City of Ratingen

City of Ratingen
Minoritenstraße | 40878 Ratingen | Germany
Phone +49 (0) 2102 550 0 | Fax +49 (0)2102 550 9100
buero.buergermeister.at.ratingen.de | www.ratingen.de

Contact

Myor Harald Birkenkamp
Phone +49 (0)2102 550 1000

Reiner Heinz
Department Head, Business Development
Mobile +49 (0)162 1360734

City of Ratingen

One of the traditional centres of the Rhein/Ruhr metropolitan region, the city borders directly on Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Mülheim and Essen. The region is home to around 3 million people and the place of work for around 1.3 million. Thanks to its proximity to Düsseldorf International Airport and the A3, A44 and A52 motorways, Ratingen offers an ideal setting for business and for living.

The business location

With approximately 92,000 residents, Ratingen is the largest town in the Mettmann district.

It is a highly interesting business location, as it is situated in the direct vicinity of the state capital as well as Düsseldorf International Airport.

Residents appreciate Ratingen for being an amiable urban centre marked by tradition that harbours many retail attractions, a varied culinary offering, ample green areas and an excellent infrastructure.

Economy

Ratingen has become popular with many globally operating domestic and foreign companies.

Big names from the information and communications technology industry include Vodafone, Hewlett Packard, SAP, Nokia and E-Plus. In addition, various leading players from other industries – Coca Cola, Esprit, Keramag, LG Electronics and Makita, to name just a few – have chosen Ratingen as their home base.

All of these companies make use of the impressive benefits the city offers to business – its great geographical location close to sales markets and customers, its excellent infrastructure, as well as world-class office buildings and commercial properties.

Despite these locational advantages, trade tax rates and real estate prices/costs are generally lower than in the surrounding big cities.

Facts and figures

Municipal trade tax factor: 400 %, property tax factor: 380 %
Available commercial property: 485,000 m², of which 130,000 m² at short notice.
Average land price: € 130 to € 250 per m²
Office rental: € 7.50 to € 12.50 per m²; warehouse rental € 3.50 to € 5.00 per m²
Buying power per resident: 119.1 %, unemployment rate 6.4 % / June 2011
Total area: 89 km², of which 70 % green areas