Brütten
Encyclopedia
Brütten is a municipality
in the district of Winterthur
, in the Canton of Zürich
, Switzerland.
The municipality is located on a high plateau west of the Kempt and Töss Valley
s. It includes the village of Brütten along with the hamlets
of Strubikon, Birch, Eich and since 1922 Obereich.
In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP
which received 36.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(16.7%), the SPS
(12.7%) and the CSP
(11.7%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 64.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.4%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Brütten about 90.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule
). There are 744 households in Brütten.
Brütten has an unemployment rate of 1.22%. , there were 92 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 29 businesses involved in this sector. 44 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 16 businesses in this sector. 197 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 49 businesses in this sector. 54.4% of the working population were employed full-time, and 45.6% were employed part-time.
there were 391 Catholics
and 1080 Protestants
in Brütten. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the , 64.4% were some type of Protestant, with 61.7% belonging to the Swiss Reformed Church
and 2.6% belonging to other Protestant churches. 19.9% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 0% were Muslim, 0.9% belonged to another religion (not listed), 2.1% did not give a religion, and 12.6% were atheist or agnostic.
The historical population is given in the following table:
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 Winterthur
Winterthur (district)
Winterthur District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zürich, Switzerland. It has a population of . Its capital is the city of Winterthur.- Municipalities :Winterthur District contains a total of 21 municipalities:...
, in the Canton of Zürich
Canton of Zürich
The Canton of Zurich has a population of . The canton is located in the northeast of Switzerland and the city of Zurich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch...
, Switzerland.
Geography
Brütten has an area of 6.7 km² (2.6 sq mi). Of this area, 58.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.1% is forested. The rest of the land, (11%) is settled. housing and buildings made up 6.1% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (4.6%). 7.2% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.The municipality is located on a high plateau west of the Kempt and Töss Valley
Töss Valley
The Töss Valley is a valley and a region of the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.- Geography :The valley compromises parts of the Zürcher Oberland including the districts of Hinwil, Pfäffikon and Winterthur, in addition to parts of the Zürcher Unterland .Usually Tösstal is the name of the upper...
s. It includes the village of Brütten along with the hamlets
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Strubikon, Birch, Eich and since 1922 Obereich.
Demographics
Brütten has a population (as of ) of . , 5.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 50.5% male and 49.5% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.7%. Most of the population speaks German (95.1%), with English being second most common ( 1.3%) and French being third ( 1.1%).In the 2007 election 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 36.2% 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....
(16.7%), the SPS
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(12.7%) and the CSP
Christian Social Party (Switzerland)
The Christian Social Party is a political party in Switzerland. The CSP is more social democratic than the CVP. With the moderate Christian left as its background, the CSP commits itself to social democratic and environmentalist political solutions...
(11.7%).
The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 64.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 11.4%. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Brütten about 90.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
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...
). There are 744 households in Brütten.
Brütten has an unemployment rate of 1.22%. , there were 92 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 29 businesses involved in this sector. 44 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 16 businesses in this sector. 197 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 49 businesses in this sector. 54.4% of the working population were employed full-time, and 45.6% were employed part-time.
there were 391 Catholics
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
and 1080 Protestants
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...
in Brütten. In the 2000 census, religion was broken down into several smaller categories. From the , 64.4% were some type of Protestant, with 61.7% belonging to the Swiss Reformed Church
Swiss 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...
and 2.6% belonging to other Protestant churches. 19.9% of the population were Catholic. Of the rest of the population, 0% were Muslim, 0.9% belonged to another religion (not listed), 2.1% did not give a religion, and 12.6% were atheist or agnostic.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1467 | c.70 |
| 1634 | 230 |
| 1850 | 515 |
| 1900 | 462 |
| 1950 | 492 |
| 1970 | 671 |
| 2000 | 1,774 |