Businesses in Wertach

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Wertach

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	86
Restaurants	26
Shopping	18
Corporate management	15
Nursing homes	11
Grocery stores and supermarkets	10
Construction of buildings	10
Holiday homes, cabins and resorts	9
Electrical installation	9
All food and beverage	8
Banks	7
Bed and breakfasts	7
Real estate	7
Health and medical	7

Wertach Facts

Area	0.6 km²
Population	911
Male Population	447 (49.1%)
Female Population	464 (50.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-40.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-6.7%
Median Age	45.1 years (Male: 44.1, Female: 46.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$43,782 (2022)
Area Codes	8365
Neighborhoods	Bichel, Enthalb der Ach, Vorderreute, Vorderschneid, Gereute
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	47.60301, 10.40966
Postal Codes	87497

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Wertach Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,518	1,194	976	850	911	898	874
Population Density	2,428.8 / km²	1,910.4 / km²	1,561.6 / km²	1,360 / km²	1,457.6 / km²	1,436.8 / km²	1,398.4 / km²

* Projected

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

Wertach Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 6.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Wertach	-40%	-23.7%	-6.7%
Bavaria	—	—	—
Germany	—	—	—

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

Wertach Median Age

Median Age: 45.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Wertach	45.1 yrs	46.1 yrs	44.1 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)

Wertach Population Density

Population Density: 1,458 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Wertach	911	0.625 km²	1,458 / 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

Wertach 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 Wertach

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Wertach

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Wertach

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

Wertach Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$28,434	$30,467	$33,230	$34,368	$37,115	$41,092	$42,059	$43,782
Total GDP	$164M	$184.5M	$208.4M	$215.4M	$234.2M	$263.5M	$270.7M	$281.9M

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

Wertach CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Wertach	8,949 tn	9.82 tn	14,318.3 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

Wertach CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	8,949 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	9.82 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	14,318.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Low (2)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* 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, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
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
2/1/18	1:47 AM	3.8	58.8 km	5,000 m	4km N of Innerbraz, Austria	usgs.gov
1/17/18	7:07 PM	4	59.9 km	10,000 m	2km NE of Innerbraz, Austria	usgs.gov
9/10/08	1:57 PM	3.1	49.9 km	10,000 m	Austria	usgs.gov
10/15/07	4:25 PM	3.2	30.9 km	14,300 m	Austria	usgs.gov
5/19/07	4:19 PM	4.1	49 km	4,000 m	Austria	usgs.gov
7/22/06	7:41 AM	3	26.7 km	10,000 m	Austria	usgs.gov
2/26/06	3:30 PM	3.6	59 km	10,000 m	Austria	usgs.gov
7/4/05	11:02 PM	3.3	38.3 km	10,000 m	Austria	usgs.gov
5/10/05	2:01 PM	3	51.6 km	10,000 m	Austria	usgs.gov
5/3/05	3:35 PM	3.2	67.1 km	1,000 m	Austria	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Wertach

Wertach is a small town in the Oberallgäu district, southern Bavaria, Germany, in the German Alps. It is situated on the river Wertach, southeast of Kempten. The town was the childhood home of the writer W. G. Sebald.

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