Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Lower-Saxony » Friesland, Landkreis » Varel Industrial and commercial area* 148 ha Municipal area* 113,75 km² Urbanization* medium populated Population Population* 24 335 Unemployment rate (in district)* 4,6 % Retail purchasing power* 5 604 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 2 km Motorway junction Varel-Obenstrohe (A29) Nearby motorways A29 Airport Airport (distance) 57 km Name of airport Flughafen Bremen "Hans Koschnick" Port Port (distance) 22 km Name of port Wilhelmshavener Häfen Port type Seaport Modality trimodal Waters Nordsee Freight village Freight village (distance) 21 km Name of freight village GVZ JadeWeserPort Modality trimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 390 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 380 % (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 11 % Vocational training 70 % Without training 11 % Contact City VarelMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Remove