| Town | Population | District | Bundesland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waiblingen | 52,685 | -- | Baden-Württemberg |
| Waren | 22,000 | Müritz | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
| Weiden | 43,300 | -- | Bavaria |
| Weimar | 63,500 | -- | Thuringia |
| Westerstede | 20,900 | Ammerland | Lower Saxony |
| Werdohl | 21,791 | Märkischer Kreis | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Wiesbaden | 267,700 | -- | Hesse |
| Wildeshausen | 16,300 | Oldenburg | Lower Saxony |
| Wilhelmshaven | 89,000 | -- | Lower Saxony |
| Winnenden | 27,214 | Rems-Murr | Baden-Württemberg |
| Winsen | 32,100 | Harburg | Lower Saxony |
| Winterbach | 7,675 | Rems-Murr | Baden-Württemberg |
| Winterberg | 14,757 | Hochsauerland | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Wismar | 48,800 | -- | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
| Wittmund | 21,200 | Wittmund | Lower Saxony |
| Wolfenbüttel | 53,600 | Wolfenbüttel | Lower Saxony |
| Wolfsburg | 122,800 | -- | Lower Saxony |
| Worms | 80,600 | -- | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Wört | 1,453 | Ostalbkreis | Baden-Württemberg |
| Wuppertal | 376,700 | -- | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Würzburg | 126,400 | -- | Bavaria |
A "--" in the district column means, that the town is a district-free town, i.e. it is by itself a district.