Dörflingen
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| Population | 776 (December 2008[update]) | |||||||||
| - Density | 133 /km2 (345 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 451 m (1,480 ft) | |||||||||
| 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.doerflingen.ch Profile (German), SFSO statistics |
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Dörflingen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.
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[edit] History
Dörflingen is first mentioned in 1264 as Dorfelingen.[1]
[edit] Geography
Dörflingen has an area, as of 2006[update], of 5.8 square kilometers (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).[2]
The municipality is located in the Reiat district on the border with Germany. It is about 6 km (4 mi) east of Schaffhausen.
[edit] 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.[2]
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 communted into the municipality for work.[3]
As of 2008[update], there is 1 restaurant and the hospitality industry in Dörflingen employs 7 people.[3]
[edit] 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.[3] 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%).[2]
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%.[3]
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%) .[2]
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).[2] 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.[3]
As of 2000[update], 18.9% of the population belonged to the Roman Catholic Church and 61.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.[3]
The historical population is given in the following table:[1]
| year | population |
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| 1689 | 396 |
| 1704 | 340 |
| 1850 | 560 |
| 1900 | 426 |
| 1930 | 418 |
| 1950 | 458 |
| 1990 | 582 |
| 2000 | 785 |
[edit] Sights
The village of Dörflingen is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[4]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Dörflingen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 08-December-2009
- ^ a b c d e f Statistical Office of the Canton of Schaffhausen (German) accessed 2 December 2009
- ^ ISOS site accessed 8 December 2009
[edit] External links
- Dörflingen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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