Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Saarland » Merzig-Wadern, Landkreis » Mettlach Population 12 621 Urbanization sparsely populated Area information Municipal area 78,19 km² Average land price (in district) 117,09 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 45 ha Residential building area 306 ha Agricultural area 0 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 075 €/year Retail purchasing power index (per person) n.a. Retail purchasing power (per household) n.a. Retail purchasing power index (per household) n.a. Excise tax Level of business tax 449 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 360 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 4,6 % Labour - total 30 750 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 9 % Labour - specialist 12 % Labour - skilled worker 62 % Labour - helper 17 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 844 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 604 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 594 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 882 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 4 km Motorway junction Merzig-Schwemlingen (A8) Nearby motorways A8 Airport Airport (distance) 48 km Name of airport Flughafen Saarbrücken Port Port (distance) 19 km Name of port Hafen Saarlouis/Dillingen Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Saar Freight village Freight village (distance) 33 km Name of freight village GVZ Trier Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website