Tap water hardness in Sachsen
We have published hardness data for 38 cities in Sachsen. The median is 5.2 °dH; the hardest water is in Elsterberg (14.7 °dH), the softest in Rodewisch (2.3 °dH).
42 % of these cities have hard or very hard water (over 120 mg/L).
German law (WRMG) uses 3 bands: soft < 8.4 °dH, medium 8.4–14 °dH, hard > 14 °dH.
Cities in Sachsen, hardest first
| °dH | mg/L | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Elsterberg | 14.7 | 262 | very hard |
| Leipzig | 14.1 | 252 | very hard |
| Weischlitz | 10.5 | 187 | very hard |
| Großröhrsdorf | 9.6 | 171 | hard |
| Mühltroff | 9.6 | 171 | hard |
| Netzschkau | 9.1 | 162 | hard |
| Pausa | 8.2 | 146 | hard |
| Dresden | 7.7 | 137 | hard |
| Oelsnitz | 7.5 | 133 | hard |
| Hammerbrücke | 7.3 | 130 | hard |
| Löbau | 7.3 | 130 | hard |
| Pirna | 7.2 | 129 | hard |
| Pulsnitz | 7.2 | 129 | hard |
| Triebel | 7.2 | 129 | hard |
| Auerbach | 6.9 | 124 | hard |
| Mylau | 6.9 | 124 | hard |
| Neumark | 6.3 | 113 | moderately hard |
| Treuen | 6.1 | 109 | moderately hard |
| Bad Elster | 5.4 | 96 | moderately hard |
| Zittau | 5 | 89 | moderately hard |
| Adorf | 4.4 | 79 | moderately hard |
| Reichenbach/Vogtland | 4.4 | 79 | moderately hard |
| Schöneck | 4.4 | 79 | moderately hard |
| Klingenthal | 4.3 | 77 | moderately hard |
| Zwota | 4.3 | 77 | moderately hard |
| Bad Brambach | 4.2 | 75 | moderately hard |
| Markneukirchen | 4.1 | 72 | moderately hard |
| Eichigt | 3.9 | 70 | moderately hard |
| Grünbach | 3.9 | 70 | moderately hard |
| Lengenfeld | 3.9 | 70 | moderately hard |
| Werda | 3.9 | 70 | moderately hard |
| Plauen | 3.8 | 69 | moderately hard |
| Erlbach | 3.7 | 66 | moderately hard |
| Ellefeld | 3 | 54 | soft |
| Falkenstein | 3 | 54 | soft |
| Bergen | 2.9 | 52 | soft |
| Neuensalz | 2.9 | 52 | soft |
| Rodewisch | 2.3 | 41 | soft |