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City profile · Germany · Europe

Chemnitz

City population
247,220
#29
in Germany
#3
in Saxony
#2,322
worldwide
BerlinChemnitz
50.836, 12.929 · 191 km from Berlin
City population
247,220
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Germany
#29
of 960 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#2,322
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Germany
0.3%
of the national population

About Chemnitz

Chemnitz is a city in Saxony, Germany with a population of 247,220. It is the 29th largest of the 960 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Germany, and the 2,322nd largest worldwide. It lies 191 km from Berlin.

Position in Germany
#29of 960
LargestSmallest
Position in Saxony
#3of 49
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 49
Distance to capital
to Berlin
Elevation
306 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
50.836, 12.929
Record updated
2021-06-21
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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