Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Kreis » Schwelm Industrial and commercial area* 97 ha Municipal area* 20,50 km² Urbanization* densely populated Population Population* 28 711 Unemployment rate (in district)* 7,2 % Retail purchasing power* 6 391 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 2 km Motorway junction Wuppertal-Langerfeld (A1) Nearby motorways A1 A43 A46 Airport Airport (distance) 34 km Name of airport Flughafen Dortmund Port Port (distance) 29 km Name of port Dortmunder Hafen Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Dortmund-Ems-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 31 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 495 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 742 % (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 17 % Vocational training 61 % Without training 15 % Contact City SchwelmMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add