Map of Pforzheim, Germany

Pforzheim is a city in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with a population of about 119,313. It lies at 48.8844°N, 8.6989°E. Pforzheim is about 523 km (325 mi) southwest of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ettlingen, 22 km to the west.

Pforzheim at a glance

Where is Pforzheim?

• The 8th largest city in Baden-Wurttemberg on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 14 min on the shortest day to 16 h 11 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Pforzheim

• Ettlingen — 22 km west
• Leonberg — 25 km east
• Karlsruhe — 26 km northwest
• Bruchsal — 28 km north
• Sindelfingen — 31 km southeast
• Bietigheim-Bissingen — 31 km east
• Böblingen — 32 km southeast
• Herrenberg — 34 km south
• Kornwestheim — 36 km east
• Rastatt — 36 km west

Largest cities in Baden-Wurttemberg

• Stuttgart — 612,663
• Mannheim — 307,960
• Karlsruhe — 283,799
• Freiburg — 237,460
• Heidelberg — 143,345
• Heilbronn — 120,733
• Ulm — 120,451
• Reutlingen — 112,627
• Esslingen — 92,390
• Tübingen — 92,322

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.