Ettingen
Encyclopedia
Ettingen is a municipality
in the district of Arlesheim
in the canton
of Basel-Country
in Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 10.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 18.0% is used for growing crops and 7.9% is pastures, while 7.6% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Arlesheim district, in the southern Leimen valley. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Ettingen which has become a commuter town
for the agglomeration
of Basel
.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Quartered, Azure, Argent a Cross Gules, Argent and Azure.
Most of the population speaks German
(4,324 or 90.8%), with Italian language
being second most common (111 or 2.3%) and english
being third (84 or 1.8%). There are 60 people who speak French
and 2 people who speak Romansh.
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. The population was made up of 4,185 Swiss citizens (86.0% of the population), and 683 non-Swiss residents (14.0%) Of the population in the municipality 1,229 or about 25.8% were born in Ettingen and lived there in 2000. There were 885 or 18.6% who were born in the same canton, while 1,789 or 37.6% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 738 or 15.5% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 32 live births to Swiss citizens and 5 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 29 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 while the foreign population increased by 4. There were 3 Swiss men and 2 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 2 non-Swiss men and 12 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 33 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 17 people. This represents a population growth rate of -0.3%.
The age distribution, , in Ettingen is; 276 children or 5.7% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 686 teenagers or 14.1% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 573 people or 11.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 593 people or 12.2% are between 30 and 39, 836 people or 17.2% are between 40 and 49, and 1,036 people or 21.3% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 708 people or 14.5% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 160 people or 3.3% who are over 80.
, there were 1,933 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 2,412 married individuals, 181 widows or widowers and 238 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.56 which is equal to the cantonal average. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43.1 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 48.6% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage
or a rent-to-own agreement).
, there were 1,996 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. There were 590 households that consist of only one person and 110 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 2,018 households that answered this question, 29.2% were households made up of just one person and 9 were adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 598 married couples without children, 663 married couples with children There were 116 single parents with a child or children. There were 20 households that were made up unrelated people and 22 households that were made some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 829 single family homes (or 73.7% of the total) out of a total of 1,125 inhabited buildings. There were 193 multi-family buildings (17.2%), along with 68 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (6.0%) and 35 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (3.1%). Of the single family homes 51 were built before 1919, while 105 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (379) were built between 1971 and 1980.
there were 2,040 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 682. There were 30 single room apartments and 682 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 1,950 apartments (95.6% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 61 apartments (3.0%) were seasonally occupied and 29 apartments (1.4%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 7.1 new units per 1000 residents. the average price to rent a two room apartment was about 954.00 CHF (US$760, £430, €610), a three room apartment was about 1113.00 CHF (US$890, £500, €710) and a four room apartment cost an average of 1377.00 CHF (US$1100, £620, €880). The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.23%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 29.44% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(23.81%), the CVP
(15.33%) and the FDP
(14.92%). In the federal election, a total of 1,710 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 48.7%.
the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 814. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 30, of which 23 were in agriculture and 7 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 389, of which 259 or (66.6%) were in manufacturing and 131 (33.7%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 395. In the tertiary sector; 126 or 31.9% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 24 or 6.1% were in the movement and storage of goods, 24 or 6.1% were in a hotel or restaurant, 7 or 1.8% were in the information industry, 11 or 2.8% were the insurance or financial industry, 37 or 9.4% were technical professionals or scientists, 34 or 8.6% were in education and 63 or 15.9% were in health care.
, there were 666 workers who commuted into the municipality and 2,055 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 3.1 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 19.2% of the workforce coming into Ettingen are coming from outside Switzerland, while 0.3% of the locals commute out of Switzerland for work. Of the working population, 34.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 39.5% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 26 members of an Orthodox church
(or about 0.55% of the population), there were 8 individuals (or about 0.17% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
, and there were 124 individuals (or about 2.60% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who was Jewish
, and 72 (or about 1.51% of the population) who were Islam
ic. There were 8 individuals who were Buddhist
, 10 individuals who were Hindu
and 4 individuals who belonged to another church. 693 (or about 14.55% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 140 individuals (or about 2.94% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 746 who completed tertiary schooling, 61.4% were Swiss men, 24.1% were Swiss women, 9.9% were non-Swiss men and 4.6% were non-Swiss women. , there were 10 students in Ettingen who came from another municipality, while 434 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
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 district of Arlesheim
Arlesheim (district)
Arlesheim District is one of the five districts of the largely German-speaking canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. Its capital is the town of Arlesheim. It has a population of .-Geography:...
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 Basel-Country
Basel-Country
Basel-Landschaft , is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. The capital is Liestal...
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
Ettingen has an area, , of 6.35 square kilometres (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 2.12 km² (0.818536576216174 sq mi) or 33.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.17 km² (1.2 sq mi) or 49.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.09 km² (0.420851352865863 sq mi) or 17.2% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 10.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 18.0% is used for growing crops and 7.9% is pastures, while 7.6% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Arlesheim district, in the southern Leimen valley. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Ettingen which has become a commuter town
Commuter town
A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commutes out to earn their livelihood. Many commuter towns act as suburbs of a nearby metropolis that workers travel to daily, and many suburbs are commuter towns...
for the agglomeration
Agglomeration
In the study of human settlements, an urban agglomeration is an extended city or town area comprising the built-up area of a central place and any suburbs linked by continuous urban area. In France, INSEE the French Statistical Institute, translate it as "Unité urbaine" which means continuous...
of Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
.
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 Quartered, Azure, Argent a Cross Gules, Argent and Azure.
Demographics
Ettingen has a population of . , 12.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 1.8%.Most of the population speaks 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....
(4,324 or 90.8%), with Italian language
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...
being second most common (111 or 2.3%) and english
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
being third (84 or 1.8%). There are 60 people who 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...
and 2 people who speak Romansh.
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. The population was made up of 4,185 Swiss citizens (86.0% of the population), and 683 non-Swiss residents (14.0%) Of the population in the municipality 1,229 or about 25.8% were born in Ettingen and lived there in 2000. There were 885 or 18.6% who were born in the same canton, while 1,789 or 37.6% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 738 or 15.5% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 32 live births to Swiss citizens and 5 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 29 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 while the foreign population increased by 4. There were 3 Swiss men and 2 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 2 non-Swiss men and 12 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 33 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 17 people. This represents a population growth rate of -0.3%.
The age distribution, , in Ettingen is; 276 children or 5.7% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 686 teenagers or 14.1% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 573 people or 11.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 593 people or 12.2% are between 30 and 39, 836 people or 17.2% are between 40 and 49, and 1,036 people or 21.3% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 708 people or 14.5% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 160 people or 3.3% who are over 80.
, there were 1,933 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 2,412 married individuals, 181 widows or widowers and 238 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.56 which is equal to the cantonal average. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43.1 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 48.6% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage
Mortgage loan
A mortgage loan is a loan secured by real property through the use of a mortgage note which evidences the existence of the loan and the encumbrance of that realty through the granting of a mortgage which secures the loan...
or a rent-to-own agreement).
, there were 1,996 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. There were 590 households that consist of only one person and 110 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 2,018 households that answered this question, 29.2% were households made up of just one person and 9 were adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 598 married couples without children, 663 married couples with children There were 116 single parents with a child or children. There were 20 households that were made up unrelated people and 22 households that were made some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 829 single family homes (or 73.7% of the total) out of a total of 1,125 inhabited buildings. There were 193 multi-family buildings (17.2%), along with 68 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (6.0%) and 35 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (3.1%). Of the single family homes 51 were built before 1919, while 105 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (379) were built between 1971 and 1980.
there were 2,040 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 682. There were 30 single room apartments and 682 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 1,950 apartments (95.6% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 61 apartments (3.0%) were seasonally occupied and 29 apartments (1.4%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 7.1 new units per 1000 residents. the average price to rent a two room apartment was about 954.00 CHF (US$760, £430, €610), a three room apartment was about 1113.00 CHF (US$890, £500, €710) and a four room apartment cost an average of 1377.00 CHF (US$1100, £620, €880). The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.23%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Politics
In the 2007 federal electionSwiss 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 29.44% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(23.81%), 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...
(15.33%) and the FDP
FDP.The Liberals
FDP.The Liberals is a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It is the joint-largest party in the Federal Council, third-largest party in the National Council, and second-largest in the Council of States....
(14.92%). In the federal election, a total of 1,710 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
Voter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...
was 48.7%.
Economy
, Ettingen had an unemployment rate of 1.94%. , there were 60 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 359 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 31 businesses in this sector. 458 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 100 businesses in this sector. There were 2,547 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.8% of the workforce.the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 814. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 30, of which 23 were in agriculture and 7 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 389, of which 259 or (66.6%) were in manufacturing and 131 (33.7%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 395. In the tertiary sector; 126 or 31.9% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 24 or 6.1% were in the movement and storage of goods, 24 or 6.1% were in a hotel or restaurant, 7 or 1.8% were in the information industry, 11 or 2.8% were the insurance or financial industry, 37 or 9.4% were technical professionals or scientists, 34 or 8.6% were in education and 63 or 15.9% were in health care.
, there were 666 workers who commuted into the municipality and 2,055 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 3.1 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 19.2% of the workforce coming into Ettingen are coming from outside Switzerland, while 0.3% of the locals commute out of Switzerland for work. Of the working population, 34.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 39.5% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 2,161 or 45.4% were Roman Catholic, while 1,517 or 31.8% 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 were 26 members of an Orthodox church
Orthodox Christianity
The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to:* the Eastern Orthodox Church and its various geographical subdivisions...
(or about 0.55% of the population), there were 8 individuals (or about 0.17% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is the Swiss member church of the Union of Utrecht, also known as Old Catholic Church, originally founded by the jansenists, with a later influx of discontented Catholics following their disappointment with the First Vatican Council. It has 14,000...
, and there were 124 individuals (or about 2.60% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who was Jewish
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
, and 72 (or about 1.51% of the population) who were Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic. There were 8 individuals who were Buddhist
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
, 10 individuals who were Hindu
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
and 4 individuals who belonged to another church. 693 (or about 14.55% of the population) belonged 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 140 individuals (or about 2.94% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Ettingen about 2,090 or (43.9%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 746 or (15.7%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a FachhochschuleFachhochschule
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...
). Of the 746 who completed tertiary schooling, 61.4% were Swiss men, 24.1% were Swiss women, 9.9% were non-Swiss men and 4.6% were non-Swiss women. , there were 10 students in Ettingen who came from another municipality, while 434 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
External links
- Official website
- Music Band Ettingen ,Musikverein Ettingen