Trasadingen facts for kids
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Trasadingen
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 Trasadingen
Location in Switzerland
Trasadingen
Location in Canton of Schaffhausen
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| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Schaffhausen | |
| District | n.a. | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.14 km2 (1.60 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 403 m (1,322 ft) | |
| Population
(Dec 2020 )
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| • Total | 613 | |
| • Density | 148.07/km2 (383.5/sq mi) | |
| Postal code |
8219
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| Surrounded by | Eggingen (DE-BW), Hallau, Klettgau (DE-BW), Wilchingen | |
Trasadingen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.
Geography
Trasadingen has an area, as of 2006[update], of 4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi). Of this area, 76.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 12.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent, a Vine Vert fructed Azure issuant from a Cross pattee of the second and in chief dexter a Cross pattee Sable and sinister a Sickle proper.
Demographics
Trasadingen has a population (as of 2008[update]) of 585, of which 13.7% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008[update]), 61.7% are from Germany, 23.5% are from Italy, 1.2% are from Turkey, and 13.6% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 2.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (96.8%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.8%) and English being third ( 0.4%).
The age distribution of the population (as of 2008[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.8% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.1%.
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 46.6% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the SP (28.4%), and the FDP (25%) .
In Trasadingen about 83.5% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). In Trasadingen, as of 2007[update], 1.72% of the population attend kindergarten or another pre-school, 5.66% attend a Primary School, 3.95% attend a lower level Secondary School, and 2.23% attend a higher level Secondary School.
As of 2000[update], 21.7% of the population belonged to the Roman Catholic Church and 61.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
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| 1990 | 560 |
| 2000 | 562 |
Transportation
There is a border crossing into Germany at Trasadingen town with Erzingen in Klettgau municipality, Baden-Württemberg state. Both have railway stations on the High Rhine Railway: Trasadingen and Erzingen (Baden), respectively.
Economy
Trasadingen has an unemployment rate of 1.82%. As of 2005[update], there were 61 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 23 businesses involved in this sector. 93 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 74 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 22 businesses in this sector.
As of 2008[update] the mid year average unemployment rate was 1%. There were 29 non-agrarian businesses in the municipality and 57% of the (non-agrarian) population was involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 43% were involved in the third. At the same time, 67.1% of the working population was employed full-time, and 32.9% was employed part-time. There were 158 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 45.6% of the workforce. As of 2000[update] there were 82 residents who worked in the municipality, while 162 residents worked outside Trasadingen and 75 people commuted into the municipality for work.
As of 2008[update], there are 2 restaurants and the hospitality industry in Trasadingen employs 8 people.
See also
In Spanish: Trasadingen para niños
