Find a map of Germany and other maps that explain more about Germany’s layout, geography and political and social administration, on this page.
Map of Germany
Below is a simple map of Germany:
Map of Germany with cities
This map of Germany also marks some other major German cities, rivers and roads:
Map showing Germany’s location in Europe
This map shows Germany’s location within Europe. As you can see, Germany’s neighbouring countries include France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Czechia, Austria and Switzerland.
Map of German federal states
The below map shows Germany’s 16 federal states and their respective state capital cities:
Political map of Germany
This administrative map shows how Germany is broken down into different administrative regions, for instance to determine political boundaries for elections and voting:
Topographic map of Germany
This topographic map of Germany shows how the country’s landscape varies in the north and south. While the northern terrain of the country is flat, the further south you get, towards the Alps, the more mountainous the terrain becomes.
Map of East and West Germany
Between 1945 and 1990, Germany (and its capital city, Berlin) was divided into two separate countries: East Germany and West Germany. The map below shows where the border line between these two countries fell, also within Berlin (which was itself wholly placed within East Germany).
German postcodes: Map
To send post in Germany, you’ll need to know the addressee’s postcode. In Germany as in the rest of the world, postal codes are assigned systematically to geographical areas. In Berlin and surrounding areas, for instance, all postcodes start with the digit 1, whereas around Stuttgart they start with a 7 and around Munich they start with an 8.
In Germany, a postcode is known as a Postleitzahl or PLZ for short. You can see how postcodes are distributed in Germany in the map below:
Area codes in Germany: Map
Area codes on phone numbers, like postcodes, are geographically distributed. However, an area code does not always tell you exactly where someone is calling from, as it is possible to take your phone number with you in Germany if you change address. The map below shows how phone number area codes are distributed in Germany:
