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Wolfen, Germany
Saxony-Anhalt · Germany
Wolfen is a small city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany with a population of 25,251. Elevation: 295 ft (90 m). Average temperature: 53°F (12°C).
Data updated June 2026
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People
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| Population | 25,251 |
| Population Density | 2,828 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
| Coordinates | 51.6612°, 12.2687° |
| Timezone | Europe/Berlin |
| Country | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| State / Province | Saxony-Anhalt |
| Average Temperature | 53°F (12°C) |
| January Average | 40°F (4°C) |
| July Average | 69°F (21°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 31.8 inches (807 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 20.0 inches (51 cm) |
| Median Household Income | $27,445 |
About Wolfen
Wolfen is a small city in Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) with a population of 25,251. The city sits at an elevation of 295 feet (90 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 53°F (12°C). Temperatures range from 40°F in January to 69°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 31.8 inches. The timezone is Europe/Berlin.
Income: Wolfen vs Germany
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Income
| Median HH Income | $27,445 |
| 63% below Germany avg |
Employment & Poverty
| Establishments (County) | 985 |
Business (County)
Tax & Cost of Living
Commute & Transportation
Walkability
Home Value Sources
Ownership Split
Home Values
| Census Median | $83,200 |
| 70% below Germany avg |
Real Estate Market (Redfin)
Rental Costs
| Census Median Rent | $416 |
| 64% below Germany avg |
Ownership & Property
| Homeownership | 31.4% |
| Owner-Occupied | 31.4% |
| Renter-Occupied | 68.6% |
| Housing Units | 10,100 |
Property Tax
Climate in Wolfen
Wolfen has an average annual temperature of 10.4°C (51°F). The hottest month is Jul (19.7°C), the coldest is Jan (1.4°C). Average annual precipitation is 567 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 52.7°F |
| 2% below Germany avg | |
| January Average | 40°F (4°C) |
| July Average | 69°F (21°C) |
| Sunny Days | 216 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
| Area | 8.9 sq mi (23.1 km²) |
| Population Density | 2,828/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 51.6612°N, 12.2687°W |
| Timezone | Europe/Berlin |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F (4°C) | 1.3 in | |
| February | 34°F (1°C) | 1.1 in | Coldest, Driest |
| March | 40°F (5°C) | 1.5 in | |
| April | 47°F (8°C) | 1.5 in | |
| May | 56°F (13°C) | 1.9 in | |
| June | 61°F (16°C) | 2.0 in | |
| July | 69°F (21°C) | 2.5 in | Warmest, Wettest |
| August | 65°F (19°C) | 2.3 in | |
| September | 58°F (14°C) | 1.8 in | |
| October | 49°F (10°C) | 1.4 in | |
| November | 40°F (5°C) | 1.6 in | |
| December | 35°F (2°C) | 1.6 in |
Wolfen has a seasonal temperature swing of 35°F / from 34°F in February to 69°F in July. Total annual precipitation is 20.5 inches, with July being the wettest month (2.5") and February the driest (1.1").
Schools in Wolfen
5 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kreisvolkshochschule | - | - | - | - |
| Bildungszentrum Bitterfeld-Wolfen e.V. | - | - | - | - |
| Erich-Weinert-Grundschule | - | - | - | - |
| Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium | - | - | - | - |
| Sekundarschule "Erich-Weinert" Wolfen | - | - | - | - |
Radio Stations near Wolfen
97 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MDR Jump | youth | MP3 128 kbps | |
| MDR Kultur | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| MDR Klassik | classical | MP3 128 kbps | |
| MDR Sputnik | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio PSR | - | MP3 | |
| MDR JUMP - Im Osten zu Hause und immer deine Lieblingshits! | 2000er, 2010er | AAC 102 kbps | |
| MDR SACHSEN – Das Sachsenradio | 70er, 80er | AAC 102 kbps | |
| Radio Blau | community radio, free radio | MP3 192 kbps | |
| R.SA | - | MP3 | |
| Radio Brocken | pop, regional radio | MP3 | |
| MDR Klassik (AAC) | classical | MP3 128 kbps | |
| MDR Jump (AAC) | youth | MP3 128 kbps | |
| MDR SCHLAGERWELT | ard, klassiker | AAC 102 kbps | |
| MDR | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| ROCKLAND 98.3 FM | alternative, classics | MP3 | |
| Pop Jazz Radio | easy listening, jazz | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Gewandhaus Radio | classic | MP3 | |
| MDR Kultur (AAC, high) | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| BürgerradioLeipzigAufUKW | pop, rock | MP3 320 kbps | |
| R.SA LEIPZIG | bluegrass | MP3 | |
| MDR AKTUELL | ard, halle | AAC 102 kbps | |
| Radio Brocken Halle-Leipzig | 80s, halle leipzig | MP3 | |
| Radio Ostrock | oldies | MP3 192 kbps | |
| MDR SPUTNIK - Einfach die beste Musik - Deine Lieblingsmusik | ard, charts | AAC 102 kbps | |
| RADIO PSR - Gute Laune Hits | radio psr | MP3 | |
| Rundfunkautist | 00s, 2000er | MP3 128 kbps | |
| ARD Tagesschau Radio | reggaeton | MP3 128 kbps | |
| radio hbw | misc, pop | MP3 192 kbps | |
| R.SA - Das Schnarchnasenradio | calm | MP3 | |
| Radio CORAX Halle (64kbps) | community radio, freies radio | MP3 | |
| CaRaMe - Campusradio Merseburg | campus radio, hochschule merseburg | MP3 170 kbps | |
| Radio Leipzig - 90er | pop | AAC | |
| Radio PSR Partymix | AAC 64 kbps | 64 kbps, 80er | AAC | |
| Radio Brocken - Lovesongs | - | MP3 | |
| MDR Sputnik (AAC) | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Hitradio Corax | radio | MP3 | |
| Saxnwelle | kölsch, maxis | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Hitradio Antenne Sachsen-Anhalt | dubstep | MP3 | |
| DressFM (New Yorker Germany) | grunge | MP3 | |
| MDR NOVA | funk | OGG 64 kbps | |
| ROCK ANTENNE Melodic Rock | pop, rock | MP3 128 kbps | |
| 89.0 RTL FM | charts, chr | MP3 | |
| RADIOOHNENAMEN | 70er, 80er | MP3 128 kbps | |
| MDR Klassik (low) | classical | MP3 128 kbps | |
| MDR TWEENS | children, jugend | AAC 102 kbps | |
| Radio Brocken 93.5 FM | 2010s, 80s | MP3 | |
| Radio CORAX Halle (256kbps) | antifa news, community radio | MP3 152 kbps | |
| Radio CORAX Halle (192kbps) | coraxfunk, dubisthalle.de | MP3 | |
| Radio Brocken - Ü30 Partymix | - | MP3 | |
| Radio Brocken - Best of | - | MP3 | |
| Radio PSR Sommerhits | AAC 64 kbps | 64 kbps, dance | AAC | |
| Radio Brocken - 90er | - | MP3 | |
| Radio Brocken - Kinderzeit | - | MP3 | |
| Radio Brocken - Osthits | - | MP3 | |
| MDR Kultur (low) | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio Brocken - Kulthits | classic hits, hits | MP3 | |
| MDR Jump (low) | youth | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio Brocken - Weihnachtsradio | - | MP3 | |
| Studentenradio HS Merseburg | k-pop | MP3 170 kbps | |
| DJ Tekness | el, house | MP3 | |
| RBW HD - Regionalfernsehen Bitterfeld-Wolfen | bitterfeld wolfen, lokalfernsehen | AAC 2574 kbps | |
| SecondRadio | - | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Radio Blau mAirList | - | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Radio Preston Air | - | AAC+ 64 kbps | |
| Radio Leipzig - Weihnachtsradio | - | AAC | |
| R.SA - Country | - | MP3 | |
| MDR Sachsen Leipzig | deutsch pop, oldies | MP3 128 kbps | |
| detektor.fm Musik | modern pop | AAC | |
| detektor.fm Wort | modern pop | AAC | |
| SecondRadio - Your Music Your Life | - | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Radio Leipzig Freitag Nacht | pop | AAC | |
| Leipziger allerlei | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| SecondRadio ZWEI | 80er, 90er | MP3 192 kbps | |
| DressFM (New Yorker Global) | ambient | MP3 | |
| MSA 95.9 UHD | rap | MP3 | |
| Sachsen-Anhalt-Welle | - | MP3 | |
| Saalewelle | blackscan, blk | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Saalewelle Schlager | blackscan, blk | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio OKJ | bürgerradio, campus radio | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Radio Saalewelle | dance, pop | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Rundfunk-Kombinat Sachsen (320kbps) | bürgerradio, coloradio | MP3 320 kbps | |
| Radio Zett Reloaded | pop, rock | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Hitradio Connewitz | pop, rock | MP3 192 kbps | |
| SLM 102.7 UHD | punk | MP3 | |
| Pac Radio | - | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Radio Leipzig - Wir lieben Leipzig | pop | AAC | |
| Radio Leipzig - 80 er Kulthits | 80er, 80s | AAC | |
| R.SA - Das Beatles Radio | beatles, beatles kanal | MP3 | |
| JCRadio | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| MDR Sputnik (low) | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| R.SA - Disco | disco | MP3 | |
| R.SA - 1.000 80er | - | MP3 | |
| Radio PSR Live Chemnitz | pop | MP3 | |
| MDR SPUTNIK | rock+pop | MP3 128 kbps | |
| R.SA - Sclager | - | MP3 | |
| Radio Leipzig - Top Hits | pop | AAC | |
| Radio Leipzig - 80er | - | AAC |
Museums in Wolfen
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anhaltische Gemäldegalerie | ||||
| Antiquariat "Alte Schmiede" | ||||
| Ausstellung zum Rohrschacht 49 | ||||
| Ausstellung zum Tagebau | ||||
| Barockschloss Delitzsch | ||||
| Bauhaus | ||||
| Bauhaus Museum Dessau | ||||
| Bernhard Bruehl | ||||
| Bernhard Brühl | ||||
| Bildungs- und Begegnungsstätte Deutsche Einheit | ||||
| Braunkohle-Kraftwerk Zschornewitz | ||||
| Buchdruckmuseum | ||||
| DDR Museum Bobbau | ||||
| Deutsches Genossenschaftsmuseum | ||||
| Direktorenhaus Gropius | ||||
| Ferropolis | ||||
| Freilichtmuseum „Sachsenspiegel“ Reppichau | ||||
| Genossenschaftsmuseum | ||||
| Haus Anton | ||||
| Haus der Fürstin | ||||
| Heimatmuseum | ||||
| Heimatmuseum Dessau-Alten | ||||
| Heimatmuseum Priorau | ||||
| Historische Bauschlosserei | ||||
| Industrie- und Filmmuseum Wolfen | ||||
| Kreismuseum | ||||
| Meisterhaus Kandinsky/Klee | ||||
| Meisterhaus Moholy-Nagy/Feininger | ||||
| Meisterhaus Muche/Schlemmer | ||||
| Militärhistorisches Museum Anhalt | ||||
| Moses-Mendelssohn-Zentrum | ||||
| Museum für Naturkunde und Vorgeschichte | ||||
| Museum für Stadtgeschichte (Johannbau) | ||||
| Museumshof Chörau | ||||
| Paul-Gerhardt-Kapelle | ||||
| Schiffbau- und Schifffahrtsmuseum Roßlau | ||||
| Schloss Oranienbaum | ||||
| Simonetti-Haus | ||||
| Stahlhaus | ||||
| Technikmuseum "Hugo Junkers" Dessau | ||||
| Wasserzentrum |
Libraries in Wolfen
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anhaltische Landesbücherei - Ludwig-Lipmann-Bibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothek Radis | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothek Sandersdorf | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothek Stiftung Bauhaus und Hochschule Anhalt | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothek Zörbig | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliotheken am Bauhaus | 0.0 | |||||
| Fachbibliothek Umwelt | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadt- und Schulbibliothek Landsberg | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek Coswig (Anhalt) | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek Delitzsch | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek Dessau | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbibliothek Gräfenhainichen | 0.0 | |||||
| Stadtbiliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Wissenschaftliche Bibliothek | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Wolfen
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markt | |||||
| Marktplatz | |||||
| Schloßplatz | |||||
| Zollstockmarkt |
Hotels in Wolfen
2 hotels within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Restaurants in Wolfen
7 restaurants within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Cinemas in Wolfen
1 cinemas within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Theatres in Wolfen
1 theatres within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Clinics in Wolfen
1 clinics within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Dentists in Wolfen
3 dentists within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Train Stations in Wolfen
1 train stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Bus Stations in Wolfen
2 bus stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in Wolfen
2 gas stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Banks in Wolfen
1 banks within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Gyms in Wolfen
3 gyms within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Breweries in Wolfen
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitterfelder Brauerei |
Stadiums & Teams in Wolfen
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Airports Near Wolfen
32 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Leipzig/Halle Airport | LEJ | Large 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 |
| Burg Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Dessau Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Gerbstedt Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Göpfersdorf Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Halle-Oppin Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Jena-Schöngleina Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Klein Mühlingen Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Köthen Airport | KOQ | Small Airport |
| Laucha Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Laussig Agricultural Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Locktow Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Lüsse Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Machern Cropduster Strip | - | Small Airport |
| Magdeburg City Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Merseburg Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Möckern-Tryppehna Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Oberrißdorf Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Plötzin Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Renneritz Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Roitzschjora Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Schönebeck-Zackmünde Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Sprossen (Zeitz) Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Taucha Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Zschorna Ultralight Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Zwochau Cropduster Strip | - | Small Airport |
Post Offices in Wolfen
2 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| Deutsche Post Filiale | |
| DHL / Deutsche Post |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Wolfen
4 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Adventgemeinde Wolfen | |
| Evangelische Johanneskirche | |
| Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche | |
| Neuapostolische Kirche |
Quick Facts
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Public Holidays in Germany
19 public holidays this year
Frequently Asked Questions About Wolfen
What is the population of Wolfen?
Wolfen has a population of 25,251 residents and is located in Germany. The population density is 2,828 people per square mile, spread across 8.9 square miles.
Is Wolfen expensive to live in?
The median household income is $27,445, 63% below the national average of $75,149. The median home value is $83,200 (70% below the U.S. median). Renters pay a median of $416 per month, below the national average of $1,163. The home price-to-income ratio is 3x, indicating housing is reasonably affordable relative to local income levels.
What is the weather like in Wolfen?
Wolfen has a four-season climate with an average annual temperature of 53°F (12°C). Winter temperatures average 40°F in January, while summers reach an average of 69°F in July. The area receives 216 sunny days per year. Annual rainfall totals 31.8 inches, with 20.0 inches of snow.
How is the job market in Wolfen?
There are 985 business establishments in the area.
How much does housing cost in Wolfen?
The median home value in Wolfen is $83,200. For renters, the median monthly rent is $416. The homeownership rate is 31.4%.