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Erlau, Germany
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Erlau is a small town in Saxony, Germany with a population of 3,638. Elevation: 1,033 ft (315 m). Average temperature: 51°F (11°C).
Data updated June 2026
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About Erlau
Erlau is a municipality in the district of Mittelsachsen in Saxony in Germany. In 1994 it absorbed the former municipalities Beerwalde, Crossen and Schweikershain, and in 1999 Milkau.
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| Population | 3,638 |
| Population Density | 112 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 1,033 ft (315 m) |
| Coordinates | 51.0094°, 12.9455° |
| Timezone | Europe/Berlin |
| Country | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| State / Province | Saxony |
| Average Temperature | 51°F (11°C) |
| January Average | 38°F (3°C) |
| July Average | 68°F (20°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 40.1 inches (1,018 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 45.6 inches (116 cm) |
| Median Household Income | $28,190 |
About Erlau
Erlau is a small town in Germany (Saxony) with a population of 3,638. The city sits at an elevation of 1,033 feet (315 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 51°F (11°C). Temperatures range from 38°F in January to 68°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 40.1 inches. The timezone is Europe/Berlin.
Income: Erlau vs Germany
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Income
| Median HH Income | $28,190 |
| 62% below Germany avg |
Employment & Poverty
| Establishments (County) | 142 |
Business (County)
Tax & Cost of Living
Commute & Transportation
Walkability
Home Value Sources
Ownership Split
Home Values
| Census Median | $72,400 |
| 74% below Germany avg |
Real Estate Market (Redfin)
Rental Costs
| Census Median Rent | $362 |
| 69% below Germany avg |
Ownership & Property
| Homeownership | 75.4% |
| Owner-Occupied | 75.4% |
| Renter-Occupied | 24.6% |
| Housing Units | 1,455 |
Property Tax
Climate in Erlau
Erlau has an average annual temperature of 9.9°C (50°F). The hottest month is Jul (19.5°C), the coldest is Jan (0.5°C). Average annual precipitation is 604 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 51.3°F |
| 5% below Germany avg | |
| January Average | 38°F (3°C) |
| July Average | 68°F (20°C) |
| Sunny Days | 210 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 1,033 ft (315 m) |
| Area | 32.6 sq mi (84.3 km²) |
| Population Density | 112/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 51.0094°N, 12.9455°W |
| Timezone | Europe/Berlin |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F (3°C) | 2.2 in | |
| February | 32°F (0°C) | 1.7 in | Coldest |
| March | 39°F (4°C) | 1.8 in | |
| April | 49°F (9°C) | 1.4 in | Driest |
| May | 56°F (13°C) | 2.7 in | |
| June | 62°F (16°C) | 2.1 in | |
| July | 68°F (20°C) | 4.2 in | Warmest, Wettest |
| August | 64°F (18°C) | 3.4 in | |
| September | 58°F (14°C) | 2.5 in | |
| October | 49°F (9°C) | 1.8 in | |
| November | 41°F (5°C) | 2.5 in | |
| December | 34°F (1°C) | 2.4 in |
Erlau has a seasonal temperature swing of 36°F / from 32°F in February to 68°F in July. Total annual precipitation is 28.7 inches, with July being the wettest month (4.2") and April the driest (1.4").
Schools in Erlau
1 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grundschule Erlau | - | - | - | - |
Radio Stations near Erlau
19 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radio Erzgebirge - 80er Kulthits | - | AAC | |
| Radio Zwickau | - | AAC | |
| Erzgebirgs-Weihnacht | erzgebirge, heimat | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Saxnwelle | kölsch, maxis | MP3 128 kbps | |
| DressFM (New Yorker Germany) | grunge | MP3 | |
| BN-Radio | electronic | AAC+ 64 kbps | |
| Radio UNiCC - einzig, nicht artig ... - www.radio-unicc.de | student radio (alternative rock pop mixed) | MP3 32 kbps | |
| Radio UNiCC | alternative, college radio | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio T Chemnitz 102.7 | bfr, bürgerradio | MP3 | |
| Radio T Chemnitz (192kbps) | chemnitz, freies radio | MP3 | |
| Radio T Karl-Marx-Stadt (64kbps) | chemnitz, community radio | MP3 | |
| Radio T Chemnitz (256kbps) | chemnitz, community radio | MP3 256 kbps | |
| Radio Erzgebirge - Weihnachtsradio | - | AAC | |
| Radio Erzgebirge | - | AAC | |
| Radio InPulz | - | MP3 320 kbps | |
| Radio Erzgebirge - 90er XXL | - | AAC | |
| DressFM (New Yorker Global) | ambient | MP3 | |
| Radio T Chemnitz (102.7 FM) | bürgerradio, freies radio | MP3 64 kbps | |
| Radio Dresden - Weihnachtsradio | christmas | MP3 128 kbps |
Museums in Erlau
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alte Pfarrhäuser | ||||
| Altes Erbgericht | ||||
| Ausstellung "Historische Mikwe" | ||||
| Bauernmuseum | ||||
| Brunnenhaus | ||||
| Burg Kriebstein | ||||
| Dampfmaschine Roßwein | ||||
| DDR-Spielzeug Museum | ||||
| Dentalhistorisches Museum | ||||
| Deutsches Spielemuseum | ||||
| Die Weberei - Museum Oederan | ||||
| Ebersdorfer Schulmuseum | ||||
| Eisenbahnmuseum „Bahnhof Obergräfenhain“ | ||||
| Esche-Museum | ||||
| Feuerwehrmusem Roßwein | ||||
| Feuerwehrmuseum | ||||
| Feuerwehrmuseum Niederwiesa | ||||
| Fluchtmuseum | ||||
| Gedenkstätte Konzentrationslager Sachsenburg | ||||
| Gellert-Museum | ||||
| Göschenhaus | ||||
| Heimatmuseum | ||||
| Heimatmuseum | ||||
| Heimatmuseum Fronfeste | ||||
| Historische Schauweberei Braunsdorf | ||||
| Huthaus St. Lampertus | ||||
| Industrie-Museum Andrä | ||||
| Industriemuseum Chemnitz | ||||
| Jagdtier- und Vogelkundemuseum | ||||
| Johannes-Schilling-Haus | ||||
| Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Haus | ||||
| Karl-May-Haus Hohenstein-Ernstthal | ||||
| KFZ-Museum Andrä | ||||
| Korbsammlung Schönbach | ||||
| Kreismuseum Grimma | ||||
| Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz | ||||
| Kutschenmuseum | ||||
| Lapidarium | ||||
| Lern-und Gedenkort Kaßberg-Gefängnis | ||||
| Lutherstube | ||||
| Marianne Brandt Haus | ||||
| Motorradmuseum | ||||
| Museum Erzgebirgische Volkskunst Grünhainichen | ||||
| Museum für Naturkunde Chemnitz | ||||
| Museum für Sächsische Fahrzeuge Chemnitz | ||||
| Museum für Volksarchitektur und bäuerliche Kultur | ||||
| Museum Gunzenhauser | ||||
| Museum Wassermühle Höfgen | ||||
| Museumsbahnhof Markersdorf-Taura | ||||
| Neue Sächsische Galerie Chemnitz | ||||
| Oflag IV-C | ||||
| Pferdebahnmuseum | ||||
| Raumfahrtmuseum Mittweida | ||||
| Sächsisches Eisenbahnmuseum | ||||
| Sächsisches Eisenbahnmuseum Chemnitz | ||||
| Sächsisches Nutzfahrzeugmuseum | ||||
| Schanzenmühle | ||||
| Schiffmühle | ||||
| Schloss Ehrenberg | ||||
| Schloss Rochlitz | ||||
| Schloss Rochsburg | ||||
| Schloßbergmuseum Chemnitz | ||||
| Seigerturm | ||||
| Seumehaus | ||||
| Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz | ||||
| Stadt- und Museumshaus | ||||
| Stadtmuseum | ||||
| Sterzeleanum im Naturkundemuseum | ||||
| Stiefelmuseum | ||||
| Straßenbahnmuseum | ||||
| Technikmuseum Seilablaufanlage | ||||
| Tetzner Museum | ||||
| Textil- und Rennsportmuseum TRM | ||||
| Tischlereimuseum | ||||
| Tuchmacherhaus | ||||
| Uhrenmuseum Chemnitz | ||||
| Villa Esche | ||||
| Waldmuseum | ||||
| Wilder Robert | ||||
| Wilhelm-Ostwald-Museum | ||||
| Zeit-Werk-Stadt | ||||
| Zeitreise Hohenfichte | ||||
| Zum Dorbochn |
Libraries in Erlau
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alte Aktienspinnerei | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothek - Hans Zesewitz | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothek Burg Mildenstein | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothek Grüna | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothek Grüna | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothek Rochlitz | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothek Wiederau | 0.0 | |||||
| Bücherei | 0.0 | |||||
| Bücherei Lüttewitz | 0.0 | |||||
| Bücherei Ottewig | 0.0 | |||||
| Chemnitzer Geschichtsverein e. V. 1990 | 0.0 | |||||
| Chemnitzer Geschichtsverein e. V. 1990 | 0.0 | |||||
| Gemeindebibliothek Neukirchen | 0.0 | |||||
| Gemeindebibliothek Neukirchen | 0.0 | |||||
| Gemeindebücherei Lichtenau | 0.0 | |||||
| Hochschulbibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Johann-Gottfried-Seume-Bibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Patentinformationszentrum | 0.0 | |||||
| Patentinformationszentrum | 0.0 | |||||
| Sächsische Landesfachstelle für Bibliotheken | 0.0 | |||||
| Sächsische Landesfachstelle für Bibliotheken | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadt- und Kinderbibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek Chemnitz - Zentralbibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek Chemnitz - Zentralbibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek Mittweida | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek Mügeln | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek Oederan | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek Roßwein | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek und Stadtinformation Hartha | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtteilbibliothek Einsiedel | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtteilbibliothek Einsiedel | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtteilbibliothek Vita-Center | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtteilbibliothek Vita-Center | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtteilbibliothek Yorckgebiet | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtteilbibliothek Yorckgebiet | 0.0 | |||||
| Waldheimer Stadtbibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Zweigbibliothek Falkenau | 0.0 | |||||
| Zweigbibliothek Falkenau | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Erlau
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wochenmarkt | |||||
| ZEUX - Materialinitiative | |||||
| ZEUX - Materialinitiative |
Gas Stations in Erlau
1 gas stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Breweries in Erlau
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brauerei Einsiedel | ||||
| Brauerei Richzenhain | ||||
| Brauhaus Hartmannsdorf | ||||
| Glückauf-Brauerei GmbH Gersdorf | ||||
| Marx Chemnitzer Bier | ||||
| Marx Chemnitzer Bier | ||||
| Munzer Braumanufaktur | ||||
| Munzer Braumanufaktur | ||||
| Stonewood Braumanufaktur | ||||
| Stonewood Braumanufaktur |
Stadiums & Teams in Erlau
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Ski Resorts Near Erlau
16 ski resorts within range.
| Resort | Slopes (km) | Lifts | Peak (m) | Price | Season | Night | Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraslice - Saporo | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Skiareál Plešivec | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Stříbrná - Lišák | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Stříbrná - Lišák | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Nové Hamry - U řeky | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Skiareál Náprava | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Nové Hamry - Nad kostelem | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Vogtland Arena | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Skiareál Klínovec | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Skiareál Neklid | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| u Lišáka | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Skiareál Neklid | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Skiareál Novako | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Skigebiet Oberwiesenthal | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Skiverein Sehmatal e.V. Skilift Neudorf | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
| Skilift Erzgebirge Skiclub Olbernhau | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
Airports Near Erlau
36 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Leipzig/Halle Airport | LEJ | Large Airport |
| Leipzig–Altenburg Airport | AOC | Medium Airport |
| Auerbach Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Beedeln Ultralight Flightpark | - | Small Airport |
| Bitozeves Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Böhlen Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Březno u Chomutova Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Brodau Cropduster Strip | - | Small Airport |
| Chemnitz/Jahnsdorf Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Chomutov Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Falkenberg-Lönnewitz Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Finsterwalde-Heinrichsruh Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Göpfersdorf Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Großenhain Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Großrückerswalde Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Hartenstein-Thierfeld Ultralight Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Langhennersdorf Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Laussig Agricultural Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Lukla Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Machern Cropduster Strip | - | Small Airport |
| Mohorn Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Most Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Oschatz Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Ostrov Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Pretzschendorf Ultralight Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Renneritz Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Riesa-Canitz Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Riesa-Göhlis Airport | IES | Small Airport |
| Roitzschjora Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Sprossen (Zeitz) Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Taucha Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Torgau-Beilrode Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Žatec-Macerka Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Zschorna Ultralight Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Zwickau Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Zwochau Cropduster Strip | - | Small Airport |
Post Offices in Erlau
1 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| Postfiliale im Blumenladen |
Treatment Centers in Erlau
5 treatment centers.
| Center | Type | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| A. List | ||
| HYGIEIA | ||
| MVZ Polymed - Ambulantes Praxiszentrum | ||
| MVZ Polymed - Gastroenterologie/Diabetologie | ||
| Poliklinik |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Erlau
5 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Kirche Frankenau | |
| Kirche Tanneberg | |
| Kirche zu Crossen | |
| Kirche zu Schweikershain | |
| St. Laurentius Kirche zu Erlau |
Quick Facts
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19 public holidays this year
Frequently Asked Questions About Erlau
What is the population of Erlau?
Erlau has a population of 3,638 residents and is located in Germany. The population density is 112 people per square mile, spread across 32.6 square miles.
Is Erlau expensive to live in?
The median household income is $28,190, 62% below the national average of $75,149. The median home value is $72,400 (74% below the U.S. median). Renters pay a median of $362 per month, below the national average of $1,163. The home price-to-income ratio is 2.6x, indicating housing is reasonably affordable relative to local income levels.
What is the weather like in Erlau?
Erlau has a four-season climate with an average annual temperature of 51°F (11°C). Winter temperatures average 38°F in January, while summers reach an average of 68°F in July. The area receives 210 sunny days per year. Annual rainfall totals 40.1 inches, with 45.6 inches of snow.
How is the job market in Erlau?
There are 142 business establishments in the area.
How much does housing cost in Erlau?
The median home value in Erlau is $72,400. For renters, the median monthly rent is $362. The homeownership rate is 75.4%.