Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Thuringia » Nordhausen, Landkreis » Heringen/Helme Population* 4 474 Urbanization* sparsely populated Area information Municipal area* 66,91 km² Industrial and commercial area* 35 ha Residential building area* 43 ha Agricultural area* 37 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 440 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 460 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 7,9 % Labour - total* 28 790 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 9 % Labour - specialist* 12 % Labour - skilled worker* 63 % Labour - helper* 14 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 261 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 3 977 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 221 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 498 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 3 km Motorway junction Heringen () Nearby motorways A38 Airport Airport (distance)* 52 km Name of airport Flughafen Erfurt-Weimar Port Port (distance)* 74 km Name of port Container Terminal Halle Saale Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Saale Freight village Freight village (distance)* 54 km Name of freight village GVZ Erfurt Modality bimodal Contact Natalie Leibold Website