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Living in Zwenkau

Zwenkau is a city in Germany. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent at €7 per m² per month in 2024. The nearest airport was LEJ, 23.5 km away, with 28 listed destinations in June 2026. Its population was 9,305 at the end of 2024. Population density was 201 people per km² in 2024. There were 140.7 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2024.

Cheaper rent than 71% of German cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 66% 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 Zwenkau?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Zwenkau?

Average net cold rent is 5.72 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): 5.72 EUR/m²/month · Destatis7

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

Net rent across major citiesZwenkau highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Zwenkau 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)5.72 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Destatis7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)Alternative estimate7 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 343 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.72 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 Zwenkau?

The unemployment rate is 5.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3

Unemployment across cities in GermanyUnemployment in Zwenkau is 5.8%. 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%12904–6Zwenkau 5.8%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 availability99.94 %31 Dec 2025data.bundesnetzagentur.de6Official
Gigabit broadband availability99.94 %31 Dec 2025Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas5Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,550 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA)2Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5.8 %country median 5.1%31 Dec 2024Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik3Official

Public employment service

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k662.5 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2024Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Bundesklinik-Atlas)4Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents140.7 per 100,0002024BBSR INKAR — physicians per 100,000 residents (indicator 8102)1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · district-level figure

Yes — migrants receive medical care in Zwenkau 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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Hospital Beds Per 100k662.5 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Gigabit broadband availability was 99.9% at the end of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport28 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat14Official
Nearest airportLEJ13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official
Distance to nearest airport23.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv15Official

Language courses and integration

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

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Zwenkau?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Leipzig-West)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
Zwenkau average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND25°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Zwenkau average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100443445355760856555444845JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Zwenkau average monthly sunshine, hours06012018024057761281912192222102141631106451JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Zwenkau annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.0PM2.5154012.0PM1010409.0NO₂µg/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 Zwenkau 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/m³1558–9Zwenkau 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
NO₂ — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Leipzig-West)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Leipzig-West)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Leipzig-West)13Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 3.9 · Feb 5.4 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 15.2 · May 19.6 · Jun 22.9 · Jul 25.3 · Aug 24.9 · Sep 19.8 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 4.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig-Holzhausen19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.4 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 1.4 · Apr 4.7 · May 8.7 · Jun 12.3 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 2.6 · Dec -0.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig-Holzhausen19Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.3 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 5.3 · Apr 10 · May 14.2 · Jun 17.6 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 19.2 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 2.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig-Holzhausen19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 43.5 · Feb 34.2 · Mar 44.6 · Apr 34.8 · May 57 · Jun 60.1 · Jul 84.5 · Aug 65.1 · Sep 54.6 · Oct 43.5 · Nov 47.9 · Dec 44.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig-Holzhausen19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 56.5 · Feb 76.3 · Mar 127.5 · Apr 190.8 · May 219.3 · Jun 222 · Jul 210.4 · Aug 213.6 · Sep 163.2 · Oct 110 · Nov 64.4 · Dec 50.8 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Leipzig-Holzhausen19Official · 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
Molbergen9,306 residentsAidlingen9,302 residentsBad Liebenzell9,301 residentsNeustadt (Hessen)9,316 residentsSchmitten9,323 residentsWallerfangen9,324 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Zwenkau?

The published population was 9,305 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis9

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Zwenkau residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport97.8%Foreign residents 2.2%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area46.3 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)18Official
City area46.3 km²31 Dec 2024Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)9Official
Foreign residents202 people15 May 2022Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities21Official
Population density201 people/km²31 Dec 2024Official municipality population divided by official municipality area from the same Destatis row.18Official
Population9,305 people31 Dec 2024Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis9Official

People and communities

MetricValuePeriodSource
Catholic residents240 people31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
Catholic share2.6 %31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
No religion or other7,755 people31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
No religion or other, share85.5 %31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
Protestant residents1,079 people31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official
Protestant share11.9 %31 Dec 2022Destatis8Official

International community in Zwenkau

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
Total9,072100.0%
Germany8,72696.2%
Poland580.6%
Ukraine420.5%
Not stated240.3%
Russian Federation230.3%
Romania220.2%
Czech Republic210.2%
Syrian Arab Republic200.2%
Hungary140.2%
France100.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Austria80.1%
Afghanistan70.1%
India70.1%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of50.1%
Argentina50.1%
Bulgaria40.0%
Slovenia40.0%
Kosovo40.0%
Spain40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Viet Nam40.0%
Iraq40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Italy30.0%
Lithuania30.0%
Moldova, Republic of30.0%
Slovakia30.0%
Sweden30.0%
Turkey30.0%
Serbia30.0%
Libya30.0%
Morocco30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Mexico30.0%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of30.0%
Azerbaijan30.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.0%
Uzbekistan30.0%

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
Total9,072100.0%
Germany8,87297.8%
Ukraine390.4%
Syrian Arab Republic280.3%
Romania180.2%
India110.1%
Poland100.1%
Russian Federation90.1%
Austria80.1%
Afghanistan80.1%
Czech Republic60.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Hungary60.1%
Slovenia50.1%
France40.0%
Italy40.0%
Kosovo40.0%
Brazil40.0%
Viet Nam40.0%
Belgium30.0%
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of30.0%
Portugal30.0%
Spain30.0%
Turkey30.0%
Libya30.0%
Zambia30.0%
Tunisia30.0%
Ecuador30.0%
Iran, Islamic Republic of30.0%
Philippines30.0%
China30.0%

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

Is Zwenkau 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 worker62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–72%
Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–72%
Student62%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 51–73%
Family53%strong on family, weak on safety · range 42–64%
Retirement56%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 43–69%
Foreign residents202 people15 May 2022Official source · Zensus 2022 regional tables — Germany municipalities
Population9,305 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.72 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Destatis
Fibre-to-the-building availability99.94 %31 Dec 2025Official source · data.bundesnetzagentur.de
Gigabit broadband availability99.94 %31 Dec 2025Official source · Bundesnetzagentur / BMDV — Breitbandatlas
Median gross salary (regional)3,550 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 multiplier410 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de20Official
Local property-tax multiplier425 %31 Dec 2022www.statistikportal.de20Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Zwenkau?

The published population was 9,305 people in 2024. Source: Destatis Gemeindeverzeichnis.

How much does it cost to rent in Zwenkau?

Average net cold rent is 5.72 EUR/m² per month (May 2022), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 400 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Destatis.

Is the air quality good in Zwenkau?

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: EEA air quality statistics — DE PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Leipzig-West).

What is the unemployment rate in Zwenkau?

The unemployment rate is 5.8 % (2024). Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA), Statistik.

What is the typical salary around Zwenkau?

The median gross salary is 3,550 EUR/month. Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA).

How many foreign residents live in Zwenkau?

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

Is Zwenkau a good place to live?

Zwenkau 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 Zwenkau?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,072 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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