Map of Weißenfels, Germany

Weißenfels is a city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, with a population of about 37,929. It lies at 51.2015°N, 11.9684°E. Weißenfels is about 177 km (110 mi) southwest of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Merseburg, 17 km to the north.

Weißenfels at a glance

Where is Weißenfels?

• The 5th largest city in Saxony-Anhalt on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 53 min on the shortest day to 16 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Weißenfels

• Merseburg — 17 km north
• Halle (Saale) — 31 km north
• Leipzig — 32 km northeast
• Gera — 37 km south
• Jena — 40 km southwest
• Altenburg — 40 km southeast
• Weimar — 51 km southwest
• Bitterfeld-Wolfen — 53 km northeast
• Zwickau — 64 km southeast
• Erfurt — 70 km west

Largest cities in Saxony-Anhalt

• Magdeburg — 244,329
• Halle (Saale) — 237,865
• Dessau — 67,747
• Halberstadt — 39,729
• Stendal — 37,722
• Bitterfeld-Wolfen — 36,592
• Merseburg — 34,780

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.