Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Saxony-Anhalt » Saalekreis, Landkreis » Merseburg Industrial and commercial area* 160 ha Municipal area* 53,75 km² Urbanization* medium populated Population Population* 34 721 Unemployment rate (in district)* 6,4 % Retail purchasing power* 5 336 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 6 km Motorway junction Merseburg-Nord (A38) Nearby motorways A143 A38 Airport Airport (distance) 18 km Name of airport Flughafen Leipzig/Halle Port Port (distance) 18 km Name of port Container Terminal Halle Saale Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Saale Freight village Freight village (distance) 22 km Name of freight village GVZ Leipzig Nord / Süd Modality bimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 404 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 495 % (municipal rate) Level of labour costs (in the federal state) Production industry 29,32 €/h Service industry 29,68 €/h Qualification of labour (in the district) Academic education 11 % Vocational training 74 % Without training 8 % Contact City MerseburgMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add