Cities near Erfurt

Erfurt is a city of 218,793 inhabitants in Germany. The most populous cities near Erfurt within 100 km are Halle (Saale), Göttingen, Jena. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

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Latitude: 50.9773° Longitude: 11.0354° Population: 218,793 Timezone: Europe/Berlin
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Nearby cities 80 cities found

Sorted by population, from largest to smallest. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

City Country Distance Population
Halle (Saale) Germany 86.4 km 237,865
Göttingen Germany 98.6 km 122,149
Jena Germany 39.2 km 104,712
Gera Germany 74.1 km 104,659
Plauen Germany 94.2 km 66,412
Weimar Germany 20.6 km 64,727
Hof Germany 96.3 km 49,239
Gotha Germany 23.6 km 46,615
Halle-Neustadt Germany 82.9 km 44,515
Nordhausen Germany 60.7 km 43,912
Suhl Germany 47.5 km 43,509
Coburg Germany 80.0 km 41,901
Eisenach Germany 50.4 km 40,747
Ilmenau Germany 33.7 km 38,834
Altenburg Germany 98.1 km 38,568
Mühlhausen Germany 48.2 km 38,108
Weißenfels Germany 69.8 km 37,929
Merseburg Germany 78.6 km 34,780
Wernigerode Germany 97.1 km 32,167
Bad Hersfeld Germany 93.7 km 30,725
Naumburg Germany 57.4 km 29,722
Zeitz Germany 77.5 km 28,328
Saalfeld Germany 43.3 km 28,023
Arnstadt Germany 16.3 km 25,678
Aschersleben Germany 91.6 km 25,647
Markkleeberg Germany 98.8 km 25,331
Rudolstadt Germany 35.7 km 24,852
Apolda Germany 34.1 km 24,793
Greiz Germany 89.1 km 24,147
Sonneberg Germany 69.4 km 23,908
Sangerhausen Germany 57.9 km 23,347
Quedlinburg Germany 90.5 km 23,139
Duderstadt Germany 80.4 km 22,910
Reichenbach/Vogtland Germany 97.4 km 22,530
Eisleben Lutherstadt Germany 70.8 km 22,505
Sondershausen Germany 45.1 km 21,802
Meiningen Germany 63.0 km 21,580
Lusan Germany 73.7 km 21,507
Lichtenfels Germany 92.5 km 21,336
Eschwege Germany 72.3 km 21,191
Sömmerda Germany 21.0 km 20,853
Werdau Germany 97.8 km 20,520
Schmalkalden Germany 50.3 km 19,553
Schkeuditz Germany 94.9 km 18,487
Crimmitschau Germany 96.7 km 18,272
Kronach Germany 84.7 km 18,248
Heilbad Heiligenstadt Germany 76.8 km 17,230
Bad Langensalza Germany 30.8 km 16,717
Bad Salzungen Germany 58.9 km 16,410
Hünfeld Germany 95.0 km 16,323
Witzenhausen Germany 91.7 km 16,055
Blankenburg Germany 90.6 km 15,963
Hettstedt Germany 81.8 km 15,949
Zeulenroda-Triebes Germany 75.9 km 15,677
Bad Neustadt an der Saale Germany 93.4 km 15,434
Bebra Germany 86.8 km 14,839
Neustadt bei Coburg Germany 72.3 km 14,824
Zeulenroda Germany 75.8 km 13,763
Leinefelde-Worbis Germany 67.3 km 13,740
Rödental Germany 75.9 km 13,712
Schmölln Germany 92.8 km 13,542
Thale Germany 85.8 km 13,386
Hessisch Lichtenau Germany 95.2 km 13,291
Markranstädt Germany 90.2 km 13,053
Rotenburg an der Fulda Germany 91.5 km 12,937
Herzberg am Harz Germany 89.6 km 12,792
Friedland Germany 92.1 km 12,607
Zella-Mehlis Germany 44.4 km 12,157
Pößneck Germany 50.3 km 11,960
Rosdorf Germany 98.1 km 11,840
Bad Lauterberg im Harz Germany 82.8 km 11,784
Hildburghausen Germany 65.0 km 11,632
Bad Dürrenberg Germany 80.1 km 11,521
Waltershausen Germany 34.6 km 11,445
Eisenberg Germany 60.7 km 11,438
Kleinzschocher Germany 97.2 km 11,031
Bad Staffelstein Germany 97.4 km 10,618
Gemeinde Friedland Germany 91.0 km 10,568
Debschwitz Germany 73.9 km 10,540
Meuselwitz Germany 88.7 km 10,148

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