Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Städteregion Aachen, Kreis » Aachen Industrial and commercial area* 426 ha Municipal area* 160,85 km² Urbanization* densely populated Population Population* 252 769 Unemployment rate (in district)* 7,7 % Retail purchasing power* 5 998 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 3 km Motorway junction Aachen-Rothe Erde (A544) Nearby motorways A4 A44 A544 Airport Airport (distance) 74 km Name of airport Flughafen Köln/Bonn „Konrad Adenauer“ Port Port (distance) 63 km Name of port Hafen Köln - Godorf Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein Freight village Freight village (distance) 60 km Name of freight village GVZ Köln Eifeltor Modality bimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 475 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 525 % (municipal rate) Level of labour costs (in the federal state) Production industry 39,67 €/h Service industry 35,80 €/h Qualification of labour (in the district) Academic education 25 % Vocational training 49 % Without training 17 % Contact City AachenMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add