German cities are cities that can be founded by the German civilization in Civilization IV and its expansions. The first city founded is the
Capital, and the names of future cities are chosen in the order they appear on the list below.
The names listed are default names; players can change their cities' names if they choose.
List of cities[]
| Founding Order | City Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin | Most populous city in and capital of Germany; Capital of Prussia for most of its history (1701-1918) |
| 2 | Hamburg | Second most populous city in Germany; Major port city and connected to the North Sea |
| 3 | Munich | German spelling: München; Third most populous city in Germany and capital of Bavaria |
| 4 | Cologne | German spelling: Köln; Fourth most populous city in Germany |
| 5 | Frankfurt | German spelling: Frankfurt am Main; Fifth most populous city in Germany |
| 6 | Essen | Industrial city home to coal mines and steel production; Second-largest Ruhr urban area city |
| 7 | Dortmund | Home to the Westfalen stadium and Borussia football team; Largest Ruhr urban area city |
| 8 | Stuttgart | Sixth most populous city in Germany and capital of Baden-Würtemberg |
| 9 | Dusseldorf | German spelling: Düsseldorf; Seventh most populous city in Germany and capital of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 10 | Bremen | Renassiance style city on the Wesser River |
| 11 | Hannover | Capital of Lower Saxony |
| 12 | Duisburg | City at junction on the Rhine and Ruhr rivers; Third-largest Ruhr urban area city |
| 13 | Leipzig | Trade city and eighth most populus city in Germany |
| 14 | Nuremberg | Given to Holy Roman Empire in BtS; German spelling: Nürnberg |
| 15 | Dresden | Capital of Saxony |
| 16 | Bonn | Former capital of West Germany |
| 17 | Bochum | Historic industrial city home to steel production; Fourth-largest Ruhr urban area city |
| 18 | Magdeburg | Given to Holy Roman Empire in BtS |
| 19 | Bielefeld | Most populous city in the Detmold region |
| 20 | Mannheim | Given to Holy Roman Empire in BtS |
| 21 | Karlsruhe | Legal center of Germany |
| 22 | Gelsenkirchen | City in the center of the Ruhr urban area |
| 23 | Wiesbaden | Capital of Hesse |
| 24 | Munster | German spelling: Münster |
| 25 | Rostock | Known for Rostock University and home to gothic style cathedrals |
| 26 | Augsburg | Given to Holy Roman Empire in BtS |
| 27 | Chemnitz | City temporarily named "Karl-Marx-Stadt" in honor of German-born Karl Marx |
| 28 | Aachen | Became capital of Holy Roman Empire in BtS |
| 29 | Braunschweig | Also known as Brunswick; Known for its Medieval art |
| 30 | Halle | Also known as Saale; City in central Germany |
| 31 | Monchengladbach | German spelling: Mönchengladbach |
| 32 | Kiel | Capital of Schleswig-Holstein |
| 33 | Wuppertal | City known for its superail monorail |
| 34 | Lubeck | Given to Holy Roman Empire in BtS; German spelling: Lübeck |
| 35 | Freiburg | Vibrant university city in southwest Germany |
| 36 | Hagen | Municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 37 | Erfurt | Capital of Thuringia |
| 38 | Heidelberg | Given to Holy Roman Empire in BtS |
| 39 | Kassel | City in central Germany home to the Documentra Art Exhibition |
| 40 | Mainz | Given to Holy Roman Empire in BtS |
| 41 | Oberhausen | Industrial city in Ruhr region of Germany |
| 42 | Hamm | Industrial city in Ruhr region of Germany; Important railroad stop |
| 43 | Saarbrücken | German spelling: Saarbrücken; Capital of Saarland |
| 44 | Krefeld | Also spelled Crefeld until 1925 |
| 45 | Potsdam | Capital of Brandenburg |
| 46 | Solingen | City in North Rhine-Westphalia region known for its swordsmithing |
| 47 | Osnabruck | German spelling: Osnabrück |
| 48 | Ludwigshafen | Industrial city known for being the world's largest chemical producer |
| 49 | Leverkusen | City that borders Cologne and home to Bayer medical company headquarters |
| 50 | Oldenburg | City in northwestern Germany |
| 51 | Neuss | One of Germany's oldest cities; Founded by the Romans |
| 52 | Mulheim | German spelling: Mülheim; Industrial city in Ruhr region of Germany |
| 53 | Darmstadt | City near Frankfurt known for its modern art and ion research center |
| 54 | Herne | Industrial city in Ruhr region of Germany |
| 55 | Wurzburg | German spelling: Würzburg |
| 56 | Regensburg | Given to Holy Roman Empire in BtS |
| 57 | Recklinghausen | Capital on the Rucklinghausen district |
| 58 | Göttingen | German spelling: Göttingen |
| 59 | Wolfsburg | Headquarters for Volkswagen and home to the amusment park Autostadt |
| 60 | Ulm | Given to Holy Roman Empire in BtS |
| 61 | Koblenz | City founded in 8 BCE by Drusus |
| 62 | Hildesheim | City founded in the 11th century; Known for its churches |
| 63 | Erlangen | Smallest city in Bavaria with a population of at least 100,000 |
| 64 | Trier | One of Germany's oldest cities; Given to Holy Roman Empire in BtS |
See also[]
- German cities in other games