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Living in Holzgerlingen

Holzgerlingen is in Germany; its population was 14,184 at the end of 2024. In May 2022, the foreign population was 2,059.

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

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 Holzgerlingen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

A city-level estimate placed average net cold rent at €14.68 per m² per month in June 2026.

How much does it cost to rent in Holzgerlingen?

Average net cold rent is 14.68 EUR/m² per month (June 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): 14.68 EUR/m²/month · miet-check Mietspiegel Holzgerlingen21

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

Net rent across major citiesHolzgerlingen highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Holzgerlingen 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)14.68 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026miet-check Mietspiegel Holzgerlingen21Commercial estimate · Supplemental context

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 881 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 14.68 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: June 2026

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 4.51% in May 2022. The regional median gross salary was €4,900 per month at the end of 2024. Regional disposable income was €31,100 per person per year at the end of 2023.

What is the unemployment rate in Holzgerlingen?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (May 2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.51 % · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20
Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Holzgerlingen is 4.5%. 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%8012–41290 cities: 4% to under 6%12904–6Holzgerlingen 4.5%624 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
Fibre-to-the-building availability84.09 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Gigabit broadband availability98.23 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas2Official
Disposable income per resident31,100 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
GDP per capita83,120 EUR/year31 Dec 2023VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts17Official · district-level figure
Median gross salary (regional)4,900 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort)1Official · district-level figure
Unemployment rate4.51 %country median 5.1%15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities20Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Holzgerlingen. 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

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

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport80 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat13Official
Nearest airportSTR13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official
Distance to nearest airport16.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv14Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Holzgerlingen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Tübingen)10

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
Holzgerlingen average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Holzgerlingen average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100403343387889877050565046JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Holzgerlingen average monthly sunshine, hours06513019526074951441842102262432261741217765JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Holzgerlingen annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.0PM2.5154010.0PM1010408.0NO₂µg/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 Holzgerlingen is 7.0 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/m³1027–8Holzgerlingen 7.0155 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³1558–990 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³909–1030 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
NO₂ — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Gärtringen)8Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Gärtringen)9Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean7 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Tübingen)10Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.3 · Feb 6.1 · Mar 10.5 · Apr 15.1 · May 19 · Jun 22.6 · Jul 24.7 · Aug 24.6 · Sep 19.9 · Oct 14.7 · Nov 8.6 · Dec 5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stuttgart-Echterdingen18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.1 · Feb -1.8 · Mar 1 · Apr 4.2 · May 8.4 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 13.7 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 9.4 · Oct 5.6 · Nov 1.6 · Dec -1.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stuttgart-Echterdingen18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.1 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 9.8 · May 13.9 · Jun 17.4 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 5 · Dec 2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stuttgart-Echterdingen18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 40.3 · Feb 33.4 · Mar 43.1 · Apr 37.6 · May 78.4 · Jun 89.3 · Jul 86.5 · Aug 69.8 · Sep 49.9 · Oct 56.1 · Nov 50.4 · Dec 46.1 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stuttgart-Echterdingen18Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 74.3 · Feb 95.3 · Mar 144.3 · Apr 184.1 · May 209.9 · Jun 226 · Jul 243 · Aug 226.3 · Sep 174 · Oct 120.6 · Nov 76.6 · Dec 65.3 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Stuttgart-Echterdingen18Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.9 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)7Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Oschatz14,184 residentsWeißenhorn14,186 residentsLauda-Königshofen14,180 residentsKrumbach (Schwaben)14,178 residentsLich14,167 residentsSendenhorst14,167 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 13.4 km² in 2024. Population density was 1,059.3 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Holzgerlingen?

The published population was 14,184 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Holzgerlingen residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport85.5%Foreign residents14.5%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents672 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2026Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt — FZ 3 vehicle stock by municipality11Official
City area13.39 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official
Foreign residents2,059 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities19Official
Population density1,059 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.12Official
Population14,184 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis5Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents2,647 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Catholic share19.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other6,531 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
No religion or other, share47.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant residents4,647 people31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official
Protestant share33.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis3Official

International community in Holzgerlingen

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
Total13,822100.0%
Germany10,83278.4%
Romania3612.6%
Turkey2521.8%
Italy2391.7%
Poland1821.3%
Kazakhstan1631.2%
Russian Federation1611.2%
Czech Republic1321.0%
Syrian Arab Republic1270.9%
Ukraine1090.8%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Croatia920.7%
Kosovo790.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina750.5%
Serbia650.5%
Austria540.4%
United States490.4%
Bulgaria460.3%
Hungary460.3%
China440.3%
Afghanistan430.3%
Greece340.2%
United Kingdom330.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of320.2%
India300.2%
Brazil290.2%
Iraq260.2%
Portugal250.2%
Slovakia240.2%
Switzerland240.2%
Moldova, Republic of230.2%
Spain220.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of210.2%
Uruguay170.1%
France160.1%
Slovenia150.1%
Cameroon140.1%
Georgia130.1%
Egypt120.1%
Viet Nam110.1%
Philippines110.1%
Netherlands100.1%
Sri Lanka100.1%
Thailand100.1%
Kyrgyzstan90.1%
Belgium80.1%
Latvia80.1%
Lithuania80.1%
Pakistan80.1%
Finland70.1%
Morocco70.1%
Mexico70.1%
Korea, Republic of70.1%
Uzbekistan70.1%
Belarus60.0%
Somalia60.0%
Tunisia60.0%
Sweden50.0%
Algeria50.0%
Nigeria50.0%
Congo50.0%
Lebanon50.0%
Tajikistan50.0%
Not stated50.0%
Albania40.0%
Chile40.0%
Costa Rica40.0%
Colombia40.0%
Japan40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Norway30.0%
Kenya30.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the30.0%
South Africa30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Argentina30.0%
Dominican Republic30.0%
Haiti30.0%
Canada30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Jamaica30.0%
Peru30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Korea, Democratic People'S Republic of30.0%
Israel30.0%
Jordan30.0%
United Arab Emirates30.0%
Australia30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total13,822100.0%
Germany11,76685.1%
Italy3792.7%
Turkey2541.8%
Syrian Arab Republic1341.0%
Romania1170.8%
Croatia1110.8%
Ukraine1000.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina710.5%
Kosovo700.5%
Afghanistan520.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Bulgaria500.4%
Poland460.3%
Greece450.3%
Russian Federation340.2%
United States340.2%
Austria320.2%
Serbia300.2%
China290.2%
Portugal270.2%
Iraq270.2%
Hungary250.2%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of240.2%
United Kingdom240.2%
India220.2%
Iran, Islamic Republic of220.2%
Spain190.1%
Slovenia170.1%
Slovakia150.1%
Uncertain150.1%
Netherlands140.1%
Czech Republic140.1%
Somalia130.1%
France120.1%
Nigeria120.1%
Latvia90.1%
Brazil90.1%
Finland80.1%
Switzerland80.1%
Thailand80.1%
Egypt70.1%
Pakistan70.1%
Albania60.0%
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the60.0%
Korea, Republic of60.0%
Lithuania50.0%
Viet Nam50.0%
Moldova, Republic of40.0%
Belarus40.0%
Cameroon40.0%
Georgia40.0%
Kazakhstan40.0%
Jordan40.0%
Philippines40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Denmark30.0%
Montenegro30.0%
Algeria30.0%
Congo30.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Canada30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Jamaica30.0%
Uruguay30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Sri Lanka30.0%
Japan30.0%
Taiwan, Province of China30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15

Is Holzgerlingen 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–67%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–70%
Student39%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 27–51%
Family56%strong on family, weak on safety · range 44–68%
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–69%
Foreign residents2,059 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population14,184 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)14.68 EUR/m²/month4 Jun 2026Commercial source · miet-check Mietspiegel Holzgerlingen
Fibre-to-the-building availability84.09 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Gigabit broadband availability98.23 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Disposable income per resident31,100 EUR/year31 Dec 2023Official source · VGRdL — Kreis economic accounts
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Childcare coverage, ages 3–693.5 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Childcare coverage, under 330.2 %1 Mar 2025Destatis — Kindertagesbetreuung regional4Official · district-level figure
Local business-tax multiplier365 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official
Local property-tax multiplier350 %31 Dec 2024Destatis Realsteuervergleich6Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Holzgerlingen 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 Holzgerlingen?

The published population was 14,184 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Holzgerlingen?

Average net cold rent is 14.68 EUR/m² per month (June 2026), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,028 EUR a month before utilities. Source: miet-check Mietspiegel Holzgerlingen.

Is the air quality good in Holzgerlingen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 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 Tübingen).

What is the unemployment rate in Holzgerlingen?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (May 2022). Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Holzgerlingen?

The median gross salary is 4,900 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Entgelte im regionalen Vergleich (Wohnort).

How many foreign residents live in Holzgerlingen?

2,059 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities.

Is Holzgerlingen a good place to live?

Holzgerlingen 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 Holzgerlingen?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,822 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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