Nerchau, Germany
Saxony · Germany
Nerchau is a small town in Saxony, Germany with a population of 4,073. Elevation: 453 ft (138 m). Average temperature: 49°F (9°C).
Data updated June 2026
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About Nerchau
Nerchau is a town and a former municipality in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is a part (Ortschaft) of the town Grimma. It is situated on the river Mulde, 7 km northeast of Grimma, and 30 km east of Leipzig (centre).
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| Population | 4,073 |
| Population Density | 264 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 453 ft (138 m) |
| Coordinates | 51.2709°, 12.7891° |
| Timezone | Europe/Berlin |
| Country | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| State / Province | Saxony |
| Average Temperature | 49°F (9°C) |
| January Average | 32°F (-0°C) |
| July Average | 66°F (19°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 25.4 inches (645 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 5.4 inches (14 cm) |
| Median Household Income | $30,033 |
About Nerchau
Nerchau is a small town in Germany (Saxony) with a population of 4,073. The city sits at an elevation of 453 feet (138 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 49°F (9°C). Temperatures range from 32°F in January to 66°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 25.4 inches. The timezone is Europe/Berlin.
Income: Nerchau vs Germany
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Income
| Median HH Income | $30,033 |
| 60% below Germany avg |
Employment & Poverty
| Establishments (County) | 159 |
Business (County)
Tax & Cost of Living
Commute & Transportation
Walkability
Home Value Sources
Ownership Split
Home Values
| Census Median | $77,600 |
| 72% below Germany avg |
Real Estate Market (Redfin)
Rental Costs
| Census Median Rent | $388 |
| 67% below Germany avg |
Ownership & Property
| Homeownership | 47.0% |
| Owner-Occupied | 47.0% |
| Renter-Occupied | 53.0% |
| Housing Units | 1,629 |
Property Tax
Climate in Nerchau
Nerchau has an average annual temperature of 9.9°C (50°F). The hottest month is Jul (19.4°C), the coldest is Jan (0.8°C). Average annual precipitation is 620 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 48.6°F |
| 10% below Germany avg | |
| January Average | 32°F (-0°C) |
| July Average | 66°F (19°C) |
| Sunny Days | 290 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 453 ft (138 m) |
| Area | 15.4 sq mi (39.9 km²) |
| Population Density | 264/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 51.2709°N, 12.7891°W |
| Timezone | Europe/Berlin |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32°F (-0°C) | 1.8 in | Coldest |
| February | 33°F (0°C) | 1.5 in | |
| March | 40°F (4°C) | 1.8 in | |
| April | 48°F (9°C) | 1.3 in | Driest |
| May | 56°F (14°C) | 2.4 in | |
| June | 62°F (17°C) | 2.0 in | |
| July | 66°F (19°C) | 3.6 in | Warmest, Wettest |
| August | 65°F (18°C) | 2.9 in | |
| September | 58°F (15°C) | 2.3 in | |
| October | 49°F (10°C) | 1.6 in | |
| November | 41°F (5°C) | 2.2 in | |
| December | 34°F (1°C) | 2.0 in |
Nerchau has a seasonal temperature swing of 34°F / from 32°F in January to 66°F in July. Total annual precipitation is 25.4 inches, with July being the wettest month (3.6") and April the driest (1.3").
Schools in Nerchau
1 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grundschule Nerchau | - | - | - | - |
Radio Stations near Nerchau
63 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MDR Sputnik | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio PSR | - | MP3 | |
| MDR SACHSEN – Das Sachsenradio | 70er, 80er | AAC 102 kbps | |
| Radio Blau | community radio, free radio | MP3 192 kbps | |
| R.SA | - | MP3 | |
| MDR SCHLAGERWELT | ard, klassiker | AAC 102 kbps | |
| Radio Erzgebirge - 80er Kulthits | - | AAC | |
| MDR | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| ARD Tagesschau Radio | reggaeton | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Gewandhaus Radio | classic | MP3 | |
| MDR AKTUELL | ard, halle | AAC 102 kbps | |
| Radio Ostrock | oldies | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Pop Jazz Radio | easy listening, jazz | MP3 128 kbps | |
| RADIO PSR - Gute Laune Hits | radio psr | MP3 | |
| MDR Sputnik (AAC) | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| BN-Radio | electronic | AAC+ 64 kbps | |
| R.SA - Das Schnarchnasenradio | calm | MP3 | |
| Radio Leipzig - 90er | pop | AAC | |
| Radio PSR Partymix | AAC 64 kbps | 64 kbps, 80er | AAC | |
| DressFM (New Yorker Germany) | grunge | MP3 | |
| Saxnwelle | kölsch, maxis | MP3 128 kbps | |
| R.SA - Disco | disco | MP3 | |
| Radio PSR Live Chemnitz | pop | MP3 | |
| MDR SPUTNIK | rock+pop | MP3 128 kbps | |
| R.SA - Sclager | - | MP3 | |
| R.SA - 1.000 80er | - | MP3 | |
| Radio Preston Air | - | AAC+ 64 kbps | |
| MDR Sputnik (low) | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio PSR Sommerhits | AAC 64 kbps | 64 kbps, dance | AAC | |
| R.SA - Das Beatles Radio | beatles, beatles kanal | MP3 | |
| Radio Leipzig - 80 er Kulthits | 80er, 80s | AAC | |
| Radio Leipzig - Wir lieben Leipzig | pop | AAC | |
| Pac Radio | - | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Rundfunk-Kombinat Sachsen (320kbps) | bürgerradio, coloradio | MP3 320 kbps | |
| ROCK ANTENNE Melodic Rock | pop, rock | MP3 128 kbps | |
| DJ Tekness | el, house | MP3 | |
| RBW HD - Regionalfernsehen Bitterfeld-Wolfen | bitterfeld wolfen, lokalfernsehen | AAC 2574 kbps | |
| DressFM (New Yorker Global) | ambient | MP3 | |
| 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 | |
| Sachsen-Anhalt-Welle | - | MP3 | |
| MSA 95.9 UHD | rap | MP3 | |
| Radio Leipzig - Top Hits | pop | AAC | |
| SecondRadio ZWEI | 80er, 90er | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Leipziger allerlei | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| SecondRadio | - | MP3 192 kbps | |
| SecondRadio - Your Music Your Life | - | MP3 192 kbps | |
| detektor.fm Wort | modern pop | AAC | |
| detektor.fm Musik | modern pop | AAC | |
| MDR Sachsen Leipzig | deutsch pop, oldies | MP3 128 kbps | |
| R.SA - Country | - | MP3 | |
| Radio Leipzig - Weihnachtsradio | - | AAC | |
| Radio Blau mAirList | - | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Radio Leipzig Freitag Nacht | pop | AAC | |
| Radio Leipzig - 80er | - | AAC |
Museums in Nerchau
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bäuerliches Museum | ||||
| Bulldoghof Remler | ||||
| Burg Kriebstein | ||||
| DDR-Spielzeug Museum | ||||
| Dentalhistorisches Museum | ||||
| Deutsches Spielschiffmuseum | ||||
| Dorf- und Bauernmuseum Kühren | ||||
| Dorfmuseum | ||||
| Feuerwehrhistorische Ausstellung | ||||
| Feuerwehrmuseum Grethen | ||||
| Fluchtmuseum | ||||
| Göschenhaus | ||||
| Heimatmuseum | ||||
| Heimatmuseum Dahlen | ||||
| Heimatmuseum Kitzscher | ||||
| Heimatstube | ||||
| Industrie-Museum Andrä | ||||
| Karl Hans Janke | ||||
| KFZ-Museum Andrä | ||||
| Korbsammlung Schönbach | ||||
| Kreismuseum Grimma | ||||
| Kulturhistorisches Museum Wurzen | ||||
| Kur- und Stadtmuseum | ||||
| Lutherstube | ||||
| Margarete-Blank-Gedenkstätte | ||||
| Museum für Ur- und Frühgeschichte Frauwalde | ||||
| Museum für Volksarchitektur und bäuerliche Kultur | ||||
| Museum im Stasi-Bunker | ||||
| Museum Wassermühle Höfgen | ||||
| Oflag IV-C | ||||
| Paltrockmühle Audenhain | ||||
| Park Canitz | ||||
| Red Star Company | ||||
| Schanzenmühle | ||||
| Schiffmühle | ||||
| Schildbürger- und Gneisenaumuseum | ||||
| Schloss Ehrenberg | ||||
| Schloss Rochlitz | ||||
| Schlossmuseum | ||||
| Seumehaus | ||||
| Stadt- und Museumshaus | ||||
| Stadtmusum Eilenburg | ||||
| Steinarbeiterhaus | ||||
| Stiefelmuseum | ||||
| Technikmuseum Oldtimerverein Kohren-Sahlis | ||||
| Tischlereimuseum | ||||
| Turmuhrenmuseum | ||||
| Wilhelm-Ostwald-Museum |
Libraries in Nerchau
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bibiliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothek Burg Mildenstein | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothek Nerchau | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothek Rochlitz | 0.0 | |||||
| Gemeindebibliothek Hohburg | 0.0 | |||||
| Johann-Gottfried-Seume-Bibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Schulbibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Sehliser Bücherkiste | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek Bad Lausick | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek Brandis | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek Eilenburg | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek Frohburg | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek Geithain | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek Kitzscher | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek Naunhof | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek Trebsen/Touristinformation | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek und Stadtinformation Hartha | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek Wurzen | 0.0 | |||||
| Waldheimer Stadtbibliothek | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Nerchau
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markt | |||||
| Markt Wurzen | |||||
| Wochenmarkt |
Restaurants in Nerchau
1 restaurants within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Castles in Nerchau
3 castles within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Dentists in Nerchau
1 dentists within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Banks in Nerchau
2 banks within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Gyms in Nerchau
2 gyms within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Breweries in Nerchau
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brauerei Richzenhain | ||||
| Kräcker-Bräu GbR | ||||
| Nerchauer Brauhaus |
Stadiums & Teams in Nerchau
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Ski Resorts Near Nerchau
1 ski resorts within range.
| Resort | Slopes (km) | Lifts | Peak (m) | Price | Season | Night | Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilift Erzgebirge Skiclub Olbernhau | 0.0 | - | - | $0 | - | - | - |
Airports Near Nerchau
35 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Leipzig/Halle Airport | LEJ | Large Airport |
| Holzdorf Air Base | - | Medium Airport |
| Leipzig–Altenburg Airport | AOC | Medium Airport |
| Zerbst Airfield | - | Medium Airport |
| Altes Lager Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Beedeln Ultralight Flightpark | - | Small Airport |
| Böhlen Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Brodau Cropduster Strip | - | Small Airport |
| Chemnitz/Jahnsdorf Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Dessau Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Falkenberg-Lönnewitz Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Gera-Leumnitz Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Göpfersdorf Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Greiz-Obergrochlitz Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Großrückerswalde Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Halle-Oppin Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Hartenstein-Thierfeld Ultralight Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Langhennersdorf Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Laussig Agricultural Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Machern Cropduster Strip | - | Small Airport |
| Mohorn Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Oehna Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Oschatz Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Pretzschendorf Ultralight Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Reinsdorf 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 |
| Zschorna Ultralight Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Zwickau Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Zwochau Cropduster Strip | - | Small Airport |
Treatment Centers in Nerchau
7 treatment centers.
| Center | Type | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Haus am Kurpark | ||
| Median Klinik | ||
| MEDIAN Klinik Dahlener Heide Schmannewitz | ||
| MEDIAN Zentrum für Rehabilitation Schmannewitz | ||
| MEDIAN Zentrum für Rehabilitation Schmannewitz | ||
| Sachsenklinik - Haus Herrmannsbad | ||
| Sachsenklinik Bad Lausick |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Nerchau
3 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| evangelisch-lutherische Dorfkirche Fremdiswalde | |
| Königreichssaal Jehovas Zeugen | |
| St. Martin |
Quick Facts
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What is the population of Nerchau?
Nerchau has a population of 4,073 residents and is located in Germany. The population density is 264 people per square mile, spread across 15.4 square miles.
Is Nerchau expensive to live in?
The median household income is $30,033, 60% below the national average of $75,149. The median home value is $77,600 (72% below the U.S. median). Renters pay a median of $388 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 Nerchau?
Nerchau has a four-season climate with an average annual temperature of 49°F (9°C). Winter temperatures average 32°F in January, while summers reach an average of 66°F in July. The area receives 290 sunny days per year, well above the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 25.4 inches, with 5.4 inches of snow.
How is the job market in Nerchau?
There are 159 business establishments in the area.
How much does housing cost in Nerchau?
The median home value in Nerchau is $77,600. For renters, the median monthly rent is $388. The homeownership rate is 47.0%.
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