Highest Major Cities in Germany

Cities in Germany with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇩🇪 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Füssen15,608 people · Bavaria

800 m

Villingen-Schwenningen81,770 people · Baden-Wurttemberg

757 m

Sonthofen21,285 people · Bavaria

746 m

Freudenstadt23,868 people · Baden-Wurttemberg

736 m

Albstadt46,950 people · Baden-Wurttemberg

733 m

Marktoberdorf18,505 people · Bavaria

728 m

Garmisch-Partenkirchen26,022 people · Bavaria

705 m

Donaueschingen21,604 people · Baden-Wurttemberg

701 m

Holzkirchen16,770 people · Bavaria

691 m

Trossingen15,040 people · Baden-Wurttemberg

687 m

Kempten (Allgäu)61,399 people · Bavaria

681 m

Kaufbeuren42,505 people · Bavaria

672 m

Bad Tölz17,434 people · Bavaria

662 m

Leutkirch22,362 people · Baden-Wurttemberg

655 m

Tuttlingen34,847 people · Baden-Wurttemberg

646 m

Landsberg am Lech27,017 people · Bavaria

637 m

Annaberg-Buchholz23,092 people · Saxony

627 m

Marienberg16,716 people · Saxony

614 m

Geretsried23,364 people · Bavaria

607 m

Rottweil25,510 people · Baden-Wurttemberg

605 m

Penzberg16,079 people · Bavaria

600 m

Baiersbronn16,248 people · Baden-Wurttemberg

598 m

Memmingen44,192 people · Bavaria

598 m

Traunstein18,422 people · Bavaria

597 m

Sigmaringen16,592 people · Baden-Wurttemberg

592 m

Starnberg23,940 people · Bavaria

592 m

Bad Saulgau17,911 people · Baden-Wurttemberg

590 m

Bad Waldsee19,840 people · Baden-Wurttemberg

590 m

Gauting19,216 people · Bavaria

583 m

Wolfratshausen17,191 people · Bavaria

578 m

Weilheim23,378 people · Bavaria

573 m

Wangen27,045 people · Baden-Wurttemberg

572 m

Gilching16,859 people · Bavaria

562 m

Unterhaching20,852 people · Bavaria

562 m

Taufkirchen17,791 people · Bavaria

561 m

Ottobrunn bei München19,204 people · Bavaria

558 m

Clausthal-Zellerfeld15,345 people · Lower Saxony

556 m

Traunreut21,244 people · Bavaria

552 m

Vaterstetten21,007 people · Bavaria

547 m

Selb17,132 people · Bavaria

546 m

Haar17,560 people · Bavaria

545 m

Germering40,916 people · Bavaria

544 m

Marktredwitz18,204 people · Bavaria

539 m

Biberach an der Riß32,333 people · Baden-Wurttemberg

535 m

Hechingen19,400 people · Baden-Wurttemberg

531 m

Pasing35,728 people · Bavaria

527 m

Puchheim19,357 people · Bavaria

527 m

Fürstenfeldbruck33,533 people · Bavaria

525 m

Munich1,505,005 people · Bavaria

524 m

Bogenhausen77,542 people · Bavaria

521 m

Highlights

Within Germany, Füssen ranks first in 2026 with 800 m, followed by Villingen-Schwenningen (757 m) and Sonthofen (746 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 800 m (Füssen) to 521 m (Bogenhausen), with a median of 592 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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