Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Herne Industrial and commercial area* 396 ha Municipal area* 51,42 km² Urbanization* densely populated Population Population* 157 896 Unemployment rate (in district)* 11,6 % Retail purchasing power* 5 173 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 1 km Motorway junction Herne-Baukau (A42) Nearby motorways A2 A40 A42 A43 A448 Airport Airport (distance) 27 km Name of airport Flughafen Dortmund Port Port (distance) 4 km Name of port Hafen Herne Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein-Herne-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 4 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 500 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 745 % (municipal rate) Level of labour costs (in the federal state) Production industry 39,67 €/h Service industry 35,80 €/h Qualification of labour (in the district) Academic education 11 % Vocational training 58 % Without training 18 % Contact City HerneMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Remove