Bottighofen
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Bottighofen is a municipality
in the district of Kreuzlingen
in the canton
of Thurgau
in Switzerland
.
until the 19th Century. Until 1798, it belonged to the bailiwick
of Eggen.
Bottighofen was part of the parish
of Münsterlingen, which was restored after the resumption of monastic life in 1549/51. In 1594 the majority Reformed
residents were assigned to the parish of Scherzingen.
In the 19th Century, the main businesses were in milling, farming and viticulture
as well as some timber trade. In the 20th Century some small businesses settled in the village. In 1990, 35% of workforce were in the manufacturing sector, and 57% were in the services sector. Due to strong population growth since 1960, the village became an independent municipality in 1994.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 15.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 1.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.3% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 5.4%. Out of the forested land, 31.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 37.2% is used for growing crops, while 2.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Kreuzlingen district between Kreuzlingen
and Münsterlingen
along Lake Constance
, across the border from Konstanz
in Germany
.
(92.8%), with Italian
being second most common ( 1.5%) and Albanian
being third ( 1.1%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 50.6% male and 49.4% female. The population was made up of 758 Swiss men (36.7% of the population), and 287 (13.9%) non-Swiss men. There were 763 Swiss women (36.9%), and 258 (12.5%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 18 live births to Swiss citizens and 3 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 15 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 while the foreign population increased by 3. There were 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 32 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 36 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 6 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 71 people. This represents a population growth rate of 3.9%.
The age distribution, , in Bottighofen is; 198 children or 9.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 164 teenagers or 7.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 193 people or 9.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 270 people or 13.0% are between 30 and 39, 379 people or 18.2% are between 40 and 49, and 323 people or 15.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 305 people or 14.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 172 people or 8.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 71 people or 3.4% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 4 people or 0.2% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.49 which is less people per room than 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 62.9% 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 731 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. there were 298 single family homes (or 81.2% of the total) out of a total of 367 inhabited buildings. There were 26 two family buildings (7.1%), 10 three family buildings (2.7%) and 33 multi-family buildings (or 9.0%). There were 518 (or 30.8%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 834 (or 49.5%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 68 (or 4.0%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 4 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 9 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 17 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 17 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.94%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 31.2 new units per 1000 residents. there were 794 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 4 room apartment of which there were 241. There were 15 single room apartments and 177 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Bottighofen was 1303.11 Swiss franc
s (CHF) per month (US$1040, £590, €830 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one room apartment was 565.00 CHF (US$450, £250, €360), a two room apartment was about 824.82 CHF (US$660, £370, €530), a three room apartment was about 1051.64 CHF (US$840, £470, €670) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1814.59 CHF (US$1450, £820, €1160). The average apartment price in Bottighofen was 116.8% of the national average of 1116 CHF.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 37.35% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(20.92%), the CVP
(13.33%) and the Green Party
(11.76%). In the federal election, a total of 652 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 50.3%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
there were 1,193 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 760 or about 63.7% of the residents worked outside Bottighofen while 174 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 607 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 5.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 62.1% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 Old Catholic who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
there are 20 individuals (or about 1.19% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 21 individuals (or about 1.25% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 25 (or about 1.48% of the population) who are Islam
ic. There are 9 individuals (or about 0.53% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 167 (or about 9.92% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 41 individuals (or about 2.43% of the population) did not answer the question.
).
Bottighofen is home to the Bottighofen primary school district. In the 2008/2009 school year there were 137 students. There were 44 children in the kindergarten
, and the average class size was 22 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 21 or 47.7% were female, 12 or 27.3% were not Swiss citizens and 3 or 6.8% did not speak German natively. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and last for 6 years. There were 45 children in who were at the lower primary level and 48 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school was 18.6 students. At the lower primary level, there were 23 children or 51.1% of the total population who were female, 12 or 26.7% were not Swiss citizens . In the upper primary level, there were 20 or 41.7% who were female, 10 or 20.8% were not Swiss citizens and 1 or 2.1% did not speak German natively.
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 Kreuzlingen
Kreuzlingen (district)
Kreuzlingen District is one of the five districts of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It has a population of . Its capital is the city of Kreuzlingen.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
There was a small, prehistoric lake-front settlement near the village. The modern village of Bottighofen is first mentioned in 830 as Pottinchovum. The main landlord for the village, was the monastery of Münsterlingen, from the High Middle AgesHigh Middle Ages
The High Middle Ages was the period of European history around the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries . The High Middle Ages were preceded by the Early Middle Ages and followed by the Late Middle Ages, which by convention end around 1500....
until the 19th Century. Until 1798, it belonged to the bailiwick
Bailiwick
A bailiwick is usually the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff, and may also apply to a territory in which the sheriff's functions were exercised by a privately appointed bailiff under a royal or imperial writ. The word is now more generally used in a metaphorical sense, to indicate a sphere of...
of Eggen.
Bottighofen was 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 Münsterlingen, which was restored after the resumption of monastic life in 1549/51. In 1594 the majority Reformed
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a 16th-century split within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. The efforts of the self-described "reformers", who objected to the doctrines, rituals and ecclesiastical structure of the Roman Catholic Church, led...
residents were assigned to the parish of Scherzingen.
In the 19th Century, the main businesses were in milling, farming and viticulture
Viticulture
Viticulture is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. When the grapes are used for winemaking, it is also known as viniculture...
as well as some timber trade. In the 20th Century some small businesses settled in the village. In 1990, 35% of workforce were in the manufacturing sector, and 57% were in the services sector. Due to strong population growth since 1960, the village became an independent municipality in 1994.
Geography
Bottighofen has an area, , of 2.39 square kilometre (0.922784159036159 sq mi). Of this area, 0.95 km² (0.366797050662908 sq mi) or 39.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.83 km² (0.320464791631804 sq mi) or 34.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.61 km² (0.235522316741446 sq mi) or 25.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 15.1% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 1.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.5%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.3% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 5.4%. Out of the forested land, 31.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 37.2% is used for growing crops, while 2.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Kreuzlingen district between Kreuzlingen
Kreuzlingen
Kreuzlingen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in north-eastern Switzerland. It is the seat of the district and is the second largest city of the canton, after Frauenfeld, with a population of over 18,000...
and Münsterlingen
Münsterlingen
Münsterlingen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:In 1994 the municipality was created from Landschlacht and Scherzingen. Münsterlingen is first mentioned in 1125 as Munsterlin...
along Lake Constance
Lake Constance
Lake Constance is a lake on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps, and consists of three bodies of water: the Obersee , the Untersee , and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, called the Seerhein.The lake is situated in Germany, Switzerland and Austria near the Alps...
, across the border from Konstanz
Konstanz
Konstanz is a university city with approximately 80,000 inhabitants located at the western end of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland. The city houses the University of Konstanz.-Location:...
in Germany
Germany
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...
.
Demographics
Bottighofen has a population of , 26.4% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 29.4%. 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....
(92.8%), 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 ( 1.5%) and Albanian
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
being third ( 1.1%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 50.6% male and 49.4% female. The population was made up of 758 Swiss men (36.7% of the population), and 287 (13.9%) non-Swiss men. There were 763 Swiss women (36.9%), and 258 (12.5%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 18 live births to Swiss citizens and 3 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 15 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 while the foreign population increased by 3. There were 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 32 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 36 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 6 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 71 people. This represents a population growth rate of 3.9%.
The age distribution, , in Bottighofen is; 198 children or 9.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 164 teenagers or 7.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 193 people or 9.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 270 people or 13.0% are between 30 and 39, 379 people or 18.2% are between 40 and 49, and 323 people or 15.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 305 people or 14.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 172 people or 8.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 71 people or 3.4% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 4 people or 0.2% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.49 which is less people per room than 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 62.9% 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 731 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. there were 298 single family homes (or 81.2% of the total) out of a total of 367 inhabited buildings. There were 26 two family buildings (7.1%), 10 three family buildings (2.7%) and 33 multi-family buildings (or 9.0%). There were 518 (or 30.8%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 834 (or 49.5%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 68 (or 4.0%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 4 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 9 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 17 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 17 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.94%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 31.2 new units per 1000 residents. there were 794 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 4 room apartment of which there were 241. There were 15 single room apartments and 177 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Bottighofen was 1303.11 Swiss franc
Swiss franc
The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...
s (CHF) per month (US$1040, £590, €830 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one room apartment was 565.00 CHF (US$450, £250, €360), a two room apartment was about 824.82 CHF (US$660, £370, €530), a three room apartment was about 1051.64 CHF (US$840, £470, €670) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1814.59 CHF (US$1450, £820, €1160). The average apartment price in Bottighofen was 116.8% of the national average of 1116 CHF.
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 37.35% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were 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....
(20.92%), 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...
(13.33%) and 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:...
(11.76%). In the federal election, a total of 652 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 50.3%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 483 |
| 1900 | 488 |
| 1950 | 572 |
| 1990 | 1,156 |
| 1990 | 1,156 |
| 2000 | 1,684 |
Economy
, Bottighofen had an unemployment rate of 1.76%. , there were 48 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 59 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 13 businesses in this sector. 230 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 76 businesses in this sector.there were 1,193 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 760 or about 63.7% of the residents worked outside Bottighofen while 174 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 607 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 5.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 62.1% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 535 or 31.8% were Roman Catholic, while 865 or 51.4% 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 was 1 Old Catholic who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
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...
there are 20 individuals (or about 1.19% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 21 individuals (or about 1.25% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 25 (or about 1.48% 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 9 individuals (or about 0.53% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 167 (or about 9.92% 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 41 individuals (or about 2.43% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Bottighofen about 84.8% 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...
).
Bottighofen is home to the Bottighofen primary school district. In the 2008/2009 school year there were 137 students. There were 44 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 was 22 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 21 or 47.7% were female, 12 or 27.3% were not Swiss citizens and 3 or 6.8% did not speak German natively. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and last for 6 years. There were 45 children in who were at the lower primary level and 48 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school was 18.6 students. At the lower primary level, there were 23 children or 51.1% of the total population who were female, 12 or 26.7% were not Swiss citizens . In the upper primary level, there were 20 or 41.7% who were female, 10 or 20.8% were not Swiss citizens and 1 or 2.1% did not speak German natively.
External links
- http://www.svb-bottighofen.ch/images/hafen.jpg
- http://www.bottighofen.ch
- http://www.bottighofen.ch.vu/