Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Lower-Saxony » Emsland, Landkreis » Geeste Population 12 129 Urbanization sparsely populated Area information Municipal area 133,11 km² Average land price (in district) 83,25 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 149 ha Residential building area 419 ha Agricultural area 7 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 466 €/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 350 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 320 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 3,3 % Labour - total 155 580 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 9 % Labour - specialist 13 % Labour - skilled worker 62 % Labour - helper 16 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 848 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 639 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 564 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 940 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 6 km Motorway junction Geeste (A31) Nearby motorways A31 Airport Airport (distance) 59 km Name of airport Flughafen Münster/Osnabrück Port Port (distance) 19 km Name of port Eurohafen Emsland Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Dortmund-Ems-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 33 km Name of freight village GVZ Rheine Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website
