Map of Wismar, Germany

Wismar is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, with a population of about 45,255. It lies at 53.8931°N, 11.4529°E. Wismar is about 200 km (125 mi) northwest of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Schwerin, 29 km to the south.

Wismar at a glance

Where is Wismar?

• The 6th largest city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 23 min on the shortest day to 17 h 07 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Wismar

• Schwerin — 29 km south
• Rostock — 50 km northeast
• Lübeck — 50 km west
• Kiel — 98 km northwest
• Lüneburg — 99 km southwest
• Uelzen — 119 km southwest
• Stendal — 146 km south
• Celle — 168 km southwest
• Gifhorn — 168 km south
• Wolfsburg — 169 km south

Largest cities in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

• Rostock — 198,293
• Schwerin — 96,641
• Neubrandenburg — 68,082
• Stralsund — 58,976
• Greifswald — 52,731

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.