Rorschach (Wahlkreis)
Encyclopedia
Rorschach is a constituency in the canton of St. Gallen
in Switzerland
. Wahlkreis (SFOS number 1722) has been established on June 10, 2001, totalling 40,454 inhabitants on an area of 50.37 km². Rorschach is the capital of the Wahlkreis.
, 2,057 are from Italy
, 2,910 are from ex-Yugoslavia
, 553 are from Austria
, 677 are from Turkey
, and 1,570 are from another country. Of the Swiss national languages , 33,615 speak German
, 132 people speak French
, 1,195 people speak Italian
, and 52 people speak Romansh.
The age distribution, , in Rorschach Wahlkreis is; 4,566 children or 11.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 4,854 teenagers or 12.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 4,415 people or 11.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 6,228 people or 16.2% are between 30 and 39, 5,589 people or 14.6% are between 40 and 49, and 4,927 people or 12.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 3,531 people or 9.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 2,697 people or 7.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 1,368 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 205 people or 0.5% who are between 90 and 99, and 2 people who are 100 or more.
there were 5,628 persons (or 14.7% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 9,045 (or 23.6%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 20,134 (or 52.5%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 2,018 (or 5.3%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 229 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 191 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 277 who lived household made up of unrelated persons,and 860 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
Out of the total population in Rorschach Wahlkreis, , the highest education level completed by 8,565 people (22.3% of the population) was Primary, while 14,783 (38.5%) have completed Secondary, 4,367 (11.4%) have attended a Tertiary school, and 1,548 (4.0%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.
. Of the rest of the population, there are 25 individuals (or about 0.07% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic
faith, there are 1,054 individuals (or about 2.75% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 1,031 individuals (or about 2.69% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 13 individuals (or about 0.03% of the population) who are Jewish
, and 2,177 (or about 5.67% of the population) who are Islam
ic. There are 152 individuals (or about 0.40% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 2,978 (or about 7.76% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 789 individuals (or about 2.06% of the population) did not answer the question.
in km²
! align="center" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | SFOS number
|-
| align="center" |
| Berg || align="center" |
| align="right" | 3.74
| align="center" | 3211
|-
| align="center" |
| Goldach || align="center" |
| align="right" | 4.68
| align="center" | 3213
|-
| align="center" |
| Mörschwil
|| align="center" |
| align="right" | 9.83
| align="center" | 3214
|-
| align="center" |
| Rorschach || align="center" |
| align="right" | 1.78
| align="center" | 3215
|-
| align="center" |
| Rorschacherberg
|| align="center" |
| align="right" | 7.11
| align="center" | 3216
|-
| align="center" |
| Steinach || align="center" |
| align="right" | 4.52
| align="center" | 3217
|-
| align="center" |
| Thal || align="center" |
| align="right" | 9.58
| align="center" | 3237
|-
| align="center" |
| Tübach
|| align="center" |
| align="right" | 1.99
| align="center" | 3218
|-
| align="center" |
| Untereggen
|| align="center" |
| align="right" | 7.14
| align="center" | 3219
|- style="background-color:#EFEFEF;"
| align="center" |
| Total (9) || align="center" |
| align="right" | 50.37
| align="center" | 1722
|}
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 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....
. Wahlkreis (SFOS number 1722) has been established on June 10, 2001, totalling 40,454 inhabitants on an area of 50.37 km². Rorschach is the capital of the Wahlkreis.
Demographics
Rorschach Wahlkreis has a population of (as of ). Of the foreign population, , 764 are from GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, 2,057 are from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, 2,910 are from ex-Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
, 553 are from Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, 677 are from Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, and 1,570 are from another country. Of the Swiss national languages , 33,615 speak 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....
, 132 people 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...
, 1,195 people speak 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...
, and 52 people speak Romansh.
The age distribution, , in Rorschach Wahlkreis is; 4,566 children or 11.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 4,854 teenagers or 12.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 4,415 people or 11.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 6,228 people or 16.2% are between 30 and 39, 5,589 people or 14.6% are between 40 and 49, and 4,927 people or 12.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 3,531 people or 9.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 2,697 people or 7.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 1,368 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 205 people or 0.5% who are between 90 and 99, and 2 people who are 100 or more.
there were 5,628 persons (or 14.7% of the population) who were living alone in a private dwelling. There were 9,045 (or 23.6%) persons who were part of a couple (married or otherwise committed) without children, and 20,134 (or 52.5%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 2,018 (or 5.3%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 229 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 191 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 277 who lived household made up of unrelated persons,and 860 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
Out of the total population in Rorschach Wahlkreis, , the highest education level completed by 8,565 people (22.3% of the population) was Primary, while 14,783 (38.5%) have completed Secondary, 4,367 (11.4%) have attended a Tertiary school, and 1,548 (4.0%) are not in school. The remainder did not answer this question.
Religion
From the , 19,463 or 50.7% are Roman Catholic, while 10,700 or 27.9% 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 are 25 individuals (or about 0.07% of the population) who belong to 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...
faith, there are 1,054 individuals (or about 2.75% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 1,031 individuals (or about 2.69% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 13 individuals (or about 0.03% of the population) who are Jewish
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
, and 2,177 (or about 5.67% 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 152 individuals (or about 0.40% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 2,978 (or about 7.76% 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 789 individuals (or about 2.06% of the population) did not answer the question.
Municipalities
has a population of (as of ).in km²
! align="center" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | SFOS number
|-
| align="center" |
| Berg || align="center" |
| align="right" | 3.74
| align="center" | 3211
|-
| align="center" |
| Goldach || align="center" |
| align="right" | 4.68
| align="center" | 3213
|-
| align="center" |
| Mörschwil
Mörschwil
Mörschwil is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-History:Mörschwil is first mentioned in 811 as Maurini vilare. In 1389 it was mentioned as Mörswile.-Geography:...
|| align="center" |
| align="right" | 9.83
| align="center" | 3214
|-
| align="center" |
| Rorschach || align="center" |
| align="right" | 1.78
| align="center" | 3215
|-
| align="center" |
| Rorschacherberg
Rorschacherberg
Rorschacherberg is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-History:While some of the hamlets that make up Rorschacherberg are mentioned in the 13th and 14th Centuries. The region known as Roschacherberg is first mentioned in the 15th...
|| align="center" |
| align="right" | 7.11
| align="center" | 3216
|-
| align="center" |
| Steinach || align="center" |
| align="right" | 4.52
| align="center" | 3217
|-
| align="center" |
| Thal || align="center" |
| align="right" | 9.58
| align="center" | 3237
|-
| align="center" |
| Tübach
Tübach
Tübach is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-Geography:Tübach has an area, , of . Of this area, 60.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.7% is forested...
|| align="center" |
| align="right" | 1.99
| align="center" | 3218
|-
| align="center" |
| Untereggen
Untereggen
Untereggen is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-Geography:Untereggen has an area, , of . Of this area, 50.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.9% is forested...
|| align="center" |
| align="right" | 7.14
| align="center" | 3219
|- style="background-color:#EFEFEF;"
| align="center" |
| Total (9) || align="center" |
| align="right" | 50.37
| align="center" | 1722
|}