Langenbruck
Encyclopedia
Langenbruck is a municipality
in the district of Waldenburg
in the canton
of Basel-Country
in Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.1%. Out of the forested land, 41.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.9% is used for growing crops and 32.4% is pastures and 17.1% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Waldenburg district, on the south side of the Oberen Hauenstein. It consists of the linear village
of Langenbruck, the hamlet
of Bärenwil and numerous individual farm houses.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Gules, over a base Sable, on a Bridge Or a Paschal Lamb passant holding a banner Argent, a cross Gules.
Most of the population speaks German
(843 or 90.7%), with Serbo-Croatian
being second most common (16 or 1.7%) and Italian language
being third (15 or 1.6%). There are 8 people who speak French
and 1 person who speaks Romansh.
, the gender distribution of the population was 51.4% male and 48.6% female. The population was made up of 832 Swiss citizens (83.5% of the population), and 165 non-Swiss residents (16.5%) Of the population in the municipality 283 or about 30.5% were born in Langenbruck and lived there in 2000. There were 139 or 15.0% who were born in the same canton, while 305 or 32.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 168 or 18.1% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 8 live births to Swiss citizens and 2 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 13 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 5 while the foreign population increased by 2. There was 1 Swiss man who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 9 non-Swiss men and 3 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 6 and the non-Swiss population increased by 10 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.4%.
The age distribution, , in Langenbruck is; 52 children or 5.2% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 160 teenagers or 16.0% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 117 people or 11.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 122 people or 12.2% are between 30 and 39, 169 people or 17.0% are between 40 and 49, and 241 people or 24.2% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 105 people or 10.5% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 31 people or 3.1% who are over 80.
, there were 427 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 407 married individuals, 62 widows or widowers and 33 individuals who are divorced.
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 50.4% 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 362 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. There were 122 households that consist of only one person and 34 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 377 households that answered this question, 32.4% were households made up of just one person and 3 were adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 95 married couples without children, 112 married couples with children There were 24 single parents with a child or children. There were 6 households that were made up unrelated people and 15 households that were made some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 159 single family homes (or 52.6% of the total) out of a total of 302 inhabited buildings. There were 56 multi-family buildings (18.5%), along with 63 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (20.9%) and 24 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (7.9%). Of the single family homes 54 were built before 1919, while 13 were built between 1990 and 2000.
there were 466 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 123. There were 11 single room apartments and 146 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 339 apartments (72.7% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 95 apartments (20.4%) were seasonally occupied and 32 apartments (6.9%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 1 new units per 1000 residents. the average price to rent a two room apartment was about 724.00 CHF (US$580, £330, €460), a three room apartment was about 919.00 CHF (US$740, £410, €590) and a four room apartment cost an average of 1244.00 CHF (US$1000, £560, €800). The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.21%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
. The entire Schöntal area is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
.
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 36.54% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(22.97%), the Green Party
(15.33%) and the FDP
(14.2%). In the federal election, a total of 378 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 54.5%.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 240. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 51, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 62 of which 36 or (58.1%) were in manufacturing and 25 (40.3%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 127. In the tertiary sector; 10 or 7.9% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 16 or 12.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 15 or 11.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 20 or 15.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 11 or 8.7% were in education and 37 or 29.1% were in health care.
, there were 78 workers who commuted into the municipality and 283 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 3.6 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 15.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 47.5% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 25 members of an Orthodox church
(or about 2.69% of the population), there were 6 individuals (or about 0.65% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
, and there were 35 individuals (or about 3.77% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 58 (or about 6.24% of the population) who were Islam
ic. There FALSE4 individuals who were Hindu
and 3 individuals who belonged to another church. 140 (or about 15.07% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 21 individuals (or about 2.26% of the population) did not answer the question.
. The wettest month is June during which time Langenbruck receives an average of 135 mm (5.3 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 13.3 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 14.1, but with only 122 mm (4.8 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is October with an average of 87 mm (3.4 in) of precipitation over 9.2 days.
). Of the 110 who completed tertiary schooling, 54.5% were Swiss men, 30.0% were Swiss women, 9.1% were non-Swiss men and 6.4% were non-Swiss women.
, there were 11 students in Langenbruck who came from another municipality, while 96 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 Waldenburg
Waldenburg (district)
Waldenburg District is one of the five districts of the largely German-speaking canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. The district lies to the south of Basel-Country, bordering the canton of Solothurn. Its capital is the town of Waldenburg. It has a population of . In average 150 persons live in...
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
Langenbruck has an area, , of 15.69 square kilometres (6.1 sq mi). Of this area, 8.01 km² (3.1 sq mi) or 51.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.93 km² (2.7 sq mi) or 44.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.74 km² (0.285715597358476 sq mi) or 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.04 km² (9.9 acre) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.1%. Out of the forested land, 41.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.9% is used for growing crops and 32.4% is pastures and 17.1% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Waldenburg district, on the south side of the Oberen Hauenstein. 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 Langenbruck, the hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Bärenwil and numerous individual farm houses.
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, over a base Sable, on a Bridge Or a Paschal Lamb passant holding a banner Argent, a cross Gules.
Demographics
Langenbruck has a population of . , 14.8% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 1.6%.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....
(843 or 90.7%), with Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian or Serbo-Croat, less commonly Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian , is a South Slavic language with multiple standards and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro...
being second most common (16 or 1.7%) and Italian language
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 (15 or 1.6%). There are 8 people who speak 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...
and 1 person who speaks Romansh.
, the gender distribution of the population was 51.4% male and 48.6% female. The population was made up of 832 Swiss citizens (83.5% of the population), and 165 non-Swiss residents (16.5%) Of the population in the municipality 283 or about 30.5% were born in Langenbruck and lived there in 2000. There were 139 or 15.0% who were born in the same canton, while 305 or 32.8% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 168 or 18.1% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 8 live births to Swiss citizens and 2 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 13 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 5 while the foreign population increased by 2. There was 1 Swiss man who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 9 non-Swiss men and 3 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 6 and the non-Swiss population increased by 10 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.4%.
The age distribution, , in Langenbruck is; 52 children or 5.2% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 160 teenagers or 16.0% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 117 people or 11.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 122 people or 12.2% are between 30 and 39, 169 people or 17.0% are between 40 and 49, and 241 people or 24.2% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 105 people or 10.5% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 31 people or 3.1% who are over 80.
, there were 427 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 407 married individuals, 62 widows or widowers and 33 individuals who are divorced.
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 50.4% 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 362 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. There were 122 households that consist of only one person and 34 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 377 households that answered this question, 32.4% were households made up of just one person and 3 were adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 95 married couples without children, 112 married couples with children There were 24 single parents with a child or children. There were 6 households that were made up unrelated people and 15 households that were made some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 159 single family homes (or 52.6% of the total) out of a total of 302 inhabited buildings. There were 56 multi-family buildings (18.5%), along with 63 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (20.9%) and 24 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (7.9%). Of the single family homes 54 were built before 1919, while 13 were built between 1990 and 2000.
there were 466 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 123. There were 11 single room apartments and 146 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 339 apartments (72.7% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 95 apartments (20.4%) were seasonally occupied and 32 apartments (6.9%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 1 new units per 1000 residents. the average price to rent a two room apartment was about 724.00 CHF (US$580, £330, €460), a three room apartment was about 919.00 CHF (US$740, £410, €590) and a four room apartment cost an average of 1244.00 CHF (US$1000, £560, €800). The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.21%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Heritage sites of national significance
The medieval mine at Dürsteltal is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significanceSwiss 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 Schöntal area is 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:...
.
Politics
In the 2007 federal electionSwiss federal election, 2007
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007...
the most popular party was the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
which received 36.54% 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....
(22.97%), 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:...
(15.33%) and the FDP
FDP.The Liberals
FDP.The Liberals is a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It is the joint-largest party in the Federal Council, third-largest party in the National Council, and second-largest in the Council of States....
(14.2%). In the federal election, a total of 378 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 54.5%.
Economy
, Langenbruck had an unemployment rate of 3.6%. , there were 76 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 27 businesses involved in this sector. 66 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 8 businesses in this sector. 171 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 35 businesses in this sector. There were 484 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.6% 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 240. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 51, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 62 of which 36 or (58.1%) were in manufacturing and 25 (40.3%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 127. In the tertiary sector; 10 or 7.9% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 16 or 12.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 15 or 11.8% were in a hotel or restaurant, 20 or 15.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 11 or 8.7% were in education and 37 or 29.1% were in health care.
, there were 78 workers who commuted into the municipality and 283 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 3.6 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 15.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 47.5% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 176 or 18.9% were Roman Catholic, while 461 or 49.6% 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, there were 25 members of an Orthodox church
Orthodox Christianity
The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to:* the Eastern Orthodox Church and its various geographical subdivisions...
(or about 2.69% of the population), there were 6 individuals (or about 0.65% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is the Swiss member church of the Union of Utrecht, also known as Old Catholic Church, originally founded by the jansenists, with a later influx of discontented Catholics following their disappointment with the First Vatican Council. It has 14,000...
, and there were 35 individuals (or about 3.77% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 58 (or about 6.24% 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. There FALSE4 individuals who were Hindu
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
and 3 individuals who belonged to another church. 140 (or about 15.07% 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 21 individuals (or about 2.26% of the population) did not answer the question.
Weather
Langenbruck has an average of 144.5 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives 1252 mm (49.3 in) of precipitationPrecipitation (meteorology)
In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity. The main forms of precipitation...
. The wettest month is June during which time Langenbruck receives an average of 135 mm (5.3 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 13.3 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 14.1, but with only 122 mm (4.8 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is October with an average of 87 mm (3.4 in) of precipitation over 9.2 days.
Education
In Langenbruck about 348 or (37.5%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 110 or (11.8%) 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 110 who completed tertiary schooling, 54.5% were Swiss men, 30.0% were Swiss women, 9.1% were non-Swiss men and 6.4% were non-Swiss women.
, there were 11 students in Langenbruck who came from another municipality, while 96 residents attended schools outside the municipality.