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Freital

City population
39,281
#286
in Germany
#10
in Saxony
#14,219
worldwide
BerlinFreital
51.002, 13.649 · 170 km from Berlin
City population
39,281
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Germany
#286
of 960 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#14,219
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Germany
0.0%
of the national population

About Freital

Freital is a city in Saxony, Germany with a population of 39,281. It is the 286th largest of the 960 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Germany, and the 14,219th largest worldwide. It lies 170 km from Berlin.

Position in Germany
#286of 960
LargestSmallest
Position in Saxony
#10of 49
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#10of 49
Distance to capital
to Berlin
Elevation
171 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
51.002, 13.649
Record updated
2026-05-07
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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