Gschwend, Germany

Baden-Wurttemberg · Germany

Gschwend is a small city in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany with a population of 5,092. Elevation: 1,552 ft (473 m). Average temperature: 54°F (12°C).

Data updated June 2026

4.0 /5.0

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5,092 Population 200/sq mi density

1,552 ft Elevation 473 meters

54°F Avg Temperature 12°C

49.1 in Annual Rain

Europe / Berlin Timezone

$32,898 Median Income

Overall

4.0 / 5.0

Great overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

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Economy

2.9 / 5.0

$32,898 median income

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$87,200 home value, $436/mo rent

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About Gschwend

Gschwend is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district.

People

Population5,092

Density200/mi²

Economy

C+

Median Income$32,898

Housing

A+

Home Value$87,200

Rent$436

Ownership74.2%

Housing Units2,037

Climate

Avg Temp54°F (12°C)

Rain49.1 in/yr

Sunny Days229/yr

Elevation1,552 ft (473 m)

Population	5,092
Population Density	200 / sq mi
Elevation	1,552 ft (473 m)
Coordinates	48.9333°, 9.7444°
Timezone	Europe/Berlin
Country	🇩🇪 Germany
State / Province	Baden-Wurttemberg
Average Temperature	54°F (12°C)
January Average	39°F (4°C)
July Average	69°F (21°C)
Annual Precipitation	49.1 inches (1,247 mm)
Annual Snowfall	22.5 inches (57 cm)
Median Household Income	$32,898

About Gschwend

Gschwend is a small city in Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) with a population of 5,092. The city sits at an elevation of 1,552 feet (473 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 54°F (12°C). Temperatures range from 39°F in January to 69°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 49.1 inches. The timezone is Europe/Berlin.

The median household income in Gschwend is $32,898, which is 56% below the national average of $75,149. The area has 199 business establishments.

Income: Gschwend vs Germany

Commute Mode

Income

Median HH Income	$32,898
	56% below Germany avg

Employment & Poverty



Establishments (County)	199

Business (County)

Tax & Cost of Living

Commute & Transportation

Walkability

The median home value in Gschwend is $87,200, 69% below the national median of $281,900. Monthly rent averages $436 (63% below the national average of $1,163). 74.2% of housing units are owner-occupied (above the 65.4% national rate). There are 2,037 total housing units in the city. The home price-to-income ratio is 2.7x, well within the affordable range.

Home Value Sources

Ownership Split

Home Values

Census Median	$87,200
	69% below Germany avg

Real Estate Market (Redfin)

Rental Costs

Census Median Rent	$436
	63% below Germany avg

Ownership & Property

Homeownership	74.2%
Owner-Occupied	74.2%
Renter-Occupied	25.8%
Housing Units	2,037

Property Tax

Climate in Gschwend

Gschwend has an average annual temperature of 9.1°C (48°F). The hottest month is Jul (18.4°C), the coldest is Jan (0.2°C). Average annual precipitation is 829 mm.

Month	Avg °C / °F	Min / Max °C	Rain (mm)
Jan	0.2°C / 32°F	-2.8° / 3.3°	68.8
Feb	1.1°C / 34°F	-2.9° / 5.1°	57.8
Mar	4.7°C / 40°F	-0.2° / 9.6°	65.5
Apr	8.7°C / 48°F	2.6° / 14.8°	44.9
May	13°C / 55°F	6.9° / 19°	79.0
Jun	16.5°C / 62°F	10.5° / 22.5°	79.0
Jul	18.4°C / 65°F	12.2° / 24.5°	86.6
Aug	18.2°C / 65°F	11.9° / 24.4°	74.8
Sep	13.8°C / 57°F	8.1° / 19.6°	58.0
Oct	9.3°C / 49°F	4.7° / 13.9°	68.9
Nov	4.4°C / 40°F	1.1° / 7.6°	64.4
Dec	1.2°C / 34°F	-1.6° / 4°	81.5

Gschwend experiences four distinct seasons with an average annual temperature of 54°F (12°C). Winters average 39°F in January while summers reach 69°F in July. The area gets 229 sunny days per year, above the national average. Annual precipitation totals 49.1 inches (wetter than the 38-inch national average). The area receives 22.5 inches of snow annually, a moderate snowfall amount. The city sits at an elevation of 1,552 feet.

Temperature

39°F Jan (4°C) 69°F Jul (21°C)

Annual Average	53.5°F
	1% below Germany avg
January Average	39°F (4°C)
July Average	69°F (21°C)
Sunny Days	229 days/yr

Geography

Elevation	1,552 ft (473 m)
Area	25.5 sq mi (66.0 km²)
Population Density	200/sq mi
Coordinates	48.9333°N, 9.7444°W
Timezone	Europe/Berlin

Precipitation & Snow

Annual Rainfall 49.1"

29% above Germany avg

Snowfall 22.5"

Wettest Month (Jun) 4.09"

Driest Month (Sep) 2.87"

Air Quality

Earthquake History

200 earthquakes (M2.5+) within 150 km since 1990. Strongest: M4.7. Most recent: M4.0 on Jul 9, 2022.

Mar 22, 2003	2 km WSW of Albstadt, Germany	M4.7	97 km
Oct 21, 1997	1 km NE of Wangen, Germany	M4.1	24 km
Jun 26, 2021	2 km SE of Hœrdt, France	M4.1	145 km
Jul 9, 2022	2 km NNE of Grosselfingen, Germany	M4.0	89 km
Jan 27, 2002	5 km WNW of Ostrach, Germany	M3.9	112 km
May 17, 2014	2 km ESE of Pfungstadt, Germany	M3.6	125 km
Jul 6, 2002	1 km ENE of Waldburg, Germany	M3.6	131 km
Jun 10, 2003	1 km E of Surbourg, France	M3.5	137 km
Aug 24, 2000	3 km ENE of Singen, Germany	M3.5	144 km
Sep 3, 2003	4 km N of Illmensee, Germany	M3.4	118 km
Aug 16, 2007	2 km NE of Meßstetten, Germany	M3.4	99 km
Apr 11, 2003	1 km WNW of Albstadt, Germany	M3.4	96 km
Jan 24, 1990	2 km WNW of Herbertingen, Germany	M3.4	99 km
Sep 21, 1992	2 km SSE of Kolbingen, Germany	M3.3	118 km
Feb 10, 2005	3 km NNW of Speyer, Germany	M3.3	108 km
Jun 19, 2000	2 km NW of Steinmauern, Germany	M3.3	115 km
Nov 10, 1997	2 km S of Münnerstadt, Germany	M3.3	147 km
Jun 11, 2003	1 km N of Surbourg, France	M3.2	138 km
Jan 22, 1995	3 km NNE of Dietingen, Germany	M3.2	111 km
May 6, 1991	4 km S of Groß-Umstadt, Germany	M3.2	115 km

Source: USGS (M2.5+, 1990-2025)

Monthly Weather

Month	Avg Temperature	Precipitation	Summary
January	39°F (4°C)	3.4 in
February	33°F (0°C)	3.2 in	Coldest
March	39°F (4°C)	3.2 in
April	45°F (7°C)	2.9 in
May	54°F (12°C)	3.5 in
June	59°F (15°C)	4.1 in	Wettest
July	69°F (21°C)	3.6 in	Warmest
August	63°F (17°C)	3.1 in
September	56°F (13°C)	2.9 in	Driest
October	47°F (8°C)	3.4 in
November	38°F (4°C)	3.4 in
December	34°F (1°C)	3.9 in

Gschwend has a seasonal temperature swing of 37°F / from 33°F in February to 69°F in July. Total annual precipitation is 40.6 inches, with June being the wettest month (4.1") and September the driest (2.9").

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Schools in Gschwend

2 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).

School	Level	Enrollment	Teachers	Student/Teacher
Grundschule und Kindergarten Frickenhofen	-	-	-	-
Heinrich Prescher Schule	-	-	-	-

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Radio Stations near Gschwend

8 stations within ~55 km.

Station	Genre	Quality
Hitradio Antenne 1 Göppingen .mp3 (128 kbit/s)	-	MP3
Radio Fips [mp3]	community radio	MP3 192 kbps
Rockantenne Symphonic-Rock	-	MP3 128 kbps
Freies Radio StHörfunk	-	MP3 320 kbps
Radio Fips [aac]	community radio	MP3 192 kbps
Trigger.FM	-	MP3
Radio StHörfunk	-	MP3 320 kbps
FAF Records 979	afro house, deep house	MP3 128 kbps

Museums in Gschwend

Name	Type	Address	Phone	Annual Revenue
Alte Post
Altes Schulgebäude
Atelier Stöcker
Brückenmuseum Kochertalbrücke
Campusmuseum
Carl-Schweizer-Museum
Dieter Franck Haus
Dokumentationsraum für staufische Geschichte
Feuerwehrmuseum
Forscherfabrik Schorndorf
Gedenk- und Dokumentationsstätte Konzentrationslager Welzheim
Gottlieb-Daimler-Geburtshaus
Haller Feuerwehrmuseum – Außenstelle Wackerhofen
Hällisch-Fränkisches Museum
Haus von Anna Vetter
Heimatmuseum
Heimatmuseum
Heimatmuseum im Berchtoldshof
Historisches Klassenzimmer
Historisches Molkereimuseum
Hohenloher Freilandmuseum
Internationales Schattentheater Museum
Johanniterkirche
Klostervilla Adelberg
Kunst im Schloss
Kunsthalle Würth
Lingelbachs Scheune der optischen Phänomene
Marhördter Sägmühlmuseum
Märklineum
Micheleshaus
Miedermuseum
Milchhäusle
Museum am Widumhof
Museum der Mittelsteinzeit & Geschichtenmuseum
Museum Farrenstall
Museum Gschwend
Museum im Prediger
Museum im Storchen
Museum Kiemele
Museum Panoramamuseum und Epos zur Stadtgeschichte
Museum Patina
Museumsinsel Pfarrscheuer-Micheleshaus
Natur- und Heimatkundemuseum
Pahl-Museum
Puppenstubenmuseum
Rechenspitzermuseum
Römermuseum
Rösslermuseum
Schönhengster Heimatmuseum
Schwäbisch Gmünder Schulmuseum
Sehen und Staunen
Siebenstern-Imkerei
Silberwaren- und Bijouteriemuseum Ott-Pausersche Fabrik
Städtisches Museum Welzheim
Stadtmuseum
Toastermuseum

Libraries in Gschwend

Name	Address	Staff	Annual Visits	Circulation	Collection	Programs
Bibliothek am Rathaus		0.0
Bibliothek Im Kronenhof		0.0
Bücherei		0.0
Bücherei im Berchtoldshof		0.0
Bücherei Mögglingen		0.0
Bücherei Mutlangen		0.0
Bücherei Waldstetten		0.0
Bücherei Wetzgau		0.0
Bücherei Wißgoldingen		0.0
Gemeindebücherei		0.0
Gemeindebücherei		0.0
Gemeindebücherei		0.0
Gemeindebücherei		0.0
Gemeindebücherei im Rathaus		0.0
Hochschulbibliothek Göppingen		0.0
Katholische Bücherei		0.0
Katholische öffentliche Bücherei		0.0
Katholische Öffentliche Bücherei		0.0
Mediathek Urbach		0.0
Öffentliche Bücherei		0.0
Öffentliche Bücherei Gschwend		0.0
Ortsbücherei Albershausen		0.0
Ortsbücherei Waldhausen		0.0
Ortsbüchetrei Wangen		0.0
Schloßmarkt Bücherei		0.0
Schmökerei Kinder- und Jugendbücherei		0.0
Stadtbibilothek		0.0
Stadtbibliothek		0.0
Stadtbibliothek		0.0
Stadtbibliothek Schwäbisch Hall		0.0
Stadtbücherei		0.0
Stadtbücherei		0.0
Stadtbücherei		0.0
Stadtbücherei		0.0
Stadtbücherei Donzdorf		0.0
Stadtbücherei Gaildorf		0.0
Stadtbücherei Lorch		0.0
Stadtbücherei Schorndorf		0.0

Farmers Markets in Gschwend

Name	Address	Season	Hours	Organic	Website
Alter Rathausplatz
Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Platz
Dorfplatz
Gmünder Wochenmarkt
Marktplatz
Marktplatz
Wochenmarkt
Wochenmarkt
Wochenmarkt Ebersbach
Wochenmarkt Eislingen
Wochenmarkt Göppingen
Wochenmarkt Murrhardt
Wochenmarkt Rehnenhof
Wochenmarkt Schorndorf

Restaurants in Gschwend

5 restaurants within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Bierhaus

Gaststätte Hirsch

Landgasthof Sonne

Ochsen - Wirtshaus am Markt

Trattoria La Dolce Vita

Cafes in Gschwend

1 cafes within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Hofcafé Zur Waffeley

Dentists in Gschwend

1 dentists within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Dr. D. Schüttler

Veterinaries in Gschwend

1 veterinaries within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Vet Med Kleintierzentrum Gschwend

Gas Stations in Gschwend

1 gas stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Shell

Banks in Gschwend

3 banks within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Limpurger Bank

Sparkasse

VR Bank Schwäbischer Wald eG

Breweries in Gschwend

Name	Type	Address	Phone	Website
Brauerei Häberlen
Haller Löwenbräu
Hey Joe Brewing
Lammbrauerei
Lammbrauerei Untergröningen

Stadiums & Teams in Gschwend

Team	League	Division

Ski Resorts Near Gschwend

3 ski resorts within range.

Resort	Lifts	Peak (m)	Price	Season	Night	Park
Rahmensteinhang	-	-	$0	-	-	-
Familienabfahrt	-	-	$0	-	-	-
Skilift Burgbernheim	-	-	$0	-	-	-

Airports Near Gschwend

50 airports within the area.

Airport	IATA	Type
Stuttgart Airport	STR	Large Airport
Adolf Würth Airport	-	Medium Airport
Laupheim Air Base	-	Medium Airport
Niederstetten Army Air Base	-	Medium Airport
Aalen Heidenheim Elchingen Airfield	-	Small Airport
Albstadt-Degerfeld Airfield	-	Small Airport
Backnang-Heiningen Airfield	-	Small Airport
Bad Ditzenbach Airfield	-	Small Airport
Bad Windsheim Airfield	-	Small Airport
Bartholomä-Amalienhof Airfield	-	Small Airport
Baumerlenbach Airfield	-	Small Airport
Berneck Airfield	-	Small Airport
Blaubeuren Airfield	-	Small Airport
Bopfingen Airfield	-	Small Airport
Degmarn Glider Field	-	Small Airport
Dinkelsbühl-Sinbronn Airfield	-	Small Airport
Donzdorf Airfield	-	Small Airport
Dörzbach-Hohebach Ultralight Flightpark	-	Small Airport
Ellwangen Airfield	-	Small Airport
Erbach Airfield	-	Small Airport
Esslingen-Jägerhaus Airfield	-	Small Airport
Farrenberg Gliderfield	-	Small Airport
Feuchtwangen Private Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Gerstetten Airfield	-	Small Airport
Giebelstadt Airport	GHF	Small Airport
Giengen/Brenz Airfield	-	Small Airport
Göppingen-Bezgenriet Airfield	-	Small Airport
Grabenstetten Airfield	-	Small Airport
Gruibingen-Nortel Airfield	-	Small Airport
Gundelfingen Airfield	-	Small Airport
Gundelsheim ULM	-	Small Airport
Günzburg-Donauried Airfield	-	Small Airport
Hahnweide Airfield	-	Small Airport
Hayingen Glider Field	-	Small Airport
Heilbronn-Böckingen Glider Field	-	Small Airport
Hermuthausen Airfield	-	Small Airport
Heubach Airfield	-	Small Airport
Hornberg Airfield	-	Small Airport
Hülben Airfield	-	Small Airport
Illertissen Airfield	-	Small Airport
Ingelfingen-Bühlhof Airfield	-	Small Airport
Ippesheim Ultralight Airfield	-	Small Airport
Laichingen Jakob Laur Airfield	-	Small Airport
Leuzendorf Glider Field	-	Small Airport
Löchgau Airfield	-	Small Airport
Magolsheim Ultralight	-	Small Airport
Marbach-Rielingshausen Airfield	-	Small Airport
Meidelstetten Gliderfield	-	Small Airport
Mittelfischach Ultralight Airfield	-	Small Airport
Möckmühl-Korb Airfield	-	Small Airport

Treatment Centers in Gschwend

1 treatment centers.

Center	Type	Phone
Geriatrische Reha-Klinik Bethel Welzheim

Churches & Religious Organizations in Gschwend

5 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).

Name	Address
Evangelische Kirche Frickenhofen
Evangelische Kirche Gschwend
Heilig Kreuz Kirche
Kirche im Grünen
Sankt Andreas

Quick Facts

Timezone

Europe/Berlin

🇩🇪 About Germany

Capital	Berlin
Population	82,927,922
Area	357,021 km²
GDP (USD)	$4,562,207,532,490
GDP per capita	$54,777
HDI	0.950
Life expectancy	80.5 years
Internet users	92.5%
Urban population	81.9%
Currency	EUR (Euro)
Languages	German
Calling code	+49
TLD	.de
Driving side	right

Public Holidays in Germany

19 public holidays this year

Date	Holiday	Local Name
Jan 1	New Year's Day	Neujahr
Jan 6	Epiphany	Heilige Drei Könige
Mar 8	International Women's Day	Internationaler Frauentag
Apr 3	Good Friday	Karfreitag
Apr 5	Easter Sunday	Ostersonntag
Apr 6	Easter Monday	Ostermontag
May 1	Labour Day	Tag der Arbeit
May 14	Ascension Day	Christi Himmelfahrt
May 24	Pentecost	Pfingstsonntag
May 25	Whit Monday	Pfingstmontag
Jun 4	Corpus Christi	Fronleichnam
Aug 15	Assumption Day	Mariä Himmelfahrt
Sep 20	World Children's Day	Weltkindertag
Oct 3	German Unity Day	Tag der Deutschen Einheit
Oct 31	Reformation Day	Reformationstag
Nov 1	All Saints' Day	Allerheiligen
Nov 18	Repentance and Prayer Day	Buß- und Bettag
Dec 25	Christmas Day	Erster Weihnachtstag
Dec 26	St. Stephen's Day	Zweiter Weihnachtstag

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Frequently Asked Questions About Gschwend

What is the population of Gschwend?

Gschwend has a population of 5,092 residents and is located in Germany. The population density is 200 people per square mile, spread across 25.5 square miles.

Is Gschwend expensive to live in?

The median household income is $32,898, 56% below the national average of $75,149. The median home value is $87,200 (69% below the U.S. median). Renters pay a median of $436 per month, below the national average of $1,163. The home price-to-income ratio is 2.7x, indicating housing is reasonably affordable relative to local income levels.

What is the weather like in Gschwend?

Gschwend has a four-season climate with an average annual temperature of 54°F (12°C). Winter temperatures average 39°F in January, while summers reach an average of 69°F in July. The area receives 229 sunny days per year. Annual rainfall totals 49.1 inches, with 22.5 inches of snow.

How is the job market in Gschwend?

There are 199 business establishments in the area.

How much does housing cost in Gschwend?

The median home value in Gschwend is $87,200. For renters, the median monthly rent is $436. The homeownership rate is 74.2%.

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