This is a complete list of the 2,056 cities and towns in Germany (as of 1 January 2024).^[1][2] There is no distinction between town and city in Germany; a Stadt is an independent municipality (see Municipalities of Germany) that has been given the right to use that title. In contrast, the generally smaller German municipalities that do not use this title, and are thus not included here, are usually just called Gemeinden. Historically, the title Stadt was associated with town privileges, but today it is a mere honorific title. The title can be bestowed to a municipality by its respective state government and is generally given to such municipalities that have either had historic town rights or have attained considerable size and importance more recently. Towns with over 100,000 inhabitants are called Großstadt, a statistical notion sometimes translated as "city", but having no effect on their administrative status. In this list, only the cities' and towns' names are given. For more restricted lists with more details, see:

• List of cities in Germany by population (only Großstädte, i.e. cities over 100,000 population)
• Metropolitan regions in Germany

Numbers of cities and towns in the German states:

• Bavaria: 317 cities and towns
• Baden-Württemberg: 316 cities and towns
• North Rhine-Westphalia: 272 cities and towns
• Hesse: 191 cities and towns
• Saxony: 169 cities and towns
• Lower Saxony: 159 cities and towns
• Rhineland-Palatinate: 130 cities and towns
• Thuringia: 117 cities and towns
• Brandenburg: 113 cities and towns
• Saxony-Anhalt: 104 cities and towns
• Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: 84 cities and towns, see list
• Schleswig-Holstein: 63 cities and towns
• Saarland: 17 cities and towns
• Bremen: 2 cities
• Berlin: 1 city
• Hamburg: 1 city