Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Solingen Population* 161 545 Retail purchasing power* 6 080 €/person/year Urbanization* densely populated Area information Municipal area* 89,54 km² Industrial and commercial area* 361 ha Residential building area* 1949 ha Agricultural area* 8 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 475 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 690 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 8,3 % Labour - total* 52 120 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 10 % Labour - specialist* 12 % Labour - skilled worker* 55 % Labour - helper* 22 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 930 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 4 769 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 529 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 676 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 5 km Motorway junction Haan-Ost (A46) Nearby motorways A46 A535 Airport Airport (distance)* 25 km Name of airport Flughafen Düsseldorf Port Port (distance)* 17 km Name of port Hafen Düsseldorf Reisholz Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein Freight village Freight village (distance)* 33 km Name of freight village GVZ Köln Eifeltor Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website
