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Frechen
City population
52,309
#180
in Germany
#75
in North Rhine-Westphalia
#10,959
worldwide
50.915, 6.812 · 488 km from Berlin
About Frechen
Frechen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with a population of 52,309. It is the 180th largest of the 960 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Germany, and the 10,959th largest worldwide. It lies 488 km from Berlin.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#75of 268
Elevation
73 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
50.915, 6.812
Record updated
2026-05-09
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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