District information

The Altenburger Land district is located in the easternmost part of Thuringia. The district of Greiz is the only Thuringian district bordering Altenburger Land in the west. To the northwest is the Burgenlandkreis district of Saxony-Anhalt, and clockwise from north to south are the Saxon districts of Leipzig, Mittelsachsen and Zwickau.

County Altenburger Land
Federal state Thuringia
Address of the District Administration Landratsamt Altenburger Land
Lindenaustr. 9
04600 Altenburg
Phone 03447 586-0
Fax 03447 586-100
E-mail landratsamt@altenburgerland.de
Founding On 1 July 1994 as a result of the district reform of the former Altenburg and Schmölln districts.
District Administrator Uwe Melzer (CDU)
District capital Altenburg
Number of municipalities
(towns included)
30
Cities 5 (Altenburg, Gößnitz, Lucka, Meuselwitz, Schmölln)
Administrative communities 3 (VG Pleißenaue, VG Rositz, VG Oberes Sprottental)

Source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics, July 2018

Floor space 56.939 ha
Settlement and traffic area 8.163 ha
Floor areas according to types of use Settlement area 6.223 ha
  • of which residential area
1.621 ha
  • of which industrial and commercial space
1.365 ha
  • of which sports, leisure and recreation area
2.137 ha
Traffic area 2.353 ha
Agricultural area 40.083 ha
Forest area 6.388 ha
Water area 809 ha
Neighbouring counties to the North East Landkreis Leipzig 
to the East Landkreis Mittelsachsen 
to the South Landkreis Zwickau 
to the South West Landkreis Greiz 
to the North West Burgenlandkreis
Central location in Central Germany
(Distance from Altenburg)
Leipzig 50 km
Chemnitz 50 km
Dresden 115 km
Jena 80 km
Erfurt 120 km
Zwickau 35 km
Hof 135 km
Gera 35 km

Source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics, 31.12.2020

Population on 31.12.2020
(total)
88.356 Inhabitants (inhab.)
thereof male 43.215 inhab.
thereof female 45.141 inhab.
thereof migrants 3.217 inhab.
Population development
(each as of 31.12.)
1995 120.655 inhab.
1996 119.359 inhab.
1997 118.487 inhab.
1998 117.143 inhab.
1999 115.689 inhab.
2000 114.200 inhab.
2001 112.421 inhab.
2002 110.887 inhab.
2003 109.304 inhab.
2004 107.893 inhab.
2005 106.365 inhab.
2006 104.721 inhab.
2007 103.313 inhab.
2008 101.705 inhab.
2009 100.215 inhab.
2010 98.810 inhab.
2011 95.829 inhab.
2012 94.749 inhab.
2013 93.605 inhab.
2014 92.705 inhab.
2015 92.344 inhab.
2016 91.607 inhab.
2017 90.650 inhab.
2018 90.118 inhab.
2019 89.393 inhab.
2020 88.356 inhab.
Population structure according to age groups
(as of 31.12.2020)
under 6 3.827 inhab.
6-15 6.303 inhab.
15-18 2.105 inhab.
18-25 4.002 inhab.
25-30 2.322 inhab.
30-40 9.435 inhab.
40-50  9.891 inhab.
50-65  22.660 inhab.
65-75 13.237 inhab.
75-85  10.774 inhab.
85 and older 3.800 inhab.

Source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics, 31.12.2020

Average number of persons employed at the place of work during the year by economic sector
total 34.900
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries 800
Manufacturing industry 11.900
  • of which manufacturing without construction
9.000
  • of which construction
2.900
Service areas 22.200
  • of which trade, transport and storage, hotels and restaurants, information and communication
8.000
  • of which financial, insurance and business service providers, real estate and housing industry
3.800
  • Public and other service providers, Education and health, Private households
10.400

Source: Thuringian State Office for Statistic: August 2021