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Living in Železný Brod

In Železný Brod, unemployment is 4.5% (2024).

Železný Brod's population was 6,043 at the end of 2024. Železný Brod had an unemployment rate of 4.54% at the end of 2024. Železný Brod recorded annual PM2.5 of 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0735 sources

Population6,043people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Median gross salary (region)1,737EUR/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 rate4.54%country median 4.1% — 10% aboveOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Recorded crime1,773incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data
PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Czechia-wide rules apply when you move to Železný Brod?

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 Železný Brod.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The dwelling count was 3,117 at the end of 2021.

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

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€16
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesŽelezný Brod highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Železný Brod 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 internet21Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.32 EUR/month30 Sept 2026O2 Datamanie 10GB17Official · national market
Dwellings3,117 dwellings31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official

Is Železný Brod a good place to live?

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on housing · range 39–61%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 48–68%
Student49%strong on safety, weak on education · range 37–61%
Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–65%
Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–67%

Work and income

The employment figure in Železný Brod was 2,723 at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Železný Brod?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.54 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6
Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Železný Brod is 4.5%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,879 EUR/month31 Dec 2025MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Liberecký kraj, wage sphere16Official · regional context
People in employment2,723 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,737 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region20Official · county
Unemployment rate4.54 %country median 4.1%31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Železný Brod. 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

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

Safety

How safe is Železný Brod?

Police recorded about 1,773 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 residents1,773 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025KROK Database — 2025 open data14Official · county

Mobility and administration

Železný Brod's nearest airport was PED, 78 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights18Official
Distance to the nearest major airport78 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)PED3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Železný Brod. 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
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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.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Železný Brod.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Železný Brod?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency9

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 mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency9Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 1.2 · Feb 3 · Mar 7.3 · Apr 13.7 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 18.3 · Oct 12.5 · Nov 6.3 · Dec 2.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -3.9 · Feb -3.6 · Mar -1.1 · Apr 2.6 · May 6.8 · Jun 10.1 · Jul 12 · Aug 11.8 · Sep 8.3 · Oct 4.9 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -2.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.2 · Feb -0.2 · Mar 3 · Apr 8.3 · May 12.8 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 18 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 13 · Oct 8.5 · Nov 3.9 · Dec 0 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 64.9 · Feb 53.8 · Mar 61.4 · Apr 41.3 · May 75.6 · Jun 89 · Jul 107.1 · Aug 99.7 · Sep 69 · Oct 58.8 · Nov 58.7 · Dec 66.2 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 44 · Feb 67.9 · Mar 117 · Apr 177.8 · May 210.2 · Jun 208.1 · Jul 222.7 · Aug 216.6 · Sep 155.3 · Oct 104.4 · Nov 40.2 · Dec 34.4 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI26Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Czechia: Olomouc ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Bad Arolsen (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Marsberg (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Warburg (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Traunstein (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

The female population of Železný Brod was 2,961. Železný Brod was home to 2,773 men at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Železný Brod?

The published population was 6,043 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6

MetricValuePeriodSource
Female residents2,961 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official
Male residents2,773 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)5Official
Population6,043 people31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6Official

International community in Železný Brod

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 population5,734100.0%
Česká republika5,37993.8%
Ukrajina1733.0%
Slovenská republika460.8%
Dvojí občanství360.6%
Polská republika350.6%
Vietnamská socialistická republika310.5%
Ruská federace90.2%
Nezjištěno90.2%
Maďarská republika30.1%
Rumunsko20.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Turecká republika20.0%
Bulharská republika10.0%
Běloruská republika10.0%
Kanada10.0%
Kubánská republika10.0%
Irácká republika10.0%
Moldavská republika10.0%
Norské království10.0%
Švýcarská konfederace10.0%
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 population5,734100.0%
Česká celkem3,53561.6%
Ukrajinská celkem1091.9%
Slovenská celkem701.2%
Polská celkem370.6%
Vietnamská celkem270.5%
Moravská celkem130.2%
Československá celkem120.2%
Evropská celkem90.2%
Maďarská celkem80.1%
Jiná celkem70.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Německá celkem50.1%
Romská celkem50.1%
Ruská celkem50.1%
Americká (USA) celkem40.1%
Irácká celkem30.1%
Kanadská celkem30.1%
Norská celkem30.1%
Běloruská celkem20.0%
Moldavská celkem20.0%
Rumunská celkem20.0%
Britská celkem10.0%
Bulharská celkem10.0%
Francouzská celkem10.0%
Chorvatská celkem10.0%
Irská celkem10.0%
Kazašská celkem10.0%
Rusínská 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 force2,834 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official

Alternatives for people set on Železný Brod

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.

Jilemnice as a Železný Brod alternative in the same region

18 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,003 Jilemnice vs 1,773 Železný Brod−43%
  • Unemployment: 3.6% Jilemnice vs 4.5% Železný Brod−20%
  • Residents: 5,377 Jilemnice vs 6,043 Železný Brod−11%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,737 Jilemnice vs €1,737 Železný Brodsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Jilemnice vs 11.0 µg/m³ Železný Brodsame level
Full comparisonMore about Jilemnice

Zlín as a Železný Brod alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 233 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Residents: 74,684 Zlín vs 6,043 Železný Brod+1136%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Zlín vs 1,773 Železný Brod−39%
  • Unemployment: 3.1% Zlín vs 4.5% Železný Brod−33%
  • Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Zlín vs 11.0 µg/m³ Železný Brod+18%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Zlín vs €1,737 Železný Brodsame level
Full comparisonMore about Zlín

Cities near Železný Brod

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

Alternative cities in Czechia

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

All Czechia cities
Žebětín6,085 residentsHronov6,094 residentsTanvald5,970 residentsRousínov5,962 residentsPohořelice6,126 residentsTýniště nad Orlicí6,148 residents

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

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

Is Železný Brod part of Liberec?

Železný Brod 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 19.6 km away by straight-line distance. Liberec city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source10

Which comparable places record less crime than Železný Brod?

16 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Železný Brod in this strictly source-matched cohort.

Železný Brod: 873.9 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 Železný Brod?

The published population was 6,043 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

Is the air quality good in Železný Brod?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 Železný Brod?

Police recorded about 1,773 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 Železný Brod?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Železný Brod?

The median gross salary is 1,737 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 Železný Brod a good place to live?

Železný Brod 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 Železný Brod part of Liberec?

Železný Brod 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 19.6 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Železný Brod?

Liberec, Semily, Turnov, Tanvald, Jablonec nad Nisou are near Železný Brod. 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 Železný Brod?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,379 people (93.8%) 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.

Which comparable places record less crime than Železný Brod?

16 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Železný Brod 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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  title = {Železný Brod, Czechia: population, salary, cost of living},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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