Map of Neumünster, Germany

Neumünster is a city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, with a population of about 80,196. It lies at 54.0748°N, 9.9819°E. Neumünster is about 286 km (178 mi) northwest of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kiel, 29 km to the north.

Neumünster at a glance

Where is Neumünster?

• The 5th largest city in Schleswig-Holstein 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 Neumünster

• Kiel — 29 km north
• Elmshorn — 42 km southwest
• Norderstedt — 43 km south
• Pinneberg — 47 km south
• Lübeck — 51 km southeast
• Wedel — 58 km south
• Hamburg — 58 km south
• Stade — 63 km southwest
• Buxtehude — 70 km south
• Seevetal — 75 km south

Largest cities in Schleswig-Holstein

• Kiel — 252,668
• Lübeck — 212,207
• Flensburg — 85,838
• Norderstedt — 82,844
• Elmshorn — 48,703
• Pinneberg — 40,577
• Wedel — 34,912

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.