Trasadingen
Trasadingen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.
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| Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 47°40′N 8°25′E / 47.667°N 8.417°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Schaffhausen |
| District | n.a. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.14 km2 (1.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 403 m (1,322 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 584 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8219 |
| SFOS number | 2973 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SH |
| Surrounded by | Eggingen (DE-BW), Hallau, Klettgau (DE-BW), Wilchingen |
| Website | www Profile (in German), SFSO statistics |
Geography edit
Trasadingen has an area, as of 2006[update], of 4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi). Of this area, 76.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 12.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).[3]
Coat of arms edit
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a Vine Vert fructed Azure issuant from a Cross pattee of the second and in chief dexter a Cross pattee Sable and sinister a Sickle proper.[4]
Demographics edit
Trasadingen has a population (as of 2008[update]) of 585, of which 13.7% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008[update]), 61.7% are from Germany, 23.5% are from Italy, 1.2% are from Turkey, and 13.6% are from another country.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (96.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.8%) and English being third ( 0.4%).[3]
The age distribution of the population (as of 2008[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.1%.[5]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 46.6% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the SP (28.4%), and the FDP (25%) .[3]
In Trasadingen about 83.5% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[3] In Trasadingen, as of 2007[update], 1.72% of the population attend kindergarten or another pre-school, 5.66% attend a Primary School, 3.95% attend a lower level Secondary School, and 2.23% attend a higher level Secondary School.[5]
As of 2000[update], 21.7% 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:[5]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 560 |
| 2000 | 562 |
Transportation edit
There is a border crossing into Germany at Trasadingen town with Erzingen in Klettgau municipality, Baden-Württemberg state. Both have railway stations on the High Rhine Railway: Trasadingen and Erzingen (Baden), respectively.
Economy edit
Trasadingen has an unemployment rate of 1.82%. As of 2005[update], there were 61 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 23 businesses involved in this sector. 93 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 74 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 22 businesses in this sector.[3]
As of 2008[update] the mid year average unemployment rate was 1%. There were 29 non-agrarian businesses in the municipality and 57% of the (non-agrarian) population was involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 43% were involved in the third. At the same time, 67.1% of the working population was employed full-time, and 32.9% was employed part-time. There were 158 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 45.6% of the workforce. As of 2000[update] there were 82 residents who worked in the municipality, while 162 residents worked outside Trasadingen and 75 people commuted into the municipality for work.[5]
As of 2008[update], there are 2 restaurants and the hospitality industry in Trasadingen employs 8 people.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 30-December-2009
- ^ Flags of the World.com 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 30-December-2009
- ^ a b c d e f g Statistical Office of the Canton of Schaffhausen (in German) accessed 2 December 2009