Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Rhineland-Palatinate » Birkenfeld, Landkreis » Baumholder Population* 4 265 Urbanization* sparsely populated Area information Municipal area* 69,19 km² Industrial and commercial area* 15 ha Residential building area* 84 ha Agricultural area* 1 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 385 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 500 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 6,9 % Labour - total* 27 060 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 9 % Labour - specialist* 12 % Labour - skilled worker* 58 % Labour - helper* 21 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 579 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 4 431 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 527 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 735 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 8 km Motorway junction Freisen (A62) Nearby motorways A62 Airport Airport (distance)* 36 km Name of airport Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn Port Port (distance)* 50 km Name of port Hafen Trier Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Mosel Freight village Freight village (distance)* 50 km Name of freight village GVZ Trier Modality trimodal Contact Natalie Leibold Website