Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Hochsauerlandkreis, Kreis » Bestwig Population* 10 147 Retail purchasing power* 5 761 €/person/year Urbanization* medium populated Area information Municipal area* 69,46 km² Industrial and commercial area* 51 ha Residential building area* 232 ha Agricultural area* 5 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 460 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 488 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 4,8 % Labour - total* 111 570 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 9 % Labour - specialist* 12 % Labour - skilled worker* 60 % Labour - helper* 17 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 972 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 4 729 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 741 €/month Gross salary - helper* 3 165 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 2 km Motorway junction Bestwig (A46) Nearby motorways A46 Airport Airport (distance)* 31 km Name of airport Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt Port Port (distance)* 54 km Name of port Hafen Hamm Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Datteln-Hamm-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance)* 78 km Name of freight village GVZ Kassel Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website