Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Recklinghausen, Kreis » Waltrop Industrial and commercial area* 92 ha Municipal area* 47,09 km² Urbanization* medium populated Population Population* 29 586 Unemployment rate (in district)* 8,6 % Retail purchasing power* 5 358 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 4 km Motorway junction Dortmund-Mengede (A2) Nearby motorways A2 A40 A42 A45 Airport Airport (distance) 18 km Name of airport Flughafen Dortmund Port Port (distance) 6 km Name of port Stadthafen Lünen Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Datteln-Hamm-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 18 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 700 % (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 13 % Vocational training 62 % Without training 14 % Contact City WaltropMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add