Living in Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
In Schirgiswalde-Kirschau, rents across existing tenancies average €4.71 per m² a month (2022) and unemployment is 6.2% (2024).
A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €6 per m² per month in 2024. Schirgiswalde-Kirschau had a population of 5,849 at the end of 2024. For Schirgiswalde-Kirschau, the foreign population count was 153 in May 2022.
Cheaper rent than 89% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 74% of German cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other German city that publishes it.
Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Schirgiswalde-Kirschau?
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 Schirgiswalde-Kirschau?
Average net cold rent is 4.71 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): 4.71 EUR/m²/month · Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)7
| 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 M21Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 4.71 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €5.81 | 15 May 2022 | Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²)7Official |
| 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 Schirgiswalde-Kirschau 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 283 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.71 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 Schirgiswalde-Kirschau?
The unemployment rate is 6.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2
Schirgiswalde-Kirschau 6.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 67.42 % | 31 Dec 2025 | data.bundesnetzagentur.de4Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 67.42 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas3Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,350 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)1Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 6.2 %country median 5.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik2Official |
What does a salary buy in Schirgiswalde-Kirschau?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
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. | €2,247 |
| Rent, 60 m²€6.00/m² advertised for new lettings (market price · INKAR · 2024). Official average for existing leases: €4.71/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 | €1,788 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Schirgiswalde-Kirschau. 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 Schirgiswalde-Kirschau. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 4,502 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 DRS, 46.4 km away, with 18 listed destinations in June 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 67.4% at the end of 2025.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Schirgiswalde-Kirschau. 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 Schirgiswalde-Kirschau?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: UBA Air Data API — PM2.5 daily mean (scope 1 / 1TMW)22
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.
Schirgiswalde-Kirschau 9.4
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 Bautzen)10Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM10 — annual mean | 14 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Bautzen)11Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9.4 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | UBA Air Data API — PM2.5 daily mean (scope 1 / 1TMW)22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 1.8 · Feb 3.4 · Mar 7.7 · Apr 13.8 · May 18.3 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 23.8 · Aug 23.6 · Sep 18.4 · Oct 12.5 · Nov 6.4 · Dec 2.6 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lichtenhain-Mittelndorf23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -2.8 · Feb -2.2 · Mar 0.3 · Apr 4 · May 8 · Jun 11.3 · Jul 13.2 · Aug 13 · Sep 9.5 · Oct 5.8 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -1.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lichtenhain-Mittelndorf23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.5 · Feb 0.5 · Mar 3.8 · Apr 8.9 · May 13.2 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 8.9 · Nov 4.1 · Dec 0.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lichtenhain-Mittelndorf23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 62.5 · Feb 44.8 · Mar 54.4 · Apr 38.2 · May 66.3 · Jun 86.7 · Jul 94.6 · Aug 92.9 · Sep 60.9 · Oct 60.7 · Nov 58.5 · Dec 61.4 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lichtenhain-Mittelndorf23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 46.3 · Feb 72.6 · Mar 124 · Apr 187.4 · May 214.5 · Jun 209 · Jul 221.6 · Aug 218.2 · Sep 157.6 · Oct 101.1 · Nov 47 · Dec 39.6 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Lichtenhain-Mittelndorf23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Annual mean temperature | 8.5 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)9Official · land |
Similar climate. In Germany: Traunreut ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Gentofte (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Lyngby-Taarbæk (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Rudersdal (Denmark) ±1.0 °C, Koszalin (Poland) ±0.7 °C, Bytom (Poland) ±0.8 °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
Population density was 240.3 people per km² in 2024.
How many people live in Schirgiswalde-Kirschau?
The published population was 5,849 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8
By nationality
National passport97.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 24.34 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)20Official |
| City area | 24.34 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis5Official |
| Foreign residents | 153 people | 15 May 2022 | Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities25Official |
| Population density | 240.3 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.20Official |
| Population | 5,849 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis8Official |
People and communities
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic residents | 1,528 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis6Official |
| Catholic share | 25 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis6Official |
| No religion or other | 3,197 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis6Official |
| No religion or other, share | 52.4 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis6Official |
| Protestant residents | 1,374 people | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis6Official |
| Protestant share | 22.5 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Destatis6Official |
International community in Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
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 | 6,102 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 5,801 | 95.1% |
| Czech Republic | 72 | 1.2% |
| Ukraine | 72 | 1.2% |
| Poland | 50 | 0.8% |
| Hungary | 19 | 0.3% |
| Not stated | 15 | 0.2% |
| Russian Federation | 12 | 0.2% |
| Romania | 11 | 0.2% |
| Turkey | 7 | 0.1% |
| South Africa | 6 | 0.1% |
Show 14 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 0.1% |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.0% |
| Zambia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| Viet Nam | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 3 | 0.0% |
| China | 3 | 0.0% |
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 | 6,102 | 100.0% |
| Germany | 5,948 | 97.5% |
| Ukraine | 72 | 1.2% |
| Poland | 16 | 0.3% |
| Czech Republic | 16 | 0.3% |
| Hungary | 11 | 0.2% |
| Romania | 9 | 0.1% |
| Slovakia | 5 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.0% |
| Russian Federation | 3 | 0.0% |
Show 5 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 0.0% |
| Turkey | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.0% |
| United States | 3 | 0.0% |
| Viet Nam | 3 | 0.0% |
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 Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
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.
Wilthen as a Schirgiswalde-Kirschau alternative in the same region
3 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Rent: €4.39/m² Wilthen vs €4.71/m² Schirgiswalde-Kirschau−7%
- Residents: 4,642 Wilthen vs 5,849 Schirgiswalde-Kirschau−21%
- Nearest airport: 43.8 km Wilthen vs 46.4 km Schirgiswalde-Kirschau−6%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,350 Wilthen vs €3,350 Schirgiswalde-Kirschausame level
- Unemployment: 6.2% Wilthen vs 6.2% Schirgiswalde-Kirschausame level
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,502 Wilthen vs 4,502 Schirgiswalde-Kirschausame level
Cities near Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Alternative cities in Germany
Other cities in Germany to compare with Schirgiswalde-Kirschau, nearest in population first.
How does Schirgiswalde-Kirschau compare?
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Yes — migrants receive medical care in Schirgiswalde-Kirschau 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; Schirgiswalde-Kirschau'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 Schirgiswalde-Kirschau?
The published population was 5,849 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.
How much does it cost to rent in Schirgiswalde-Kirschau?
Average net cold rent is 4.71 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 330 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis — Zensus 2022 Regionaltabelle Wohnungen (QMMIETE: durchschnittliche Nettokaltmiete je m²).
Is the air quality good in Schirgiswalde-Kirschau?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: UBA Air Data API — PM2.5 daily mean (scope 1 / 1TMW).
What is the unemployment rate in Schirgiswalde-Kirschau?
The unemployment rate is 6.2 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.
What is the typical salary around Schirgiswalde-Kirschau?
The median gross salary is 3,350 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).
Is Schirgiswalde-Kirschau a good place to live?
Schirgiswalde-Kirschau 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 Schirgiswalde-Kirschau?
Wilthen, Neukirch/Lausitz, Neusalza-Spremberg, Bautzen, Šluknov are near Schirgiswalde-Kirschau. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Germany live in Schirgiswalde-Kirschau?
The official country of birth distribution records 5,801 people (95.1%) 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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