Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Heinsberg, Kreis » Geilenkirchen Population* 28 494 Retail purchasing power* 5 798 €/person/year Urbanization* medium populated Area information Municipal area* 83,16 km² Industrial and commercial area* 55 ha Residential building area* 504 ha Agricultural area* 17 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 430 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 600 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 5,9 % Labour - total* 79 420 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 9 % Labour - specialist* 12 % Labour - skilled worker* 56 % Labour - helper* 20 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 848 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 4 567 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 638 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 767 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 7 km Motorway junction Heinsberg (A46) Nearby motorways A46 Airport Airport (distance)* 57 km Name of airport Flughafen Düsseldorf Port Port (distance)* 49 km Name of port Hafen Neuss Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein Freight village Freight village (distance)* 56 km Name of freight village GVZ Köln Eifeltor Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website