Frankfurt is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. With 763,380 inhabitants it is the fifth most populous city in Germany. Frankfurt’s central business district is located about 90 km (56 miles) northwest of the geographic center of the EU in Gadheim, Lower Franconia. Like France and Franconia, the city is named after the Franks. Frankfurt is the largest city in the Rhine Franconian dialect area.
Stuttgart is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known locally as the “Stuttgart Cauldron” and lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Its area has a population of 635,911 making it the sixth largest city in Germany.
Berlin is the capital of Germany and one of the sixteen German federal states. It is located in the northeast of Germany. The rivers Spree, Havel, Panke, Dahme and Wuhle flow through the city. With a population of 3.77 million inhabitants, Berlin is the most populous city in the country and in Central Europe.
Bonn is a German city in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany until the reunification of the country in 1990, and seat of government until 1999. It is part of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan macro-region.
