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Görlitz district

The Görlitz district had 245,905 residents at the 2022 census, in 53 municipalities. Average net rent of €4.72/m² was 18% below the state average. 42.5% of homes were owner-occupied, and the average age was 49.0.

District · Code 14626 · Zensus 2022 · Updated 24 October 2026
245,905residentscensus, 15 May 2022
€4.72/m²net rentaverage
42.5%owner-occupiedof homes
19%green within 500 maverage
Görlitz district by municipality
Map of Görlitz district: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution) · © GeoBasis-DE / BKG (2023), administrative areas VG250 as of 15 May 2022, dl-de/by-2-0 · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 53 municipalities.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

MunicipalityResidentsRentOwner-occupiedVacantAvg. ageGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Bad Muskau3,584€4.68/m²43%9.4%47.953%35
Beiersdorf1,090€4.44/m²73%6.4%49.318%10
Bernstadt a.d. Eigen3,159€4.25/m²71%9.0%49.823%22
Bertsdorf-Hörnitz2,040€4.44/m²84%7.1%49.650%6
Boxberg/O.L.4,196€4.67/m²70%12.3%49.828%23
Dürrhennersdorf841€5.08/m²68%11.7%51.727%4
Ebersbach-Neugersdorf11,148€4.57/m²46%15.0%52.120%41
Gablenz1,569€5.36/m²84%6.2%51.511%6
Groß Düben1,059€5.08/m²86%8.9%47.414%5
Großschweidnitz1,238€4.50/m²66%7.1%47.923%8
Großschönau5,262€4.09/m²56%10.9%51.617%56
Görlitz54,604€4.80/m²16%13.1%47.519%146
Hainewalde1,495€4.28/m²76%5.9%47.929%18
Herrnhut5,739€4.52/m²64%9.1%48.143%44
Hohendubrau1,796€4.39/m²80%8.4%46.713%4
Horka1,507€4.75/m²84%9.0%47.99%22
Hähnichen1,154€4.18/m²88%10.1%45.116%1
Jonsdorf1,455€4.22/m²74%4.9%52.438%34
Kodersdorf2,282€4.74/m²68%9.3%45.729%7
Kottmar7,010€4.42/m²75%10.8%50.622%17
Krauschwitz i.d. O.L.3,202€4.79/m²72%8.3%49.918%20
Kreba-Neudorf833€4.53/m²82%9.4%49.924%9
Königshain1,145€5.63/m²75%17.5%46.123%10
Lawalde1,771€4.79/m²83%5.4%49.029%8
Leutersdorf3,352€4.43/m²67%7.8%49.710%24
Löbau14,631€4.65/m²31%14.0%48.09%100
Markersdorf3,766€4.86/m²78%7.4%46.617%14
Mittelherwigsdorf3,537€4.40/m²73%8.4%50.614%16
Mücka947€4.04/m²82%8.5%48.423%12
Neißeaue1,607€4.38/m²81%7.0%47.410%2
Neusalza-Spremberg3,225€4.38/m²69%8.6%48.821%27
Niesky9,021€5.39/m²45%7.8%50.712%82
Oderwitz4,759€4.65/m²68%8.4%51.09%24
Olbersdorf4,459€4.72/m²37%15.8%52.314%51
Oppach2,228€4.38/m²62%10.2%50.59%28
Ostritz2,232€4.19/m²62%16.5%49.730%24
Oybin1,306€4.74/m²73%13.5%52.551%31
Quitzdorf am See1,209€5.36/m²83%10.5%49.740%18
Reichenbach/O.L.4,614€4.32/m²56%10.4%47.813%36
Rietschen2,469€5.43/m²64%9.0%49.024%38
Rosenbach1,529€4.31/m²76%7.2%44.96%17
Rothenburg/O.L.4,134€4.43/m²60%11.0%50.024%39
Schleife2,530€5.10/m²69%8.0%49.30%23
Schönau-Berzdorf a.d. Eigen1,418€4.68/m²61%7.6%47.231%7
Schönbach1,052€4.22/m²86%9.1%47.524%9
Schöpstal2,340€5.10/m²76%3.7%46.238%11
Seifhennersdorf3,599€4.38/m²56%12.9%51.612%34
Trebendorf724€4.17/m²90%11.4%45.929%8
Vierkirchen1,615€4.98/m²80%9.1%46.214%4
Waldhufen2,359€4.47/m²79%10.3%46.912%8
Weißkeißel1,159€5.06/m²81%9.0%50.743%5
Weißwasser/O.L.15,361€4.84/m²22%15.6%51.414%74
Zittau25,544€4.59/m²25%17.8%48.410%192

Sources: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age and households at the 2022 census, next to the figure for Saxony.

15%
aged under 18
8%
aged 18–29
21%
aged 30–49
30%
aged 65 and over
49.0
years, average age
1.9
people per household

Source: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution)

Homes.

62,587 residential buildings.

€4.72/m²
average net rent
42.5%
of homes owner-occupied
12.7%
of homes empty
51.5 m²
living space per resident

When residential buildings were built

before 191928%
1919–194915%
1950–19593%
1960–19693%
1970–19794%
1980–19896%
1990–19999%
2000–20093%
2010–20151%
2016 or later1%

Main type of heating

Central heating57%
District heating23%
Single-storey heating7%
Block heating2%
Room stoves7%

Net rent comes from the 2022 census (reference date 15 May 2022) and covers every rented home, including long-standing tenancies, so it is usually lower than the asking rents in new listings.

Figures for municipalities, districts and states are built up from the census 100-metre grid cells, with rents weighted by the number of homes. Vacancy and owner-occupation rates come from the one-kilometre grid, as they are mostly withheld in the 100-metre cells.

Source: Federal and State Statistical Offices of Germany, 2022 census grid results (open data, with attribution)

Everyday life.

79 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk, for the average resident; 19% green space within 500 metres.

132schoolsOpenStreetMap
146nurseries and kindergartensOpenStreetMap
116residents per km²density
2,111.3km²area

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Crime.

Offences recorded by the police in 2025 (Görlitz district), next to the state average.

6,098offences per 100,000 residentsstate: 6,361
14,877recorded offences2025
64%clearance ratestate: 58%
OffenceCasesper 100,000state, per 100,000
Violent crime497204250
Common assault1,147470448
Robbery783249
Domestic burglary1375661
All theft4,2071,7252,197
Bicycle theft535219325
Car theft1546333
Theft from vehicles333137211
Shoplifting869356514
Pickpocketing431854
Fraud1,560640745
Criminal damage1,766724812
Street crime2,1928991,163

Police crime statistics count offences that became known to the police and were fully processed by them, by place of offence. The rate relates them to the resident population, so cities with many commuters, visitors and shops show higher rates. Offences against residence and asylum law and drug offences are not shown here; drug offences mostly reflect how actively the police carry out checks.

Source: PKS Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police Office), reporting year 2025, version 1.1 (Data licence Germany – attribution 2.0)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Görlitz district, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Tippelweib und Singender Töpfermeister übergeben den Hochzeitspokal beim Schlesischen Tippelmarkt 2008 auf dem Görlitzer Obermarkt
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Tippelweib und Singender Töpfermeister übergeben den Hochzeitspokal beim Schlesischen Tippelmarkt 2008 auf dem Görlitzer Obermarkt
Photo: Severine Meißner · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Gedenktafel Verrätergasse (Görlitz) Verräter
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Gedenktafel Verrätergasse (Görlitz) Verräter
Photo: OTFW, Berlin · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Görlitz Fleischerstraße
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Görlitz Fleischerstraße
Photo: Ubahnverleih · CC BY 3.0
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