Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Gelsenkirchen Population* 265 885 Retail purchasing power* 4 827 €/person/year Urbanization* densely populated Area information Municipal area* 104,94 km² Industrial and commercial area* 998 ha Residential building area* 2098 ha Agricultural area* 1 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 480 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 675 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 15,4 % Labour - total* 85 500 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 11 % Labour - specialist* 12 % Labour - skilled worker* 59 % Labour - helper* 17 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 705 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 4 894 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 503 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 638 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 2 km Motorway junction Gelsenkirchen-Zentrum (A42) Nearby motorways A2 A40 A42 A43 A448 A52 Airport Airport (distance)* 33 km Name of airport Flughafen Düsseldorf Port Port (distance)* 2 km Name of port Hafen Gelsenkirchen Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein-Herne-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance)* 6 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website
