Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Schleswig-Holstein » Nordfriesland, Kreis » Sylt Population* 13 679 Retail purchasing power* 6 318 €/person/year Urbanization* medium populated Area information Municipal area* 57,31 km² Industrial and commercial area* 30 ha Residential building area* 511 ha Agricultural area* 0 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 350 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 330 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 6,0 % Labour - total* 65 080 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 9 % Labour - specialist* 13 % Labour - skilled worker* 59 % Labour - helper* 19 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 015 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 3 828 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 210 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 606 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 68 km Motorway junction Flensburg/Harrislee (A7) Nearby motorways A7 Airport Airport (distance)* 179 km Name of airport Flughafen Hamburg "Helmut Schmidt" Port Port (distance)* 118 km Name of port Cuxhavener Häfen Port type Seaport Modality trimodal Waters Nordsee Freight village Freight village (distance)* 136 km Name of freight village GVZ Kiel Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website