Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Viersen, Kreis » Schwalmtal Industrial and commercial area* 62 ha Municipal area* 48,11 km² Urbanization* medium populated Population Population* 19 248 Unemployment rate (in district)* 5,9 % Retail purchasing power* 5 763 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 1 km Motorway junction Schwalmtal (A52) Nearby motorways A52 A61 Airport Airport (distance) 35 km Name of airport Flughafen Düsseldorf Port Port (distance) 29 km Name of port Hafen Neuss Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein Freight village Freight village (distance) 58 km Name of freight village GVZ Köln Eifeltor Modality bimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 420 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 480 % (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 15 % Vocational training 62 % Without training 13 % Contact Municipality SchwalmtalMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add