Businesses in Herrnhut

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Herrnhut

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Construction of buildings	21
Corporate management	21
Other membership organizations	20
Shopping	19
Grocery stores and supermarkets	16
Other accommodation	16
Health and medical	15
Dentists	14
All food and beverage	13
Restaurants	12
Electrical installation	12
Churches	12
Car repair	11
Education	11
Firefighting and rescue	11
Kitchen and bath cabinets and remodel	10
Religion	10

Herrnhut Facts

Area	1.4 km²
Population	647
Male Population	315 (48.7%)
Female Population	332 (51.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-80.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-62.9%
Median Age	50.1 years (Male: 48.1, Female: 52.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$38,448 (2022)
Area Codes	35873
Neighborhoods	Berthelsdorf, Ruppersdorf, Großhennersdorf, Strahwalde, Rennersdorf
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	51.01624, 14.74381

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Herrnhut Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	3,324	2,023	1,745	1,221	647	616	576
Population Density	2,417.5 / km²	1,471.3 / km²	1,269.1 / km²	888 / km²	470.5 / km²	448 / km²	418.9 / km²

* Projected

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

Herrnhut Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 62.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Herrnhut	-80.5%	-68%	-62.9%
Saxony	—	—	—
Germany	—	—	—

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

Herrnhut Median Age

Median Age: 50.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Herrnhut	50.1 yrs	52.2 yrs	48.1 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)

Herrnhut Population Density

Population Density: 471 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Herrnhut	647	1.375 km²	471 / 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

Herrnhut 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 Herrnhut

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Herrnhut

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Herrnhut

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

Herrnhut Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$18,082	$19,374	$21,132	$24,419	$30,200	$34,313	$36,935	$38,448
Total GDP	$279M	$296.5M	$313.3M	$337.4M	$388.7M	$419.8M	$434.6M	$445.3M

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

Herrnhut CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Herrnhut	5,860 tn	9.06 tn	4,261.9 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

Herrnhut CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	5,860 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	9.06 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	4,261.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
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
8/13/08	3:45 AM	3.1	30.8 km	5,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
8/4/98	11:05 AM	3.2	54.8 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
5/16/97	6:33 PM	3.2	67.4 km	5,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
12/31/94	8:16 AM	3.6	65.5 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
12/27/94	5:10 AM	3.6	68.1 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
10/19/94	11:19 AM	3.7	61.1 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
9/13/94	8:23 PM	3.4	63.6 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
8/5/94	4:14 PM	3.5	50.4 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
1/15/94	12:03 PM	3.4	47.5 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
1/6/94	10:59 AM	3.6	39.2 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Herrnhut

Herrnhut (Sorbian: Ochranow; Czech: Ochranov) is a municipality in Görlitz district in eastern Saxony, Germany. Herrnhut is also the name of the largest town in the municipality. is located on the road Bundesstraße 178, and on the Löbau–Zittau railw..

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