Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Saxony-Anhalt » Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Landkreis » Gardelegen Population 21 822 Urbanization sparsely populated Area information Municipal area 636,27 km² Average land price (in district) 21,14 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 159 ha Residential building area 656 ha Agricultural area 172 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 026 €/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 360 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 380 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 7,2 % Labour - total 24 920 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 8 % Labour - specialist 11 % Labour - skilled worker 60 % Labour - helper 21 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 133 €/month Gross salary - specialist 3 786 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 115 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 639 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 21 km Motorway junction Tangerhütte (A14) Nearby motorways A14 Airport Airport (distance) 115 km Name of airport Flughafen Hannover Port Port (distance) 43 km Name of port Magdeburger Hafen Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Elbe Freight village Freight village (distance) 43 km Name of freight village GVZ Magdeburg Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website