Living in Gößnitz
In Gößnitz, rents across existing tenancies average €4.93 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 9.2% (2024).
At the end of 2024, Gößnitz had a population of 3,413. The city covered 14.1 km² in 2024. Population density was 242.6 people per km² in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €6 per m² per month in 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 47% at the end of 2025.
Cheaper rent than 81% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 97% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 95% of German cities that publish it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Gößnitz?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Gößnitz?
Average net cold rent is 4.93 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): 4.93 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 48.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps13Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 49.95 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Telekom MagentaMobil M20Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 4.93 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 | 15 May 2022 | Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)6Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate | 6 EUR/m²/month | 2024 | BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure |
Is Gößnitz 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 296 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.93 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Gößnitz?
The unemployment rate is 9.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Gößnitz 9.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 47.04 % | 31 Dec 2025 | data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 47.04 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,250 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2 %country median 5.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official |
What does a salary buy in Gößnitz?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
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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. | €2,192 |
| Rent, 60 m²€6.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €4.93/m² (official · Destatis · 2022-05-15). | − €360 |
| Internet€49 · official · MagentaZuhause L 100 Mbps · 2026-09-30 | − €49 |
| Mobile plan€50 · official · Telekom MagentaMobil M · 2026-09-30 | − €50 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,733 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gößnitz. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Gößnitz. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 6,465 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik 2025, T01 Grundtabelle – Fälle mit Häufigkeitszahl, Kreise17Official · district-level figure |
Mobility and administration
The nearest airport was LEJ, 60.6 km away, with 28 listed destinations in June 2026.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Gößnitz. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
BAMF Integrationskurse — Integration course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For eligible migrants.
BAMF job-related German courses — Job-related language course
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
For migrants needing job-related German.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Gößnitz?
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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Altenburg Theaterplatz)11
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Gößnitz 9.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 11 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Altenburg Theaterplatz)9Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 15 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Altenburg Theaterplatz)10Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Altenburg Theaterplatz)11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 2.8 · Feb 4.2 · Mar 8.4 · Apr 13.9 · May 18.3 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 24.2 · Aug 24 · Sep 19 · Oct 13.4 · Nov 7.4 · Dec 3.7 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gera-Leumnitz21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -2.4 · Feb -2.1 · Mar 0.5 · Apr 3.7 · May 7.5 · Jun 11 · Jul 13 · Aug 13 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 1.8 · Dec -1.2 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gera-Leumnitz21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 0.3 · Feb 1 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 8.8 · May 13 · Jun 16.3 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 13.9 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 4.5 · Dec 1.3 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gera-Leumnitz21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 32.5 · Feb 27.6 · Mar 38.6 · Apr 32.3 · May 56.8 · Jun 67.7 · Jul 80.5 · Aug 67.4 · Sep 60.1 · Oct 43.8 · Nov 45.7 · Dec 39.9 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gera-Leumnitz21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 64.4 · Feb 81.9 · Mar 125.2 · Apr 182 · May 213.1 · Jun 212.7 · Jul 222.9 · Aug 212.6 · Sep 158.6 · Oct 116.1 · Nov 65.7 · Dec 56 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Gera-Leumnitz21Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual mean temperature | 8.4 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)8Official · land |
Similar climate. In Germany: Berlin ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Gorzów Wielkopolski (Poland) ±0.6 °C, Olomouc (Czechia) ±1.0 °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
How many people live in Gößnitz?
The published population was 3,413 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7
By nationality
National passport95%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 14.07 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Official German municipality area in the 31.12.2024 municipal directory.14Official |
| Foreign residents | 170 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities23Official |
| Population density | 242.6 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.14Official |
| Population | 3,413 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis7Official |
People and communities
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic residents | 95 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| Catholic share | 2.8 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| No religion or other | 2,801 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| No religion or other, share | 82.7 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| Protestant residents | 487 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
| Protestant share | 14.4 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis5Official |
International community in Gößnitz
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,385 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 3,131 | 92.5% |
| Poland | 73 | 2.2% |
| Czech Republic | 50 | 1.5% |
| Ukraine | 42 | 1.2% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 22 | 0.6% |
| Not stated | 9 | 0.3% |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 0.2% |
| Romania | 7 | 0.2% |
| Russian Federation | 6 | 0.2% |
| Armenia | 6 | 0.2% |
Show 8 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Viet Nam | 6 | 0.2% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 4 | 0.1% |
| Denmark | 3 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 3 | 0.1% |
| France | 3 | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 3 | 0.1% |
| Austria | 3 | 0.1% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source19
Citizenship
Persons · 2022-05-15
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,385 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 3,216 | 95.0% |
| Poland | 41 | 1.2% |
| Ukraine | 36 | 1.1% |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 19 | 0.6% |
| Czech Republic | 18 | 0.5% |
| Romania | 14 | 0.4% |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 0.3% |
| Viet Nam | 6 | 0.2% |
| Not stated | 6 | 0.2% |
| Portugal | 4 | 0.1% |
Show 6 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Russian Federation | 4 | 0.1% |
| Estonia | 3 | 0.1% |
| Italy | 3 | 0.1% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 3 | 0.1% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.1% |
| United States | 3 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Gößnitz
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.
Penig as a Gößnitz alternative in the same region
20 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Residents: 8,059 Penig vs 3,413 Gößnitz+136%
- Unemployment: 5.5% Penig vs 9.2% Gößnitz−40%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,162 Penig vs 6,465 Gößnitz−36%
- Rent: €4.77/m² Penig vs €4.93/m² Gößnitz−3%
- Nearest airport: 63.4 km Penig vs 60.6 km Gößnitz+5%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,250 Penig vs €3,250 Gößnitzsame level
- Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Penig vs 9.0 µg/m³ Gößnitzsame level
Gummersbach as a Gößnitz alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 341 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Residents: 51,290 Gummersbach vs 3,413 Gößnitz+1403%
- Rent: €5.93/m² Gummersbach vs €4.93/m² Gößnitz+20%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,977 Gummersbach vs 6,465 Gößnitz−38%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,950 Gummersbach vs €3,250 Gößnitz+22%
- Nearest airport: 35.1 km Gummersbach vs 60.6 km Gößnitz−42%
- Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Gummersbach vs 9.0 µg/m³ Gößnitz−11%
Cities near Gößnitz
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 5.07 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 4.71 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 5.2 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
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- 4.77 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15
Alternative cities in Germany
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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Gößnitz 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Länder Sprachförderung (e.g. Sprachlernklassen BW/Berlin; vorklassen); Starting Opportunities Programme. How to enrol a child (kmk.org).
A country-wide rule for Germany; Gößnitz's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Gößnitz?
The published population was 3,413 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.
How much does it cost to rent in Gößnitz?
Average net cold rent is 4.93 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 345 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).
Is the air quality good in Gößnitz?
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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Altenburg Theaterplatz).
What is the unemployment rate in Gößnitz?
The unemployment rate is 9.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Gößnitz?
The median gross salary is 3,250 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
Is Gößnitz a good place to live?
Gößnitz 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.
Which cities are near Gößnitz?
Meerane, Schmölln, Crimmitschau, Altenburg, Glauchau are near Gößnitz. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Germany live in Gößnitz?
The official country of birth distribution records 3,131 people (92.5%) 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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