Map of Rostock, Germany

Rostock is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, with a population of about 198,293. It lies at 54.0887°N, 12.1405°E. Rostock is about 193 km (120 mi) northwest of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wismar, 50 km to the southwest.

Rostock at a glance

Where is Rostock?

• The 40th largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The largest city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 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 Rostock

• Wismar — 50 km southwest
• Stralsund — 66 km east
• Schwerin — 70 km southwest
• Greifswald — 81 km east
• Neubrandenburg — 95 km southeast
• Næstved — 129 km north, Denmark
• Køge — 152 km north, Denmark
• Greve — 167 km north, Denmark
• Roskilde — 173 km north, Denmark
• Taastrup — 174 km north, Denmark

Largest cities in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

• Schwerin — 96,641
• Neubrandenburg — 68,082
• Stralsund — 58,976
• Greifswald — 52,731
• Wismar — 45,255

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.