Horriwil
Encyclopedia
Horriwil is a municipality
in the district of Wasseramt
in the canton
of Solothurn in Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 9.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 44.5% is used for growing crops and 11.8% is pastures, while 2.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Wasseramt district, stretching across a gentle plain on the northwest side of the Wasseramt glacial and ground moraine zone. The plain is about 20–30 m (65.6–98.4 ft) above the level of the nearby Öschbach.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Gules on a Bend sinister a Ploughshare Azure.
Most of the population speaks German
(785 or 97.9%), with French
being second most common (5 or 0.6%) and Italian
being third (4 or 0.5%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 52.1% male and 47.9% female. The population was made up of 411 Swiss men (50.2% of the population) and 16 (2.0%) non-Swiss men. There were 382 Swiss women (46.6%) and 10 (1.2%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 247 or about 30.8% were born in Horriwil and lived there in 2000. There were 306 or 38.2% who were born in the same canton, while 190 or 23.7% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 51 or 6.4% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 6 live births to Swiss citizens and were 4 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 2 while the foreign population remained the same. There were 3 Swiss men and 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 3 and the non-Swiss population decreased by 3 people. This represents a population growth rate of -0.7%.
The age distribution, , in Horriwil is; 74 children or 9.2% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 142 teenagers or 17.7% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 39 people or 4.9% of the population are between 20 and 24 years old. 223 people or 27.8% are between 25 and 44, and 202 people or 25.2% are between 45 and 64. The senior population distribution is 92 people or 11.5% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 30 people or 3.7% who are over 80.
, there were 311 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 409 married individuals, 49 widows or widowers and 33 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.55 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 75.1% 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 295 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. There were 65 households that consist of only one person and 30 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 299 households that answered this question, 21.7% were households made up of just one person and there were 1 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 97 married couples without children, 123 married couples with children There were 7 single parents with a child or children. There were 2 households that were made up of unrelated people and 4 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 178 single family homes (or 76.1% of the total) out of a total of 234 inhabited buildings. There were 21 multi-family buildings (9.0%), along with 29 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (12.4%) and 6 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (2.6%). Of the single family homes 8 were built before 1919, while 28 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (49) were built between 1971 and 1980.
there were 299 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 5 rooms of which there were 88. There were 2 single room apartments and 175 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 293 apartments (98.0% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 5 apartments (1.7%) were seasonally occupied and 1 apartments (0.3%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 1.2 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 2.09%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 29.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP
(25.81%), the FDP
(18.67%) and the SP
(16.34%). In the federal election, a total of 382 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 59.0%.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 168. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 17, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 119 of which 100 or (84.0%) were in manufacturing and 18 (15.1%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 32. In the tertiary sector; 2 or 6.3% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 6.3% were in the movement and storage of goods, 3 or 9.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in the information industry, 2 or 6.3% were technical professionals or scientists, 5 or 15.6% were in education and 16 or 50.0% were in health care.
, there were 81 workers who commuted into the municipality and 316 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 3.9 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 15% used public transportation to get to work, and 60.9% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population,, and there were 25 individuals (or about 3.12% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 7 (or about 0.87% of the population) who were Islam
ic. 80 (or about 9.98% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 4 individuals (or about 0.50% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 105 who completed tertiary schooling, 81.0% were Swiss men, 12.4% were Swiss women, 4.8% were non-Swiss men.
During the 2010-2011 school year there were a total of 68 students in the Horriwil school system. The education system
in the Canton of Solothurn allows young children to attend two years of non-obligatory Kindergarten
. During that school year, there were 11 children in kindergarten. The canton's school system requires students to attend six years of primary school, with some of the children attending smaller, specialized classes. In the municipality there were 57 students in primary school. The secondary school
program consists of three lower, obligatory years of schooling, followed by three to five years of optional, advanced schools. All the lower secondary students from Horriwil attend their school in a neighboring municipality.
, there were 13 students in Horriwil who came from another municipality, while 54 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 Wasseramt
Wasseramt (district)
Wasseramt District is one of the ten districts of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland, situated to the south of the canton. Together with the Bucheggberg District, it forms the Amtei of Wasseramt-Bucheggberg...
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 Solothurn 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
Horriwil has an area, , of 2.63 square kilometres (1 sq mi). Of this area, 1.54 km² (0.594597324232504 sq mi) or 58.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.68 km² (0.262549467842924 sq mi) or 25.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.36 km² (0.138996777093313 sq mi) or 13.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.4% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 9.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 44.5% is used for growing crops and 11.8% is pastures, while 2.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Wasseramt district, stretching across a gentle plain on the northwest side of the Wasseramt glacial and ground moraine zone. The plain is about 20–30 m (65.6–98.4 ft) above the level of the nearby Öschbach.
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 Gules on a Bend sinister a Ploughshare Azure.
Demographics
Horriwil has a population of . , 2.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of 1.1%. It has changed at a rate of -4% due to migration and at a rate of 4% due to births and deaths.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....
(785 or 97.9%), with 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...
being second most common (5 or 0.6%) and 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...
being third (4 or 0.5%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 52.1% male and 47.9% female. The population was made up of 411 Swiss men (50.2% of the population) and 16 (2.0%) non-Swiss men. There were 382 Swiss women (46.6%) and 10 (1.2%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality 247 or about 30.8% were born in Horriwil and lived there in 2000. There were 306 or 38.2% who were born in the same canton, while 190 or 23.7% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 51 or 6.4% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 6 live births to Swiss citizens and were 4 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 2 while the foreign population remained the same. There were 3 Swiss men and 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 3 and the non-Swiss population decreased by 3 people. This represents a population growth rate of -0.7%.
The age distribution, , in Horriwil is; 74 children or 9.2% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 142 teenagers or 17.7% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 39 people or 4.9% of the population are between 20 and 24 years old. 223 people or 27.8% are between 25 and 44, and 202 people or 25.2% are between 45 and 64. The senior population distribution is 92 people or 11.5% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 30 people or 3.7% who are over 80.
, there were 311 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 409 married individuals, 49 widows or widowers and 33 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.55 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 75.1% 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 295 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. There were 65 households that consist of only one person and 30 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 299 households that answered this question, 21.7% were households made up of just one person and there were 1 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 97 married couples without children, 123 married couples with children There were 7 single parents with a child or children. There were 2 households that were made up of unrelated people and 4 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 178 single family homes (or 76.1% of the total) out of a total of 234 inhabited buildings. There were 21 multi-family buildings (9.0%), along with 29 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (12.4%) and 6 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (2.6%). Of the single family homes 8 were built before 1919, while 28 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (49) were built between 1971 and 1980.
there were 299 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 5 rooms of which there were 88. There were 2 single room apartments and 175 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 293 apartments (98.0% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 5 apartments (1.7%) were seasonally occupied and 1 apartments (0.3%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 1.2 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 2.09%.
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 29.1% 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...
(25.81%), 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....
(18.67%) and the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(16.34%). In the federal election, a total of 382 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 59.0%.
Economy
, Horriwil had an unemployment rate of 2.3%. , there were 25 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 125 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 14 businesses in this sector. 45 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 10 businesses in this sector. There were 414 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 41.8% of the workforce.the total number of full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
jobs was 168. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 17, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 119 of which 100 or (84.0%) were in manufacturing and 18 (15.1%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 32. In the tertiary sector; 2 or 6.3% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 6.3% were in the movement and storage of goods, 3 or 9.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in the information industry, 2 or 6.3% were technical professionals or scientists, 5 or 15.6% were in education and 16 or 50.0% were in health care.
, there were 81 workers who commuted into the municipality and 316 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 3.9 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 15% used public transportation to get to work, and 60.9% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 416 or 51.9% were Roman Catholic, while 270 or 33.7% 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,, and there were 25 individuals (or about 3.12% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 7 (or about 0.87% 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. 80 (or about 9.98% 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 4 individuals (or about 0.50% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Horriwil about 363 or (45.3%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 105 or (13.1%) 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 105 who completed tertiary schooling, 81.0% were Swiss men, 12.4% were Swiss women, 4.8% were non-Swiss men.
During the 2010-2011 school year there were a total of 68 students in the Horriwil school system. The education system
Education in Switzerland
The education system in Switzerland is very diverse, because the constitution of Switzerland delegates the authority for the school system mainly to the cantons...
in the Canton of Solothurn allows young children to attend two years of non-obligatory Kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
. During that school year, there were 11 children in kindergarten. The canton's school system requires students to attend six years of primary school, with some of the children attending smaller, specialized classes. In the municipality there were 57 students in primary school. The secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
program consists of three lower, obligatory years of schooling, followed by three to five years of optional, advanced schools. All the lower secondary students from Horriwil attend their school in a neighboring municipality.
, there were 13 students in Horriwil who came from another municipality, while 54 residents attended schools outside the municipality.