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Living in Bretzfeld

Bretzfeld is one of the cities recorded in Germany. The population of Bretzfeld totalled 12,713 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €4,250 per month. Annual PM2.5 was 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Pricier rent than 63% of German cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 88% of German cities that publish it and dirtier air than 71% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Bretzfeld?

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 GermanyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Bretzfeld.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Bretzfeld?

Average net cold rent is 7.01 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), 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): 7.01 EUR/m²/month · Destatis3

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Bretzfeld yet.

Net rent across major citiesBretzfeld highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Bretzfeld highlighted€9.94Hamburg€9.72Stuttgart€9.10Augsburg€9.09Mannheim€7.71Berlin€7.20Dresden€6.79Braunschweig€6.72Bielefeld€6.66Duisburg€6.27Leipzig€6.00Dortmund€5.99Halle (Saale)net rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.01 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.5615 May 2022Destatis3Official

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 421 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 7.01 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: May 2022

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Bretzfeld?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Bretzfeld is 3.4%. Of 2,973 cities with data, 1,290 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Germany per band801 cities: 2% to under 4%8012–4Bretzfeld 3.4%1290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–1024 cities: 10% to under 12%2410–124 cities: 12% to under 14%412–142 cities: 14% to under 16%214–16

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)4,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.4 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service

Bundesagentur für Arbeit

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

Mobility and administration

Bretzfeld's nearest airport was STR, 57 km away and offered 80 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Airport Direct Destinations Count80 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights5Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km57 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official
Nearest Major Airport IataSTR3 Aug 2026OurAirports6Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For eligible migrants.

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BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course

Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)

For migrants needing job-related German.

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

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 1.7°C in January and 19.6°C in July. Bretzfeld's monthly precipitation totalled 58.4 mm in January and 78.5 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 58.6 hours in January and 242.8 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Bretzfeld?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency4

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
Bretzfeld average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Bretzfeld average monthly precipitation, mm020406080585362477467797261696376JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Bretzfeld average monthly sunshine, hours06513019526059831351892172312432301711136249JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Bretzfeld annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.5µg/m³

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

PM2.5 across cities in GermanyAnnual PM2.5 in Bretzfeld is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 444 cities with data, 155 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Germany per band1 city: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³13–410 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³104–54 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³45–643 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³436–7102 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³1027–8155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–10Bretzfeld 9.030 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³3010–115 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³511–122 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³212–132 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³213–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency4Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.5 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 10.8 · Apr 15.9 · May 19.8 · Jun 23.3 · Jul 25.4 · Aug 25.3 · Sep 20.4 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 8.7 · Dec 5.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI10Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1 · Feb -0.8 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 4.9 · May 9 · Jun 12.4 · Jul 14.1 · Aug 13.9 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 2.8 · Dec 0 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI11Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.7 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 6.1 · Apr 10.3 · May 14.4 · Jun 17.8 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 19.3 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 5.5 · Dec 2.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 58.4 · Feb 53.2 · Mar 61.8 · Apr 46.9 · May 74.3 · Jun 66.8 · Jul 78.5 · Aug 72 · Sep 61.1 · Oct 69.4 · Nov 62.6 · Dec 75.5 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 58.6 · Feb 83.2 · Mar 135.3 · Apr 189.2 · May 216.8 · Jun 230.9 · Jul 242.8 · Aug 229.5 · Sep 171.3 · Oct 113.2 · Nov 62.2 · Dec 48.8 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Germany

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Germany cities
Winsen12,711 residentsBlaubeuren12,719 residentsVelten12,727 residentsWächtersbach12,731 residentsBrunsbüttel12,692 residentsDossenheim12,690 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Bretzfeld?

The published population was 12,713 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)9

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population12,713 people31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)9Official

International community in Bretzfeld

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

Country of birth

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total12,498100.0%
Germany10,38983.1%
Romania3112.5%
Kazakhstan2492.0%
Poland2301.8%
Russian Federation1901.5%
Ukraine1291.0%
Hungary1201.0%
Kosovo1160.9%
Turkey1000.8%
Serbia460.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Italy450.4%
Croatia390.3%
Syrian Arab Republic380.3%
Austria300.2%
Czech Republic280.2%
Kyrgyzstan240.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina220.2%
Tajikistan160.1%
Moldova, Republic of150.1%
France140.1%
Afghanistan140.1%
Albania130.1%
Bulgaria130.1%
Slovakia130.1%
United Kingdom130.1%
Thailand130.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of120.1%
United States110.1%
Not stated110.1%
Lithuania100.1%
Spain100.1%
Switzerland90.1%
Belarus90.1%
Gambia90.1%
Iraq90.1%
Pakistan90.1%
Philippines90.1%
Netherlands80.1%
Brazil80.1%
China80.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of70.1%
Cameroon70.1%
Georgia60.0%
Uzbekistan60.0%
Nigeria50.0%
Kenya50.0%
Argentina50.0%
Guatemala50.0%
Australia50.0%
Greece40.0%
Ireland40.0%
Latvia40.0%
Portugal40.0%
Ecuador40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Denmark30.0%
Estonia30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Ethiopia30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Morocco30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Paraguay30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%

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

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total12,498100.0%
Germany11,34190.7%
Romania2131.7%
Turkey1160.9%
Kosovo1100.9%
Ukraine1030.8%
Hungary920.7%
Poland550.4%
Italy540.4%
Syrian Arab Republic390.3%
Croatia330.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bosnia and Herzegovina210.2%
Serbia210.2%
Spain150.1%
Bulgaria140.1%
Austria140.1%
Afghanistan140.1%
Thailand130.1%
Albania120.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of120.1%
Iraq110.1%
Lithuania100.1%
Russian Federation100.1%
Gambia100.1%
Kazakhstan100.1%
Slovakia90.1%
United Kingdom90.1%
Pakistan90.1%
Greece80.1%
Brazil70.1%
France60.0%
Latvia60.0%
Portugal60.0%
Georgia60.0%
China60.0%
Netherlands50.0%
Belarus50.0%
Nigeria50.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of40.0%
Moldova, Republic of40.0%
Czech Republic40.0%
Sri Lanka40.0%
Stateless40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Ireland30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Cameroon30.0%
Somalia30.0%
Guatemala30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
United States30.0%
Viet Nam30.0%
India30.0%
Indonesia30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%

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

Is Bretzfeld 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 worker61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–71%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–74%
Student57%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 46–68%
Family61%strong on family, weak on safety · range 50–72%
Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 41–67%
Population12,713 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)
Average net rent (nettokalt)7.01 EUR/m²/month15 May 2022Official source · Destatis
Median gross salary (regional)4,250 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Unemployment rate3.4 %31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · European Environment Agency
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-11

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Bretzfeld through valid health insurance.

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.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Bretzfeld?

The published population was 12,713 people in 2024. Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

How much does it cost to rent in Bretzfeld?

Average net cold rent is 7.01 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 491 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Bretzfeld?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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.

What is the unemployment rate in Bretzfeld?

The unemployment rate is 3.4 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Bretzfeld?

The median gross salary is 4,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

Is Bretzfeld a good place to live?

Bretzfeld 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.

How many people born in Total live in Bretzfeld?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,498 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2022-05-15. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Bretzfeld, Germany: rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/de/bretzfeld/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Sources

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  1. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-06
  2. Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik statistik.arbeitsagentur.de · checked 2026-08-20
  3. Destatis destatis.de · checked 2026-08-10
  4. European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
  5. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  6. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  7. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany citizenship distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  8. Statistical Offices of the Federation and the Länder, Germany country_of_birth distribution ergebnisse.zensus2022.de · checked 2026-08-28
  9. Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) destatis.de · checked 2026-08-05
  10. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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  4. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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