Businesses in Wittichenau

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Wittichenau

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	19
Corporate management	18
Shopping	17
Hairdressers	14
Construction of buildings	13
Dentists	12
Health and medical	12
Roofing contractor	11
All food and beverage	11
Other accommodation	11
Car repair	11
Plumbing installation and repair	10
Electrical installation	10
Financial services	9
Wholesale of construction supplies	8
Furniture stores	8
Painting and paint contractors	8
Other membership organizations	8
Kitchen and bath cabinets and remodel	8

Wittichenau Facts

Area	1.3 km²
Population	1,042
Male Population	517 (49.6%)
Female Population	525 (50.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-71.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-53.3%
Median Age	48.7 years (Male: 46.8, Female: 50.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$37,364 (2022)
Area Codes	3571, 35725, 35726
Neighborhoods	Keula, Brischko, Maukendorf, Spohla, Sollschwitz
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	51.38496, 14.24403
Postal Codes	02997

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Wittichenau Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	3,587	2,783	2,232	1,721	1,042	955	888
Population Density	2,869.6 / km²	2,226.4 / km²	1,785.6 / km²	1,376.8 / km²	833.6 / km²	764 / km²	710.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Wittichenau Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 53.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Wittichenau	-71%	-62.6%	-53.3%
Saxony	—	—	—
Germany	—	—	—

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

Wittichenau Median Age

Median Age: 48.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Wittichenau	48.7 yrs	50.7 yrs	46.8 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)

Wittichenau Population Density

Population Density: 834 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Wittichenau	1,042	1.25 km²	834 / 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

Wittichenau 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 Wittichenau

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Wittichenau

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Wittichenau

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Wittichenau

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

Wittichenau Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$21,347	$22,872	$24,947	$26,858	$29,256	$33,464	$35,894	$37,364
Total GDP	$223.2M	$242M	$259.5M	$267.4M	$279.3M	$310.3M	$322.6M	$332.7M

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

Wittichenau CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Wittichenau	9,864 tn	9.47 tn	7,891.2 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

Wittichenau CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	9,864 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	9.47 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	7,891.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)

* 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.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
8/13/08	3:45 AM	3.1	50.4 km	5,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
8/4/98	11:05 AM	3.2	7.1 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
5/16/97	6:33 PM	3.2	98.2 km	5,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
12/27/94	5:10 AM	3.6	94.3 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
10/19/94	11:19 AM	3.7	92.7 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
8/5/94	4:14 PM	3.5	92.4 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
3/22/94	6:31 PM	3.2	98.1 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
1/15/94	12:03 PM	3.4	74.7 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
1/6/94	10:59 AM	3.6	73.9 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
1/5/94	11:40 AM	3.4	82.6 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Wittichenau

Wittichenau (Sorbian Kulow) is a bilingual town in the district of Bautzen in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 6 km south of Hoyerswerda. small municipality is situated in the heart of bilingual Lusatia..

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