This is a complete list of the 2,055 cities and towns in Germany (as of 1 March 2022). 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 …

Hanover (German: Hannover) is a territory that was at various times a principality within the Holy Roman Empire, an Electorate within the same, an independent Kingdom, and a subordinate Province within the Kingdom of Prussia.The territory was named after its capital, the city of Hanover, which was the principal town of the region from 1636.In contemporary usage, the …