Map of Potsdam, Germany

Potsdam is the administrative centre of Brandenburg, Germany, with a population of about 184,754. It lies at 52.3989°N, 13.0657°E. Potsdam is about 27 km (17 mi) southwest of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Falkensee, 18 km to the north.

Potsdam at a glance

Where is Potsdam?

• The 42nd largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The largest city in Brandenburg on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 40 min on the shortest day to 16 h 49 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Potsdam

• Falkensee — 18 km north
• Berlin — 27 km northeast
• Brandenburg an der Havel — 35 km west
• Oranienburg — 41 km north
• Bernau bei Berlin — 47 km northeast
• Fürstenwalde — 68 km east
• Eberswalde — 70 km northeast
• Dessau — 84 km southwest
• Bitterfeld-Wolfen — 100 km southwest
• Frankfurt (Oder) — 101 km east

Largest cities in Brandenburg

• Cottbus — 84,754
• Brandenburg an der Havel — 59,826
• Frankfurt (Oder) — 57,107
• Eberswalde — 41,980
• Oranienburg — 40,793
• Falkensee — 37,468
• Bernau bei Berlin — 34,866
• Schwedt (Oder) — 33,730
• Fürstenwalde — 33,539

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.