Cities Near Essen
Essen is located in Germany. Several major cities lie within a short distance of Essen, including Duisburg (18 km), Düsseldorf (30 km) and Dortmund (32 km). This page lists important cities located near Essen together with their distance. Note that this list is limited to large cities with more than 500,000 inhabitants.
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Currently limited to 1,031 cities with more than 500,000 inhabitants in our database.
Cities within 500 km of Essen
| City | Country | Distance | Direction | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duisburg | Germany | 18 km | West | 503,707 |
| Düsseldorf | Germany | 30 km | Southwest | 631,217 |
| Dortmund | Germany | 32 km | East | 595,471 |
| Cologne | Germany | 57 km | South | 1,087,353 |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | 178 km | Northwest | 935,140 |
| Rotterdam | Netherlands | 182 km | West | 678,530 |
| Antwerp | Belgium | 183 km | West | 542,910 |
| Frankfurt | Germany | 190 km | Southeast | 775,790 |
| Brussels-Capital Region | Belgium | 197 km | West | 1,255,795 |
| The Hague | Netherlands | 199 km | West | 579,840 |
| Hanover | Germany | 213 km | Northeast | 548,186 |
| Bremen | Germany | 218 km | Northeast | 577,026 |
| Bremen | Germany | 221 km | Northeast | 693,204 |
| Hamburg | Germany | 309 km | Northeast | 1,910,160 |
| Stuttgart | Germany | 335 km | Southeast | 635,340 |
| Nuremberg | Germany | 363 km | Southeast | 526,091 |
| Leipzig | Germany | 372 km | East | 619,879 |
| Paris | France | 440 km | Southwest | 2,049,300 |
| Berlin | Germany | 452 km | East | 3,863,060 |
| Dresden | Germany | 470 km | East | 574,960 |
| Munich | Germany | 493 km | Southeast | 1,510,378 |
| London | United Kingdom | 494 km | West | 8,619,140 |