Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Hochsauerlandkreis, Kreis » Meschede Industrial and commercial area* 177 ha Municipal area* 218,52 km² Urbanization* medium populated Population Population* 29 988 Unemployment rate (in district)* 5,0 % Retail purchasing power* 5 989 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 2 km Motorway junction Meschede (A46) Nearby motorways A46 Airport Airport (distance) 37 km Name of airport Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt Port Port (distance) 50 km Name of port Hafen Hamm Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Datteln-Hamm-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 81 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 435 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 475 % (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 11 % Vocational training 66 % Without training 15 % Contact City MeschedeMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add