Businesses in Bad Elster

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Bad Elster

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	76
Health and medical	69
Restaurants	36
Hotels and motels	19
Dentists	17
Corporate management	16
Travel agencies	13
Hospitals	13
Construction of buildings	12
Electrical installation	12
Beauty salons	12
Shopping	10
Cafes	10
Bed and breakfasts	10

Bad Elster Facts

Area	1.9 km²
Population	1,760
Male Population	830 (47.2%)
Female Population	930 (52.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-63.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-53.7%
Median Age	49.3 years (Male: 46.9, Female: 51.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$35,565 (2022)
Area Codes	37437
Neighborhoods	Reuth, Sohl, Mühlhausen, Schwarzenbrunn
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	50.28192, 12.23430
Postal Codes	08645

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Bad Elster Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	4,766	4,031	3,798	3,185	1,760	1,704	1,638
Population Density	2,459.9 / km²	2,080.5 / km²	1,960.3 / km²	1,643.9 / km²	908.4 / km²	879.5 / km²	845.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Bad Elster Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 53.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Bad Elster	-63.1%	-56.3%	-53.7%
Saxony	—	—	—
Germany	—	—	—

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

Bad Elster Median Age

Median Age: 49.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Bad Elster	49.3 yrs	51.6 yrs	46.9 yrs
Saxony	47.7 yrs	49.8 yrs	45.7 yrs
Germany	44.8 yrs	46 yrs	43.6 yrs

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

Bad Elster Population Density

Population Density: 908 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Bad Elster	1,760	1.938 km²	908 / km²
Saxony	4 million	18,455.9 km²	216 / 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 Elster 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 Elster

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Bad Elster

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Bad Elster

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 Elster Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$22,456	$24,061	$26,243	$26,788	$29,660	$32,977	$34,166	$35,565
Total GDP	$160.7M	$171.8M	$183.2M	$178.8M	$190M	$204.2M	$205.1M	$210M

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 Elster CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Bad Elster	16,414 tn	9.33 tn	8,471.5 tons/km²
Saxony	37,445,076 tn	9.38 tn	2,028.9 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 Elster CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	16,414 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	9.33 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	8,471.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* 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	14.9 km	10,000 m	2km ENE of Luby, Czech Republic	usgs.gov
5/21/18	9:04 PM	4.1	10.3 km	13,920 m	2km SSE of Erlbach, Germany	usgs.gov
5/31/14	10:37 AM	3.8	15.7 km	10,000 m	4km NE of Skalna, Czech Republic	usgs.gov
9/4/11	3:52 AM	4	21.4 km	2,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/28/08	2:51 PM	3.3	17.3 km	9,400 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/28/08	8:30 AM	4.2	17.6 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/28/08	8:27 AM	3.3	18.7 km	8,400 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/21/08	2:14 AM	3.5	17.1 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/21/08	1:10 AM	3	16.4 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/16/08	10:48 AM	3.2	20.4 km	0 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Bad Elster

Bad Elster (German pronunciation: [ˌbaːt ˈɛlstɐ]) is a spa town in the Vogtlandkreis district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It lies on the border of Bavaria and the Czech Republic in the Elster gebirge hills. It is situated on the river Whit..

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