Location
Profile
City of Northeim
General
Administration¹
Street address: Stadt Northeim, Wirtschaftsförderung
Scharnhorstplatz 1
37154 Northeim
Postal address:  Postfach 15 62
37145 Northeim
Telephone: 05551/966-330
Fax: 05551/966-391
E-mail: info@northeim.de
Homepage: http://www.northeim.de 
Contact: Ms. Sigrid Hilke-März
Telephone: 05551 / 966-188
Fax: 05551 / 966-391
E-mail: Hilke@northeim.de
Ms. Anja Lustig
Telephone: 05551 / 966-330
Fax: 05551 / 966-391
E-mail: Lustig@northeim.de
District 
(location profile)
District of Northeim
Business sites, 
real estates
Business sites: 2   View
Real estates: 3   View
Population
Population²
As of: 31.12.2010
TotalFemaleMale
Inhabitants: 29,431   15,171  (51.5 %)    14,260  (48.5 %)

Age structure:		Age structure
Population density²
As of: 31.12.2010
Inhabitants/km²: 202.0
Infrastructure
Educational institutions²
Elementary schools: 8
Secondary schools: 2
Secondary modern schools: 2
Grammar schools: 6 (District of Northeim)
Special schools: 6 (District of Northeim)
Vocational schools: 5 (District of Northeim)
Health care¹ 
General practitioners: 18
Dentists: 22
Medical specialists: 56
Hospitals: 1 (301 total beds)
Other medical health 
facilities: 		Private clinic in Northeim
Leisure/culture/sport¹ 
Leisure 
facilities: 		Northeim lake district
Northeim Mittelwald - Nature Conservation Prize in 2003
Planetary hiking route (astronomical education trail) along the Wieterrand
Cultural 
facilities: 		Museum of local history with display of thousands of 13th-15th century coins discovered in 1991
Reddersen House with museum exhibition
Forest stage in the Gesundbrunnen leisure grounds
Media centre
"Theatre of the Night"
Rich and varied programme of cultural events / current offerings can be at www.Northeim.de
Town Hall (Stadthalle)
Sport 
facilities: 		50-metre indoor swimming pool
Open-air baths BergBad and open-air baths in Sudheim
Surfing and sailing area "Großer See"
Gustav Wegener Stadium, various sports grounds, tennis complexes and sports halls
Archery and shooting sport ranges
Link to the Leine long-distance cycle route
Minigolf course in the city centre
Gesundbrunnen riding facility
Gliding field
Landing field for engine-powered aircraft
Skater course
High wire park (high ropes course)
Golf course Levershausen / Nörten-Hardenberg
Special amenities on offer: Leisure and sporting facilities 
http://www.northeim.de/navigation/blick/freizeit.htm
Current programme of cultural events 
http://www.northeim.de/navigation/blick/kultur.htm
Transport¹ 
TypeDesignationDistance
MotorwayA 7 - access point Northeim Nord (North)   0 km
Trunk road / A-roadB 3, B 241, B 248   0 km
Regional airportRegional airfield in Northeim   0.5 km
Rail stationRoutes Hamburg-München, Ruhr Basin- Halle   0 km
Economics
Economic strength² Notes on the location indicators
€ per inhabitant
(District of Northeim) 		    National comparison
(Germany=100 %)
Gross domestic product 2009: 20,61370 %
€ per employed person
(District of Northeim) 		    National comparison
(Germany=100 %)
Gross value added 2009
   - Production sector:46,61682 %
   - Service sector:46,58288 %
€ per inhabitant
(City of Northeim) 		    State comparison
 (State=100 %)
Net revenue from local business tax 2010: 247.2684 %
Municipal share of income tax 2010: 249.2697 %
Employment³ Notes on the location indicators
As of: 30.06.2010
TotalFemaleMale
Employed persons: 11,7495,814  (49.5 %) 5,935  (50.5 %)
Change over previous year:+185  (+1.6 %)
Employment rate:54 %

Employed persons acc. to
economic sectors: 		Economic sectors
In-commutersOut-commutersBalance
Commuters:6,6594,460+2,199
Unemployment³ Notes on the location indicators
Number of unemployed
Unemployment rate
Major
companies¹ 
Company: Thimm The Highpack Company
Branch(es): Packaging industry
Link: https://www.thimm.de 
Company: Umfotec GmbH
Branch(es): Automotive component supplier
Link: https://www.umfotec.de 
Company: Hannecke Display Systeme
Link: https://www.hannecke.de 
Company: Breckle Matratzen und Polsterbettenhersteller
Link: https://www.breckle.de 
Company: Bürologistik GmbH & Co. KG
Branch(es): Office equipment provider
Link: https://www.buerologistik.de 
Company: Papiersackfabrik Alfred Rockenfeller GmbH
Link: https://www.rockenfeller-papiersaecke.de 
Company: SABEU Kunststoffwerk Northeim GmbH
Link: https://www.sabeu.com 
Company: Wilvorst Herrenmoden GmbH
Branch(es): Manufacturer of festive evening attire
Link: https://www.wilvorst.de 
Company: Fruchthof Northeim GmbH & Co. KG
Branch(es): Fruit wholesaler
Link: https://www.fruchthof-northeim.de 
Company: ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH
Link: https://www.contitech.de 
Collection rates¹ Notes on the collection rates
Local business tax: 395 %
Local property tax A: 380 %
Local property tax B: 430 %
Business promotion schemes¹ 
EU Assisted Region for Regional Competitiveness and Employment, local authority business promotion directive for SMEs within the framework of the so-called Regionalised Sub-Budgets (RTB) of the District of Northeim
Link to promotion info: Database of vacant commercial properties in the Northeim region 
http://www.free-ihk-hannover.de
Business promotion 
agencies¹
Street address: Stadt Northeim, Wirtschaftsförderung
Scharnhorstplatz 1
37154 Northeim
Postal address:  Postfach 15 62
37145 Northeim
Telephone: 05551/966-330
Fax: 05551/966-391
E-mail: info@northeim.de
Homepage: http://www.northeim.de 
Contact: Ms. Sigrid Hilke-März
Telephone: 05551 / 966-188
Fax: 05551 / 966-391
E-mail: Hilke@northeim.de
Ms. Anja Lustig
Telephone: 05551 / 966-330
Fax: 05551 / 966-391
E-mail: Lustig@northeim.de

Sources: ¹ KomSIS - Kommunales Standort-Informations-System Niedersachsen (As of: 10.11.2011)
² LSKN  - State Statistical Office of Lower Saxony,
  State Statistical Office of Bremen  (As of: date specified)
³ Statistics from the German Federal Employment Agency  (As of: date specified), Note on Data Use