Dörflingen
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Country | Switzerland | |
Canton | Schaffhausen | |
District | n.a. | |
Area[1] | ||
• Total | 5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 451 m (1,480 ft) | |
Population (Dec 2014[2]) | ||
• Total | 964 | |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) | |
Postal code | 8239 | |
SFOS number | 2915 | |
Surrounded by | Büsingen am Hochrhein (DE-BW), Diessenhofen (TG), Gailingen am Hochrhein (DE-BW), Gottmadingen (DE-BW), Schaffhausen, Thayngen | |
Website | www Profile (German), SFSO statistics |
Dörflingen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.
Contents
History
Dörflingen is first mentioned in 1264 as Dorfelingen.[3]
Geography
Dörflingen has an area, as of 2006[update], of 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi). Of this area, 64.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.4%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).[4]
The municipality is located in the Reiat district on the border with Germany. It is about 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Schaffhausen.
Economy
Dörflingen has an unemployment rate of 1.02%. As of 2005[update], there were 60 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 26 businesses involved in this sector. 68 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 9 businesses in this sector. 56 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 14 businesses in this sector.[4]
As of 2008[update] the mid year average unemployment rate was 1.3%. There were 22 non-agrarian businesses in the municipality and 64.2% of the (non-agrarian) population was involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 35.8% were involved in the third. At the same time, 72.4% of the working population was employed full-time, and 27.6% was employed part-time. There were 123 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 26% of the workforce. As of 2000[update] there were 81 residents who worked in the municipality, while 319 residents worked outside Dörflingen and 41 people commuted into the municipality for work.[5]
As of 2008[update], there is 1 restaurant and the hospitality industry in Dörflingen employs 7 people.[5]
Demographics
Dörflingen has a population (as of 2008[update]) of 776, of which 11.6% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008[update]), 53.2% are from Germany, 13.8% are from Italy, 1.1% are from Croatia, 1.1% are from Serbia, and 30.9% are from another country.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 3.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (96.6%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.4%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 0.8%).[4]
The age distribution of the population (as of 2008[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.9% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.4%.[5]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.9% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the SP (28.7%), and the FDP (28.3%) .[4]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Dörflingen about 86.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4] In Dörflingen, as of 2007[update], 1.4% of the population attend kindergarten or another pre-school, 7.11% attend a Primary School, 4.82% attend a lower level Secondary School, and 3.17% attend a higher level Secondary School.[5]
As of 2000[update], 18.9% of the population belonged to the Roman Catholic Church and 61.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
year | population |
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1689 | 396 |
1704 | 340 |
1850 | 560 |
1900 | 426 |
1930 | 418 |
1950 | 458 |
1990 | 582 |
2000 | 785 |
Sights
The village of Dörflingen is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[6]
Images
References
- ↑ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 31 August 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dörflingen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 8 December 2009
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Statistical Office of the Canton of Schaffhausen (German) accessed 2 December 2009
- ↑ ISOS site accessed 8 December 2009
External links
- Dörflingen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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