Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Rhineland-Palatinate » Trier-Saarburg, Landkreis » Zerf Population* 1 515 Urbanization* sparsely populated Area information Municipal area* 28,81 km² Industrial and commercial area* 7 ha Residential building area* 55 ha Agricultural area* 1 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 380 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 465 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 3,3 % Labour - total* 30 440 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 7 % Labour - specialist* 11 % Labour - skilled worker* 62 % Labour - helper* 19 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 453 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 4 261 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 538 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 864 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 17 km Motorway junction Merzig-Schwemlingen (A8) Nearby motorways A8 Airport Airport (distance)* 52 km Name of airport Flughafen Saarbrücken Port Port (distance)* 21 km Name of port Hafen Trier Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Mosel Freight village Freight village (distance)* 21 km Name of freight village GVZ Trier Modality trimodal Contact Natalie Leibold Website