 min on the shortest day to 16 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Mülheim

• Oberhausen — 5 km north
• Duisburg — 8 km west
• Essen — 10 km east
• Bottrop — 11 km north
• Ratingen — 15 km south
• Velbert — 16 km southeast
• Gelsenkirchen — 17 km northeast
• Gladbeck — 17 km northeast
• Dinslaken — 17 km northwest
• Moers — 17 km west

Largest cities in North Rhine-Westphalia

• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Duisburg — 504,358
• Bochum — 385,729
• Wuppertal — 360,797
• Bielefeld — 331,906
• Bonn — 330,579
• Münster — 308,258

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.