Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Lower-Saxony » Schaumburg, Landkreis » Meerbeck Population* 1 791 Urbanization* sparsely populated Area information Municipal area* 13,09 km² Industrial and commercial area* 8 ha Residential building area* 65 ha Agricultural area* 0 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 390 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 390 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 6,1 % Labour - total* 47 060 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 8 % Labour - specialist* 10 % Labour - skilled worker* 61 % Labour - helper* 18 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 604 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 4 270 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 550 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 840 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 13 km Motorway junction Bad Eilsen (A2) Nearby motorways A2 Airport Airport (distance)* 39 km Name of airport Flughafen Hannover Port Port (distance)* 11 km Name of port Hafen Bückeburg-Berenbusch Port type Inland port Modality bimodal Waters Mittellandkanal Freight village Freight village (distance)* 55 km Name of freight village GVZ Hannover-Lehrte Modality bimodal Contact Natalie Leibold Website
