About Place Names in Germany
The place names of Germany reflect centuries of history — from indigenous peoples who first named the land, to colonial settlers, religious missionaries and civic planners who renamed and expanded settlements. NameTrace documents the etymology of 7,593 cities, towns and villages in Germany.
Place Names in Germany
Berlin
16
Hamburg
04
Munich
02
Köln
07
Frankfurt am Main
05
Stuttgart
01
Düsseldorf
07
Essen
07
Dortmund
07
Dresden
13
Bremen
03
Nürnberg
02
Hannover
06
Leipzig
13
Duisburg
07
Wandsbek
04
Bochum
07
Wuppertal
07
Bielefeld
07
Bonn
07
Hamburg-Nord
04
Mannheim
01
Hamburg-Mitte
04
Marienthal
04
Karlsruhe
01
Wiesbaden
05
Münster
07
Gelsenkirchen
07
Eimsbüttel
04
Aachen
07
Mönchengladbach
07
Augsburg
02
Altona
04
Chemnitz
13
Kiel
10
Braunschweig
06
Krefeld
07
Halle (Saale)
14
Magdeburg
14
Neue Neustadt
14
Oberhausen
07
Mainz
08
Freiburg
01
Erfurt
15
Lübeck
10
Hagen
07
Rostock
12
Kassel
05
Potsdam
11
Saarbrücken
09
Hamm
07
Herne
07
Mülheim
07
Harburg
04
Osnabrück
06
Neukölln
16
Solingen
07
Ludwigshafen am Rhein
08
Leverkusen
07
Oldenburg
06