Rothenfluh
Encyclopedia
Rothenfluh is a municipality
in the district of Sissach
in the canton
of Basel-Country
in Switzerland
.
Rothenfluh is a conglomeration of seven medieval villages: Loglingen, Hendschikon, Söllickken, Werlickhen, Hohlwingen, Gastwingen, and Werdlingen. Most of the other medieval villages lost population, and Loglingen became the present village. In the 12th century, part of the territory of the municipality belonged to the Catholic Bishop of Basel, and part to the Habsburg
s.
In the 16th century, the village became part of the Helvetic Confederation in the district of Gelterkinden
. In 1803, it became a municipality of the district of Sissach.
Originally, there were two Catholic parishes, St. Stephan and St. Georg. The two parishes were united in the 13th century.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 53.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 11.3% is used for growing crops and 25.1% is pastures, while 3.4% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Sissach district. It is a ring shaped village at the confluence
of the Ergolz
and Dübach rivers.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Or, a Monolith Gules between two Pine trees Vert issuant from Coupeaux of the same.
Most of the population speaks German
(657 or 94.9%), with French
being second most common (8 or 1.2%) and Italian language
being third (6 or 0.9%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 47.9% male and 52.1% female. The population was made up of 701 Swiss citizens (91.5% of the population), and 65 non-Swiss residents (8.5%) Of the population in the municipality 297 or about 42.9% were born in Rothenfluh and lived there in 2000. There were 147 or 21.2% who were born in the same canton, while 163 or 23.6% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 67 or 9.7% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 6 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 9 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 3 while the foreign population increased by 1. There was 1 Swiss man who immigrated back to Switzerland and 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there was 1 non-Swiss woman who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 22 and the non-Swiss population increased by 5 people. This represents a population growth rate of 3.7%.
The age distribution, , in Rothenfluh is; 47 children or 6.1% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 124 teenagers or 16.2% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 95 people or 12.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 93 people or 12.1% are between 30 and 39, 148 people or 19.3% are between 40 and 49, and 139 people or 18.1% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 73 people or 9.5% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 47 people or 6.1% who are over 80.
, there were 292 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 333 married individuals, 41 widows or widowers and 26 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.59 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 65.7% 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 256 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.7 persons per household. There were 61 households that consist of only one person and 30 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 260 households that answered this question, 23.5% were households made up of just one person and 5 were adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 77 married couples without children, 102 married couples with children There were 8 single parents with a child or children. There were 3 households that were made up unrelated people and 4 households that were made some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 93 single family homes (or 48.2% of the total) out of a total of 193 inhabited buildings. There were 30 multi-family buildings (15.5%), along with 61 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (31.6%) and 9 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (4.7%). Of the single family homes 21 were built before 1919, while 23 were built between 1990 and 2000.
there were 276 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 79. There were 4 single room apartments and 106 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 248 apartments (89.9% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 17 apartments (6.2%) were seasonally occupied and 11 apartments (4.0%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.2 new units per 1000 residents. the average price to rent a two room apartment was about 617.00 CHF (US$490, £280, €390), a three room apartment was about 823.00 CHF (US$660, £370, €530) and a four room apartment cost an average of 1168.00 CHF (US$930, £530, €750). The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 35.54% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(21.4%), the Green Party
(18.96%) and the FDP
(13.98%). In the federal election, a total of 267 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 49.3%.
the total number of full-time equivalent
jobs was 111. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 33, of which 28 were in agriculture and 5 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 46, of which 16 or (34.8%) were in manufacturing and 31 (67.4%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 32. In the tertiary sector; 1 was in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 6.3% were in the movement and storage of goods, 10 or 31.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in the information industry, 2 or 6.3% were technical professionals or scientists, 4 or 12.5% were in education and 4 or 12.5% were in health care.
, there were 37 workers who commuted into the municipality and 240 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 6.5 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 18.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 44.2% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population,, and there were 20 individuals (or about 2.89% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 7 (or about 1.01% of the population) who were Islam
ic. There was 1 person who was Buddhist
, 1 person who was Hindu
and 1 individual who belonged to another church. 70 (or about 10.12% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 15 individuals (or about 2.17% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 77 who completed tertiary schooling, 63.6% were Swiss men, 22.1% were Swiss women, 7.8% were non-Swiss men and 6.5% were non-Swiss women.
, there were 65 students from Rothenfluh who 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 Sissach
Sissach (district)
Sissach District is one of the five districts of the largely German-speaking canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland. It has a population of . The district occupies the western portion of Basel-Country, bordering the neighbouring cantons of canton of Aargau and Solothurn. Its capital is the town of...
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....
.
History
Rothenfluh is first mentioned in 1196 as Rotenfluo.Rothenfluh is a conglomeration of seven medieval villages: Loglingen, Hendschikon, Söllickken, Werlickhen, Hohlwingen, Gastwingen, and Werdlingen. Most of the other medieval villages lost population, and Loglingen became the present village. In the 12th century, part of the territory of the municipality belonged to the Catholic Bishop of Basel, and part to the Habsburg
Habsburg
The House of Habsburg , also found as Hapsburg, and also known as House of Austria is one of the most important royal houses of Europe and is best known for being an origin of all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1438 and 1740, as well as rulers of the Austrian Empire and...
s.
In the 16th century, the village became part of the Helvetic Confederation in the district of Gelterkinden
Gelterkinden
Gelterkinden is a municipality in the district of Sissach in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.-Geography:Gelterkinden has an area, , of . Of this area, or 34.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 47.4% is forested...
. In 1803, it became a municipality of the district of Sissach.
Originally, there were two Catholic parishes, St. Stephan and St. Georg. The two parishes were united in the 13th century.
Geography
Rothenfluh has an area, , of 10.93 square kilometres (4.2 sq mi). Of this area, 4.35 km² (1.7 sq mi) or 39.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.1 km² (2.4 sq mi) or 55.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.42 km² (0.162162906608865 sq mi) or 3.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.1% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.5%. Out of the forested land, 53.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 11.3% is used for growing crops and 25.1% is pastures, while 3.4% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Sissach district. It is a ring shaped village at the confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
of the Ergolz
Ergolz
left|thumb|Source of the Ergolz in [[Oltingen]]The Ergolz is the main river in the canton of Basel-Landschaft. It rises on Mount Geisflue in the Faltenjura mountains in the upper region of Basel-Landschaft, on the border with Aargau and Solothurn, and joins the Rhine at Augst...
and Dübach rivers.
Coat of arms
The blazonBlazon
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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 Monolith Gules between two Pine trees Vert issuant from Coupeaux of the same.
Demographics
Rothenfluh has a population of . , 7.1% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 7.8%.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....
(657 or 94.9%), with 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 second most common (8 or 1.2%) 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 (6 or 0.9%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 47.9% male and 52.1% female. The population was made up of 701 Swiss citizens (91.5% of the population), and 65 non-Swiss residents (8.5%) Of the population in the municipality 297 or about 42.9% were born in Rothenfluh and lived there in 2000. There were 147 or 21.2% who were born in the same canton, while 163 or 23.6% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 67 or 9.7% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 6 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 9 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 3 while the foreign population increased by 1. There was 1 Swiss man who immigrated back to Switzerland and 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there was 1 non-Swiss woman who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 22 and the non-Swiss population increased by 5 people. This represents a population growth rate of 3.7%.
The age distribution, , in Rothenfluh is; 47 children or 6.1% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 124 teenagers or 16.2% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 95 people or 12.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 93 people or 12.1% are between 30 and 39, 148 people or 19.3% are between 40 and 49, and 139 people or 18.1% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 73 people or 9.5% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 47 people or 6.1% who are over 80.
, there were 292 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 333 married individuals, 41 widows or widowers and 26 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.59 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 65.7% 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 256 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.7 persons per household. There were 61 households that consist of only one person and 30 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 260 households that answered this question, 23.5% were households made up of just one person and 5 were adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 77 married couples without children, 102 married couples with children There were 8 single parents with a child or children. There were 3 households that were made up unrelated people and 4 households that were made some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 93 single family homes (or 48.2% of the total) out of a total of 193 inhabited buildings. There were 30 multi-family buildings (15.5%), along with 61 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (31.6%) and 9 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (4.7%). Of the single family homes 21 were built before 1919, while 23 were built between 1990 and 2000.
there were 276 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 79. There were 4 single room apartments and 106 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 248 apartments (89.9% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 17 apartments (6.2%) were seasonally occupied and 11 apartments (4.0%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.2 new units per 1000 residents. the average price to rent a two room apartment was about 617.00 CHF (US$490, £280, €390), a three room apartment was about 823.00 CHF (US$660, £370, €530) and a four room apartment cost an average of 1168.00 CHF (US$930, £530, €750). The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Sights
The entire village of Rothenfluh is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage SitesInventory 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 35.54% 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....
(21.4%), 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:...
(18.96%) 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....
(13.98%). In the federal election, a total of 267 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 49.3%.
Economy
, Rothenfluh had an unemployment rate of 1.55%. , there were 63 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 21 businesses involved in this sector. 37 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 7 businesses in this sector. 64 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 20 businesses in this sector. There were 339 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 39.8% 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 111. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 33, of which 28 were in agriculture and 5 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 46, of which 16 or (34.8%) were in manufacturing and 31 (67.4%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 32. In the tertiary sector; 1 was in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 6.3% were in the movement and storage of goods, 10 or 31.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in the information industry, 2 or 6.3% were technical professionals or scientists, 4 or 12.5% were in education and 4 or 12.5% were in health care.
, there were 37 workers who commuted into the municipality and 240 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 6.5 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 18.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 44.2% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 75 or 10.8% were Roman Catholic, while 502 or 72.5% 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,, and there were 20 individuals (or about 2.89% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 7 (or about 1.01% of the population) who were Islam
Islam
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ic. There was 1 person who was Buddhist
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
, 1 person who was 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 1 individual who belonged to another church. 70 (or about 10.12% 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 15 individuals (or about 2.17% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Rothenfluh about 264 or (38.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 77 or (11.1%) 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 77 who completed tertiary schooling, 63.6% were Swiss men, 22.1% were Swiss women, 7.8% were non-Swiss men and 6.5% were non-Swiss women.
, there were 65 students from Rothenfluh who attended schools outside the municipality.