diff --git a/backend/app/models/place.py b/backend/app/models/place.py
index 95c58ea..2a94681 100644
--- a/backend/app/models/place.py
+++ b/backend/app/models/place.py
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ class Place(models.Model):
     description = models.TextField('Beschreibung', blank=True, null=True)
     location = LocationField('Position', blank=True, null=True, options={
         'map': {
-            'center': [52.52, 13.40],
-            'zoom': 12,
+            'center': settings.MAP_CENTER,
+            'zoom': settings.MAP_ZOOM,
         },
     })
 
diff --git a/backend/config/settings.py b/backend/config/settings.py
index f224ae3..83e643e 100644
--- a/backend/config/settings.py
+++ b/backend/config/settings.py
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
 
 ADMIN_URL = os.environ.get('ADMIN_URL', 'admin/').rstrip('/') + '/'
 
+[slat, slon] = os.environ.get('MAP_CENTER', '51.2,9').split(',')
+MAP_CENTER = [float(slat), float(slon)]
+MAP_ZOOM = int(os.environ.get('MAP_ZOOM', '6'))
+
 STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / 'static'
 
 MEDIA_URL = 'data/'