A quick look at the 706 big villages you can be asked to find on the map, before you play.
GuessTheDot is a free geography guessing game: you get a place name and a map full of dots, then click the one you think is right.
Villages with enough people that locals would call them a proper town, but small enough that they rarely make the news. Ranked play starts here, since cities are too easy to be a real test.
In Germany this set is spread across 16 different states, with Nordrhein-Westfalen home to the most of them (193).
Place kinds on GuessTheDot are a practical grouping by population and place type for gameplay, not a legal or historical designation. A place can hold official city rights (or an old city charter) and still show up here as a village if it stayed small, and the other way around: this is a rough size ladder for guessing, not a statement about a place's official status.
Only the 250 biggest fit on this page. The game still picks from all 706.
| Place | Population | state |
|---|---|---|
| Gütersloh | 96,180 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Berlin-Gesundbrunnen | 93,862 | Berlin |
| Hamburg-Rahlstedt | 92,511 | Hamburg |
| Esslingen am Neckar | 92,390 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Witten | 91,808 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Ratingen | 91,606 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Lünen | 91,009 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Hanau | 88,648 | Hessen |
| Velbert | 87,669 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Ludwigsburg | 87,603 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Lichterfelde | 85,885 | Berlin |
| Wedding | 85,275 | Berlin |
| Hellersdorf | 84,103 | Berlin |
| Reinickendorf | 83,972 | Berlin |
| Norderstedt | 82,844 | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Worms | 81,099 | Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Berlin-Moabit | 81,021 | Berlin |
| Dorsten | 79,981 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Rheinhausen | 78,203 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Castrop-Rauxel | 77,924 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Bogenhausen | 77,542 | Bayern |
| Viersen | 76,153 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Delmenhorst | 75,893 | Niedersachsen |
| Gladbeck | 75,499 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Troisdorf | 74,749 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Wattenscheid | 73,965 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Steglitz | 72,464 | Berlin |
| Hamburg-Billstedt | 71,077 | Hamburg |
| Berlin-Köpenick | 67,148 | Berlin |
| Dinslaken | 66,993 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Unna | 66,734 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Pankow | 65,375 | Berlin |
| Herten | 65,306 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Herford | 64,879 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Grevenbroich | 64,779 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Kerpen | 64,226 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Dormagen | 63,582 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Garbsen | 63,355 | Niedersachsen |
| Tempelhof | 61,769 | Berlin |
| Sindelfingen | 61,311 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Rüsselsheim am Main | 59,730 | Hessen |
| Köpenick | 59,561 | Berlin |
| Langenfeld | 59,112 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Stolberg, Rheinland | 57,684 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Berlin-Neu-Hohenschönhausen | 56,921 | Berlin |
| Hattingen | 56,866 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Hilden | 56,565 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Hamburg-Winterhude | 56,382 | Hamburg |
| St. Augustin | 56,094 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Eschweiler | 55,778 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Friedrichsfelde | 55,423 | Berlin |
| Ahlen | 55,280 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Bad Salzuflen | 54,899 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Meerbusch | 54,826 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Wolfenbüttel | 54,740 | Niedersachsen |
| Hürth | 54,678 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Zehlendorf | 54,328 | Berlin |
| Pulheim | 53,762 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg | 53,064 | Hamburg |
| Waiblingen | 52,945 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Berlin-Mariendorf | 52,734 | Berlin |
| Bergkamen | 52,329 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Frechen | 52,309 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Berlin-Lichtenrade | 52,110 | Berlin |
| Bad Homburg vor der Höhe | 51,859 | Hessen |
| Willich | 51,843 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Erftstadt | 51,207 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Neubrück | 51,109 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Langenhagen | 50,439 | Niedersachsen |
| Schwerte | 50,399 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Speyer | 50,343 | Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Berlin-Alt-Hohenschönhausen | 50,070 | Berlin |
| Treptow | 50,000 | Berlin |
| Neunkirchen | 49,843 | Saarland |
| Leonberg | 49,480 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Bornheim | 48,523 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Hennef (Sieg) | 48,002 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Erkrath | 47,815 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Bruchsal | 47,784 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Weißensee | 47,693 | Berlin |
| Stuttgart-Ost | 47,500 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Frankenthal | 47,438 | Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Herzogenrath | 47,381 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Oberursel | 46,736 | Hessen |
| Berlin-Staaken | 46,369 | Berlin |
| Bünde | 46,365 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Alsdorf | 46,340 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Böblingen | 46,282 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Langenhorn | 46,272 | Hamburg |
| Kamen | 45,927 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Gohlis | 45,924 | Sachsen |
| Meiderich | 45,297 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Erkelenz | 44,650 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Halle-Neustadt | 44,515 | Sachsen-Anhalt |
| Brühl | 44,137 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Fellbach | 43,935 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Lehrte | 43,920 | Niedersachsen |
| Berlin-Lankwitz | 43,558 | Berlin |
| Bietigheim-Bissingen | 43,556 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Filderstadt | 43,550 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Weinheim | 43,325 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Rodgau | 43,315 | Hessen |
| Ohligs | 43,063 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Monheim am Rhein | 43,038 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Berlin-Britz | 42,846 | Berlin |
| Berlin-Rudow | 42,631 | Berlin |
| Nettetal | 42,417 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Kaarst | 42,112 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Frankfurt-Gallus | 42,012 | Hessen |
| Laatzen | 41,838 | Niedersachsen |
| Mülheim | 41,711 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Dreieich | 41,692 | Hessen |
| Lichtenberg | 41,359 | Berlin |
| Berlin-Westend | 41,328 | Berlin |
| Seevetal | 41,266 | Niedersachsen |
| Leinfelden-Echterdingen | 41,185 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Königswinter | 41,164 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Völklingen | 40,952 | Saarland |
| Germering | 40,916 | Bayern |
| Hamburg-Niendorf | 40,906 | Hamburg |
| Buchholz in der Nordheide | 40,849 | Niedersachsen |
| Pinneberg | 40,577 | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Südstadt | 40,557 | Niedersachsen |
| Berlin-Wilhelmstadt | 40,463 | Berlin |
| Pirna | 40,322 | Sachsen |
| Barmbek-Nord | 40,261 | Hamburg |
| Berlin-Buckow | 40,146 | Berlin |
| Berlin-Märkisches Viertel | 40,119 | Berlin |
| Dachau | 39,740 | Bayern |
| Spandau | 39,653 | Berlin |
| Mettmann | 39,550 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Kamp-Lintfort | 39,490 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Freital | 39,281 | Sachsen |
| Siegburg | 39,135 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Maintal | 38,987 | Hessen |
| Langen | 38,785 | Hessen |
| Biebrich | 38,758 | Hessen |
| Sankt Ingbert | 38,697 | Saarland |
| Berlin-Falkenhagener Feld | 38,667 | Berlin |
| Ettlingen | 38,578 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Schwabach | 38,554 | Bayern |
| Leuben | 38,353 | Sachsen |
| Linden | 38,284 | Niedersachsen |
| Buxtehude | 38,192 | Niedersachsen |
| Haltern in Westfalen | 38,142 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Neustadt/Süd | 37,939 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Hamburg-Horn | 37,903 | Hamburg |
| Beckum | 37,814 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Hofheim am Taunus | 37,750 | Hessen |
| Berlin-Gropiusstadt | 37,686 | Berlin |
| Falkensee | 37,468 | Brandenburg |
| Würselen | 37,074 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Wermelskirchen | 36,816 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Berlin-Tegel | 36,764 | Berlin |
| Hamburg-Lurup | 36,521 | Hamburg |
| Niederkassel | 36,480 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Datteln | 36,338 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Bad Vilbel | 35,961 | Hessen |
| Barmbek-Süd | 35,880 | Hamburg |
| Pasing | 35,728 | Bayern |
| Wesseling | 35,665 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Voerde | 35,661 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Farmsen-Berne | 35,477 | Hamburg |
| Neu-Isenburg | 35,293 | Hessen |
| Hamburg-Ottensen | 35,136 | Hamburg |
| Greven | 35,080 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Eidelstedt | 35,078 | Hamburg |
| Lage | 35,054 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Bonn Hardtberg | 35,000 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Wedel | 34,912 | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Bernau | 34,866 | Brandenburg |
| Merseburg | 34,780 | Sachsen-Anhalt |
| Vegesack | 34,757 | Bremen |
| Seelze | 34,364 | Niedersachsen |
| Kempen | 34,105 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Kornwestheim | 33,980 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Berlin-Fennpfuhl | 33,751 | Berlin |
| Ostfildern | 33,598 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Korschenbroich | 33,406 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Dietzenbach | 33,256 | Hessen |
| Burglesum | 33,000 | Bremen |
| Radebeul | 32,979 | Sachsen |
| Buer | 32,919 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Achim | 32,870 | Niedersachsen |
| Mörfelden-Walldorf | 32,753 | Hessen |
| Gevelsberg | 32,664 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Winsen (Luhe) | 32,662 | Niedersachsen |
| Viernheim | 32,620 | Hessen |
| Ennepetal | 32,607 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Stuhr | 32,507 | Niedersachsen |
| Lampertheim | 32,400 | Hessen |
| Berlin-Marienfelde | 32,270 | Berlin |
| Rheinberg | 32,188 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Werl | 32,149 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Hamburg-Neugraben-Fischbek | 32,054 | Hamburg |
| Langendreer | 32,047 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Niederschönhausen | 32,037 | Berlin |
| Kreuztal | 31,772 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Osterholz-Scharmbeck | 31,405 | Niedersachsen |
| Lohmar | 31,339 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Berlin-Hakenfelde | 31,327 | Berlin |
| Georgsmarienhütte | 31,244 | Niedersachsen |
| Ganderkesee | 31,141 | Niedersachsen |
| Northeim | 30,894 | Niedersachsen |
| Werne | 30,810 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Forchheim | 30,442 | Bayern |
| Schönebeck (Elbe) | 30,419 | Sachsen-Anhalt |
| Oer-Erkenschwick | 30,409 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Andernach | 30,408 | Rheinland-Pfalz |
| Tönisvorst | 30,296 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Bretten | 30,274 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Schwelm | 30,235 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Waltrop | 30,220 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Taunusstein | 30,145 | Hessen |
| Ahrensburg | 30,103 | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Schnelsen | 30,100 | Hamburg |
| Rietberg | 30,055 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Friedberg | 29,953 | Bayern |
| Delbrück | 29,884 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Winnenden | 29,876 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Mahlsdorf | 29,757 | Berlin |
| Altglienicke | 29,595 | Berlin |
| Geesthacht | 29,487 | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Altona-Altstadt | 29,455 | Hamburg |
| Haan | 29,431 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Oelde | 29,297 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Wetter | 29,146 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Blankenfelde-Mahlow | 29,129 | Brandenburg |
| Biesdorf | 28,955 | Berlin |
| Pempelfort | 28,941 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Vaihingen an der Enz | 28,798 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Mühlheim | 28,534 | Hessen |
| Unterschleißheim | 28,482 | Bayern |
| Neuburg an der Donau | 28,370 | Bayern |
| Zeitz | 28,328 | Sachsen-Anhalt |
| Bramsche | 28,220 | Niedersachsen |
| Karlshorst | 28,206 | Berlin |
| Kelkheim | 28,175 | Hessen |
| Neustadt/Nord | 28,146 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Neukirchen-Vluyn | 28,110 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Wegberg | 28,089 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Leichlingen | 28,078 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Feuerbach | 28,046 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Berlin-Friedenau | 27,998 | Berlin |
| Baunatal | 27,929 | Hessen |
| Königsbrunn | 27,879 | Bayern |
| Baesweiler | 27,834 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Wiesloch | 27,731 | Baden-Württemberg |
| Heiligenhaus | 27,700 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Dortmund-Hörde | 27,660 | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
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