Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Rhineland-Palatinate » Birkenfeld, Landkreis » Berschweiler bei Baumholder Population* 540 Urbanization* sparsely populated Area information Municipal area* 6,66 km² Industrial and commercial area* 1 ha Residential building area* 17 ha Agricultural area* 1 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 380 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 465 % (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)* 3 km Motorway junction Freisen (A62) Nearby motorways A62 Airport Airport (distance)* 40 km Name of airport Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn Port Port (distance)* 48 km Name of port Hafen Saarlouis/Dillingen Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Saar Freight village Freight village (distance)* 49 km Name of freight village GVZ Trier Modality trimodal Contact Natalie Leibold Website