City profile · Germany · Europe
Münster
City population
308,258
#20
in Germany
#10
in North Rhine-Westphalia
#1,851
worldwide
51.962, 7.626 · 399 km from Berlin
About Münster
Münster is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with a population of 308,258. It is the 20th largest of the 960 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Germany, and the 1,851st largest worldwide. It lies 399 km from Berlin.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#10of 268
Elevation
64 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
51.962, 7.626
Record updated
2026-05-06
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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