Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Recklinghausen, Kreis » Waltrop Population* 29 586 Retail purchasing power* 5 358 €/person/year Urbanization* medium populated Area information Municipal area* 47,09 km² Industrial and commercial area* 81 ha Residential building area* 417 ha Agricultural area* 3 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 495 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 700 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 8,7 % Labour - total* 184 260 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 10 % Labour - specialist* 12 % Labour - skilled worker* 58 % Labour - helper* 19 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 708 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 4 470 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 486 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 593 €/month 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 Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website