Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Hesse » Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Landkreis » Melsungen Industrial and commercial area* 111 ha Municipal area* 63,09 km² Urbanization* medium populated Population Population* 14 107 Unemployment rate (in district)* 4,6 % Retail purchasing power* 6 067 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 5 km Motorway junction Melsungen (A7) Nearby motorways A7 Airport Airport (distance) 83 km Name of airport Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt Port Port (distance) 119 km Name of port Hafen Hildesheim Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Zweigkanal Hildesheim Freight village Freight village (distance) 16 km Name of freight village GVZ Kassel Modality bimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 395 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 365 % (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 11 % Vocational training 70 % Without training 13 % Contact City MelsungenMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add