Kesswil
Encyclopedia
Kesswil is a municipality
in the district of Arbon
in the canton
of Thurgau
in Switzerland
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The village was the birthplace of the influential psychiatrist Carl Jung
.
owned land in Kesswil. In the 13th Century, Münsterlingen Abbey acquired rights over the town. From the Late Middle Ages
until 1798, Kesswil was under the courts of the Abbot of St. Gall.
In 1429 the monastery of Münsterlingen allowed the construction of a chapel. In 1529 the parish
(which included Dozwil, and after 1588 also included Uttwil) converted to the Protestant Reformation
.
In the 19th Century, most of the local economy was based mostly around agriculture, viticulture
and fisheries, though some weaving, trade and small businesses were also located in the village. With the transition to cattle and dairy farming, the number of fruit-growing orchards increased. The Seetalbahn
opened in 1870, but brought the village little industry or trade. By 1900, there were some small embroidery businesses in the village. K. premises. At the beginning of the 21st Century, the walnut
factory Matzingen AG (prior to 2003, the building was the Pressta AG Tubes Factory) employed 85 employees in 2005. Many of the other local jobs were in farming (fruit, berries) and a nursery (Roth Pflanzen AG).
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 7.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.2%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 5.4%. Out of the forested land, 28.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 33.3% is used for growing crops, while 22.4% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Arbon district, between Romanshorn
and Kreuzlingen
on Lake Constance
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(93.5%), with Italian
being second most common ( 1.9%) and Portugese
being third ( 1.4%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.8% male and 50.2% female. The population was made up of 409 Swiss men (41.6% of the population), and 81 (8.2%) non-Swiss men. There were 408 Swiss women (41.5%), and 85 (8.6%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 5 live births to Swiss citizens and 3 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 4 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 1 while the foreign population increased by 2. There were 2 Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 12 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 5 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 15 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 12 people. This represents a population growth rate of 2.8%.
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The age distribution, , in Kesswil is; 113 children or 11.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 104 teenagers or 10.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 115 people or 11.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 105 people or 10.7% are between 30 and 39, 161 people or 16.4% are between 40 and 49, and 141 people or 14.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 116 people or 11.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 86 people or 8.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 35 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 5 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.52 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 55.2% 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 345 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. there were 179 single family homes (or 80.6% of the total) out of a total of 222 inhabited buildings. There were 20 two family buildings (9.0%), 9 three family buildings (4.1%) and 14 multi-family buildings (or 6.3%). There were 241 (or 28.4%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 460 (or 54.1%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 25 (or 2.9%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 2 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 2 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 7 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 7 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.33%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.2 new units per 1000 residents. there were 413 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 4 room apartment of which there were 103. There were 23 single room apartments and 96 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Kesswil was 1095.48 Swiss franc
s (CHF) per month (US$880, £490, €700 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one room apartment was 481.67 CHF (US$390, £220, €310), a two room apartment was about 514.17 CHF (US$410, £230, €330), a three room apartment was about 906.19 CHF (US$720, £410, €580) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 2185.00 CHF (US$1750, £980, €1400). The average apartment price in Kesswil was 98.2% of the national average of 1116 CHF.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 40.13% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(14.7%), the CVP
(13.62%) and the Green Party
(12.74%). In the federal election, a total of 405 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 63.5%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
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there were 574 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 262 or about 45.6% of the residents worked outside Kesswil while 231 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 543 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 13% used public transportation to get to work, and 46.3% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population,, and there are 47 individuals (or about 5.53% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 19 (or about 2.24% of the population) who are Islam
ic. There are 3 individuals (or about 0.35% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 87 (or about 10.24% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 20 individuals (or about 2.35% of the population) did not answer the question.
).
Kesswil is part of the Dozwil-Kesswil-Uttwil secondary school district. It is also home to the Kesswil primary school district.
In the primary school district there are 86 students. There are 20 children in the kindergarten
, and the average class size is 20 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 9 or 45.0% are female, 2 or 10.0% are not Swiss citizens. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and lasts for 6 years. There are 37 children in who are at the lower primary level and 29 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school is 22 students. At the lower primary level, there are 22 children or 59.5% of the total population who are female, 3 or 8.1% are not Swiss citizens and 2 or 5.4% do not speak German natively. In the upper primary level, there are 16 or 55.2% who are female, 3 or 10.3% are not Swiss citizens and 2 or 6.9% do not speak German natively.
In the 2008/2009 school year there are 111 students in the secondary school district. At the secondary level, students are divided according to performance. The secondary level begins at about age 12 and usually lasts 3 years. Finally, there are 111 teenagers who are in special or remedial classes, of which 51 or 45.9% are female, 11 or 9.9% are not Swiss citizens and 6 or 5.4% do not speak German natively.
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 Arbon
Arbon (district)
Arbon District is one of the five districts of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It has a population of .Its capital is the town of Arbon.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....
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The village was the birthplace of the influential psychiatrist Carl Jung
Carl Jung
Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and the founder of Analytical Psychology. Jung is considered the first modern psychiatrist to view the human psyche as "by nature religious" and make it the focus of exploration. Jung is one of the best known researchers in the field of dream analysis and...
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History
Kesswil is first mentioned in 817 as Chezzinwillare. In the 9th Century, the Abbey of St. GallAbbey of St. Gall
The Abbey of Saint Gall is a religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in present-day Switzerland. The Carolingian-era Abbey has existed since 719 and became an independent principality during the 13th century, and was for many centuries one of the chief Benedictine abbeys in Europe. It was...
owned land in Kesswil. In the 13th Century, Münsterlingen Abbey acquired rights over the town. From the Late Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
The Late Middle Ages was the period of European history generally comprising the 14th to the 16th century . The Late Middle Ages followed the High Middle Ages and preceded the onset of the early modern era ....
until 1798, Kesswil was under the courts of the Abbot of St. Gall.
In 1429 the monastery of Münsterlingen allowed the construction of a chapel. In 1529 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...
(which included Dozwil, and after 1588 also included Uttwil) converted to the Protestant Reformation
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
.
In the 19th Century, most of the local economy was based mostly around agriculture, 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...
and fisheries, though some weaving, trade and small businesses were also located in the village. With the transition to cattle and dairy farming, the number of fruit-growing orchards increased. The Seetalbahn
Seetalbahn
The Seetalbahn is a railway of the Swiss Federal Railways between Lenzburg and Lucerne in Switzerland. The track, when created, was originally named the Swiss Lake Valley Railway Company and was owned by British investors. The passengers included tourists from Lucerne doing sightseeing tours to...
opened in 1870, but brought the village little industry or trade. By 1900, there were some small embroidery businesses in the village. K. premises. At the beginning of the 21st Century, the walnut
Walnut
Juglans is a plant genus of the family Juglandaceae, the seeds of which are known as walnuts. They are deciduous trees, 10–40 meters tall , with pinnate leaves 200–900 millimetres long , with 5–25 leaflets; the shoots have chambered pith, a character shared with the wingnuts , but not the hickories...
factory Matzingen AG (prior to 2003, the building was the Pressta AG Tubes Factory) employed 85 employees in 2005. Many of the other local jobs were in farming (fruit, berries) and a nursery (Roth Pflanzen AG).
Geography
Kesswil has an area, , of 4.47 square kilometres (1.7 sq mi). Of this area, 2.49 km² (0.961394374895412 sq mi) or 55.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.32 km² (0.509654849342146 sq mi) or 29.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.61 km² (0.235522316741446 sq mi) or 13.6% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 7.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.2%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 5.4%. Out of the forested land, 28.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 33.3% is used for growing crops, while 22.4% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Arbon district, between Romanshorn
Romanshorn
Romanshorn is a municipality in the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Romanshorn was probably settled in the 7th Century, and is first mentioned in 779 as Rumanishorn in a land grant from Waldrata to the Abbey of St. Gall. During the Late Middle Ages and until...
and Kreuzlingen
Kreuzlingen
Kreuzlingen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in north-eastern Switzerland. It is the seat of the district and is the second largest city of the canton, after Frauenfeld, with a population of over 18,000...
on Lake Constance
Lake Constance
Lake Constance is a lake on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps, and consists of three bodies of water: the Obersee , the Untersee , and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, called the Seerhein.The lake is situated in Germany, Switzerland and Austria near the Alps...
.
Demographics
Kesswil has a population of , 16.9% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 10.9%. 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....
(93.5%), with 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 second most common ( 1.9%) and Portugese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
being third ( 1.4%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.8% male and 50.2% female. The population was made up of 409 Swiss men (41.6% of the population), and 81 (8.2%) non-Swiss men. There were 408 Swiss women (41.5%), and 85 (8.6%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 5 live births to Swiss citizens and 3 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 4 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 1 while the foreign population increased by 2. There were 2 Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 12 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 5 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 15 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 12 people. This represents a population growth rate of 2.8%.
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The age distribution, , in Kesswil is; 113 children or 11.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 104 teenagers or 10.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 115 people or 11.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 105 people or 10.7% are between 30 and 39, 161 people or 16.4% are between 40 and 49, and 141 people or 14.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 116 people or 11.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 86 people or 8.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 35 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 5 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.52 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 55.2% 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 345 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. there were 179 single family homes (or 80.6% of the total) out of a total of 222 inhabited buildings. There were 20 two family buildings (9.0%), 9 three family buildings (4.1%) and 14 multi-family buildings (or 6.3%). There were 241 (or 28.4%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 460 (or 54.1%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 25 (or 2.9%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 2 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 2 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 7 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 7 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.33%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.2 new units per 1000 residents. there were 413 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 4 room apartment of which there were 103. There were 23 single room apartments and 96 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Kesswil was 1095.48 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$880, £490, €700 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one room apartment was 481.67 CHF (US$390, £220, €310), a two room apartment was about 514.17 CHF (US$410, £230, €330), a three room apartment was about 906.19 CHF (US$720, £410, €580) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 2185.00 CHF (US$1750, £980, €1400). The average apartment price in Kesswil was 98.2% 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 40.13% 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....
(14.7%), 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...
(13.62%) and 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:...
(12.74%). In the federal election, a total of 405 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 63.5%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1649 | 388 |
| 1850 | 522 |
| 1888 | 572 |
| 1900 | 529 |
| 1950 | 494 |
| 1960 | 488 |
| 2000 | 850 |
Sights
The entire village of Kesswil 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
, Kesswil had an unemployment rate of 1.1%. , there were 124 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 154 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 12 businesses in this sector. 105 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 25 businesses in this sector.there were 574 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 262 or about 45.6% of the residents worked outside Kesswil while 231 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 543 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 13% used public transportation to get to work, and 46.3% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 244 or 28.7% were Roman Catholic, while 430 or 50.6% 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 are 47 individuals (or about 5.53% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 19 (or about 2.24% 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 3 individuals (or about 0.35% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 87 (or about 10.24% 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 20 individuals (or about 2.35% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Kesswil about 77.9% 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...
).
Kesswil is part of the Dozwil-Kesswil-Uttwil secondary school district. It is also home to the Kesswil primary school district.
In the primary school district there are 86 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, 9 or 45.0% are female, 2 or 10.0% are not Swiss citizens. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and lasts for 6 years. There are 37 children in who are at the lower primary level and 29 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school is 22 students. At the lower primary level, there are 22 children or 59.5% of the total population who are female, 3 or 8.1% are not Swiss citizens and 2 or 5.4% do not speak German natively. In the upper primary level, there are 16 or 55.2% who are female, 3 or 10.3% are not Swiss citizens and 2 or 6.9% do not speak German natively.
In the 2008/2009 school year there are 111 students in the secondary school district. At the secondary level, students are divided according to performance. The secondary level begins at about age 12 and usually lasts 3 years. Finally, there are 111 teenagers who are in special or remedial classes, of which 51 or 45.9% are female, 11 or 9.9% are not Swiss citizens and 6 or 5.4% do not speak German natively.