Cities near Lichtenfels

Lichtenfels is a city of 21,336 inhabitants in Germany. The most populous cities near Lichtenfels within 100 km are Nuremberg, Erfurt, Würzburg. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

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Latitude: 50.1457° Longitude: 11.0593° Population: 21,336 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
Nuremberg Germany 76.9 km 515,543
Erfurt Germany 92.5 km 218,793
Würzburg Germany 88.4 km 133,731
Fürth Germany 74.6 km 132,036
Jena Germany 94.8 km 104,712
Erlangen Germany 61.8 km 102,675
Bayreuth Germany 43.1 km 72,940
Bamberg Germany 29.7 km 70,047
Plauen Germany 86.0 km 66,412
Weimar Germany 94.7 km 64,727
Schweinfurt Germany 60.7 km 54,012
Hof Germany 63.5 km 49,239
Gotha Germany 92.7 km 46,615
Amberg Germany 97.1 km 44,737
Suhl Germany 57.7 km 43,509
Weiden Germany 94.3 km 42,550
Coburg Germany 14.4 km 41,901
Ilmenau Germany 60.6 km 38,834
Schwabach Germany 90.7 km 38,554
Cheb Czechia 94.0 km 32,808
Ansbach Germany 99.3 km 31,839
Forchheim Germany 47.6 km 30,442
Saalfeld Germany 59.9 km 28,023
Kulmbach Germany 28.3 km 27,565
Lauf an der Pegnitz Germany 72.1 km 26,403
Zirndorf Germany 78.6 km 25,734
Arnstadt Germany 77.6 km 25,678
Roth Germany 99.9 km 25,083
Rudolstadt Germany 66.9 km 24,852
Herzogenaurach Germany 65.4 km 24,237
Greiz Germany 98.8 km 24,147
Sonneberg Germany 25.1 km 23,908
Meiningen Germany 65.5 km 21,580
Kitzingen Germany 79.1 km 21,387
Bad Kissingen Germany 70.2 km 21,328
Schmalkalden Germany 77.4 km 19,553
Sulzbach-Rosenberg Germany 87.0 km 19,379
Kronach Germany 22.1 km 18,248
Marktredwitz Germany 74.9 km 18,204
Oberasbach Germany 80.7 km 17,306
Selb Germany 76.4 km 17,132
Wendelstein Germany 88.5 km 16,446
Bad Salzungen Germany 94.4 km 16,410
Zeulenroda-Triebes Germany 86.3 km 15,677
Bad Neustadt an der Saale Germany 63.7 km 15,434
Altdorf bei Nürnberg Germany 87.2 km 15,312
Karlstadt Germany 94.2 km 15,272
Neustadt bei Coburg Germany 20.9 km 14,824
Pegnitz Germany 55.7 km 14,279
Stein Germany 81.2 km 13,902
Höchstadt an der Aisch Germany 51.9 km 13,867
Zeulenroda Germany 86.4 km 13,763
Rödental Germany 16.7 km 13,712
Haßfurt Germany 40.7 km 13,562
Feucht Germany 86.3 km 13,482
Oelsnitz Germany 84.4 km 12,686
Aš Czechia 81.3 km 12,684
Neustadt an der Aisch Germany 70.7 km 12,448
Hersbruck Germany 75.5 km 12,404
Röthenbach an der Pegnitz Germany 74.8 km 12,224
Zella-Mehlis Germany 63.4 km 12,157
Bad Windsheim Germany 85.1 km 12,022
Hammelburg Germany 83.3 km 12,004
Pößneck Germany 71.7 km 11,960
Hildburghausen Germany 38.9 km 11,632
Burgthann Germany 90.1 km 11,567
Münchberg Germany 52.1 km 11,557
Hirschaid Germany 36.8 km 11,508
Ochsenfurt Germany 89.2 km 11,492
Waltershausen Germany 90.9 km 11,445
Schwarzenbach an der Saale Germany 62.9 km 11,375
Gemünden am Main Germany 97.1 km 11,375
Langenzenn Germany 74.9 km 10,629
Bad Staffelstein Germany 6.4 km 10,618
Wunsiedel Germany 68.4 km 10,295
Veitshöchheim Germany 91.1 km 10,279
Cadolzburg Germany 78.0 km 10,164
Rehau Germany 70.3 km 10,058
Roßtal Germany 84.3 km 10,052
Werneck Germany 70.9 km 10,051

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