Businesses in Bad Blankenburg

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Bad Blankenburg

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	33
Other membership organizations	32
Shopping	27
Health and medical	26
Other accommodation	24
Construction of buildings	22
Financial services	20
Real estate	19
Corporate management	19
Dentists	18
Car repair	17
Other construction	17
Hairdressers	12
Electrical installation	12

Bad Blankenburg Facts

Area	3.3 km²
Population	4,954
Male Population	2,382 (48.1%)
Female Population	2,572 (51.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-44.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-24.2%
Median Age	50.1 years (Male: 47.9, Female: 52.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$36,039 (2022)
Area Codes	3672, 36739, 36741
Neighborhoods	Schwarza, Cordobang, Watzdorf, Fröbitz, Großgölitz
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	50.68189, 11.27369

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Bad Blankenburg Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	8,862	7,182	6,534	5,293	4,954	4,669	4,400
Population Density	2,726.8 / km²	2,209.8 / km²	2,010.5 / km²	1,628.6 / km²	1,524.3 / km²	1,436.6 / km²	1,353.8 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bad Blankenburg Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 24.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Bad Blankenburg	-44.1%	-31%	-24.2%
Thuringia	—	—	—
Germany	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bad Blankenburg Median Age

Median Age: 50.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Bad Blankenburg	50.1 yrs	52.3 yrs	47.9 yrs
Thuringia	47.8 yrs	49.6 yrs	46 yrs
Germany	44.8 yrs	46 yrs	43.6 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Bad Blankenburg Population Density

Population Density: 1,524 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Bad Blankenburg	4,954	3.25 km²	1,524 / km²
Thuringia	2.1 million	16,199.9 km²	130 / km²
Germany	80.7 million	358,179.8 km²	225 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bad Blankenburg Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Bad Blankenburg

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Bad Blankenburg

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Bad Blankenburg

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Bad Blankenburg Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$20,709	$22,190	$24,202	$26,008	$29,261	$34,133	$34,621	$36,039
Total GDP	$507.5M	$537.1M	$568M	$574M	$608.8M	$676.6M	$649.2M	$662.5M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Bad Blankenburg CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Bad Blankenburg	45,154 tn	9.11 tn	13,893.4 tons/km²
Thuringia	19,279,601 tn	9.13 tn	1,190.1 tons/km²
Germany	755,339,039 tn	9.36 tn	2,108.8 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Bad Blankenburg CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	45,154 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	9.11 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	13,893.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
5/22/18	7:54 PM	3.2	95.1 km	10,000 m	2km ENE of Luby, Czech Republic	usgs.gov
5/21/18	9:04 PM	4.1	89.2 km	13,920 m	2km SSE of Erlbach, Germany	usgs.gov
5/31/14	10:37 AM	3.8	97.1 km	10,000 m	4km NE of Skalna, Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/28/08	2:51 PM	3.3	98.3 km	9,400 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/28/08	8:30 AM	4.2	98.9 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/21/08	2:14 AM	3.5	98.3 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/21/08	1:10 AM	3	97.7 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/14/08	7:00 PM	4.1	99.2 km	6,800 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/14/08	4:05 AM	3.3	98.4 km	4,600 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/14/08	4:01 AM	3.4	99.4 km	10,300 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Bad Blankenburg

Bad Blankenburg (German pronunciation: [bat ˈblaŋkənbʊʁk]) is a spa town in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 6 km southwest of Rudolstadt, and 37 km southeast of Erfurt. It is most famous for being the locati..

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