Businesses in Königsee

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Königsee

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Corporate management	21
Shopping	20
Restaurants	20
Wholesale of construction supplies	17
Other membership organizations	17
Construction of buildings	15
Health and medical	14
Financial services	13
Churches	13
Plumbing installation and repair	11
Grocery stores and supermarkets	10
Cemeteries and crematoriums	10
Real estate	9
Electrical installation	8
Other accommodation	8
Car repair	8
Kitchen and bath cabinets and remodel	8

Königsee Facts

Area	1.6 km²
Population	2,253
Male Population	1,093 (48.5%)
Female Population	1,160 (51.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-55.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-38.3%
Median Age	50 years (Male: 47.9, Female: 52.3)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$36,039 (2022)
Area Codes	36738, 36739
Neighborhoods	Oberköditz, Garsitz, Dörnfeld, Unterköditz, Unterschöbling
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	50.66143, 11.09748

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Königsee Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	5,064	4,150	3,649	2,874	2,253	2,102	1,968
Population Density	3,116.3 / km²	2,553.8 / km²	2,245.5 / km²	1,768.6 / km²	1,386.5 / km²	1,293.5 / km²	1,211.1 / km²

* Projected

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

Königsee Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 38.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Königsee	-55.5%	-45.7%	-38.3%
Thuringia	—	—	—
Germany	—	—	—

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

Königsee Median Age

Median Age: 50 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Königsee	50 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)

Königsee Population Density

Population Density: 1,387 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Königsee	2,253	1.625 km²	1,387 / 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

Königsee 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 Königsee

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Königsee

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Königsee

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Königsee

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

Königsee 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	$297M	$311.8M	$327.5M	$331M	$351.3M	$390.9M	$377.4M	$384.1M

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

Königsee CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Königsee	20,535 tn	9.11 tn	12,637 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

Königsee CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	20,535 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	9.11 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	12,637 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
5/21/18	9:04 PM	4.1	99.4 km	13,920 m	2km SSE of Erlbach, Germany	usgs.gov
10/19/07	4:42 AM	3.6	71.2 km	10,000 m	Germany-Czech Republic border region	usgs.gov
10/25/06	2:11 PM	3	77.5 km	1,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
8/4/06	2:21 AM	3	87.3 km	10,000 m	Germany-Czech Republic border region	usgs.gov
9/22/05	4:00 AM	3.2	75.7 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
7/2/01	1:19 PM	3.4	81.9 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
6/5/01	6:26 AM	3.5	90 km	10,000 m	Germany-Czech Republic border region	usgs.gov
9/4/00	12:31 AM	3.6	87.3 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
12/11/98	3:45 AM	3	76.1 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
11/10/97	4:13 PM	3.3	80.4 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Königsee

Königsee is a town and a former municipality in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 12 km east of Ilmenau, and 35 km south of Erfurt. Since 31 December 2012, it is part of the town Königsee-Rottenbach.

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