Guntmadingen is a former municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Guntmadingen merged into the municipality of Beringen.[1]
Guntmadingen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Guntmadingen  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°41′N 8°33′E / 47.683°N 8.550°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Schaffhausen |
| District | n.a. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 448 m (1,470 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2010) | |
| • Total | 237 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8223 |
| SFOS number | 2902 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SH |
| Surrounded by | Beringen, Jestetten (DE-BW), Löhningen, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Neunkirch |
| Website | guntmadingen Profile (in German), SFSO statistics |
History
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Guntmadingen is first mentioned in 1111 as Guntrammingin, though this comes from a 12th-century forgery. In 1122 it was mentioned as Guntramingin.[2]
Coat of arms
editThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Gules a Dove Argent statant on a Cross patte sable regardant to sinister holding in the beak a branch Vert and of the last a Garb Or.[3]
Geography
editBefore the merger, Guntmadingen had a total area of 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi).[4] Of this area, 37.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 56.7% is forested. The rest of the land, (5.5%) is settled.[4]
The municipality is located in the Oberklettgau district. The farming municipality is located at the foot of the Lauferberg and includes a high, forested region.
Demographics
editGuntmadingen had a population (as of 2010) of 237.[4] In 2008 a total of 5.6% were foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008[update]), 35.7% are from Germany, 14.3% are from Italy, and 50% are from another country.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.3%), with Swedish being second most common ( 0.8%) and English being third ( 0.4%).[4]
The age distribution of the population (as of 2008[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.9%.[5]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 65.1% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the SP (21.3%), and the FDP (13.6%) .[4]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Guntmadingen about 77.1% 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 Guntmadingen, as of 2007[update], 2.86% of the population attend kindergarten or another pre-school, 8.98% attend a Primary School, 2.45% attend a lower level Secondary School, and 3.27% attend a higher level Secondary School.[5]
As of 2000[update], 10.1% of the population belonged to the Roman Catholic Church and 77.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[2]
| year | population |
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| 1771 | 105 |
| 1798 | 134 |
| 1850 | 232 |
| 1900 | 176 |
| 1950 | 208 |
| 2000 | 258 |
Economy
editGuntmadingen has an unemployment rate of 0.73%. As of 2005[update], there were 43 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 9 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 4 businesses in this sector. 8 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.[4]
As of 2008[update] the mid year average unemployment rate was 0.6%. There were 8 non-agrarian businesses in the municipality and 40% of the (non-agrarian) population was involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 60% were involved in the third. At the same time, 55% of the working population was employed full-time, and 45% was employed part-time. There were 20 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 35% of the workforce. As of 2000[update] there were 39 residents who worked in the municipality, while 84 residents worked outside Guntmadingen and 15 people commuted into the municipality for work.[5]
As of 2008[update], there is 1 restaurant and the hospitality industry in Guntmadingen employs 4 people.[5]
References
edit- ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2013
- ^ a b Guntmadingen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Flags of the World.com. Retrieved 9 December 2009
- ^ a b c d e f g Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 11 February 2013
- ^ a b c d e f Statistical Office of the Canton of Schaffhausen (in German). Retrieved 2 December 2009
External links
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- Guntmadingen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.