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Potsdam
City population
184,754
#42
in Germany
#1
in Brandenburg
#3,119
worldwide
52.399, 13.066 · 27 km from Berlin
About Potsdam
Potsdam is a city in Brandenburg, Germany with a population of 184,754. It is the 42nd largest of the 960 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Germany, and the 3,119th largest worldwide. It lies 27 km from Berlin.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 38
Coordinates
52.399, 13.066
Record updated
6 May 2026
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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