Economic Position

Rates of assessment of trade tax imposed

Land tax A:	340 %
Land tax B:	420 %
Trade tax:	365 %

Further advantages to be considered with regard to the location are:

• low prices for electricity
• low fees for sewage and water
• reasonable rents for private housing as well as for commercial enterprises
• high quality of living
• the high recreational value
• the attractive scenery along the river Weser in the centre of the Weserbergland
• the fact of being known worldwide
• having a positive reputation - as the romantic town of the Pied Piper wrapped in mystery.

As a regional centre with almost 60,000 inhabitants, Hameln contains the regional headquarters for a number of central organisations such as county court, employment office, industrial tribunal, inland revenue office, public health department, youth institution, land registry, district hospital, district council offices, planning departments (e. g. roads and buildings), branch of the Handwerkskammer Hannover (Chamber of Handicraft), branch of the IHK Hannover (Chamber of Industry and Commerce), customs office.
The Pied Piper’s town is also home to the Weserbergland Berufsakademie and LUFA Nord-West, an organisation for agriculture and research.

Just outside the town the "Insitut für Solarenergieforschung (ISFH) GmbH Hameln-Emmerthal" is located, the most important solar energy research institute in Northern Germany.

Sites for business or industrial enterprises are available at short notice. Please address any inquiries to us:

Stadt Hameln
Department of Finances
Rathausplatz 1
D-31785 Hameln
Tel.: ++49 (0 51 51) 2 02-13 85.