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Living in Šluknov

In Šluknov, advertised rents for new lettings average €7.57 per m² a month (2026) and unemployment is 9.6% (2024).

At the end of 2024, Šluknov had a population of 5,629. Šluknov registered an unemployment rate of 9.64% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0733 sources

Population5,629people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Median gross salary (region)1,777EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region
Average net rent7.57EUR/m²/monthcountry median €8.58 — 12% belowOfficial source · Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného)
Unemployment rate9.64%country median 4.1% — 135% aboveOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Recorded crime1,935incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data

Cheaper rent than 79% of Czech cities that publish it and higher unemployment than 97% of Czech cities that publish it.

Which Czechia-wide rules apply when you move to Šluknov?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in CzechiaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Šluknov.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Šluknov recorded 2,654 dwellings at the end of 2021.

How much does it cost to rent in Šluknov?

Average net cold rent is about 7.57 EUR/m² per month (2026), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 7.57 EUR/m²/month · Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného)15
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Šluknov recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€16
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesŠluknov highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Šluknov highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Jesenice€13.53
Čelákovice€12.51
Milovice€10.98
Šluknov€7.57
Plzeň€5.92
Ostrava€4.83
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Klášterec nad Ohří€8.39
Prague€8.25
Krupka€8.10
Brno€7.50
Jirkov€7.49
Chodov€7.45
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited16.44 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone fixed internet24Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.32 EUR/month30 Sept 2026O2 Datamanie 10GB20Official · national market
Dwellings2,654 dwellings31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.57 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €8.5831 Dec 2026Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného)15Official

Is Šluknov a good place to live?

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Remote worker44%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 34–54%
Skilled employee52%strong on work, weak on education · range 43–61%
Student49%strong on cost, weak on education · range 38–60%
Family44%strong on safety, weak on education · range 33–55%
Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–66%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 454 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 7.57 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2026

Work and income

Šluknov's employment count was 2,138 at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Šluknov?

The unemployment rate is about 9.6 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 9.64 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6
Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Šluknov is 9.6%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,923 EUR/month31 Dec 2025MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Ústecký kraj, wage sphere16Official · regional context
People in employment2,138 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,777 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region23Official · county
Unemployment rate9.64 %country median 4.1%31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6Official

What does a salary buy in Šluknov?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €1,777 (Structure of Earnings Survey 2025, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€930of €1,413 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€1,413
Rent, 60 m²€7.57/m² · official · Ministerstvo financí ČR · 2026-12-31− €454
Internet€16 · official · Vodafone fixed internet · 2026-09-30− €16
Mobile plan€12 · official · O2 Datamanie 10GB · 2026-09-30− €12
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€930
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Šluknov. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Labour Office of the Czech Republic — Public employment service

Úřad práce České republiky

Job SearchRegistration
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Šluknov. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Šluknov?

Police recorded about 1,935 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: KROK Database — 2025 open data14

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,935 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025KROK Database — 2025 open data14Official · county

Mobility and administration

Šluknov's nearest airport was PRG, 101 km away and offered 94 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport94 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights21Official
Distance to the nearest major airport101 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports22Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)PRG3 Aug 2026OurAirports22Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Šluknov. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adaptation and integration courses “Welcome to the Czech Republic” — Civic Orientation

Refugee Facilities Administration of the Ministry of the Interior

For third-country nationals with qualifying long-term or permanent residence.

CzechIn PersonCo-payment
Open official information

Centres for Support of Integration of Foreigners — counselling, language and sociocultural support — Welcome Program

Refugee Facilities Administration of the Ministry of the Interior

For foreigners legally residing in the Czech Republic, people granted international protection.

CzechIn Person, OnlineFree
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Open the full Czechia section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Šluknov.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −2.2°C in January to 19.4°C in July.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 12.03 · Feb 14.82 · Mar 19.84 · Apr 26.02 · May 28.3 · Jun 36.07 · Jul 35.33 · Aug 37.05 · Sep 32.75 · Oct 25.67 · Nov 17.52 · Dec 12.24 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -27.01 · Feb -20.8 · Mar -16.04 · Apr -6.4 · May -1.76 · Jun 2.67 · Jul 7.65 · Aug 5.57 · Sep 1.63 · Oct -6.53 · Nov -15.37 · Dec -21.91 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by monthJan -2.2 · Feb -0.99 · Mar 2.87 · Apr 8.36 · May 13.11 · Jun 17.19 · Jul 19.41 · Aug 19.01 · Sep 14.15 · Oct 8.69 · Nov 3.59 · Dec -0.54 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by monthJan 62.5 · Feb 44.8 · Mar 54.4 · Apr 38.2 · May 66.3 · Jun 86.7 · Jul 94.6 · Aug 92.9 · Sep 60.9 · Oct 60.7 · Nov 58.5 · Dec 61.4 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 46.3 · Feb 72.6 · Mar 124 · Apr 187.4 · May 214.5 · Jun 209 · Jul 221.6 · Aug 218.2 · Sep 157.6 · Oct 101.1 · Nov 47 · Dec 39.6 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO19Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, Šluknov had 2,752 residents who were female. The male population of Šluknov was 2,738.

How many people live in Šluknov?

The published population was 5,629 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6

MetricValuePeriodSource
Female residents2,752 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official
Male residents2,738 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official
Population5,629 people31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6Official

International community in Šluknov

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Population with usual residence; Census 2021; source indicator: Počet obyvatel s obvyklým pobytem · 2021 Census (2021-03-26)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total population5,490100.0%
Česká republika5,27196.0%
Vietnamská socialistická republika1232.2%
Dvojí občanství270.5%
Slovenská republika200.4%
Polská republika170.3%
Ukrajina100.2%
Spolková republika Německo80.1%
Nizozemské království40.1%
Nezjištěno30.1%
Bosna a Hercegovina20.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Kanada10.0%
Italská republika10.0%
Litevská republika10.0%
Moldavská republika10.0%
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population with usual residence; Census 2021; source indicator: Počet obyvatel s obvyklým pobytem · 2021 Census (2021-03-26)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total population5,490100.0%
Česká celkem3,05255.6%
Romská celkem591.1%
Vietnamská celkem591.1%
Slovenská celkem551.0%
Německá celkem450.8%
Polská celkem190.3%
Ukrajinská celkem110.2%
Moravská celkem80.1%
Jiná celkem50.1%
Československá celkem30.1%
Show 8 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Nizozemská celkem30.1%
Evropská celkem20.0%
Italská celkem20.0%
Anglická celkem10.0%
Britská celkem10.0%
Litevská celkem10.0%
Moldavská celkem10.0%
Turecká celkem10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Labour force2,425 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official

Alternatives for people set on Šluknov

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Cities near Šluknov

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Neusalza-Spremberg Germany · 6.6 km away
Rent
4.37 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Ebersbach Germany · 9.3 km away
Rent
4.57 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Wilthen Germany · 11.2 km away
Rent
4.39 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Sebnitz Germany · 12.6 km away
Rent
4.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Czechia

Other cities in Czechia to compare with Šluknov, nearest in population first.

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Lomnice nad Popelkou5,626 residentsChlumec nad Cidlinou5,609 residentsFrantiškovy Lázně5,607 residentsMoravský Krumlov5,667 residentsNové Strašecí5,686 residentsKunovice5,570 residents

How does Šluknov compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Šluknov when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Free Czech-language courses for foreigners (NPI cizinci.npi.cz portal + school adaptation support). How to enrol a child (msmt.gov.cz).

A country-wide rule for Czechia; Šluknov's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Šluknov part of Liberec?

Šluknov is near Liberec, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 48.7 km away by straight-line distance. Liberec city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source10

Which comparable places record less crime than Šluknov?

124 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Šluknov in this strictly source-matched cohort.

Šluknov: 2,930.9 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents (2024).

Lomnice nad Popelkou — 496.9 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Zubří — 522.6 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Nová Paka — 529.8 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Třemošná — 554.3 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Hradec nad Moravicí — 674.6 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Dolní Lutyně — 677.3 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Bystřice — 683.6 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024Týnec nad Sázavou — 699.7 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents2024

Only the same source family, offence definition, period, grain and denominator method are compared. This is recorded crime, not a claim about personal safety. Official source11

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Šluknov?

The published population was 5,629 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

How much does it cost to rent in Šluknov?

Average net cold rent is about 7.57 EUR/m² per month (2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 530 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Ministerstvo financí ČR — Cenová mapa nájemního bydlení (kalkulačka tržního nájemného).

How safe is Šluknov?

Police recorded about 1,935 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: KROK Database — 2025 open data.

What is the unemployment rate in Šluknov?

The unemployment rate is about 9.6 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Šluknov?

The median gross salary is 1,777 EUR/month. Source: Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region.

Is Šluknov a good place to live?

Šluknov may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Šluknov part of Liberec?

Šluknov is near Liberec, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 48.7 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Šluknov?

Neusalza-Spremberg, Ebersbach, Rumburk, Schirgiswalde-Kirschau, Ebersbach-Neugersdorf are near Šluknov. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Česká republika citizenship group in Šluknov?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,271 people (96.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census (2021-03-26). This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

Which comparable places record less crime than Šluknov?

124 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Šluknov in this strictly source-matched cohort. The comparison uses Policie ČR Mapy kriminality municipal 2024 + CZSO population municipalities 1 January 2024, period 2024, and does not compare across incompatible police definitions.

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