Elevation of towns in Germany

1,000 towns in Germany have a reading on the GMTED2010 grid. The highest is Albstadt (Baden-Württemberg) at 873 m (2,864 ft); the lowest is Moormerland (Lower Saxony) at -2 m (-7 ft). Half of the towns sit above 129 m (the mean is 189 m).

Highest towns in Germany

#TownElevation
1Albstadt Baden-Württemberg873 m (2,864 ft)
2Sonthofen Bavaria748 m (2,454 ft)
3Marktoberdorf Bavaria730 m (2,395 ft)
4Trossingen Baden-Württemberg706 m (2,316 ft)
5Garmisch-Partenkirchen Bavaria701 m (2,300 ft)
6Freudenstadt Baden-Württemberg700 m (2,297 ft)
7Villingen-Schwenningen Baden-Württemberg698 m (2,290 ft)
8Donaueschingen Baden-Württemberg691 m (2,267 ft)
9Holzkirchen Bavaria689 m (2,260 ft)
10Kaufbeuren Bavaria677 m (2,221 ft)

Lowest towns in Germany

#TownElevation
1Moormerland Lower Saxony-2 m (-7 ft)
2Rhauderfehn Lower Saxony0 m (0 ft)
3Nordenham Lower Saxony0 m (0 ft)
4Wittmund Lower Saxony1 m (3 ft)
5Wismar Mecklenburg-West Pommerania1 m (3 ft)
6Südbrookmerland Lower Saxony1 m (3 ft)
7Bremerhaven Bremen1 m (3 ft)
8Brake Lower Saxony1 m (3 ft)
9Ribnitz-Damgarten Mecklenburg-West Pommerania2 m (7 ft)
10Cuxhaven Lower Saxony2 m (7 ft)

Regions of Germany

RegionTownsMeanHighest townLowest town
Baden-Württemberg140327 m Albstadt 873 m Mannheim 95 m
Bavaria118433 m Sonthofen 748 m Alzenau 127 m
Brandenburg4151 m Lauchhammer 111 m Schwedt 4 m
Hassia91172 m Korbach 375 m Ginsheim-Gustavsburg 87 m
Lower Saxony12153 m Goslar 249 m Moormerland -2 m
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania1128 m Neustrelitz 71 m Wismar 1 m
North Rhine-Westphalia269127 m Simmerath 541 m Rees 17 m
Rhineland-Palatinate33140 m Pirmasens 396 m Koblenz 69 m
Saarland27244 m Illingen 305 m Dillingen 184 m
Sachsen-Anhalt36101 m Wernigerode 239 m Salzwedel 23 m
Saxony47228 m Annaberg-Buchholz 609 m Torgau 86 m
Schleswig-Holstein3623 m Bargteheide 48 m Eckernförde 3 m
Thuringia26264 m Ilmenau 479 m Sömmerda 142 m

All towns in Germany