Roggwil, Thurgau
Encyclopedia
Roggwil is a municipality
in the district of Arbon
in the canton
of Thurgau
in Switzerland
.
von Hagenwil. In 1264, the low justice
rights over Hagenwil and Roggwil went to the Abbey of St. Gall
. In 1364 the court rights acquired by the Breitenlandenberg family, who held the rights until 1432. Then, between 1513-1684 the Bernhausen family acquired these rights, and from 1685 to 1798 they were held by the village itself. Around 1420, Mötteli von Rappenstein bought the tower, which he expanded to a castle. of the tower, she extensions to the castle (from 1517 to 1798 outside space). In 1578, the castle was inherited by Studer von Winkelbach, in 1650 it passed on to the Bernhausens, and from 1740 to 1805 it was in possession of the monastery.
In 900, Roggwil became part of the parish
of Arbon, and the Catholics
have remained part of that parish into the 21st Century. In 1870, 78% of the population belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church
, in 1910 it was 71% and in 2000 the number had dropped to only 51%. Until the construction of the Church of St. Otmar in 1963, the local Catholics visited church services in Arbon and Berg in St. Gallen
.
In the second third of the 19th Century there were the two primary school districts, Roggwil and Freidorf-Watt in the village.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 6.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.2%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 5.0%. Out of the forested land, 9.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 50.7% is used for growing crops, while 22.7% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Arbon district, on the Arbon
-St. Gallen
road. It consists of the villages of Ober- and Unter-Roggwil which grew together and a number of hamlets
including Mammertshofen.
(95.7%), with Italian
being second most common ( 1.0%) and English
being third ( 0.5%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. The population was made up of 1,295 Swiss men (44.8% of the population), and 141 (4.9%) non-Swiss men. There were 1,325 Swiss women (45.8%), and 132 (4.6%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 32 live births to Swiss citizens and births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 13 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 19 while the foreign population decreased by 1. There was 1 Swiss man, 2 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 16 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 18 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 40 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 40 people. This represents a population growth rate of 2.8%.
The age distribution, , in Roggwil is; 387 children or 13.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 379 teenagers or 13.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 275 people or 9.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 362 people or 12.6% are between 30 and 39, 549 people or 19.1% are between 40 and 49, and 385 people or 13.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 286 people or 10.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 149 people or 5.2% are between 70 and 79, there are 91 people or 3.2% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 9 people or 0.3% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.53 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 61.3% 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 934 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. there were 408 single family homes (or 82.4% of the total) out of a total of 495 inhabited buildings. There were 38 two family buildings (7.7%), 11 three family buildings (2.2%) and 38 multi-family buildings (or 7.7%). There were 574 (or 23.3%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 1,452 (or 59.0%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 103 (or 4.2%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 32 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 7 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 25 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 46 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.78%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 7.8 new units per 1000 residents. there were 984 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 4 room apartment of which there were 263. There were 9 single room apartments and 248 apartments with six or more rooms.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 47.51% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP
(13.77%), the SP
(11.76%) and the FDP
(11.01%). In the federal election, a total of 837 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 43.0%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance
. The village of Roggwil and the hamlet of Watt bei Roggwil are listed as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
.
there were 1,732 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 957 or about 55.3% of the residents worked outside Roggwil while 609 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 1,384 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 15.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.1% used a private car.
Local industry includes the shoe manufacturer kybun Corporation of Karl Müller
, pharmaceutical firm A. Vogel, and a small brewery, Huus-Braui.
there are 11 individuals (or about 0.45% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 46 individuals (or about 1.87% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 6 (or about 0.24% of the population) who are Islam
ic. There are 2 individuals (or about 0.08% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 161 (or about 6.54% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 85 individuals (or about 3.45% of the population) did not answer the question.
).
Roggwil is home to the Roggwil primary school district. In the 2008/2009 school year there are 122 students. There are 31 children in the kindergarten
, and the average class size is 15.5 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 14 or 45.2% are female, 1 or 3.2% was not a Swiss citizen. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and lasts for 6 years. There are 45 children in who are at the lower primary level and 46 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school is 18.2 students. At the lower primary level, there are 24 children or 53.3% of the total population who are female. In the upper primary level, there are 19 or 41.3% who are female, 1 or 2.2% was is not a Swiss citizen.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the district of Arbon
Arbon (district)
Arbon District is one of the five districts of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It has a population of .Its capital is the town of Arbon.The district contains the following municipalities:...
in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Thurgau
Thurgau
Thurgau is a northeast canton of Switzerland. The population, , is . In 2007, there were a total of 47,390 who were resident foreigners. The capital is Frauenfeld.-History:...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
History
Roggwil is first mentioned in 854 as Megenberti de Rocconwilare when it became part of the holdings of the Bishop of Constance. In the mid-13th Century, these rights were ceded to the FreiherrFreiherr
The German titles Freiherr and Freifrau and Freiin are titles of nobility, used preceding a person's given name or, after 1919, before the surname...
von Hagenwil. In 1264, 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....
rights over Hagenwil and Roggwil went to the Abbey of St. Gall
Abbey of St. Gall
The Abbey of Saint Gall is a religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in present-day Switzerland. The Carolingian-era Abbey has existed since 719 and became an independent principality during the 13th century, and was for many centuries one of the chief Benedictine abbeys in Europe. It was...
. In 1364 the court rights acquired by the Breitenlandenberg family, who held the rights until 1432. Then, between 1513-1684 the Bernhausen family acquired these rights, and from 1685 to 1798 they were held by the village itself. Around 1420, Mötteli von Rappenstein bought the tower, which he expanded to a castle. of the tower, she extensions to the castle (from 1517 to 1798 outside space). In 1578, the castle was inherited by Studer von Winkelbach, in 1650 it passed on to the Bernhausens, and from 1740 to 1805 it was in possession of the monastery.
In 900, Roggwil became part of 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...
of Arbon, and the Catholics
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...
have remained part of that parish into the 21st Century. In 1870, 78% of the population belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church
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...
, in 1910 it was 71% and in 2000 the number had dropped to only 51%. Until the construction of the Church of St. Otmar in 1963, the local Catholics visited church services in Arbon and Berg in St. Gallen
Canton of St. Gallen
The Canton of St. Gallen is a canton of Switzerland. St. Gallen is located in the north east of Switzerland. It covers an area of 2,026 km², and has a population of . , the population included 97,461 foreigners, or about 20.9% of the total population. The capital is St. Gallen. Spelling...
.
In the second third of the 19th Century there were the two primary school districts, Roggwil and Freidorf-Watt in the village.
Geography
Roggwil has an area, , of 12.04 square kilometres (4.6 sq mi). Of this area, 8.83 km² (3.4 sq mi) or 73.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.5 km² (0.579153237888803 sq mi) or 12.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.56 km² (0.602319367404355 sq mi) or 13.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.02 km² (4.9 acre) or 0.2% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 6.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.2%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 5.0%. Out of the forested land, 9.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 50.7% is used for growing crops, while 22.7% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Arbon district, on the Arbon
Arbon
Arbon may refer to:* Arbon, Haute-Garonne, French commune* Arbon, Switzerland* Arbon , in Switzerland* Arbon Valley, Idaho...
-St. Gallen
St. Gallen
St. Gallen is the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a large urban agglomeration and represents the center of eastern Switzerland. The town mainly relies on the service sector for its economic...
road. It consists of the villages of Ober- and Unter-Roggwil which grew together and a number of 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...
including Mammertshofen.
Demographics
Roggwil has a population of , 9.4% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 22.2%. 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....
(95.7%), with Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
being second most common ( 1.0%) and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
being third ( 0.5%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. The population was made up of 1,295 Swiss men (44.8% of the population), and 141 (4.9%) non-Swiss men. There were 1,325 Swiss women (45.8%), and 132 (4.6%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 32 live births to Swiss citizens and births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 13 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 19 while the foreign population decreased by 1. There was 1 Swiss man, 2 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 16 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 18 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 40 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 40 people. This represents a population growth rate of 2.8%.
The age distribution, , in Roggwil is; 387 children or 13.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 379 teenagers or 13.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 275 people or 9.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 362 people or 12.6% are between 30 and 39, 549 people or 19.1% are between 40 and 49, and 385 people or 13.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 286 people or 10.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 149 people or 5.2% are between 70 and 79, there are 91 people or 3.2% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 9 people or 0.3% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.53 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 61.3% 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 934 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. there were 408 single family homes (or 82.4% of the total) out of a total of 495 inhabited buildings. There were 38 two family buildings (7.7%), 11 three family buildings (2.2%) and 38 multi-family buildings (or 7.7%). There were 574 (or 23.3%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 1,452 (or 59.0%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 103 (or 4.2%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 32 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 7 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 25 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 46 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.78%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 7.8 new units per 1000 residents. there were 984 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 4 room apartment of which there were 263. There were 9 single room apartments and 248 apartments with six or more rooms.
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 47.51% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss...
(13.77%), the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(11.76%) 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....
(11.01%). In the federal election, a total of 837 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 43.0%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 1,284 |
| 1870 | 1,239 |
| 1880 | 1,182 |
| 1900 | 1,289 |
| 1910 | 1,495 |
| 1950 | 1,542 |
| 1990 | 1,762 |
| 2000 | 2,462 |
Heritage sites of national significance
The Gasthof Traube, and Mammertshofen CastleMammertshofen Castle
Mammertshofen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Roggwil of the Canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.-References:...
are 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 village of Roggwil and the hamlet of Watt bei Roggwil are 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:...
.
Economy
, Roggwil had an unemployment rate of 1.21%. , there were 206 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 59 businesses involved in this sector. 512 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 27 businesses in this sector. 405 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 87 businesses in this sector.there were 1,732 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 957 or about 55.3% of the residents worked outside Roggwil while 609 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 1,384 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 15.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.1% used a private car.
Local industry includes the shoe manufacturer kybun Corporation of Karl Müller
Karl Müller (inventor)
Karl Müller is a Swiss engineer and businessman. He is the creator of the Masai Barefoot Technology brand of rocker bottom shoes, and holds a patent on his design. Müller founded Swiss Masai in 1996 to market his new shoe concept...
, pharmaceutical firm A. Vogel, and a small brewery, Huus-Braui.
Religion
From the , 929 or 37.7% were Roman Catholic, while 1,220 or 49.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 2 Old Catholics (or about 0.08% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church of SwitzerlandChristian 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...
there are 11 individuals (or about 0.45% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 46 individuals (or about 1.87% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 6 (or about 0.24% of the population) who are Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic. There are 2 individuals (or about 0.08% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 161 (or about 6.54% 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 85 individuals (or about 3.45% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Roggwil about 81.7% 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...
).
Roggwil is home to the Roggwil primary school district. In the 2008/2009 school year there are 122 students. There are 31 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 15.5 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 14 or 45.2% are female, 1 or 3.2% was not a Swiss citizen. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and lasts for 6 years. There are 45 children in who are at the lower primary level and 46 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school is 18.2 students. At the lower primary level, there are 24 children or 53.3% of the total population who are female. In the upper primary level, there are 19 or 41.3% who are female, 1 or 2.2% was is not a Swiss citizen.