Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Hesse » Gießen, Landkreis » Gießen Industrial and commercial area* 298 ha Municipal area* 72,61 km² Urbanization* densely populated Population Population* 94 996 Unemployment rate (in district)* 6,1 % Retail purchasing power* 5 673 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 2 km Motorway junction Gießen-Grünberger Straße (A485) Nearby motorways A480 A485 A5 Airport Airport (distance) 61 km Name of airport Flughafen Frankfurt Port Port (distance) 52 km Name of port Hafen Frankfurt - Osthafen 2 Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Main Freight village Freight village (distance) 79 km Name of freight village GVZ Koblenz Modality trimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 420 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 600 % (municipal rate) Level of labour costs (in the federal state) Production industry 41,90 €/h Service industry 39,80 €/h Qualification of labour (in the district) Academic education 23 % Vocational training 55 % Without training 15 % Contact City GießenMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add