rank
|
Area in km²
|
local community
|
Status / district membership
|
country
|
Last big change
|
1.
|
891.12
|
Berlin
|
Independent city and city-state
|
Berlin
|
1920 from 66 km² to 878 km²
|
2.
|
755.09
|
Hamburg
|
Independent city and city-state
|
Hamburg
|
1937 from 415 km² to 745 km²
|
3.
|
632.55
|
Guards
|
Town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2011 (18 municipalities added)
|
4th
|
523.95
|
Moan
|
City in the district of Jerichower Land
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2009 (11 additions), 2010 (6 additions)
|
5.
|
468.03
|
Zerbst / Anhalt
|
City in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2010 (21 gem. Added)
|
6th
|
420.23
|
Wittstock / Dosse
|
City in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin
|
Brandenburg
|
2003 (16 gem. Permanently added)
|
7th
|
405.01
|
Cologne
|
District-free city
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
1975 from 251 km² to 430 km²
|
8th.
|
379.57
|
Templin
|
City in the district of Uckermark
|
Brandenburg
|
2003
|
9.
|
358.96
|
Neustadt am Rübenberge
|
City in the Hanover region
|
Lower Saxony
|
1974 (33 gem. Added)
|
10.
|
356.56
|
Geestland
|
City in the district of Cuxhaven
|
Lower Saxony
|
2015 (new from Langen and Bederkesa)
|
11.
|
352.12
|
Jessen (magpie)
|
City in the district of Wittenberg
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2004 (from 209 to 307 km²), 2010, 2011 (to 352 km²)
|
12.
|
341.31
|
Nuthe glacial valley
|
Community in the district of Teltow-Fläming
|
Brandenburg
|
1993 (new from 21 municipalities)
|
13.
|
334.80
|
Walsrode
|
City in the district of Heidekreis
|
Lower Saxony
|
1974 (22 municipalities added), 2020 from 270 km² to 334 km² (1 municipality with 8 districts added)
|
14th
|
328.48
|
Dresden
|
District-free city
|
Saxony
|
1999 from 237 km² to 328 km²
|
15th
|
328.22
|
Rheinsberg
|
City in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin
|
Brandenburg
|
2003 (16 municipalities added)
|
16.
|
324.23
|
Angermünde
|
City in the district of Uckermark
|
Brandenburg
|
2003 (20 municipalities added)
|
17th
|
317.83
|
Bremen
|
District-free city
|
Bremen
|
1945 (11 communities with 140 km² added)
|
18th
|
310.70
|
Munich
|
District-free city
|
Bavaria
|
1938 + 1942 (8 + 2 communities added)
|
19th
|
305.24
|
Neuruppin
|
District town of the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
|
Brandenburg
|
1993 (13 additional municipalities)
|
20th
|
304.58
|
Salzwedel
|
District town of the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2010 (10 municipalities added)
|
21st
|
303.28
|
Muenster
|
District-free city
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
1975 (10 additional municipalities)
|
22nd
|
303.10
|
Schmallenberg
|
City in the Hochsauerlandkreis
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
1975 (11 municipalities added)
|
23.
|
297.80
|
Leipzig
|
District-free city
|
Saxony
|
1999 (9 municipalities added)
|
24.
|
295.75
|
Coswig (Anhalt)
|
City in the district of Wittenberg
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2009 (11 additional municipalities)
|
25th
|
294.83
|
Tangerhütte
|
City in the district of Stendal
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2010 (18 municipalities added)
|
26th
|
289.47
|
Bismark (Altmark)
|
City in the district of Stendal
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2010 from 33 km² to 289 km² (19 mixed additions)
|
27.
|
280.71
|
Dortmund
|
District-free city
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
1928 and 1929 (23 + 9 gem. Added)
|
28.
|
278.31
|
Blocks
|
Town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2010 (11 municipalities added)
|
29
|
275.52
|
Bad Berleburg
|
City in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
1975 (21 municipalities added)
|
30th
|
272.85
|
Calf (mildness)
|
Town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2009-2011 from 30 km² to 273 km² (a total of 16 gems added)
|
31.
|
271.52
|
Upper Harz on the Brocken
|
City in the Harz district
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2010 (new from 7 municipalities)
|
32.
|
270.41
|
Fehrbellin
|
Community in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin
|
Brandenburg
|
2003 (16 municipalities added)
|
33.
|
269.93
|
Jerichow
|
City in the district of Jerichower Land
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2010 (11 municipalities added)
|
35.
|
269.91
|
Erfurt
|
District-free city
|
Thuringia
|
1994 (approx. 18 additional municipalities)
|
34.
|
269.70
|
Arendsee (Altmark)
|
Town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2010 (12 additional municipalities)
|
36.
|
268.14
|
Nauen
|
City in the Havelland district
|
Brandenburg
|
2003 (11 municipalities added)
|
37.
|
268.08
|
Stendal
|
District town of the district of Stendal
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2010 (13 additional municipalities)
|
38.
|
258.83
|
Bielefeld
|
District-free city
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
1973 (22 communities added)
|
39.
|
254.32
|
Northwestuckermark
|
Municipality in the district of Uckermark
|
Brandenburg
|
2001 (new from 10 municipalities)
|
40.
|
253.95
|
Melle
|
City in the district of Osnabrück
|
Lower Saxony
|
1970 + 1972 (rest of the Melle district added)
|
41.
|
253.55
|
Karstädt
|
Municipality in the Prignitz district
|
Brandenburg
|
2001-2003 (12 additional municipalities)
|
42.
|
250.76
|
Gross Pankow (Prignitz)
|
Municipality in the Prignitz district
|
Brandenburg
|
2002 (13 additional municipalities)
|
43.
|
249.30
|
Oebisfelde-Weferlingen
|
City in the district of Börde
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2010 (new from 16 municipalities)
|
44.
|
248.31
|
Frankfurt am Main
|
District-free city
|
Hesse
|
1910, 1928 (1972) (see list )
|
45.
|
247.49
|
Friesoythe
|
City in the district of Cloppenburg
|
Lower Saxony
|
1974 (5 municipalities added)
|
46.
|
245.43
|
Löwenberger Land
|
Municipality in the Oberhavel district
|
Brandenburg
|
1997 (new from 10 municipalities)
|
47.
|
244.71
|
Dessau-Rosslau
|
District-free city
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2007 (new from Dessau and Roßlau)
|
48.
|
242.84
|
Lenggries
|
Community in the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district
|
Bavaria
|
|
49.
|
240.41
|
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
|
District town of the Wittenberg district
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2008–2010 (6 additional municipalities)
|
50.
|
238.18
|
Schorfheide
|
Municipality in the district of Barnim
|
Brandenburg
|
2003 (new from 2 municipalities)
|
51.
|
237.96
|
Neuhaus Office
|
Community in the district of Lüneburg
|
Lower Saxony
|
1993 (new from 6 municipalities)
|
52.
|
236.38
|
South Harz
|
Community in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2010 (new from 15 municipalities)
|
53.
|
236.07
|
Bad Belzig
|
District town of the Potsdam-Mittelmark district
|
Brandenburg
|
2002–2003 (new from 14 gems.)
|
54.
|
235.22
|
Kemberg
|
City in the district of Wittenberg
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2005–2010 (13 additional municipalities)
|
55.
|
234.92
|
Schneverdingen
|
City in the district of Heidekreis
|
Lower Saxony
|
1974 (10 municipalities added)
|
56.
|
233.83
|
Baruth / Mark
|
City in the Teltow-Fläming district
|
Brandenburg
|
1997, 2001 (4 parts, 5 parts added)
|
57.
|
232.80
|
Duisburg
|
District-free city
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
1975 (4½ communities added)
|
58.
|
231.92
|
Einbeck
|
City in the district of Northeim
|
Lower Saxony
|
2013 (1 municipality with 65 km² added)
|
59.
|
230.74
|
Genthin
|
City in the district of Jerichower Land
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2009 (3 communities with 120 km² added)
|
60.
|
229.91
|
Oberstdorf
|
Market in the Oberallgäu district
|
Bavaria
|
1972 (2 municipalities added)
|
60.
|
229.80
|
Osterburg (Altmark)
|
City in the district of Stendal
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2009 (10 additional municipalities)
|
62.
|
229.71
|
Brandenburg on the Havel
|
District-free city
|
Brandenburg
|
1993 (see list )
|
63.
|
229.16
|
Brilon
|
City in the Hochsauerlandkreis
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
1975 (14 municipalities added)
|
64.
|
226.43
|
Hamm
|
District-free city
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
1975 (5 communities with approx. 85 km² added)
|
65.
|
225.83
|
Wittingen
|
City in the district of Gifhorn
|
Lower Saxony
|
1974 (numerous paintings added)
|
66.
|
224.49
|
Salzgitter
|
District-free city
|
Lower Saxony
|
1942 (new from 28 gem.)
|
67.
|
224.28
|
Annaburg
|
City in the district of Wittenberg
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2011 from 121 km² to 225 km²
|
68.
|
223.06
|
Zehdenick
|
City in the Oberhavel district
|
Brandenburg
|
2001, 2003 (3 + 8 gem. Added) ( list )
|
69.
|
221.05
|
Chemnitz
|
District-free city
|
Saxony
|
1994–1999 from 130 km² to 221 km²
|
70.
|
220.19
|
Wiesenburg / Mark
|
Community in the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark
|
Brandenburg
|
2001 (new from 14 municipalities)
|
71.
|
218.50
|
Meschede
|
District town of the Hochsauerlandkreis
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
1975 (7 municipalities added)
|
72.
|
218.24
|
Grimma
|
City in the district of Leipzig
|
Saxony
|
2011–2012 approx. 140 km² added ( list )
|
73.
|
217.68
|
Boxberg / OL
|
Community in the district of Görlitz
|
Saxony
|
2007, 2009 (1 gem. Each)
|
74.
|
217.41
|
Dusseldorf
|
District-free city
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
1975, 1980 ( history ) ( list )
|
75.
|
217.38
|
Boitzenburger Land
|
Municipality in the district of Uckermark
|
Brandenburg
|
2001 (new from 10 municipalities)
|
76.
|
216.21
|
Grafenwohr
|
City in the district of Neustadt adWaldnaab
|
Bavaria
|
1978 (municipality-free area added)
|
77.
|
215.04
|
Gift shop
|
Municipality in the district of Spree-Neisse
|
Brandenburg
|
2003 (new from 6 municipalities)
|
78.
|
214.19
|
Lübeck
|
District-free city
|
Schleswig-Holstein
|
1935 (17 communities added)
|
79.
|
213.85
|
Fürstenberg / Havel
|
City in the Oberhavel district
|
Brandenburg
|
2003 (8 communities added)
|
80.
|
213.16
|
Gumtow
|
Municipality in the Prignitz district
|
Brandenburg
|
2002 (15 municipalities added)
|
81.
|
212.91
|
Osterwieck
|
City in the Harz district
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2010 (7 communities with 90 km² added)
|
82.
|
212.43
|
Treuenbrietzen
|
City in the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark
|
Brandenburg
|
2002, 2003 (10 additions)
|
83.
|
211.94
|
Petershagen
|
City in the Minden-Lübbecke district
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
1973 (28 gem. Added) ( law )
|
84.
|
211.55
|
Märkische Heide
|
Community in the district of Dahme-Spreewald
|
Brandenburg
|
2003 (new from 17 municipalities)
|
85.
|
210.34
|
eat
|
District-free city
|
North Rhine-Westphalia
|
1929, 1970s (9 + 2 mixed, 92 + 21 km² added)
|
86.
|
210.16
|
Wittmund
|
District town of the Wittmund district
|
Lower Saxony
|
1972 (11 municipalities added)
|
87.
|
209.55
|
Cramps
|
City in the Oberhavel district
|
Brandenburg
|
2001 (6 additional municipalities)
|
88
|
208.79
|
Haren (Ems)
|
City in the district of Emsland
|
Lower Saxony
|
1974 (11 additional municipalities)
|
89.
|
207.66
|
Sangerhausen
|
District town of the district of Mansfeld-Südharz
|
Saxony-Anhalt
|
2005–2008 (14 additions)
|
90.
|
207.64
|
Holy grave
|
Community in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin
|
Brandenburg
|
2003, 2004 (13 communities added)
|
91.
|
207.44
|
Luckau
|
City in the district of Dahme-Spreewald
|
Brandenburg
|
1997-2003 (17 additions)
|
92.
|
207.33
|
Stuttgart
|
Urban district
|
Baden-Württemberg
|
1933, 1937, 1942 (104 km² added)
|
93.
|
205.77
|
Niedergörsdorf
|
Community in the district of Teltow-Fläming
|
Brandenburg
|
1997 (13 additional municipalities)
|
94.
|
205.66
|
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
|
Markt, district capital of the district of the same name
|
Bavaria
|
1935 (new from 2 markets)
|
95.
|
205.56
|
Schwedt / Oder
|
City in the district of Uckermark
|
Brandenburg
|
1993-2003 (9 municipalities added)
|
96.
|
204.61
|
Wolfsburg
|
District-free city
|
Lower Saxony
|
1972 (20 municipalities added)
|
97.
|
204.30
|
Hanover
|
City of the Hanover region
|
Lower Saxony
|
1974 (7 gem. And parts of 3 gem. Added) ( history )
|
98
|
203.87
|
Wiesbaden
|
District-free city
|
Hesse
|
1977 (6 municipalities with 40 km² added)
|
99
|
203.77
|
Soltau
|
City in the district of Heidekreis
|
Lower Saxony
|
1974 (16 municipalities added)
|
100.
|
202.32
|
Spremberg
|
City in the Spree-Neisse district
|
Brandenburg
|
1998–2016 (8 additional municipalities)
|