Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Lower-Saxony » Leer, Landkreis » Westoverledingen Industrial and commercial area* 72 ha Municipal area* 112,10 km² Urbanization* medium populated Population Population* 21 740 Unemployment rate (in district)* 5,8 % Retail purchasing power* 5 266 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 8 km Motorway junction Jemgum (A31) Nearby motorways A31 Airport Airport (distance) 89 km Name of airport Flughafen Bremen "Hans Koschnick" Port Port (distance) 5 km Name of port Hafen Leer Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Leda Freight village Freight village (distance) 22 km Name of freight village GVZ Emsland Modality trimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 330 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 320 % (municipal rate) Level of labour costs (in the federal state) Production industry 41,60 €/h Service industry 33,48 €/h Qualification of labour (in the district) Academic education 10 % Vocational training 70 % Without training 13 % Contact Municipality WestoverledingenMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add