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Profile ID:
SI-40544
City of Alfeld (Leine)
District:
Population:
17,956
(As of: Dec 31, 2024)
Employment rate:
62.9 %
(As of: Jun 30, 2024)
Homepage:
Facts & Figures
Population²:
| Total | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inhabitants: | 17,956 | 9,075 (50.5 %) | 8,881 (49.5 %) |
| As of: Dec 31, 2024 | |||
| Age structure: |
Population density²:
| Inhabitants/km²: | 256.3 | |
| As of: Dec 31, 2023 | ||
Economic strength²:
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€ per inhabitant (District of Hildesheim) |
National comparison (Germany=100 %) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product 2022: | 31,405 | 68 % |
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€ per employed person (District of Hildesheim) |
National comparison (Germany=100 %) |
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|---|---|---|
| Gross value added 2022 | ||
| - Production sector: | 73,194 | 75 % |
| - Service sector: | 58,159 | 82 % |
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€ per inhabitant (City of Alfeld (Leine)) |
State comparison (State=100 %) |
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|---|---|---|
| Net revenue from local business tax 2023: | 446.05 | 63 % |
| Municipal share of income tax 2023: | 470.60 | 95 % |
Employment³:
| Total | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employed persons: | 7,877 | 3,327 (42.2 %) | 4,550 (57.8 %) |
| Change over previous year: | -124 (-1.5 %) | ||
| Employment rate: | 62.9 % | ||
| As of: Jun 30, 2024 | |||
| Employed persons acc. to economic sectors: |
| In-commuters | Out-commuters | Balance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commuters: | 4,572 | 3,758 | 814 |
| As of: Jun 30, 2024 | |||
Infrastructure
Educational institutions²:
| Schools of general education 2024 (City of Alfeld (Leine)) | |
| Elementary schools: | 3 |
| Secondary schools (Hauptschulen): | 1 |
| Secondary schools (Realschulen): | 1 |
| Grammar schools: | 1 |
| Special schools: | 2 |
| Vocational schools 2024 (District of Hildesheim) | |
| Vocational schools: | 11 |
| Vocational technical schools: | 7 |
| Technical secondary schools: | 7 |
| Vocational grammar schools: | 5 |
| Colleges: | 7 |
| Other educational facilities¹: | Alfeld has a grammar school, a vocational school and two special schools. |
Health care¹:
| General practitioners: | 10 |
| Dentists: | 14 |
| Medical specialists: | 21 |
| Hospitals: | 1 (230 total beds) |
| Other medical health facilities: | Hospital, homes for senior citizens |
Leisure/culture/sport¹:
| Leisure facilities: | All-weather pool |
| Cultural facilities: | Fagus Factory World Heritage Site, regular theater guest performances, music school, concerts, Fagus-Gropius Museum |
| Sport facilities: | Football, tennis, baseball, halfpipe skating, shooting etc. |
| Special amenities on offer: |
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Living space¹:
| Price of residential building land: | 32.00 - 157.50 €/m² |
| Further info on living space: | Building sites and building plots in Alfeld (Leine) https:/ |
Location
Collection rates¹:
| Local business tax: | 410 % |
| Local property tax A: | 510 % |
| Local property tax B: | 510 % |
Business promotion schemes¹:
The administrative district of Hildesheim is an assisted region within the framework of the federal/state Joint Task (Gemeinschaftsaufgabe or GA) for the "improvement of the regional economic structure".
Major companies¹:
| Company: | Sappi Alfeld GmbH |
| Branch(es): | Paper production |
| Link: | https://www.sappi.com/de |
| Company: | AMMANN IMA GmbH |
| Branch(es): | Asphalt processing and mixing plants |
| Link: | https://www.ammann.com/de/ |
| Company: | Künkel-Wagner Prozess Technologie GmbH |
| Branch(es): | Mechanical engineering, casting plants |
| Link: | https://www.kuenkel-wagner.com/ |
| Company: | Fagus-GreCon Greten GmbH & Co. KG |
| Branch(es): | Shoe last production |
| Link: | https://www.fagus-grecon.com/de/ |
| Company: | Weinig Grecon |
| Branch(es): | Mechanical engineering |
| Link: | https:/ |
| Company: | AWA Couvert GmbH & Co. KG |
| Branch(es): | Envelopes, machine envelopes |
| Link: | http://www.awa-couvert.de |
| Company: | Meyer Seals Alfelder Kunststoffwerke |
| Branch(es): | Sealing inserts |
| Link: | https://meyer-seals.com/de |
Map
Business Sites in this location¹:
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Contact
Contact:
Stadt Alfeld (Leine)
Holzer Str. 33
31061 Alfeld (Leine)
31061 Alfeld (Leine)
| Phone: | +49 5181 703-0 |
| Fax: | +49 5181 703-217 |
| Homepage: | http://www.alfeld.de |
| E-mail: |  |
Contact partner:
Mr. Bernd Beushausen, Mayor
Phone: +49 5181 703-0
Mr. Thorsten Laugwitz, Financial administration, treasury, business development
Phone: +49 5181 703121
E-mail:
Mr. Marcel Runge, Head of the Real Estate Office
Phone: +49 5181 703125
E-mail:
| Sources: | ¹ | Own Survey (Last update on Aug 22, 2023) |
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LSNhttp://www.statistik.niedersachsen.de/ - Niedersachsen State Statistical Office, State Statistical Office of Bremen http://www.statistik.bremen.de/ (As of: date specified)
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Statistics from the German Federal Employment Agencyhttp://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de/ (As of: date specified), Note on Data Use http:/ |
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| The statistical data have been updated to include the most recent available figures on Jul 15, 2025 |
