Ernetschwil
Encyclopedia
Ernetschwil is a municipality
in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster
in the canton
of St. Gallen in Switzerland
.
The municipality is located in the See-Gaster Wahlkreis in the mid-foothills on the southern slope of the Ricken Pass
. Throughout the Middle Ages
the area consisted of scattered settlements without a central village. It consists of the hamlets
of Ernetschwil, Freudwil, Häblingen, Gebertingen, Hof (until the 16th Century known as Lügenschwil), Ricken, Schümberg and Schwarzholz. A merger of the municipalities of Rieden
, Ernetschwil, and Gommiswald
is being considered for 2013.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Azure three Mullets Argent one and two.
, 7 are from Italy
, 7 are from ex-Yugoslavia
, 5 are from Austria
, and 14 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 17.8%. Most of the population speaks German (97.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.4%) and French being third ( 0.3%). Of the Swiss national languages , 1,261 speak German
, 4 people speak French
, 5 people speak Italian
, and 1 person speaks Romansh.
The age distribution, , in Ernetschwil is; 222 children or 17.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 183 teenagers or 14.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 142 people or 11.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 246 people or 19.1% are between 30 and 39, 175 people or 13.6% are between 40 and 49, and 138 people or 10.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 102 people or 7.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 64 people or 5.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 14 people or 1.1% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 3 people or 0.2% who are between 90 and 99.
there were 116 persons (or 9.0% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 253 (or 19.6%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 831 (or 64.5%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 53 (or 4.1%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 6 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 5 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 12 who lived household made up of unrelated persons,and 13 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 46.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP
(24.4%), the FDP
(8.8%) and the Green Party
(8.1%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Ernetschwil about 70.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
). Out of the total population in Ernetschwil, , the highest education level completed by 286 people (22.2% of the population) was Primary, while 453 (35.1%) have completed Secondary, 124 (9.6%) have attended a Tertiary school, and 45 (3.5%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.
The historical population is given in the following table:
the average unemployment rate was 2.2%. There were 106 businesses in the municipality of which 21 were involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 40 were involved in the third.
there were 184 residents who worked in the municipality, while 489 residents worked outside Ernetschwil and 81 people commuted into the municipality for work.
. Of the rest of the population, there are 5 individuals (or about 0.39% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 13 individuals (or about 1.01% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There is 1 individual who is Jewish
, and 3 (or about 0.23% of the population) who are Islam
ic. There are 6 individuals (or about 0.47% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 87 (or about 6.75% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 28 individuals (or about 2.17% of the population) did not answer the question.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster
See-Gaster (Wahlkreis)
See-Gaster is a constituency in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The Wahlkreis has been established on June 10, 2001 with an area of .It was formed from See District and Gaster District.-Demographics:...
in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of St. Gallen in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
Geography
Ernetschwil has an area, , of 10.3 km² (4 sq mi). Of this area, 67.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 20.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.8%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).The municipality is located in the See-Gaster Wahlkreis in the mid-foothills on the southern slope of the Ricken Pass
Ricken Pass
Ricken Pass is a mountain pass in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.It connects the Linth valley and Toggenburg. The pass road has a maximum grade of 9 percent.A Federal Railway tunnel has been dug under the pass....
. Throughout the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
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the area consisted of scattered settlements without a central village. It consists of the hamlets
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Ernetschwil, Freudwil, Häblingen, Gebertingen, Hof (until the 16th Century known as Lügenschwil), Ricken, Schümberg and Schwarzholz. A merger of the municipalities of Rieden
Rieden
Rieden is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-Geography:Rieden has an area, , of . Of this area, 39.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 56.4% is forested...
, Ernetschwil, and Gommiswald
Gommiswald
Gommiswald is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-History:Gommiswald is first mentioned in 1178 as Göycheim though this comes from a 16th Century copy of the original. In 1440 it was mentioned as Göchams gewalt...
is being considered for 2013.
Coat of arms
The blazonBlazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image...
of the municipal coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
is Azure three Mullets Argent one and two.
Demographics
Ernetschwil has a population (as of ) of . , about 6.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, , 23 are from GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, 7 are from Italy
Italy
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, 7 are from ex-Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
, 5 are from Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, and 14 are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 17.8%. Most of the population speaks German (97.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.4%) and French being third ( 0.3%). Of the Swiss national languages , 1,261 speak German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, 4 people speak French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, 5 people speak Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, and 1 person speaks Romansh.
The age distribution, , in Ernetschwil is; 222 children or 17.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 183 teenagers or 14.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 142 people or 11.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 246 people or 19.1% are between 30 and 39, 175 people or 13.6% are between 40 and 49, and 138 people or 10.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 102 people or 7.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 64 people or 5.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 14 people or 1.1% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 3 people or 0.2% who are between 90 and 99.
there were 116 persons (or 9.0% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 253 (or 19.6%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 831 (or 64.5%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 53 (or 4.1%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 6 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 5 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 12 who lived household made up of unrelated persons,and 13 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
In the 2007 federal election
Swiss federal election, 2007
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007...
the most popular party was the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
which received 46.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss...
(24.4%), the FDP
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009....
(8.8%) and the Green Party
Green Party of Switzerland
The Green Party of Switzerland is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland, and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.-History:...
(8.1%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Ernetschwil about 70.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
). Out of the total population in Ernetschwil, , the highest education level completed by 286 people (22.2% of the population) was Primary, while 453 (35.1%) have completed Secondary, 124 (9.6%) have attended a Tertiary school, and 45 (3.5%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1831 | 770 |
| 1850 | 713 |
| 1900 | 692 |
| 1950 | 707 |
| 2000 | 1,289 |
Economy
, Ernetschwil had an unemployment rate of 1.24%. , there were 137 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 50 businesses involved in this sector. 62 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 14 businesses in this sector. 132 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 37 businesses in this sector.the average unemployment rate was 2.2%. There were 106 businesses in the municipality of which 21 were involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 40 were involved in the third.
there were 184 residents who worked in the municipality, while 489 residents worked outside Ernetschwil and 81 people commuted into the municipality for work.
Religion
From the , 952 or 73.9% are Roman Catholic, while 194 or 15.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed ChurchSwiss Reformed Church
The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel , Bern , St...
. Of the rest of the population, there are 5 individuals (or about 0.39% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 13 individuals (or about 1.01% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There is 1 individual who is Jewish
Judaism
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, and 3 (or about 0.23% of the population) who are Islam
Islam
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ic. There are 6 individuals (or about 0.47% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 87 (or about 6.75% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
Agnosticism
Agnosticism is the view that the truth value of certain claims—especially claims about the existence or non-existence of any deity, but also other religious and metaphysical claims—is unknown or unknowable....
or atheist
Atheism
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities. In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities...
, and 28 individuals (or about 2.17% of the population) did not answer the question.