Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Lower-Saxony » Gifhorn, Landkreis » Gifhorn Industrial and commercial area* 128 ha Municipal area* 105,40 km² Urbanization* medium populated Population Population* 43 941 Unemployment rate (in district)* 4,7 % Retail purchasing power* 6 505 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 13 km Motorway junction Weyhausen (A39) Nearby motorways A39 Airport Airport (distance) 58 km Name of airport Flughafen Hannover Port Port (distance) 19 km Name of port Hafen Braunschweig Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Mittellandkanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 14 km Name of freight village GVZ Wolfsburg Modality trimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 425 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 430 % (municipal rate) Level of labour costs (in the federal state) Production industry 41,60 €/h Service industry 33,48 €/h Qualification of labour (in the district) Academic education 17 % Vocational training 65 % Without training 10 % Contact City GifhornMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add