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Living in Sassnitz

Sassnitz, a city in Germany, had a population of 8,893 at the end of 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €9 per m² per month in 2024.

Cheaper rent than 76% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 97% of German cities that publish it and cleaner air than 64% of German cities that publish it.

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

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 Sassnitz.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Sassnitz?

Average net cold rent is 5.62 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): 5.62 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

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

Net rent across major citiesSassnitz highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Sassnitz 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)5.62 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate9 EUR/m²/month2024BBSR INKAR — advertised asking rent for re-let flats (indicator 2113)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 337 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.62 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 Sassnitz?

The unemployment rate is 9.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Sassnitz is 9.2%. 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%12904–6624 cities: 6% to under 8%6246–8228 cities: 8% to under 10%2288–10Sassnitz 9.2%24 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 availability86.7 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability94.98 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,200 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate9.2 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was HDF, 78.3 km away, with 5 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 95% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport5 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat11Official
Nearest airportHDF13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official
Distance to nearest airport78.3 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv12Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sassnitz. 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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Sassnitz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency10

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
Sassnitz average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND22°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sassnitz average monthly precipitation, mm020406080564042334768747153615761JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Sassnitz average monthly sunshine, hours07014021028043651332212642612592271711095332JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Sassnitz annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5µg/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 Sassnitz is 8.0 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/m³1558–9Sassnitz 8.090 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
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³country median 8.0 — about the same31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency10Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.7 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 11.8 · May 16.5 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 22.1 · Aug 22.3 · Sep 18.4 · Oct 12.6 · Nov 7.8 · Dec 4.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Putbus16Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.5 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 3.8 · May 7.4 · Jun 10.9 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 11 · Oct 7 · Nov 3.7 · Dec 0.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Putbus16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.9 · Feb 1.1 · Mar 3.8 · Apr 7.7 · May 12 · Jun 15.5 · Jul 17.8 · Aug 17.9 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 5.8 · Dec 2.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Putbus16Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 56.1 · Feb 40.3 · Mar 41.5 · Apr 33.2 · May 46.9 · Jun 67.5 · Jul 73.7 · Aug 71 · Sep 53.2 · Oct 60.7 · Nov 57 · Dec 61.4 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Putbus16Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 43.3 · Feb 64.7 · Mar 132.6 · Apr 220.6 · May 264 · Jun 260.7 · Jul 258.7 · Aug 226.5 · Sep 170.5 · Oct 108.7 · Nov 53.4 · Dec 31.8 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Putbus16Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.8 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land
Annual PM2.5 over time5 published observations, 2019–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Sassnitz by year, µg/m³6.87.99.110.22019202220248.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 20.0% between 2019 and 2024, from 10.0 to 8.0.

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Bad Laer8,895 residentsVohburg a.d.Donau8,891 residentsBad Liebenwerda8,899 residentsTorgelow8,899 residentsZörbig8,899 residentsLiederbach8,887 residents

Population and city profile

Population density was 187.6 people per km² in 2024.

How many people live in Sassnitz?

The published population was 8,893 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Sassnitz residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport93%Foreign residents 7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area47.41 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)15Official
City area47.41 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)8Official
Foreign residents619 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities18Official
Population density187.6 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.15Official
Population8,893 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents168 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Catholic share1.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other8,133 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
No religion or other, share90.3 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant residents708 people31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Protestant share7.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official

International community in Sassnitz

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
Total9,010100.0%
Germany8,17590.7%
Poland2042.3%
Ukraine1191.3%
Lithuania700.8%
Bulgaria500.6%
Not stated420.5%
Romania350.4%
Czech Republic340.4%
Russian Federation320.4%
Syrian Arab Republic240.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Italy210.2%
Greece190.2%
Turkey190.2%
Albania100.1%
Hungary90.1%
Kazakhstan90.1%
Moldova, Republic of80.1%
Switzerland80.1%
India80.1%
Viet Nam70.1%
Netherlands60.1%
Georgia60.1%
Slovakia50.1%
Belarus50.1%
Afghanistan50.1%
Kosovo40.0%
Austria40.0%
United Kingdom40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Iraq40.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of40.0%
China40.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.0%
Denmark30.0%
France30.0%
Slovenia30.0%
Latvia30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Spain30.0%
Egypt30.0%
Mexico30.0%
United States30.0%
Armenia30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total9,010100.0%
Germany8,38993.1%
Poland1201.3%
Ukraine1191.3%
Lithuania710.8%
Bulgaria460.5%
Greece380.4%
Romania380.4%
Italy270.3%
Syrian Arab Republic260.3%
Turkey160.2%
Show 22 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Czech Republic130.1%
Albania70.1%
Viet Nam70.1%
Switzerland60.1%
United Kingdom60.1%
Hungary50.1%
Uzbekistan50.1%
France40.0%
Slovakia40.0%
Russian Federation40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Iraq40.0%
Denmark30.0%
Netherlands30.0%
Kosovo30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Serbia30.0%
Egypt30.0%
United States30.0%
Afghanistan30.0%
India30.0%
China30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Is Sassnitz 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–62%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–65%
Student58%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 46–70%
Family48%strong on family, weak on safety · range 36–60%
Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–69%
Foreign residents619 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population8,893 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.62 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability86.7 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability94.98 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,200 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Local business-tax multiplier370 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de17Official
Local property-tax multiplier380 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de17Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Sassnitz 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 Sassnitz?

The published population was 8,893 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Sassnitz?

Average net cold rent is 5.62 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 393 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Sassnitz?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Sassnitz?

The unemployment rate is 9.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Sassnitz?

The median gross salary is 3,200 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Sassnitz?

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

Is Sassnitz a good place to live?

Sassnitz 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 Sassnitz?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,010 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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