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Living in Šternberk

In Šternberk, unemployment is 4.9% (2024).

Residents of Šternberk numbered 13,239 at the end of 2024. An unemployment rate of 4.86% was measured at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 in the air was 16 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Population13,239people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Median gross salary (region)1,725EUR/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
Unemployment rate4.86%country median 4.1% — 18% aboveOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Recorded crime1,684incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data
PM2.5, annual mean16µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Šternberk.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Šternberk recorded 6,318 dwellings at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Šternberk. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Šternberk recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

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

net rent, € / m² / month

Jesenice€13.53
Čelákovice€12.51
Milovice€10.98
Studénka€8.97
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 internet15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.32 EUR/month30 Sept 2026O2 Datamanie 10GB11Official · national market
Dwellings6,318 dwellings31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)1Official

Is Šternberk a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on housing · range 46–68%
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–72%
Student54%strong on cost, weak on education · range 42–66%
Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–65%
Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Work and income

Employment totaled 6,332 in Šternberk at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Šternberk?

The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.86 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4
Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Šternberk is 4.9%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,824 EUR/month31 Dec 2025MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Olomoucký kraj, wage sphere10Official · regional context
People in employment6,332 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)2Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,725 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region14Official · county
Unemployment rate4.86 %country median 4.1%31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Šternberk. 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 Šternberk. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Šternberk?

Police recorded about 1,684 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 data9

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,684 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025KROK Database — 2025 open data9Official · county

Mobility and administration

Šternberk's nearest airport was OSR, 59 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport3 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights12Official
Distance to the nearest major airport59 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)OSR3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Šternberk. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Šternberk.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Šternberk?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency7

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean16 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency7Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan -1.4 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 11.6 · May 16 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 21.9 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 16 · Oct 10 · Nov 4.3 · Dec -0.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -5.6 · Feb -4.7 · Mar -1.7 · Apr 3.2 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.9 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 12.9 · Sep 8.8 · Oct 4.3 · Nov 0 · Dec -4.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -3.6 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 1.1 · Apr 6.8 · May 11.3 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 16.7 · Aug 16.6 · Sep 11.7 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -2.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 42.7 · Feb 39.3 · Mar 50.7 · Apr 44.5 · May 84.1 · Jun 85.3 · Jul 97.1 · Aug 80.7 · Sep 73.9 · Oct 57.6 · Nov 50.2 · Dec 46.3 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 50 · Feb 71.7 · Mar 122.1 · Apr 186.4 · May 215.2 · Jun 219.1 · Jul 235.9 · Aug 234 · Sep 161 · Oct 105.7 · Nov 50.8 · Dec 38.5 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Czechia: Olomouc ±1.5 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.4 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±1.0 °C, Naila (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Schwarzenbach an der Saale (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Selb (Germany) ±1.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Šternberk was home to 6,742 women at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Šternberk had 6,265 residents who were male.

How many people live in Šternberk?

The published population was 13,239 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4

MetricValuePeriodSource
Female residents6,742 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official
Male residents6,265 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official
Population13,239 people31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR4Official

International community in Šternberk

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 population13,007100.0%
Česká republika12,84898.8%
Slovenská republika330.3%
Ukrajina300.2%
Vietnamská socialistická republika270.2%
Nezjištěno140.1%
Dvojí občanství120.1%
Bulharská republika110.1%
Polská republika50.0%
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska50.0%
Běloruská republika40.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Tuniská republika30.0%
Spolková republika Německo20.0%
Italská republika20.0%
Rakouská republika20.0%
Rumunsko20.0%
Honduraská republika10.0%
Austrálie10.0%
Republika Kazachstán10.0%
Malajsie10.0%
Moldavská republika10.0%
Filipínská republika10.0%
Ruská federace10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total population13,007100.0%
Česká celkem7,70859.3%
Moravská celkem1,38910.7%
Slovenská celkem1170.9%
Jiná celkem680.5%
Ukrajinská celkem350.3%
Vietnamská celkem230.2%
Německá celkem210.2%
Československá celkem160.1%
Romská celkem120.1%
Bulharská celkem110.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Chorvatská celkem110.1%
Evropská celkem90.1%
Britská celkem80.1%
Polská celkem80.1%
Australská celkem70.1%
Francouzská celkem40.0%
Maďarská celkem40.0%
Běloruská celkem30.0%
Slezská celkem30.0%
Italská celkem20.0%
Estonská celkem10.0%
Kazašská celkem10.0%
Moldavská celkem10.0%
Rakouská celkem10.0%
Rumunská celkem10.0%
Ruská celkem10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source5

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Labour force6,658 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)2Official

Alternatives for people set on Šternberk

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.

Litovel as a Šternberk alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 3.7% Litovel vs 4.9% Šternberk−24%
  • Residents: 9,510 Litovel vs 13,239 Šternberk−28%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,725 Litovel vs €1,725 Šternberksame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,684 Litovel vs 1,684 Šternberksame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 16.0 µg/m³ Litovel vs 16.0 µg/m³ Šternberksame level
Full comparisonMore about Litovel

Zlín as a Šternberk alternative in the same country

61 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Residents: 74,684 Zlín vs 13,239 Šternberk+464%
  • Unemployment: 3.1% Zlín vs 4.9% Šternberk−37%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Zlín vs 1,684 Šternberk−35%
  • Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Zlín vs 16.0 µg/m³ Šternberk−19%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Zlín vs €1,725 Šternberksame level
Full comparisonMore about Zlín

Cities near Šternberk

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

Alternative cities in Czechia

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

All Czechia cities
Zábřeh13,320 residentsHlučín13,352 residentsSlatina13,459 residentsČeský Krumlov12,797 residentsKrupka12,793 residentsAš12,684 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Šternberk 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; Šternberk's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Šternberk part of Olomouc?

Šternberk is in the published commuting zone of Olomouc; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Olomouc city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source8

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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 Šternberk?

The published population was 13,239 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is the air quality good in Šternberk?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Šternberk?

Police recorded about 1,684 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 Šternberk?

The unemployment rate is about 4.9 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Šternberk?

The median gross salary is 1,725 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 Šternberk a good place to live?

Šternberk 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 Šternberk part of Olomouc?

Šternberk is in the published commuting zone of Olomouc; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Šternberk?

Olomouc, Uničov, Litovel, Rýmařov are near Šternberk. 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 Šternberk?

The official citizenship distribution records 12,848 people (98.8%) 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.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Šternberk, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version efd9e9cebb8e51bbff16fa9957a3f831]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/sternberk/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Šternberk, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {efd9e9cebb8e51bbff16fa9957a3f831},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/sternberk/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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