Businesses in Elstra

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Elstra

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Construction of buildings	22
Restaurants	22
Shopping	21
Corporate management	16
Other membership organizations	15
Plumbing installation and repair	13
Other construction	13
Electrical installation	12
Dentists	12
Car repair	12
Health and medical	11
Painting and paint contractors	10
All food and beverage	10
Hardware store	9
Churches	9
General contractors	8
Hairdressers	8
Unreachable	8

Elstra Facts

Area	0.6 km²
Population	504
Male Population	253 (50.2%)
Female Population	251 (49.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-73.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-50.2%
Median Age	48.7 years (Male: 46.8, Female: 50.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$37,364 (2022)
Area Codes	35793
Neighborhoods	Prietitz, Rauschwitz, Kriepitz, Talpenberg, Rehnsdorf
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	51.22172, 14.13201
Postal Codes	01920

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Elstra Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,888	1,228	1,013	756	504	477	466
Population Density	3,020.8 / km²	1,964.8 / km²	1,620.8 / km²	1,209.6 / km²	806.4 / km²	763.2 / km²	745.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Elstra Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 50.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Elstra	-73.3%	-59%	-50.2%
Saxony	—	—	—
Germany	—	—	—

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

Elstra Median Age

Median Age: 48.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Elstra	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)

Elstra Population Density

Population Density: 806 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Elstra	504	0.625 km²	806 / 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

Elstra 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 Elstra

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Elstra

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

Elstra 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	$113.1M	$123.3M	$133.8M	$137.8M	$143.8M	$160M	$167.1M	$171.7M

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

Elstra CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Elstra	4,771 tn	9.47 tn	7,633.7 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

Elstra CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	4,771 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	9.47 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	7,633.7 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	56.7 km	5,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
5/4/00	3:23 PM	3.2	82.3 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
8/4/98	11:05 AM	3.2	26.4 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
4/13/95	8:59 AM	3.8	83.4 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/19/94	11:19 AM	3.7	99 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
8/5/94	4:14 PM	3.5	94.7 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
1/15/94	12:03 PM	3.4	81.5 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
1/6/94	10:59 AM	3.6	78.1 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
1/5/94	11:40 AM	3.4	87.2 km	10,000 m	Poland	usgs.gov
12/7/91	4:15 AM	3.1	60.2 km	33,000 m	Czech Republic region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Elstra

Elstra (Sorbian: Halštrow) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 6 kilometres southeast of Kamenz, and 34 kilometres northeast of Dresden.

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