Businesses in Biertan

Categories in Biertan

Fortress Tourist Attraction Bed and breakfasts Guest House

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Biertan

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	8
Travel agencies	7

Biertan Facts

Area	1.1 km²
Population	603
Male Population	299 (49.6%)
Female Population	304 (50.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-43.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-44.6%
Median Age	39.5 years (Male: 37.4, Female: 42)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$26,669 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	46.13333, 24.51667
Postal Codes	557045

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Biertan Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,067	1,164	1,089	874	603	591	561
Population Density	948.4 / km²	1,034.7 / km²	968 / km²	776.9 / km²	536 / km²	525.3 / km²	498.7 / km²

* Projected

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

Biertan Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 44.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Biertan	-43.5%	-48.2%	-44.6%
Sibiu County	—	—	—
Romania	—	—	—

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

Biertan Median Age

Median Age: 39.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Biertan	39.5 yrs	42 yrs	37.4 yrs
Sibiu County	38.7 yrs	40.4 yrs	37.1 yrs
Romania	40.1 yrs	41.6 yrs	38.5 yrs

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

Biertan Population Density

Population Density: 536 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Biertan	603	1.125 km²	536 / km²
Sibiu County	360,458	5,432.3 km²	66.4 / km²
Romania	19.5 million	238,387.8 km²	81.8 / km²

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

Biertan 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Biertan

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Biertan

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

Biertan Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$6,723	$6,208	$6,645	$11,089	$17,400	$20,936	$23,501	$26,669
Total GDP	$13.8M	$12.6M	$13.3M	$21.6M	$33M	$39.4M	$42.8M	$49M

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

Biertan CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Biertan	3,055 tn	5.07 tn	2,715.7 tons/km²
Sibiu County	1,825,953 tn	5.07 tn	336.1 tons/km²
Romania	86,961,323 tn	4.46 tn	364.8 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

Biertan CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	3,055 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	5.07 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,715.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (9)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* 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
12/29/15	6:56 PM	4.3	89.1 km	27,160 m	7km WNW of Brezoi, Romania	usgs.gov
1/28/95	7:31 AM	3.8	79.4 km	25,300 m	Romania	usgs.gov
5/7/93	11:47 AM	3.6	64.4 km	14,400 m	Romania	usgs.gov
5/20/84	8:58 PM	3.1	75.1 km	55,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Biertan

Biertan (German: Birthälm, Romani: Biyertan, Hungarian: Berethalom) is a commune in central Romania, in the north of the Sibiu County, 80 km north of Sibiu and 29 km east of Mediaş. Biertan is one of the most important Saxon villages with fortified c..

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