Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Hesse » Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Landkreis » Eschwege Population* 19 435 Retail purchasing power* 5 430 €/person/year Urbanization* medium populated Area information Municipal area* 63,26 km² Industrial and commercial area* 132 ha Residential building area* 391 ha Agricultural area* 8 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 430 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 430 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 5,6 % Labour - total* 28 880 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* 5 294 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 3 944 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 241 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 685 €/month 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