Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Märkischer Kreis, Kreis » Balve Industrial and commercial area* 78 ha Municipal area* 74,81 km² Urbanization* medium populated Population Population* 11 108 Unemployment rate (in district)* 7,9 % Retail purchasing power* 5 735 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 11 km Motorway junction Hemer (A46) Nearby motorways A46 Airport Airport (distance) 27 km Name of airport Flughafen Dortmund Port Port (distance) 36 km Name of port Dortmunder Hafen Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Dortmund-Ems-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 54 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 480 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 600 % (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 11 % Vocational training 63 % Without training 18 % Contact City BalveMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add