Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Thuringia » Sonneberg, Landkreis » Sonneberg Population 22 843 Urbanization medium populated Area information Municipal area 84,69 km² Average land price (in district) 51,08 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 199 ha Residential building area 408 ha Agricultural area 6 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 254 €/year Retail purchasing power index (per person) n.a. Retail purchasing power (per household) n.a. Retail purchasing power index (per household) n.a. Excise tax Level of business tax 395 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 540 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 4,9 % Labour - total 18 120 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 8 % Labour - specialist 10 % Labour - skilled worker 59 % Labour - helper 23 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 143 €/month Gross salary - specialist 3 947 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 170 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 516 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 14 km Motorway junction Rödental (A73) Nearby motorways A73 Airport Airport (distance) 70 km Name of airport Flughafen Erfurt-Weimar Port Port (distance) 54 km Name of port Bayernhafen Bamberg Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Main-Donau-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 53 km Name of freight village GVZ Hof Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website