Beggingen
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History
Beggingen is first mentioned in 1278 as Beggingen. Later it was known as Beckingen and Böckingen.[1]
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Vert two Ploughshares in pale touching in point.[2]
Geography
Beggingen has an area, as of 2006[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., of Script error: No such module "convert".. Of this area, 50.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
The municipality is located in the Schleitheim district. It is on the border with Germany and is north-east of Schleitheim in a valley on the west foot of the Randen range.
Demographics
Beggingen has a population (as of 2008[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) of 512, of which 4.7% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".), 73.3% are from Germany, 3.3% are from Italy, 6.7% are from Serbia, and 16.7% are from another country.[4] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) speaks German (97.2%), with English being second most common ( 0.8%) and Italian being third ( 0.4%).[3]
The age distribution of the population (as of 2008[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 57.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.2%.[4]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 67.7% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the SP (17.2%), and the FDP (15.2%) .[3]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Beggingen about 81.2% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[3] In Beggingen, as of 2007[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 2.36% of the population is attending kindergarten or another pre-school, 9.25% are attending a Primary School, 5.71% attend a lower level Secondary School, and 3.74% attend a higher level Secondary School.[4]
As of 2000[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 10% of the population belonged to the Roman Catholic Church and 81.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.[4]
The historical population is given in the following table:[1]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1715 | 679 |
| 1842 | 1,438 |
| 1850 | 1,251 |
| 1900 | 803 |
| 1950 | 554 |
| 1990 | 441 |
| 2000 | 500 |
Industry
Beggingen has an unemployment rate of 0.42%. As of 2005[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., there were 73 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 29 businesses involved in this sector. 17 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 68 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.[3]
As of 2008[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". the mid year average unemployment rate was 1%. There were 20 non-agrarian businesses in the municipality and 31.9% of the (non-agrarian) population was involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 68.1% were involved in the third. At the same time, 73.6% of the working population was employed full-time, and 26.4% was employed part-time. There were 72 residents of the municipality were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 25% of the workforce. As of 2000[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". there were 83 residents who worked in the municipality, while 140 residents worked outside Beggingen and 18 people commuted into the municipality for work.[4]
As of 2008[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., there is 1 restaurant. The hospitality industry in Beggingen employs 3 people.[4]
References
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- ↑ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Retrieved 4 December 2009
- ↑ a b c d e f Statistical Office of the Canton of Schaffhausen Template:In lang. Retrieved 2 December 2009
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