Hersberg
Encyclopedia
Hersberg is a municipality
in the district of Liestal
in the canton
of Basel-Country
in Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 18.6% is used for growing crops and 14.4% is pastures, while 4.8% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Liestal district, along the drainage divide between the Ergolz
, Violenbach and Talbächli rivers.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Argent, a House affronty Gules issuant from Coupeaux Vert, Chief chequy Argent and Gules.
Most of the population speaks German
(255 or 97.7%), with English
being second most common (2 or 0.8%) and English
being third (2 or 0.8%). There is 1 person who speaksFrench
and no one who speaks Romansh.
, the gender distribution of the population was 50.3% male and 49.7% female. The population was made up of 273 Swiss citizens (89.8% of the population), and 31 non-Swiss residents (10.2%) Of the population in the municipality 68 or about 26.1% were born in Hersberg and lived there in 2000. There were 63 or 24.1% who were born in the same canton, while 99 or 37.9% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 25 or 9.6% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there was 1 live birth to Swiss citizens and 2 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 1 while the foreign population remained the same. There were 2 Swiss men and 2 Swiss women who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there was 1 non-Swiss man and 4 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 an increase of 9 and the non-Swiss population increased by 4 people. This represents a population growth rate of 4.4%.
The age distribution, , in Hersberg is; 17 children or 5.6% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 33 teenagers or 10.9% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 21 people or 6.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 38 people or 12.5% are between 30 and 39, 60 people or 19.7% are between 40 and 49, and 85 people or 28.0% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 38 people or 12.5% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 12 people or 3.9% who are over 80.
, there were 89 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 145 married individuals, 9 widows or widowers and 18 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.53 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.56 per room. 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 80.8% 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 108 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. There were 24 households that consist of only one person and 5 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 109 households that answered this question, 22.0% were households made up of just one person and 1 were adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 45 married couples without children, 33 married couples with children There were 5 single parents with a child or children.
there were 71 single family homes (or 77.2% of the total) out of a total of 92 inhabited buildings. There were 8 multi-family buildings (8.7%), along with 12 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (13.0%) and 1 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (1.1%). Of the single family homes 3 were built before 1919, while 19 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (26) were built between 1971 and 1980.
there were 107 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 33. There was 1 single room apartments and 53 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 104 apartments (97.2% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 2 apartments (1.9%) were seasonally occupied and 1 apartments (0.9%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 6.8 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 36.83% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(21.33%), the Green Party
(21.1%) and the FDP
(10.25%). In the federal election, a total of 121 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 50.6%.
the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 24. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 8, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 6, of which 2 or (33.3%) were in manufacturing and 4 (66.7%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 10. In the tertiary sector; 2 or 20.0% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 3 or 30.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 or 10.0% were in the information industry, 3 or 30.0% were technical professionals or scientists, .
, there were 136 workers who commuted away from the municipality. Of the working population, 12.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 66.5% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 individual who belongs to the Christian Catholic Church
, and there were 5 individuals (or about 1.92% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who was Jewish
, and 3 (or about 1.15% of the population) who were Islam
ic. 45 (or about 17.24% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 5 individuals (or about 1.92% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 51 who completed tertiary schooling, 60.8% were Swiss men, 33.3% were Swiss women.
, there were 29 students from Hersberg who 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 Liestal
Liestal (district)
Liestal District is one of the five districts of the largely German-speaking canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. The city of Liestal serves as capital of both the district of Liestal and the canton of Basel-Country. It has a population of ....
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
Hersberg has an area, , of 1.67 square kilometre (0.644790604849534 sq mi). Of this area, 0.63 km² (0.243244359913297 sq mi) or 37.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.86 km² (0.33204785638958 sq mi) or 51.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.2 km² (0.077220431718507 sq mi) or 12.0% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.8%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 18.6% is used for growing crops and 14.4% is pastures, while 4.8% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Liestal district, along the drainage divide between the Ergolz
Ergolz
left|thumb|Source of the Ergolz in [[Oltingen]]The Ergolz is the main river in the canton of Basel-Landschaft. It rises on Mount Geisflue in the Faltenjura mountains in the upper region of Basel-Landschaft, on the border with Aargau and Solothurn, and joins the Rhine at Augst...
, Violenbach and Talbächli rivers.
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 Argent, a House affronty Gules issuant from Coupeaux Vert, Chief chequy Argent and Gules.
Demographics
Hersberg has a population of . , 7.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 14%.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....
(255 or 97.7%), with 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 second most common (2 or 0.8%) 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 (2 or 0.8%). There is 1 person who speaksFrench
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 no one who speaks Romansh.
, the gender distribution of the population was 50.3% male and 49.7% female. The population was made up of 273 Swiss citizens (89.8% of the population), and 31 non-Swiss residents (10.2%) Of the population in the municipality 68 or about 26.1% were born in Hersberg and lived there in 2000. There were 63 or 24.1% who were born in the same canton, while 99 or 37.9% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 25 or 9.6% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there was 1 live birth to Swiss citizens and 2 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 1 while the foreign population remained the same. There were 2 Swiss men and 2 Swiss women who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there was 1 non-Swiss man and 4 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 an increase of 9 and the non-Swiss population increased by 4 people. This represents a population growth rate of 4.4%.
The age distribution, , in Hersberg is; 17 children or 5.6% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 33 teenagers or 10.9% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 21 people or 6.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 38 people or 12.5% are between 30 and 39, 60 people or 19.7% are between 40 and 49, and 85 people or 28.0% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 38 people or 12.5% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 12 people or 3.9% who are over 80.
, there were 89 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 145 married individuals, 9 widows or widowers and 18 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.53 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.56 per room. 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 80.8% 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 108 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. There were 24 households that consist of only one person and 5 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 109 households that answered this question, 22.0% were households made up of just one person and 1 were adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 45 married couples without children, 33 married couples with children There were 5 single parents with a child or children.
there were 71 single family homes (or 77.2% of the total) out of a total of 92 inhabited buildings. There were 8 multi-family buildings (8.7%), along with 12 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (13.0%) and 1 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (1.1%). Of the single family homes 3 were built before 1919, while 19 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (26) were built between 1971 and 1980.
there were 107 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 33. There was 1 single room apartments and 53 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 104 apartments (97.2% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 2 apartments (1.9%) were seasonally occupied and 1 apartments (0.9%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 6.8 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%.
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 36.83% 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....
(21.33%), 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:...
(21.1%) 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....
(10.25%). In the federal election, a total of 121 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 50.6%.
Economy
, Hersberg had an unemployment rate of 2.03%. , there were 13 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 5 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 3 businesses in this sector. 15 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 5 businesses in this sector. There were 161 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 46.0% of the workforce.the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 24. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 8, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 6, of which 2 or (33.3%) were in manufacturing and 4 (66.7%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 10. In the tertiary sector; 2 or 20.0% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 3 or 30.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 or 10.0% were in the information industry, 3 or 30.0% were technical professionals or scientists, .
, there were 136 workers who commuted away from the municipality. Of the working population, 12.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 66.5% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 54 or 20.7% were Roman Catholic, while 147 or 56.3% 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 was 1 individual who belongs 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 5 individuals (or about 1.92% 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 3 (or about 1.15% 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. 45 (or about 17.24% 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 5 individuals (or about 1.92% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Hersberg about 117 or (44.8%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 51 or (19.5%) 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 51 who completed tertiary schooling, 60.8% were Swiss men, 33.3% were Swiss women.
, there were 29 students from Hersberg who attended schools outside the municipality.