Kilchberg, Basel-Country
Encyclopedia
Kilchberg is a municipality
in the district of Sissach
in the canton
of Basel-Country
in Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 45.3% is used for growing crops and 19.5% is pastures, while 6.3% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Sissach district, in a high valley along the upper Eital river. It consists of the linear village
of Kilchberg.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Argent, a Bendlet sable, in base two Bends sinister of the same.
Most of the population speaks German
(104 or 95.4%) with the rest speaking French
, the gender distribution of the population was 50.4% male and 49.6% female. The population was made up of 123 Swiss citizens (96.9% of the population), and 4 non-Swiss residents (3.1%) Of the population in the municipality 35 or about 32.1% were born in Kilchberg and lived there in 2000. There were 34 or 31.2% who were born in the same canton, while 31 or 28.4% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 6 or 5.5% were born outside of Switzerland. I
n there was 1 live birth to Swiss citizens and were 4 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 3 while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss man and 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there was 1 non-Swiss man who immigrated from another country to 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 increased by 1 people. This represents a population growth rate of -1.5%.
The age distribution, , in Kilchberg is; 15 children or 11.8% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 10 teenagers or 7.9% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 11 people or 8.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 21 people or 16.5% are between 30 and 39, 17 people or 13.4% are between 40 and 49, and 31 people or 24.4% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 17 people or 13.4% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 5 people or 3.9% who are over 80.
, there were 35 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 67 married individuals, 4 widows or widowers and 3 individuals who are divorced.
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 71.4% 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 42 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. There were 5 households that consist of only one person and 3 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 43 households that answered this question, 11.6% were households made up of just one person and 1 was an adult who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 22 married couples without children, 13 married couples with children There was one single parent with a child or children.
there were 19 single family homes (or 52.8% of the total) out of a total of 36 inhabited buildings. There were 2 multi-family buildings (5.6%), along with 15 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (41.7%). Of the single family homes 7 were built before 1919, while 5 were built between 1990 and 2000.
there were 46 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 13. There were 1 single room apartments and 21 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 42 apartments (91.3% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 3 apartments (6.5%) were seasonally occupied and 1 apartments (2.2%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 30.1 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
parish church
of St. Martin in Kilchberg was listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance
. The entire village of Kilchberg was listed as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
.
The Church of St. Martin was paid for by Rudolf Zwilchenbart in 1866 in memory of his father who had died and was buried in Kilchberg. It was built in a neo-Gothic
style by Paul Reber.
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 29.58% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Green Party
(26.12%), the FDP
(16.44%) and the SP
(12.63%). In the federal election, a total of 83 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 75.5%.
There were 57 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 36.8% of the workforce. the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 12. 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 2, all of which were in manufacturing. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 2. In the tertiary sector, 2 or 100.0% were technical professionals or scientists.
, there were 8 workers who commuted into the municipality and 41 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 5.1 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 14% used public transportation to get to work, and 50.9% used a private car.
. 9 (or about 8.26% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 4 individuals (or about 3.67% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 17 who completed tertiary schooling, 70.6% were Swiss men, 29.4% were Swiss women.
, there were 14 students from Kilchberg 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 Sissach
Sissach (district)
Sissach District is one of the five districts of the largely German-speaking canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. It has a population of . The district occupies the western portion of Basel-Country, bordering the neighbouring cantons of canton of Aargau and Solothurn. Its capital is the town 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
Kilchberg has an area, , of 1.59 square kilometre (0.613902432162131 sq mi). Of this area, 1.13 km² (0.436295439209565 sq mi) or 71.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.33 km² (0.127413712335537 sq mi) or 20.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.14 km² (34.6 acre) or 8.8% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 5.7%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 45.3% is used for growing crops and 19.5% is pastures, while 6.3% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Sissach district, in a high valley along the upper Eital river. It consists of the linear village
Linear village
In geography, a linear village, or linear settlement, is a small to medium-sized settlement that is formed around a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Wraysbury, a village in Berkshire, is one of the longest villages in England....
of Kilchberg.
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 Bendlet sable, in base two Bends sinister of the same.
Demographics
Kilchberg has a population of . , 2.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 44.6%.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....
(104 or 95.4%) with the rest speaking 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...
, the gender distribution of the population was 50.4% male and 49.6% female. The population was made up of 123 Swiss citizens (96.9% of the population), and 4 non-Swiss residents (3.1%) Of the population in the municipality 35 or about 32.1% were born in Kilchberg and lived there in 2000. There were 34 or 31.2% who were born in the same canton, while 31 or 28.4% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 6 or 5.5% were born outside of Switzerland. I
n there was 1 live birth to Swiss citizens and were 4 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 3 while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss man and 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there was 1 non-Swiss man who immigrated from another country to 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 increased by 1 people. This represents a population growth rate of -1.5%.
The age distribution, , in Kilchberg is; 15 children or 11.8% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 10 teenagers or 7.9% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 11 people or 8.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 21 people or 16.5% are between 30 and 39, 17 people or 13.4% are between 40 and 49, and 31 people or 24.4% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 17 people or 13.4% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 5 people or 3.9% who are over 80.
, there were 35 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 67 married individuals, 4 widows or widowers and 3 individuals who are divorced.
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 71.4% 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 42 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. There were 5 households that consist of only one person and 3 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 43 households that answered this question, 11.6% were households made up of just one person and 1 was an adult who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 22 married couples without children, 13 married couples with children There was one single parent with a child or children.
there were 19 single family homes (or 52.8% of the total) out of a total of 36 inhabited buildings. There were 2 multi-family buildings (5.6%), along with 15 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (41.7%). Of the single family homes 7 were built before 1919, while 5 were built between 1990 and 2000.
there were 46 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 13. There were 1 single room apartments and 21 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 42 apartments (91.3% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 3 apartments (6.5%) were seasonally occupied and 1 apartments (2.2%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 30.1 new units per 1000 residents. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Heritage sites of national significance
The ReformedSwiss 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 church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
of St. Martin in Kilchberg was listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance
Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance
The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance is a register of some 8,300 items of cultural property in Switzerland...
. The entire village of Kilchberg was listed as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
Inventory 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:...
.
The Church of St. Martin was paid for by Rudolf Zwilchenbart in 1866 in memory of his father who had died and was buried in Kilchberg. It was built in a neo-Gothic
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
style by Paul Reber.
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 29.58% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were 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:...
(26.12%), 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....
(16.44%) and the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(12.63%). In the federal election, a total of 83 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 75.5%.
Economy
, Kilchberg had an unemployment rate of 0.57%. , there were 16 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 2 people were employed in the secondary sector and there was 1 business in this sector. 3 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 2 businesses in this sector.There were 57 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 36.8% of the workforce. the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 12. 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 2, all of which were in manufacturing. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 2. In the tertiary sector, 2 or 100.0% were technical professionals or scientists.
, there were 8 workers who commuted into the municipality and 41 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 5.1 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 14% used public transportation to get to work, and 50.9% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 4 or 3.7% were Roman Catholic, while 91 or 83.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. There was 1 person who was BuddhistBuddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
. 9 (or about 8.26% 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 3.67% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Kilchberg about 46 or (42.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 17 or (15.6%) 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 17 who completed tertiary schooling, 70.6% were Swiss men, 29.4% were Swiss women.
, there were 14 students from Kilchberg who attended schools outside the municipality.