Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Münster Population* 308 258 Retail purchasing power* 6 466 €/person/year Urbanization* densely populated Area information Municipal area* 303,28 km² Industrial and commercial area* 495 ha Residential building area* 3208 ha Agricultural area* 10 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 460 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 510 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 5,2 % Labour - total* 195 950 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 18 % Labour - specialist* 18 % Labour - skilled worker* 49 % Labour - helper* 14 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 937 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 5 154 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 885 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 737 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 6 km Motorway junction Münster-Nord (A1) Nearby motorways A1 Airport Airport (distance)* 19 km Name of airport Flughafen Münster/Osnabrück Port Port (distance)* 33 km Name of port Hafen Hamm Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Datteln-Hamm-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance)* 41 km Name of freight village GVZ Rheine Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website