Districts & Counties of Germany map & data
Germany has 38 districts and counties in this layer, spread over 15 states. The most are in Bayern (7), Nordrhein-Westfalen (5) and Baden-Württemberg (4). The largest include Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Sachsen-Anhalt.
Districts & Counties by state
| State | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bayern | 7 | 18% |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | 5 | 13% |
| Baden-Württemberg | 4 | 11% |
| Niedersachsen | 4 | 11% |
| Hessen | 3 | 7.9% |
| Rheinland-Pfalz | 3 | 7.9% |
| Sachsen | 3 | 7.9% |
| Berlin | 2 | 5.3% |
| Bremen | 1 | 2.6% |
| Hamburg | 1 | 2.6% |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 1 | 2.6% |
| Saarland | 1 | 2.6% |
| Sachsen-Anhalt | 1 | 2.6% |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 1 | 2.6% |
| Thüringen | 1 | 2.6% |
Largest districts and counties in Germany
- BrandenburgBerlin · 29,592.5 km²
- Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern · 22,855.7 km²
- Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt · 20,538 km²
- OberbayernBayern · 17,584.7 km²
- ThüringenThüringen · 16,193.3 km²
- Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein · 15,437.1 km²
- LüneburgNiedersachsen · 15,421.7 km²
- Weser-EmsNiedersachsen · 14,862.1 km²
- StuttgartBaden-Württemberg · 10,534.2 km²
- NiederbayernBayern · 10,324.3 km²
- SchwabenBayern · 10,038.9 km²
- OberpfalzBayern · 9,705.3 km²
- FreiburgBaden-Württemberg · 9,420.9 km²
- TübingenBaden-Württemberg · 9,207.2 km²
- HannoverNiedersachsen · 9,050 km²
- UnterfrankenBayern · 8,529.7 km²
- KasselHessen · 8,286 km²
- BraunschweigNiedersachsen · 8,118.9 km²
- KoblenzRheinland-Pfalz · 8,067.2 km²
- ArnsbergNordrhein-Westfalen · 8,001.9 km²
- DresdenSachsen · 7,982.6 km²
- DarmstadtHessen · 7,443.2 km²
- KölnNordrhein-Westfalen · 7,355.6 km²
- MittelfrankenBayern · 7,235.4 km²
- OberfrankenBayern · 7,221.9 km²
- MünsterNordrhein-Westfalen · 6,913.7 km²
- KarlsruheBaden-Württemberg · 6,903.8 km²
- Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinland-Pfalz · 6,847.4 km²
- ChemnitzSachsen · 6,555.7 km²
- DetmoldNordrhein-Westfalen · 6,511 km²
- GießenHessen · 5,375.5 km²
- DüsseldorfNordrhein-Westfalen · 5,270.3 km²
- TrierRheinland-Pfalz · 4,923.1 km²
- LeipzigSachsen · 3,975 km²
- SaarlandSaarland · 2,568.7 km²
- BerlinBerlin · 889.9 km²
- HamburgHamburg · 733.4 km²
- BremenBremen · 395.4 km²
What's in this layer
Every district or county in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Second-level administrative areas: counties, districts, departments and shires.
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How many districts and counties are there in Germany?
This layer holds 38 districts and counties in Germany, the most of them in Bayern. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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The name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID.
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