Obermumpf
Encyclopedia
Obermumpf is a municipality
in the district of Rheinfelden
in the canton
of Aargau
in Switzerland
.
settlement near Obermumpf, though the exact sight has not been discovered. Near the village church the ruins of a Roman era
farm were discovered. On the outskirts of the village, several Alamanni
tombs were also found. The modern municipality of Obermumpf is first mentioned around 1302-04 as Obermumphier. Until 1797 it was part of the Austrian Habsburgs
district of Rheinfelden. After the Act of Mediation
in 1803, the entire Fricktal
, including Obermumpf, went to the newly formed Canton of Aargau. The low justice
right was held by the manor house
Stein, which was owned by Säckingen Abbey
. Later those rights transferred to the Austrians.
The Church of St. Peter and Paul, whose patronage rights originally belonged to the collegiate church
of Säckingen, has a tower from 1494 and a nave
from 1738. The original church, from the 8th Century, was built on the foundations of a Roman estate. Since 1889 it has been the center of the Christian Catholic
parish
of Obermumpf-Wallbach. In 1893-94 a catholic church was constructed, and was rebuilt in 1962.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 36.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 30.4% is used for growing crops and 17.9% is pastures, while 4.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Rheinfelden district, in the Fricktal
(Frick river valley). It consists of the linear village
of Obermumpf.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Or a Key and a Sword in saltire both Azure handled Sable.
(93.0%), with Albanian
being second most common ( 3.5%) and French
being third ( 1.3%).
The age distribution, , in Obermumpf is; 95 children or 9.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 147 teenagers or 14.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 99 people or 9.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 125 people or 12.3% are between 30 and 39, 204 people or 20.1% are between 40 and 49, and 142 people or 14.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 98 people or 9.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 67 people or 6.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 33 people or 3.3% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 4 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.59 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.57 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 61% 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 22 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 194 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 153 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. , there were 384 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. there were 186 single family homes (or 42.8% of the total) out of a total of 435 homes and apartments. There were a total of 11 empty apartments for a 2.5% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 2.9 new units per 1000 residents.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 32.79% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(21.59%), the CVP
(21.17%) and the FDP
(7.93%). In the federal election, a total of 311 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 42.7%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
there were 508 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 404 or about 79.5% of the residents worked outside Obermumpf while 46 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 150 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 12% used public transportation to get to work, and 61.6% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 138 individuals (or about 14.08% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.
). Of the school age population , there are 83 students attending primary school in 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 Rheinfelden
Rheinfelden (district)
Rheinfelden District lies in the northwest of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, in the Fricktal region. Its capital is Rheinfelden. Around 88% of the population live in the conurbation of Basel. There are 14 municipalities, with a population of living in an area of 112.09 km²...
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 Aargau
Aargau
Aargau is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. It comprises the lower course of the river Aare, which is why the canton is called Aar-gau .-History:...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
History
It is likely that there was a Hallstatt cultureHallstatt culture
The Hallstatt culture was the predominant Central European culture from the 8th to 6th centuries BC , developing out of the Urnfield culture of the 12th century BC and followed in much of Central Europe by the La Tène culture.By the 6th century BC, the Hallstatt culture extended for some...
settlement near Obermumpf, though the exact sight has not been discovered. Near the village church the ruins of a Roman era
Switzerland in the Roman era
The history of Switzerland in the Roman era encompasses the roughly six centuries during which the territory of modern Switzerland was a part of the Roman Republic and Empire...
farm were discovered. On the outskirts of the village, several Alamanni
Alamanni
The Alamanni, Allemanni, or Alemanni were originally an alliance of Germanic tribes located around the upper Rhine river . One of the earliest references to them is the cognomen Alamannicus assumed by Roman Emperor Caracalla, who ruled the Roman Empire from 211 to 217 and claimed thereby to be...
tombs were also found. The modern municipality of Obermumpf is first mentioned around 1302-04 as Obermumphier. Until 1797 it was part of the Austrian Habsburgs
Habsburg Monarchy
The Habsburg Monarchy covered the territories ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg , and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine , between 1526 and 1867/1918. The Imperial capital was Vienna, except from 1583 to 1611, when it was moved to Prague...
district of Rheinfelden. After the Act of Mediation
Act of Mediation
The Act of Mediation was issued by Napoleon Bonaparte on 19 February 1803 establishing the Swiss Confederation. The act also abolished the previous Helvetic Republic, which had existed since the invasion of Switzerland by French troops in 1798. After the withdrawal of French troops in July 1802,...
in 1803, the entire Fricktal
Fricktal
The Fricktal region is the northwest finger extending from the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is situated in Northwestern Switzerland east of Basel, between the High Rhine forming the border with Germany in the north and the Jura Mountains in the south. The Fricktal contains the districts of...
, including Obermumpf, went to the newly formed Canton of Aargau. The low justice
High, middle and low justice
High, middle and low justices are notions dating from Western feudalism to indicate descending degrees of judiciary power to administer justice by the maximal punishment the holders could inflict upon their subjects and other dependents....
right was held by the manor house
Manor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
Stein, which was owned by Säckingen Abbey
Säckingen Abbey
Säckingen Abbey is a former Roman Catholic abbey located in Bad Säckingen, Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The Abbey was founded in the 6th or 7th Century by Fridolin of Säckingen, an Irish monk...
. Later those rights transferred to the Austrians.
The Church of St. Peter and Paul, whose patronage rights originally belonged to the collegiate church
Collegiate church
In Christianity, a collegiate church is a church where the daily office of worship is maintained by a college of canons; a non-monastic, or "secular" community of clergy, organised as a self-governing corporate body, which may be presided over by a dean or provost...
of Säckingen, has a tower from 1494 and a nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
from 1738. The original church, from the 8th Century, was built on the foundations of a Roman estate. Since 1889 it has been the center of the Christian Catholic
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...
parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Obermumpf-Wallbach. In 1893-94 a catholic church was constructed, and was rebuilt in 1962.
Geography
Obermumpf has an area, , of 5.03 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi). Of this area, 2.65 km² (1 sq mi) or 52.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.92 km² (0.741316144497667 sq mi) or 38.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.46 km² (0.177606992952566 sq mi) or 9.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 36.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 30.4% is used for growing crops and 17.9% is pastures, while 4.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The municipality is located in the Rheinfelden district, in the Fricktal
Fricktal
The Fricktal region is the northwest finger extending from the Swiss canton of Aargau. It is situated in Northwestern Switzerland east of Basel, between the High Rhine forming the border with Germany in the north and the Jura Mountains in the south. The Fricktal contains the districts of...
(Frick river valley). 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 Obermumpf.
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 Or a Key and a Sword in saltire both Azure handled Sable.
Demographics
Obermumpf has a population of , 10.6% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 1.3%. 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....
(93.0%), with Albanian
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
being second most common ( 3.5%) and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
being third ( 1.3%).
The age distribution, , in Obermumpf is; 95 children or 9.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 147 teenagers or 14.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 99 people or 9.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 125 people or 12.3% are between 30 and 39, 204 people or 20.1% are between 40 and 49, and 142 people or 14.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 98 people or 9.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 67 people or 6.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 33 people or 3.3% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 4 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.59 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.57 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 61% 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 22 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 194 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 153 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. , there were 384 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. there were 186 single family homes (or 42.8% of the total) out of a total of 435 homes and apartments. There were a total of 11 empty apartments for a 2.5% vacancy rate. , the construction rate of new housing units was 2.9 new units per 1000 residents.
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 32.79% 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....
(21.59%), 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...
(21.17%) and 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....
(7.93%). In the federal election, a total of 311 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 42.7%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1768 | 267 |
| 1850 | 508 |
| 1900 | 503 |
| 1950 | 595 |
| 1990 | 850 |
| 2000 | 980 |
Economy
, Obermumpf had an unemployment rate of 1.68%. , there were 42 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 43 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 13 businesses in this sector. 78 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 18 businesses in this sector.there were 508 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 404 or about 79.5% of the residents worked outside Obermumpf while 46 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 150 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 12% used public transportation to get to work, and 61.6% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 551 or 56.2% were Roman Catholic, while 160 or 16.3% 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 138 individuals (or about 14.08% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic faith.
Education
In Obermumpf about 77.1% 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...
). Of the school age population , there are 83 students attending primary school in the municipality.