Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Saarland » Saarlouis, Landkreis » Schmelz Industrial and commercial area* 75 ha Municipal area* 58,62 km² Urbanization* medium populated Population Population* 16 343 Unemployment rate (in district)* 6,1 % Retail purchasing power* 5 482 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 9 km Motorway junction Tholey (A1) Nearby motorways A1 Airport Airport (distance) 30 km Name of airport Flughafen Saarbrücken Port Port (distance) 14 km Name of port Hafen Saarlouis/Dillingen Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Saar Freight village Freight village (distance) 40 km Name of freight village GVZ Trier Modality trimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 420 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 395 % (municipal rate) Level of labour costs (in the federal state) Production industry 41,05 €/h Service industry 33,99 €/h Qualification of labour (in the district) Academic education 13 % Vocational training 67 % Without training 14 % Contact Municipality SchmelzMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add