Highest Major Cities in Netherlands

Cities in Netherlands 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.

Kerkrade49,777 people · Limburg

157 m

Heerlen93,084 people · Limburg

114 m

Hoensbroek25,000 people · Limburg

85 m

Brunssum29,254 people · Limburg

79 m

Geleen32,790 people · Limburg

66 m

Maastricht122,378 people · Limburg

56 m

Oldenzaal31,410 people · Overijssel

48 m

Sittard48,400 people · Limburg

48 m

Enschede153,655 people · Overijssel

45 m

Glanerbrug17,260 people · Overijssel

41 m

Groesbeek18,741 people · Gelderland

39 m

Weert48,662 people · Limburg

38 m

Winterswijk29,623 people · Gelderland

38 m

Losser22,431 people · Overijssel

37 m

Bergeijk18,181 people · North Brabant

33 m

Cranendonck19,966 people · North Brabant

31 m

Rhenen18,061 people · Utrecht

31 m

Roermond44,975 people · Limburg

31 m

Eersel18,185 people · North Brabant

30 m

Venray39,047 people · Limburg

29 m

Aalten19,141 people · Gelderland

27 m

Haaksbergen24,137 people · Overijssel

27 m

Valkenswaard31,071 people · North Brabant

27 m

Eibergen16,493 people · Gelderland

26 m

Nijmegen177,359 people · Gelderland

25 m

Tubbergen20,334 people · Overijssel

25 m

Venlo101,988 people · Limburg

24 m

Eindhoven235,691 people · North Brabant

22 m

Lichtenvoorde19,590 people · Gelderland

22 m

Geldrop27,900 people · North Brabant

21 m

Ede67,670 people · Gelderland

20 m

Tegelen20,190 people · Limburg

20 m

Velp17,669 people · Gelderland

20 m

Bennekom15,160 people · Gelderland

19 m

Blerick15,820 people · Limburg

19 m

Emmen57,010 people · Drenthe

19 m

Helmond74,740 people · North Brabant

19 m

Nuenen23,223 people · North Brabant

19 m

Apeldoorn136,670 people · Gelderland

18 m

Borne23,877 people · Overijssel

18 m

Gemert15,995 people · North Brabant

18 m

Hengelo82,311 people · Overijssel

18 m

Putten23,168 people · Gelderland

18 m

Tongelre19,680 people · North Brabant

18 m

Uden34,601 people · North Brabant

18 m

Best29,074 people · North Brabant

17 m

Doetinchem49,906 people · Gelderland

17 m

Goirle22,646 people · North Brabant

17 m

Rijssen27,740 people · Overijssel

16 m

Tilburg221,947 people · North Brabant

16 m

Highlights

Within Netherlands, Kerkrade ranks first in 2026 with 157 m, followed by Heerlen (114 m) and Hoensbroek (85 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 157 m (Kerkrade) to 16 m (Tilburg), with a median of 25 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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