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Thalheim/Erzgeb. is a city in Germany. At the end of 2024, Thalheim/Erzgeb. had a population of 5,956. Population density was 552 people per km² in 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €6 per m² per month in 2024. The foreign population count was 174 in May 2022. Gigabit broadband availability was 32.7% at the end of 2025.

Cheaper rent than any other German city that publishes it and dirtier air than 71% of German cities that publish it.

Which Germany-wide rules apply when you move to Thalheim/Erzgeb.?

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 Thalheim/Erzgeb..Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Thalheim/Erzgeb.?

Average net cold rent is 4.57 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): 4.57 EUR/m²/month · Destatis6

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

Net rent across major citiesThalheim/Erzgeb. highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Thalheim/Erzgeb. 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)4.57 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate6 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 274 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.57 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 Thalheim/Erzgeb.?

The unemployment rate is 5.3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Thalheim/Erzgeb. is 5.3%. 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%12904–6Thalheim/Erzgeb. 5.3%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 availability32.69 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de5Official
Gigabit broadband availability32.69 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,150 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5.3 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

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

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was KLV, 55.7 km away, with 3 listed destinations in June 2026.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport3 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportKLV13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport55.7 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Thalheim/Erzgeb.. 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 Thalheim/Erzgeb.?

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 Chemnitz-Leipziger Str.)13

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
Thalheim/Erzgeb. average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND23°-2°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Thalheim/Erzgeb. average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100483952416673959063585553JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Thalheim/Erzgeb. average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024066851241812112122272151591216960JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Thalheim/Erzgeb. annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.5154015.0PM10104021.0NO₂µg/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 Thalheim/Erzgeb. 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/m³909–10Thalheim/Erzgeb. 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
NO₂ — annual mean21 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Chemnitz-Leipziger Str.)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean15 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Chemnitz-Leipziger Str.)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Chemnitz-Leipziger Str.)13Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 2.7 · Feb 3.7 · Mar 7.6 · Apr 13.1 · May 17.5 · Jun 20.8 · Jul 23.3 · Aug 23.2 · Sep 18.1 · Oct 12.9 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 3.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chemnitz19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -2.3 · Feb -2 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 4.4 · May 8.2 · Jun 11.4 · Jul 13.4 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 9.9 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -1.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chemnitz19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 0.2 · Feb 0.8 · Mar 3.9 · Apr 8.7 · May 12.9 · Jun 16 · Jul 18.2 · Aug 18.1 · Sep 13.8 · Oct 9.2 · Nov 4.4 · Dec 1.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chemnitz19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 48.1 · Feb 38.9 · Mar 51.5 · Apr 40.7 · May 66 · Jun 72.8 · Jul 95.4 · Aug 89.9 · Sep 63.4 · Oct 57.8 · Nov 55.1 · Dec 53.2 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chemnitz19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 66.1 · Feb 84.7 · Mar 124.2 · Apr 180.9 · May 211.3 · Jun 212.1 · Jul 227 · Aug 214.5 · Sep 158.7 · Oct 121.2 · Nov 69.4 · Dec 59.8 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Chemnitz19Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature8.5 °C31 Dec 2020DWD Climate Data Center — Klimanormal 1991-2020, Jahresmittel Lufttemperatur 2m (1×1 km Raster)10Official · land

Cities of a similar size in Germany

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

All Germany cities
Meersburg5,956 residentsLichtentanne5,958 residentsKönigsfeld im Schwarzwald5,960 residentsPlau am See5,960 residentsHorst5,961 residentsMalchow5,961 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Thalheim/Erzgeb.?

The published population was 5,956 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Thalheim/Erzgeb. residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport97.1%Foreign residents 2.9%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area10.79 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)18Official
City area10.79 km²31 Dec 2024Destatis7Official
Foreign residents174 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official
Population density552 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.18Official
Population5,956 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis9Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents191 people31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
Catholic share3.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
No religion or other4,577 people31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
No religion or other, share76.2 %31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
Protestant residents1,242 people31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
Protestant share20.7 %31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official

International community in Thalheim/Erzgeb.

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
Total6,010100.0%
Germany5,71295.0%
Ukraine480.8%
Hungary410.7%
Poland360.6%
Romania260.4%
Russian Federation190.3%
Afghanistan190.3%
Kazakhstan180.3%
Not stated150.2%
Czech Republic130.2%
Show 18 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Iraq80.1%
Albania70.1%
Viet Nam60.1%
Greece50.1%
Austria40.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of40.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Switzerland30.0%
Belarus30.0%
Libya30.0%
India30.0%
Kyrgyzstan30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Syrian Arab Republic30.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source17

Citizenship

Persons · 2022-05-15

Published groupPeopleShare
Total6,010100.0%
Germany5,83397.1%
Ukraine460.8%
Romania300.5%
Afghanistan230.4%
Russian Federation110.2%
Viet Nam80.1%
Iraq70.1%
Albania60.1%
Poland60.1%
Czech Republic50.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Italy40.1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of40.1%
Greece30.0%
Hungary30.0%
Libya30.0%
India30.0%
Lebanon30.0%
Pakistan30.0%
Philippines30.0%
Syrian Arab Republic30.0%

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

Is Thalheim/Erzgeb. 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 worker46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 35–57%
Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–63%
Student51%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 39–63%
Family52%strong on family, weak on safety · range 40–64%
Retirement53%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–67%
Foreign residents174 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population5,956 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)4.57 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability32.69 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability32.69 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,150 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 multiplier400 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de20Official
Local property-tax multiplier410 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de20Official

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Thalheim/Erzgeb. 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 Thalheim/Erzgeb.?

The published population was 5,956 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Thalheim/Erzgeb.?

Average net cold rent is 4.57 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 320 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Thalheim/Erzgeb.?

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 Chemnitz-Leipziger Str.).

What is the unemployment rate in Thalheim/Erzgeb.?

The unemployment rate is 5.3 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Thalheim/Erzgeb.?

The median gross salary is 3,150 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Thalheim/Erzgeb.?

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

Is Thalheim/Erzgeb. a good place to live?

Thalheim/Erzgeb. 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 Thalheim/Erzgeb.?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,010 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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