Businesses in Thurnau

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Thurnau

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	21
Shopping	16
Churches	16
Firefighting and rescue	13
Other membership organizations	12
All food and beverage	12
Construction of buildings	12
Corporate management	11
General practitioners	10
Other accommodation	10
Health and medical	10
Alternative medicine	9
Financial services	9
Cemeteries and crematoriums	8
All membership organizations	8
Painting and paint contractors	8
Dentists	8
Real estate	8
Travel agencies	8

Thurnau Facts

Area	2.0 km²
Population	1,811
Male Population	880 (48.6%)
Female Population	931 (51.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-25.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-15.7%
Median Age	46.6 years (Male: 45.3, Female: 47.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$48,183 (2022)
Area Codes	9221, 9228, 9271
Neighborhoods	Eckersdorf, Limmersdorf, Hutschdorf, Berndorf, Oberschorrmühle
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	50.02542, 11.39348
Postal Codes	95349

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Thurnau Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,439	2,197	2,148	1,939	1,811	1,795	1,756
Population Density	1,219.5 / km²	1,098.5 / km²	1,074 / km²	969.5 / km²	905.5 / km²	897.5 / km²	878 / km²

* Projected

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

Thurnau Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 15.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Thurnau	-25.7%	-17.6%	-15.7%
Bavaria	—	—	—
Germany	—	—	—

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

Thurnau Median Age

Median Age: 46.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Thurnau	46.6 yrs	47.9 yrs	45.3 yrs
Bavaria	43.8 yrs	44.9 yrs	42.8 yrs
Germany	44.8 yrs	46 yrs	43.6 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Thurnau Population Density

Population Density: 906 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Thurnau	1,811	2 km²	906 / km²
Bavaria	12.7 million	70,548.3 km²	180 / 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

Thurnau 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 Thurnau

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Thurnau

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Thurnau

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

Thurnau Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$29,310	$31,405	$34,253	$35,230	$40,398	$45,107	$46,287	$48,183
Total GDP	$69M	$74.6M	$80.9M	$82.7M	$93.9M	$106.6M	$113.3M	$119.5M

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

Thurnau CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Thurnau	17,296 tn	9.55 tn	8,647.9 tons/km²
Bavaria	124,278,407 tn	9.81 tn	1,761.6 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

Thurnau CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	17,296 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	9.55 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	8,647.9 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
5/22/18	7:54 PM	3.2	79.4 km	10,000 m	2km ENE of Luby, Czech Republic	usgs.gov
5/21/18	9:04 PM	4.1	76.6 km	13,920 m	2km SSE of Erlbach, Germany	usgs.gov
5/31/14	10:37 AM	3.8	75.1 km	10,000 m	4km NE of Skalna, Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/28/08	2:51 PM	3.3	79.8 km	9,400 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/28/08	8:30 AM	4.2	78.7 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/28/08	8:27 AM	3.3	79.2 km	8,400 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/21/08	2:14 AM	3.5	78.7 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/21/08	1:10 AM	3	78.1 km	10,000 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/14/08	7:00 PM	4.1	77.2 km	6,800 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov
10/14/08	4:05 AM	3.3	76.2 km	4,600 m	Czech Republic	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Thurnau

Thurnau is a municipality in the district Kulmbach, Germany. is known for golfing as well as its potteries. is known for transmitter Thurnau, the medium wave transmission site for Deutschlandfunk, a German national information radio station.

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