Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Krefeld Industrial and commercial area* 1103 ha Municipal area* 137,78 km² Urbanization* densely populated Population Population* 228 550 Unemployment rate (in district)* 11,1 % Retail purchasing power* 6 015 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 5 km Motorway junction Krefeld-Zentrum (A57) Nearby motorways A44 A524 A57 A59 Airport Airport (distance) 15 km Name of airport Flughafen Düsseldorf Port Port (distance) 7 km Name of port Rheinhafen Krefeld Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein Freight village Freight village (distance) 48 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 480 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 533 % (municipal rate) Level of labour costs (in the federal state) Production industry 39,67 €/h Service industry 35,80 €/h Qualification of labour (in the district) Academic education 17 % Vocational training 54 % Without training 17 % Contact City KrefeldMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add