Galgenen
Encyclopedia
Galgenen is a municipality
in March District in the canton of Schwyz
in Switzerland
.
It consists of the village of Galgenen and village section of Siebnen-Galgenen as well as the hamlets
of Achern, Buechli, Stöckli and Steinweid.
the gender distribution of the population was 51.3% male and 48.7% female. The age distribution, , in Galgenen is; 1,008 people or 25.7% of the population is between 0 and 19. 1,194 people or 30.4% are 20 to 39, and 1,305 people or 33.2% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 261 people or 6.6% are 65 to 74. There are 110 people or 2.8% who are 70 to 79 and 49 people or 1.25% of the population who are over 80.
there are 1,575 households, of which 448 households (or about 28.4%) contain only a single individual. 116 or about 7.4% are large households, with at least five members.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 52.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(18.9%), the SPS
(12.4%) and the CVP
(12.1%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Galgenen about 67.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Galgenen has an unemployment rate of 1.59%. , there were 183 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 71 businesses involved in this sector. 309 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 60 businesses in this sector. 475 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 130 businesses in this sector.
From the , 2,680 or 68.2% are Roman Catholic, while 577 or 14.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church
. Of the rest of the population, there are less than 5 individuals who belong to the Christian Catholic
faith, there are 55 individuals (or about 1.40% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are less than 5 individuals who belong to another Christian church. There are 270 (or about 6.88% of the population) who are Islam
ic. There are 10 individuals (or about 0.25% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 201 (or about 5.12% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 129 individuals (or about 3.28% of the population) did not answer the question.
The historical population is given in the following table:
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 March District in the canton of Schwyz
Canton of Schwyz
Schwyz is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne in the east and Lake Zurich in the north, centered around and named after the town of Schwyz....
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
Galgenen has an area, , of 13.3 km² (5.1 sq mi). Of this area, 50.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 39.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).It consists of the village of Galgenen and village section of Siebnen-Galgenen as well as 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 Achern, Buechli, Stöckli and Steinweid.
Demographics
Galgenen has a population (as of ) of . , 17.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.6%. Most of the population speaks German (90.7%), with Albanian being second most common ( 3.0%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.4%).the gender distribution of the population was 51.3% male and 48.7% female. The age distribution, , in Galgenen is; 1,008 people or 25.7% of the population is between 0 and 19. 1,194 people or 30.4% are 20 to 39, and 1,305 people or 33.2% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 261 people or 6.6% are 65 to 74. There are 110 people or 2.8% who are 70 to 79 and 49 people or 1.25% of the population who are over 80.
there are 1,575 households, of which 448 households (or about 28.4%) contain only a single individual. 116 or about 7.4% are large households, with at least five members.
In the 2007 election 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 52.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were 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....
(18.9%), the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(12.4%) and 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...
(12.1%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Galgenen about 67.4% 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...
).
Galgenen has an unemployment rate of 1.59%. , there were 183 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 71 businesses involved in this sector. 309 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 60 businesses in this sector. 475 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 130 businesses in this sector.
From the , 2,680 or 68.2% are Roman Catholic, while 577 or 14.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church
Swiss 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 less than 5 individuals who belong to the Christian Catholic
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...
faith, there are 55 individuals (or about 1.40% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are less than 5 individuals who belong to another Christian church. There are 270 (or about 6.88% of the population) who are Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic. There are 10 individuals (or about 0.25% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 201 (or about 5.12% 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 129 individuals (or about 3.28% of the population) did not answer the question.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 1,343 |
| 1900 | 1,410 |
| 1950 | 2,299 |
| 1970 | 2,539 |
| 1980 | 2,895 |
| 1990 | 3,473 |
| 2000 | 4,042 |
| 2005 | 4,178 |
| 2007 | 4,406 |