Where these places come from

GeoNames cities500: populated places recorded with population over 500, plus administrative seats down to fourth order. Includes cities, towns, villages and other inhabited settlements; excludes neighborhood sections, historical, abandoned and destroyed places, and collective-place records. Coverage varies by country and is not every city or a complete travel guide. This is a broad directory, not a complete list of every settlement or a list of places ready for travel.

Location names and details adapted from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Snapshot: 2026-09-07. Entries may be incomplete or out of date; country and territory labels follow the source. Source and preparation notes.

Munich photograph: Guido Radig / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0; cropped.