Augst
Encyclopedia
Augst is a municipality
in the district of Liestal
in the canton
of Basel-Country
in Switzerland
.
It was known as Augusta Raurica
in roman times
Augst has an area, , of 1.64 square kilometre (0.633207540091757 sq mi). Of this area, 0.57 km² (0.220078230397745 sq mi) or 34.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.11 km² (0.0424712374451789 sq mi) or 6.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.66 km² (0.254827424671073 sq mi) or 40.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.28 km² (0.10810860440591 sq mi) or 17.1% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 6.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 11.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 15.9%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.8% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 5.5%. Out of the forested land, 4.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 18.9% is used for growing crops and 14.6% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Liestal district, near the mouth of the Ergolz
river. It consists of the linear village
of Augst.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Gules, a Lion's head Argent issuant langued and crowned Or.
Most of the population speaks German
(804 or 84.6%), with Italian language
being second most common (28 or 2.9%) and Italian language
being third (28 or 2.9%). There are 17 people who speak French
and 1 person who speaks Romansh.
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.4% male and 50.6% female. The population was made up of 736 Swiss citizens (82.5% of the population), and 156 non-Swiss residents (17.5%) Of the population in the municipality 195 or about 20.5% were born in Augst and lived there in 2000. There were 187 or 19.7% who were born in the same canton, while 324 or 34.1% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 217 or 22.8% were born outside Switzerland.
In there were 2 live births to Swiss citizens and 3 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 5 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 3 while the foreign population increased by 2. There were 8 Swiss men and 2 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 11 non-Swiss men and 4 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 7 and the non-Swiss population remained the same. This represents a population growth rate of -0.8%.
The age distribution, , in Augst is; 33 children or 3.7% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 89 teenagers or 10.0% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 89 people or 10.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 94 people or 10.5% are between 30 and 39, 151 people or 16.9% are between 40 and 49, and 231 people or 25.9% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 143 people or 16.0% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 62 people or 7.0% who are over 80.
, there were 350 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 514 married individuals, 44 widows or widowers and 42 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.58 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 49.9% 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 407 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. There were 122 households that consist of only one person and 25 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 417 households that answered this question, 29.3% were households made up of just one person and 2 were adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 151 married couples without children, 109 married couples with children There were 16 single parents with a child or children. There were 7 households that were made up unrelated people and 10 households that were made some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 123 single family homes (or 58.6% of the total) out of a total of 210 inhabited buildings. There were 47 multi-family buildings (22.4%), along with 17 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (8.1%) and 23 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (11.0%). Of the single family homes 17 were built before 1919, while 9 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (33) were built between 1946 and 1960.
there were 454 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 144. There were 20 single room apartments and 134 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 391 apartments (86.1% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 43 apartments (9.5%) were seasonally occupied and 20 apartments (4.4%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. the average price to rent a two room apartment was about 808.00 CHF (US$650, £360, €520), a three room apartment was about 978.00 CHF (US$780, £440, €630) and a four room apartment cost an average of 1231.00 CHF (US$980, £550, €790). The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.22%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
city of Augusta Raurica
and museum and the Villa Clavel auf Castelen are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance
. The entire Augusta Raurica site is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
.
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 37.22% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(24.48%), the FDP
(13.47%) and the CVP
(10.91%). In the federal election, a total of 296 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 45.5%.
the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 716. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 15, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 547, of which 105 or (19.2%) were in manufacturing and 431 (78.8%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 154. In the tertiary sector; 25 or 16.2% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 7 or 4.5% were in the movement and storage of goods, 36 or 23.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 9 or 5.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 6 or 3.9% were in education and 3 or 1.9% were in health care.
, there were 575 workers who commuted into the municipality and 387 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 1.5 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. About 20.5% of the workforce coming into Augst are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 24.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 38.5% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 37 members of an Orthodox church
(or about 3.89% of the population), there were 5 individuals (or about 0.53% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
, and there were 18 individuals (or about 1.89% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 45 (or about 4.74% of the population) who were Islam
ic. There were 8 individuals who were Buddhist
, 9 individuals who were Hindu
and 3 individuals who belonged to another church. 136 (or about 14.32% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 34 individuals (or about 3.58% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 116 who completed tertiary schooling, 66.4% were Swiss men, 16.4% were Swiss women, 8.6% were non-Swiss men and 8.6% were non-Swiss women.
, there were 64 students from Augst 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 Liestal
Liestal (district)
Liestal District is one of the five districts of the largely German-speaking canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. The city of Liestal serves as capital of both the district of Liestal and the canton of Basel-Country. It has a population 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....
.
It was known as Augusta Raurica
Augusta Raurica
Augusta Raurica is a Roman archaeological site and an open-air museum in Switzerland. Located on the south bank of the Rhine river about 20 km east of Basel near the villages of Augst and Kaiseraugst, it is the oldest known Roman colony on the Rhine....
in roman times
History
Augst is first mentioned in 615 as Augustodunensem praesulem. In 752 it was mentioned as Augusta and in 1288 as Augst.Geography
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 6.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 11.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 15.9%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.8% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 5.5%. Out of the forested land, 4.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 18.9% is used for growing crops and 14.6% is pastures, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Liestal district, near the mouth 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...
river. 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 Augst.
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 Gules, a Lion's head Argent issuant langued and crowned Or.
Demographics
Augst has a population of . , 16.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 10.6%.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....
(804 or 84.6%), with 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 second most common (28 or 2.9%) 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 (28 or 2.9%). There are 17 people who 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...
and 1 person who speaks Romansh.
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.4% male and 50.6% female. The population was made up of 736 Swiss citizens (82.5% of the population), and 156 non-Swiss residents (17.5%) Of the population in the municipality 195 or about 20.5% were born in Augst and lived there in 2000. There were 187 or 19.7% who were born in the same canton, while 324 or 34.1% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 217 or 22.8% were born outside Switzerland.
In there were 2 live births to Swiss citizens and 3 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 5 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 3 while the foreign population increased by 2. There were 8 Swiss men and 2 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 11 non-Swiss men and 4 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 7 and the non-Swiss population remained the same. This represents a population growth rate of -0.8%.
The age distribution, , in Augst is; 33 children or 3.7% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 89 teenagers or 10.0% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 89 people or 10.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 94 people or 10.5% are between 30 and 39, 151 people or 16.9% are between 40 and 49, and 231 people or 25.9% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 143 people or 16.0% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 62 people or 7.0% who are over 80.
, there were 350 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 514 married individuals, 44 widows or widowers and 42 individuals who are divorced.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.58 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 49.9% 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 407 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. There were 122 households that consist of only one person and 25 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 417 households that answered this question, 29.3% were households made up of just one person and 2 were adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 151 married couples without children, 109 married couples with children There were 16 single parents with a child or children. There were 7 households that were made up unrelated people and 10 households that were made some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 123 single family homes (or 58.6% of the total) out of a total of 210 inhabited buildings. There were 47 multi-family buildings (22.4%), along with 17 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (8.1%) and 23 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (11.0%). Of the single family homes 17 were built before 1919, while 9 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (33) were built between 1946 and 1960.
there were 454 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 4 rooms of which there were 144. There were 20 single room apartments and 134 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 391 apartments (86.1% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 43 apartments (9.5%) were seasonally occupied and 20 apartments (4.4%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents. the average price to rent a two room apartment was about 808.00 CHF (US$650, £360, €520), a three room apartment was about 978.00 CHF (US$780, £440, €630) and a four room apartment cost an average of 1231.00 CHF (US$980, £550, €790). The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.22%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Heritage sites of national significance
The RomanSwitzerland 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...
city of Augusta Raurica
Augusta Raurica
Augusta Raurica is a Roman archaeological site and an open-air museum in Switzerland. Located on the south bank of the Rhine river about 20 km east of Basel near the villages of Augst and Kaiseraugst, it is the oldest known Roman colony on the Rhine....
and museum and the Villa Clavel auf Castelen 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 entire Augusta Raurica site is 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:...
.
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 37.22% 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....
(24.48%), 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....
(13.47%) and 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...
(10.91%). In the federal election, a total of 296 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 45.5%.
Economy
, Augst had an unemployment rate of 2.4%. , there were 25 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 271 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 21 businesses in this sector. 186 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 36 businesses in this sector. There were 512 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 45.3% of the workforce.the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 716. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 15, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 547, of which 105 or (19.2%) were in manufacturing and 431 (78.8%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 154. In the tertiary sector; 25 or 16.2% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 7 or 4.5% were in the movement and storage of goods, 36 or 23.4% were in a hotel or restaurant, 9 or 5.8% were technical professionals or scientists, 6 or 3.9% were in education and 3 or 1.9% were in health care.
, there were 575 workers who commuted into the municipality and 387 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 1.5 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. About 20.5% of the workforce coming into Augst are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 24.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 38.5% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 242 or 25.5% were Roman Catholic, while 413 or 43.5% 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, there were 37 members of an Orthodox church
Orthodox Christianity
The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to:* the Eastern Orthodox Church and its various geographical subdivisions...
(or about 3.89% of the population), there were 5 individuals (or about 0.53% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
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...
, and there were 18 individuals (or about 1.89% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 45 (or about 4.74% of the population) who were Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic. There were 8 individuals who were 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...
, 9 individuals who were 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 3 individuals who belonged to another church. 136 (or about 14.32% 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 34 individuals (or about 3.58% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Augst about 389 or (40.9%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 116 or (12.2%) 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 116 who completed tertiary schooling, 66.4% were Swiss men, 16.4% were Swiss women, 8.6% were non-Swiss men and 8.6% were non-Swiss women.
, there were 64 students from Augst who attended schools outside the municipality.