Dörflingen

Dörflingen
Dörflingen
Dörflingen -
Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Dörflingen
Canton Schaffhausen
District n.a.
47°42′N 8°43′E / 47.7°N 8.717°E / 47.7; 8.717Coordinates: 47°42′N 8°43′E / 47.7°N 8.717°E / 47.7; 8.717
Population 820 (Dec 2009)[1]
- Density 141 /km2 (365 /sq mi)
Area  5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi)[2]
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
Dörflingen is located in Switzerland
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Dörflingen

Dörflingen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.

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History

Dörflingen is first mentioned in 1264 as Dorfelingen.[3]

Geography

Dörflingen from the air

Dörflingen has an area, as of 2006, 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, 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 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 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, there is 1 restaurant and the hospitality industry in Dörflingen employs 7 people.[5]

Demographics

Dörflingen has a population (as of 2008) of 776, of which 11.6% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008), 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) 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) 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, 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]

Dörflingen village church

As of 2000, 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
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

Dörflingen seen from Buck
Dörflingen
The "Seeli", a pond between Dörflingen and Randegg


References

  1. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office, MS Excel document – Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung nach Kantonen, Bezirken und Gemeinden (German) accessed 25 August 2010
  2. ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  3. ^ a b Dörflingen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 08-December-2009
  5. ^ a b c d e f Statistical Office of the Canton of Schaffhausen (German) accessed 2 December 2009
  6. ^ ISOS site accessed 8 December 2009

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