Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Viersen, Kreis » Brüggen Population* 16 178 Retail purchasing power* 5 767 €/person/year Urbanization* medium populated Area information Municipal area* 61,20 km² Industrial and commercial area* 90 ha Residential building area* 353 ha Agricultural area* 0 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 416 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 493 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 6,1 % Labour - total* 98 890 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 9 % Labour - specialist* 12 % Labour - skilled worker* 56 % Labour - helper* 23 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 551 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 4 354 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 367 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 620 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 4 km Motorway junction Niederkrüchten (A52) Nearby motorways A52 A61 Airport Airport (distance)* 40 km Name of airport Flughafen Niederrhein Port Port (distance)* 35 km Name of port Rheinhafen Krefeld Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein Freight village Freight village (distance)* 64 km Name of freight village GVZ Köln Eifeltor Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website