Hüttlingen, Switzerland
Encyclopedia
Hüttlingen is a municipality
in the district of Frauenfeld
, in the canton
of Thurgau
in Switzerland
.
Hüttlingen was a fief of Reichnau
. Starting in 1360 it belonged to the lords of Wellenberg. The low court
rights for Hüttlingen were separated from the rights of the Wellenbergs in 1608. In 1674, Johann Kaspar Escher acquired rights to the village and Hüttlingen Castle. Between 1694 and 1798 it was owned by the city of Zurich
, which allowed the low court to be run out of the castle by their chief bailiff
.
Hüttlingen was originally in the parish
of Pfyn
, and later in the Müllheim
parish. The chapel of St. Andrew is first mentioned in 1337. The parish was created in 1484, and the Reformed
parish joined Eschikofen, Harenwilen and Mettedorf in 1531.
The main economic activity in the village has always been agriculture. In the 19th Century, in addition to the traditional fruit and grain production, dairy farming and cattle raising began in the village. During the 20th Century, some viticulture
operations began, though they were later abandoned. Although agriculture has become less common, in 2000 about one third of jobs in the village were in farming.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.1%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 4.0%. Out of the forested land, 38.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 47.2% is used for growing crops, while 3.9% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Frauenfeld district, at the northern foot of Wellenberg mountain. It consists of the village of Hüttlingen and the communities of Eschikofen, Harenwilen and Mettendorf.
(95.0%), with Albanian
being second most common ( 2.0%) and French
being third ( 0.8%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 51.5% male and 48.5% female. The population was made up of 400 Swiss men (47.4% of the population), and 34 (4.0%) non-Swiss men. There were 387 Swiss women (45.9%), and 22 (2.6%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 3 live births to Swiss citizens and births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 3 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens remained the same while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss man, 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another countryand 1 non-Swiss man who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 9 and the non-Swiss population change was a decrease of 4 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.6%.
The age distribution, , in Hüttlingen is; 77 children or 9.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 129 teenagers or 15.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 105 people or 12.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 101 people or 12.2% are between 30 and 39, 137 people or 16.5% are between 40 and 49, and 136 people or 16.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 82 people or 9.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 43 people or 5.2% are between 70 and 79, there are 17 people or 2.1% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 2 people or 0.2% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.57 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 67.7% 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 309 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.7 persons per household. there were 145 single family homes (or 87.9% of the total) out of a total of 165 inhabited buildings. There were 13 two family buildings (7.9%), 2 three family buildings (1.2%) and 5 multi-family buildings (or 3.0%). There were 171 (or 20.4%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 516 (or 61.5%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 49 (or 5.8%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 5 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 8 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 13 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.31%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 6 new units per 1000 residents. there were 301 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 5 room apartment of which there were 96. There were 2 single room apartments and 69 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Hüttlingen was 1221.58 Swiss franc
s (CHF) per month (US$980, £550, €780 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one room apartment was 450.00 CHF (US$360, £200, €290), a two room apartment was about 741.25 CHF (US$590, £330, €470), a three room apartment was about 1188.00 CHF (US$950, £530, €760) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1491.67 CHF (US$1190, £670, €950). The average apartment price in Hüttlingen was 109.5% of the national average of 1116 CHF.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 51.82% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(13.94%), the Green Party
(10.3%) and the CVP
(9.14%). In the federal election, a total of 336 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 56.2%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
there were 623 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 354 or about 56.8% of the residents worked outside Hüttlingen while 55 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 324 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 13.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.1% used a private car.
, and there are 44 individuals (or about 5.24% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 3 individuals (or about 0.36% of the population) who were Jewish
, and 25 (or about 2.98% of the population) who are Islam
ic. There are 2 individuals (or about 0.24% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 72 (or about 8.58% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 45 individuals (or about 5.36% of the population) did not answer the question.
).
Hüttlingen is home to the Hüttlingen primary school district.In the 2008/2009 school year there are 88 students. There are 20 children in the kindergarten
, and the average class size is 20 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 11 or 55.0% are female, 3 or 15.0% are not Swiss citizens and 2 or 10.0% do not speak German natively. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and lasts for 6 years. There are 35 children in who are at the lower primary level and 33 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school is 22.67 students. At the lower primary level, there are 19 children or 54.3% of the total population who are female, 5 or 14.3% are not Swiss citizens and 5 or 14.3% do not speak German natively. In the upper primary level, there are 19 or 57.6% who are female, 2 or 6.1% are not Swiss citizens and 2 or 6.1% do not speak German natively.
on the line S8
.
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 Frauenfeld
Frauenfeld (district)
Frauenfeld District is one of the five districts of the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It has a population of . Its capital, and the capital of Thurgau, is the city of Frauenfeld.The district contains the following municipalities:...
, 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 Thurgau
Thurgau
Thurgau is a northeast canton of Switzerland. The population, , is . In 2007, there were a total of 47,390 who were resident foreigners. The capital is Frauenfeld.-History:...
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....
.
History
Hüttlingen is first mentioned in 1336 as Hutlingen. During the Early Middle AgesEarly Middle Ages
The Early Middle Ages was the period of European history lasting from the 5th century to approximately 1000. The Early Middle Ages followed the decline of the Western Roman Empire and preceded the High Middle Ages...
Hüttlingen was a fief of Reichnau
Reichenau Island
Reichenau Island lies in Lake Constance in southern Germany, at approximately . It lies between Gnadensee and Untersee, two parts of Lake Constance, almost due west of the city of Konstanz. The island is connected to the mainland by a causeway that was completed in 1838...
. Starting in 1360 it belonged to the lords of Wellenberg. The low court
High, middle and low justice
High, middle and low justices are notions dating from Western feudalism to indicate descending degrees of judiciary power to administer justice by the maximal punishment the holders could inflict upon their subjects and other dependents....
rights for Hüttlingen were separated from the rights of the Wellenbergs in 1608. In 1674, Johann Kaspar Escher acquired rights to the village and Hüttlingen Castle. Between 1694 and 1798 it was owned by the city of Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, which allowed the low court to be run out of the castle by their chief bailiff
Bailiff
A bailiff is a governor or custodian ; a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed...
.
Hüttlingen was originally in the parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Pfyn
Pfyn
Pfyn is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.Pfyn gives its name to the ancient Pfyn culture, one of several Neolithic cultures in Switzerland which centered around intensive pig farming and trading, dating from c. 3900 BC to c...
, and later in the Müllheim
Müllheim
Müllheim is a town in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It belongs to the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald. Müllheim is generally considered to be the center of the region known as Markgräflerland.-History:...
parish. The chapel of St. Andrew is first mentioned in 1337. The parish was created in 1484, and the Reformed
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...
parish joined Eschikofen, Harenwilen and Mettedorf in 1531.
The main economic activity in the village has always been agriculture. In the 19th Century, in addition to the traditional fruit and grain production, dairy farming and cattle raising began in the village. During the 20th Century, some viticulture
Viticulture
Viticulture is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. When the grapes are used for winemaking, it is also known as viniculture...
operations began, though they were later abandoned. Although agriculture has become less common, in 2000 about one third of jobs in the village were in farming.
Geography
Hüttlingen has an area, , of 11.6 square kilometres (4.5 sq mi). Of this area, 5.93 km² (2.3 sq mi) or 51.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.67 km² (1.8 sq mi) or 40.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.78 km² (0.301159683702177 sq mi) or 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.21 km² (0.0810814533044324 sq mi) or 1.8% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.1%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 4.0%. Out of the forested land, 38.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 47.2% is used for growing crops, while 3.9% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Frauenfeld district, at the northern foot of Wellenberg mountain. It consists of the village of Hüttlingen and the communities of Eschikofen, Harenwilen and Mettendorf.
Demographics
Hüttlingen has a population of , 6.6% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of -1.5%. Most of the population speaks GermanGerman 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....
(95.0%), with Albanian
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
being second most common ( 2.0%) and 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 third ( 0.8%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 51.5% male and 48.5% female. The population was made up of 400 Swiss men (47.4% of the population), and 34 (4.0%) non-Swiss men. There were 387 Swiss women (45.9%), and 22 (2.6%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 3 live births to Swiss citizens and births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 3 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens remained the same while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss man, 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another countryand 1 non-Swiss man who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 9 and the non-Swiss population change was a decrease of 4 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.6%.
The age distribution, , in Hüttlingen is; 77 children or 9.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 129 teenagers or 15.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 105 people or 12.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 101 people or 12.2% are between 30 and 39, 137 people or 16.5% are between 40 and 49, and 136 people or 16.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 82 people or 9.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 43 people or 5.2% are between 70 and 79, there are 17 people or 2.1% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 2 people or 0.2% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.57 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 67.7% 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 309 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.7 persons per household. there were 145 single family homes (or 87.9% of the total) out of a total of 165 inhabited buildings. There were 13 two family buildings (7.9%), 2 three family buildings (1.2%) and 5 multi-family buildings (or 3.0%). There were 171 (or 20.4%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 516 (or 61.5%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 49 (or 5.8%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 5 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 8 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 13 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.31%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 6 new units per 1000 residents. there were 301 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 5 room apartment of which there were 96. There were 2 single room apartments and 69 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Hüttlingen was 1221.58 Swiss franc
Swiss franc
The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...
s (CHF) per month (US$980, £550, €780 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one room apartment was 450.00 CHF (US$360, £200, €290), a two room apartment was about 741.25 CHF (US$590, £330, €470), a three room apartment was about 1188.00 CHF (US$950, £530, €760) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1491.67 CHF (US$1190, £670, €950). The average apartment price in Hüttlingen was 109.5% of the national average of 1116 CHF.
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 51.82% 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....
(13.94%), 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:...
(10.3%) 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...
(9.14%). In the federal election, a total of 336 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 56.2%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 724 |
| 1900 | 622 |
| 1950 | 684 |
| 1990 | 646 |
| 2000 | 839 |
Sights
The entire village of Hüttlingen is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage SitesInventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
The Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage.-Sites of national importance:-Types:...
Economy
, Hüttlingen had an unemployment rate of 0.93%. , there were 95 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 33 businesses involved in this sector. 37 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 53 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 15 businesses in this sector.there were 623 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 354 or about 56.8% of the residents worked outside Hüttlingen while 55 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 324 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 13.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.1% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 148 or 17.6% were Roman Catholic, while 496 or 59.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 4 Old Catholics (or about 0.48% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church of SwitzerlandChristian 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 are 44 individuals (or about 5.24% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 3 individuals (or about 0.36% of the population) who were Jewish
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
, and 25 (or about 2.98% 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 2 individuals (or about 0.24% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 72 (or about 8.58% 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 45 individuals (or about 5.36% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Hüttlingen about 74.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or 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...
).
Hüttlingen is home to the Hüttlingen primary school district.In the 2008/2009 school year there are 88 students. There are 20 children in the 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...
, and the average class size is 20 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 11 or 55.0% are female, 3 or 15.0% are not Swiss citizens and 2 or 10.0% do not speak German natively. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and lasts for 6 years. There are 35 children in who are at the lower primary level and 33 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school is 22.67 students. At the lower primary level, there are 19 children or 54.3% of the total population who are female, 5 or 14.3% are not Swiss citizens and 5 or 14.3% do not speak German natively. In the upper primary level, there are 19 or 57.6% who are female, 2 or 6.1% are not Swiss citizens and 2 or 6.1% do not speak German natively.
Transport
Hüttlingen-Mettendorf is a stop of the Zürich S-BahnZürich S-Bahn
The Zurich S-Bahn system is a network of rapid transit rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighboring cantons The Zurich S-Bahn system is a network of rapid transit rail lines that has been...
on the line S8
S8 (ZVV)
The S8 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund , Zürich transportation network, and is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Thurgau, Zürich and Schwyz.- Route :...
.