Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Hesse » Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Landkreis » Eschwege Population 18 743 Urbanization medium populated Area information Municipal area 63,26 km² Average land price (in district) 60,35 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 132 ha Residential building area 391 ha Agricultural area 8 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 430 €/year Retail purchasing power index (per person) n.a. Retail purchasing power (per household) n.a. Retail purchasing power index (per household) n.a. Excise tax Level of business tax 430 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 426 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 5,2 % Labour - total 28 610 persons 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 5 553 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 153 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 431 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 868 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 10 km Motorway junction Waldkappel (A44) Nearby motorways A44 Airport Airport (distance) 66 km Name of airport Flughafen Erfurt-Weimar Port Port (distance) 110 km Name of port Hafen Hildesheim Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Zweigkanal Hildesheim Freight village Freight village (distance) 39 km Name of freight village GVZ Kassel Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website