Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Hesse » Gießen, Landkreis » Fernwald Population 7 109 Urbanization sparsely populated Area information Municipal area 21,57 km² Average land price (in district) 258,17 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 35 ha Residential building area 137 ha Agricultural area 4 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 730 €/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 470 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 6,1 % Labour - total 106 490 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 15 % Labour - specialist 12 % Labour - skilled worker 56 % Labour - helper 17 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 862 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 935 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 766 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 934 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 1 km Motorway junction Fernwald (A5) Nearby motorways A45 A485 A5 Airport Airport (distance) 58 km Name of airport Flughafen Frankfurt Port Port (distance) 48 km Name of port Hafen Frankfurt - Osthafen 2 Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Main Freight village Freight village (distance) 85 km Name of freight village GVZ Koblenz Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website