Mammern
Encyclopedia
Mammern is a municipality
in Frauenfeld District in the canton
of Thurgau
, Switzerland
, on Lake Constance
.
Age, Bronze Age
(including stilt houses and stone hatchets) and the Early Middle Ages
show that there was a continuous settlement in the area. The modern village of Mammern is first mentioned in 909 as Manburron, when it was acquired by St. Gallen Abbey. They ruled over Mammern and Neuburg until the 12th Century. In 1319, St. Gallen pawned both villages to the Kastell family. Then, in 1522, Hans Leonhard von Reischach bought the villages. They were sold several times in the following century, until 1621 when Johann Friedrich Thumb gave the Herrschaft
to the von Roll brothers who rebuilt the castle. In 1667 the Herrschaft was acquired by Wolf Rudolf Reding, who sold it in 1687 to Rheinau
. Rheinau held the land rights to the village until 1798. From 1803 until 1992 the Ortsgemeinde
of Mammern was part of the municipality of Steckborn
.
At sometime before 1275 St. Gallen Abbey, built the village a church. The rights to collect church taxes and appoint priests remained with the Abbey until 1838 when those rights went to Canton of Thurgau. In 1843 that right went to the parish
. The Protestant Reformation
was introduced into the village in 1529. St. Gallen Abbey supported the Counter-Reformation
through the investiture of Catholic
judges. In 1749 the abbot of Rheinau Abbey
, Bernhard Rusconi, built a baroque
chapel near the castle. After the fire of 1909 destroyed the Simultankirche, in 1911 the Reformed
church was dedicated followed by the Catholic Church in 1913.
The economy of Mammern was characterized by forestry, farming and viticulture
, as well as the livestock and dairy farming. Other occupations included fishing, taverns, mills, a brick hut and a lime kiln. From 1878 until 1940 there was a furniture veneer factory. In 1910 a match factory opened in the village. In 1865 a hydropathic clinic was opened in the castle. In 1889 the building was acquired by Oscar M. Ullmann. The clinic specialized in the rehabilitation of patients with cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 6.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.2%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 4.4%. Out of the forested land, 41.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 35.1% is used for growing crops, while 10.0% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in Frauenfeld District, on the Untersee of Lake Constance 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Stein am Rhein
. It consists of the village of Mammern and the hamlets
of Klingenzell and Neuburg.
(87.1%), with Portuguese
being second most common ( 3.9%) and Albanian
being third ( 2.1%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 51.9% male and 48.1% female. The population was made up of 226 Swiss men (39.0% of the population), and 75 (12.9%) non-Swiss men. There were 221 Swiss women (38.1%), and 58 (10.0%) non-Swiss women. In there were 9 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to a non-Swiss citizen, and in same time span there were 8 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 remained the same. There were 3 Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 2 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 7 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 1 non-Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 4 and the non-Swiss population remained the same. This represents a population growth rate of 0.7%.
The age distribution, , in Mammern is; 64 children or 11.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 79 teenagers or 13.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 67 people or 11.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 69 people or 11.8% are between 30 and 39, 115 people or 19.7% are between 40 and 49, and 77 people or 13.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 52 people or 8.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 43 people or 7.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 18 people or 3.1% who are between 80 and 89.
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 41.9% 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 231 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. there were 114 single family homes (or 78.1% of the total) out of a total of 146 inhabited buildings. There were 17 two family buildings (11.6%), 5 three family buildings (3.4%) and 10 multi-family buildings (or 6.8%). There were 113 (or 21.2%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 288 (or 54.0%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 16 (or 3.0%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 2 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 6 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 4 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 2.1%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 1.7 new units per 1000 residents.
there were 315 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 5 room apartment of which there were 61. There were 27 single room apartments and 51 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Mammern was 1023.87 Swiss franc
s (CHF) per month (US$820, £460, €660 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one room apartment was 533.50 CHF (US$430, £240, €340), a two room apartment was about 849.66 CHF (US$680, £380, €540), a three room apartment was about 1104.88 CHF (US$880, £500, €710) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 2250.00 CHF (US$1800, £1010, €1440). The average apartment price in Mammern was 91.7% of the national average of 1116 CHF.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 45.93% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(19.42%), the CVP
(14.87%) and the Green Party
(9.01%). In the federal election, a total of 197 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 57.8%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
church of Mariahilf in Klingenzell are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance
.
The village of Mammern and the Eschenzer Basin (including Eschenz
and Mammern) is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
.
there were 388 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 148 or about 38.1% of the residents worked outside Mammern while 188 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 428 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 8.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 43.5% used a private car.
ic. There are 8 individuals (or about 1.50% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 51 (or about 9.57% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 11 individuals (or about 2.06% of the population) did not answer the question.
).
Mammern is home to the Mammern combined municipal and primary school district. In the primary school district there are 53 students who are in kindergarten or the primary level. There are 12 children in the kindergarten
, and the average class size is 12 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 2 or 16.7% are female, 6 or 50.0% are not Swiss citizens and 4 or 33.3% do not speak German natively. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and lasts for 6 years. There are 21 children in who are at the lower primary level and 20 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school is 13.67 students. At the lower primary level, there are 8 children or 38.1% of the total population who are female, 9 or 42.9% are not Swiss citizens and 8 or 38.1% do not speak German natively. In the upper primary level, there are 8 or 40.0% who are female, 1 or 5.0% are not Swiss citizens and 4 or 20.0% 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 Frauenfeld District 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:...
, 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....
, 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...
.
History
Finds from the NeolithicNeolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
Age, Bronze Age
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
(including stilt houses and stone hatchets) and the Early Middle Ages
Early 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...
show that there was a continuous settlement in the area. The modern village of Mammern is first mentioned in 909 as Manburron, when it was acquired by St. Gallen Abbey. They ruled over Mammern and Neuburg until the 12th Century. In 1319, St. Gallen pawned both villages to the Kastell family. Then, in 1522, Hans Leonhard von Reischach bought the villages. They were sold several times in the following century, until 1621 when Johann Friedrich Thumb gave the Herrschaft
Herrschaft (territory)
In the German feudal system, a Herrschaft or Herrlichkeit was the fiefdom of a lord, who in this area exercised his full feudal rights...
to the von Roll brothers who rebuilt the castle. In 1667 the Herrschaft was acquired by Wolf Rudolf Reding, who sold it in 1687 to Rheinau
Rheinau
Rheinau may refer to:*Rheinau, Switzerland, a town in the canton of Zürich*Rheinau Abbey, in Rheinau, Switzerland*Rheinau , a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany*a part of Mannheim, Germany...
. Rheinau held the land rights to the village until 1798. From 1803 until 1992 the Ortsgemeinde
Bürgergemeinde
The Bürgergemeinde is a statutory corporation in public law in Switzerland...
of Mammern was part of the municipality of Steckborn
Steckborn
Steckborn is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.It is located on the Untersee of Lake Constance.-History:...
.
At sometime before 1275 St. Gallen Abbey, built the village a church. The rights to collect church taxes and appoint priests remained with the Abbey until 1838 when those rights went to Canton of Thurgau. In 1843 that right went to 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...
. 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...
was introduced into the village in 1529. St. Gallen Abbey supported the Counter-Reformation
Counter-Reformation
The Counter-Reformation was the period of Catholic revival beginning with the Council of Trent and ending at the close of the Thirty Years' War, 1648 as a response to the Protestant Reformation.The Counter-Reformation was a comprehensive effort, composed of four major elements:#Ecclesiastical or...
through the investiture of Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
judges. In 1749 the abbot of Rheinau Abbey
Rheinau Abbey
Rheinau Abbey was a Benedictine monastery in Rheinau in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland, founded in about 778 and suppressed in 1862.-History:...
, Bernhard Rusconi, built a baroque
Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and...
chapel near the castle. After the fire of 1909 destroyed the Simultankirche, in 1911 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...
church was dedicated followed by the Catholic Church in 1913.
The economy of Mammern was characterized by forestry, farming and 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...
, as well as the livestock and dairy farming. Other occupations included fishing, taverns, mills, a brick hut and a lime kiln. From 1878 until 1940 there was a furniture veneer factory. In 1910 a match factory opened in the village. In 1865 a hydropathic clinic was opened in the castle. In 1889 the building was acquired by Oscar M. Ullmann. The clinic specialized in the rehabilitation of patients with cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
Geography
Mammern has an area, , of 5.42 square kilometres (2.1 sq mi). Of this area, 2.44 km² (0.942089266965785 sq mi) or 45.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.33 km² (0.899618029520607 sq mi) or 43.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.64 km² (0.247105381499222 sq mi) or 11.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.2% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 6.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.2%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 4.4%. Out of the forested land, 41.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 35.1% is used for growing crops, while 10.0% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in Frauenfeld District, on the Untersee of Lake Constance 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Stein am Rhein
Stein am Rhein
Stein am Rhein is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.The town has a well-preserved medieval centre, retaining the ancient street plan. The site of the city wall, and the city gates are preserved, though the former city wall now consists of houses...
. It consists of the village of Mammern and the hamlets
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 Klingenzell and Neuburg.
Demographics
Mammern has a population of , 22.9% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 5.3%. 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....
(87.1%), with Portuguese
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 second most common ( 3.9%) and 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 third ( 2.1%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 51.9% male and 48.1% female. The population was made up of 226 Swiss men (39.0% of the population), and 75 (12.9%) non-Swiss men. There were 221 Swiss women (38.1%), and 58 (10.0%) non-Swiss women. In there were 9 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to a non-Swiss citizen, and in same time span there were 8 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 remained the same. There were 3 Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 2 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 7 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 1 non-Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 4 and the non-Swiss population remained the same. This represents a population growth rate of 0.7%.
The age distribution, , in Mammern is; 64 children or 11.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 79 teenagers or 13.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 67 people or 11.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 69 people or 11.8% are between 30 and 39, 115 people or 19.7% are between 40 and 49, and 77 people or 13.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 52 people or 8.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 43 people or 7.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 18 people or 3.1% who are between 80 and 89.
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 41.9% 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 231 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. there were 114 single family homes (or 78.1% of the total) out of a total of 146 inhabited buildings. There were 17 two family buildings (11.6%), 5 three family buildings (3.4%) and 10 multi-family buildings (or 6.8%). There were 113 (or 21.2%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 288 (or 54.0%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 16 (or 3.0%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 2 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 6 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 4 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 2.1%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 1.7 new units per 1000 residents.
there were 315 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 5 room apartment of which there were 61. There were 27 single room apartments and 51 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Mammern was 1023.87 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$820, £460, €660 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one room apartment was 533.50 CHF (US$430, £240, €340), a two room apartment was about 849.66 CHF (US$680, £380, €540), a three room apartment was about 1104.88 CHF (US$880, £500, €710) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 2250.00 CHF (US$1800, £1010, €1440). The average apartment price in Mammern was 91.7% 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 45.93% 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....
(19.42%), 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...
(14.87%) 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:...
(9.01%). In the federal election, a total of 197 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 57.8%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 322 |
| 1860 | 312 |
| 1870 | 280 |
| 1880 | 326 |
| 1890 | 364 |
| 1900 | 398 |
| 1950 | 401 |
| 1960 | 424 |
| 1980 | 392 |
| 1990 | 484 |
| 2000 | 533 |
Heritage sites of national significance
The castle with park and chapel and the pilgrimagePilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...
church of Mariahilf in Klingenzell are listed as Swiss heritage sites 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 village of Mammern and the Eschenzer Basin (including Eschenz
Eschenz
Eschenz is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:The prehistoric shore village on Werd Island and in the Seeäckern area are rich archeological sites that have contributed substantially to our understanding of the history of settlements in the...
and Mammern) is designated 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:...
.
Economy
, Mammern had an unemployment rate of 1.13%. , there were 41 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 13 businesses involved in this sector. 7 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 4 businesses in this sector. 325 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 30 businesses in this sector.there were 388 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 148 or about 38.1% of the residents worked outside Mammern while 188 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 428 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 8.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 43.5% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 195 or 36.6% were Roman Catholic, while 232 or 43.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 12 individuals (or about 2.25% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 8 individuals (or about 1.50% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 16 (or about 3.00% of the population) who are IslamIslam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic. There are 8 individuals (or about 1.50% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 51 (or about 9.57% 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 11 individuals (or about 2.06% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Mammern about 74.1% 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...
).
Mammern is home to the Mammern combined municipal and primary school district. In the primary school district there are 53 students who are in kindergarten or the primary level. There are 12 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 12 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 2 or 16.7% are female, 6 or 50.0% are not Swiss citizens and 4 or 33.3% do not speak German natively. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and lasts for 6 years. There are 21 children in who are at the lower primary level and 20 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school is 13.67 students. At the lower primary level, there are 8 children or 38.1% of the total population who are female, 9 or 42.9% are not Swiss citizens and 8 or 38.1% do not speak German natively. In the upper primary level, there are 8 or 40.0% who are female, 1 or 5.0% are not Swiss citizens and 4 or 20.0% do not speak German natively.