Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Saarland » Merzig-Wadern, Landkreis » Weiskirchen Population* 6 528 Retail purchasing power* 5 080 €/person/year Urbanization* medium populated Area information Municipal area* 33,65 km² Industrial and commercial area* 23 ha Residential building area* 197 ha Agricultural area* 0 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 460 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 550 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 4,6 % Labour - total* 30 750 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 9 % Labour - specialist* 12 % Labour - skilled worker* 62 % Labour - helper* 17 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 844 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 4 604 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 594 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 882 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 12 km Motorway junction Nonnweiler-Bierfeld (A1) Nearby motorways A1 A62 Airport Airport (distance)* 43 km Name of airport Flughafen Saarbrücken Port Port (distance)* 24 km Name of port Hafen Saarlouis/Dillingen Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Saar Freight village Freight village (distance)* 27 km Name of freight village GVZ Trier Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website