Kemmental
Encyclopedia
Kemmental is a municipality
in the district of Kreuzlingen
in the canton
of Thurgau
in Switzerland
.
The municipality was formed on 1 January 1996 through the merger of Alterswilen
, Hugelshofen
, Altishausen
, Dotnacht
, Ellighausen
, Lippoldswilen
, Neuwilen
and Siegershausen
.
of Bommen was first mentioned in 1348 as Boumen. Altishausen is first mentioned in 1159 as Altinshusin. Ellighausen is first mentioned in 1331 as Adlikusen. Of the other villages that made up Ellighausen, Bächi was mentioned in 1259 as Baecho, Geboltschhusen in 1385 as Geboltzhusen. Ellighausen also included the hamlet of Neumühle. Lippoldswilen is first mentioned in 1303 as Lupoltwile. Neuwilen is first mentioned in 1159 as Nunewillare. Siegershausen is first mentioned in 1227 as Sigehardishusin. Hugelshofen is first mentioned in 1176 as Hugolteshouen. Dotnacht is first mentioned in 824 as Tottinheiche, and Altshof, a village in the former municipality of Dotnacht is first mentioned in 775 as Adalolteshoba.
Kemmental has an area, , of 25.02 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi). Of this area, 17.01 km² (6.6 sq mi) or 68.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.78 km² (2.2 sq mi) or 23.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.99 km² (0.768343295599145 sq mi) or 8.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.11 km² (27.2 acre) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.16 km² (0.0617763453748056 sq mi) or 0.6% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.6%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.6%. Out of the forested land, 21.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 61.6% is used for growing crops, while 6.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes. The lake Bommer Weiher
is located in the municipality.
The municipality is located in the Kreuzlingen district. It was created in 1996 when the municipalities of Alterswilen, Altishausen, Dotnacht, Ellighausen, Hugelshofen, Lippoldswilen, Neuwilen and Siegershausen formed the new municipality of Kemmental. It is one of the largest
(97.0%), with Serbo-Croatian
being second most common ( 0.6%) and Italian
being third ( 0.4%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 50.5% male and 49.5% female. The population was made up of 989 Swiss men (44.7% of the population), and 127 (5.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 968 Swiss women (43.8%), and 127 (5.7%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 14 live births to Swiss citizens and births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 16 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 2 while the foreign population decreased by 1. There were 2 Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 10 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 9 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was a decrease of 12 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 20 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.4%.
The age distribution, , in Kemmental is; 210 children or 9.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 349 teenagers or 15.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 224 people or 10.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 268 people or 12.0% are between 30 and 39, 430 people or 19.3% are between 40 and 49, and 313 people or 14.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 216 people or 9.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 135 people or 6.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 76 people or 3.4% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 8 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.57 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 64.2% 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 708 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.9 persons per household. there were 308 single family homes (or 85.1% of the total) out of a total of 362 inhabited buildings. There were 40 two family buildings (11.0%), 4 three family buildings (1.1%) and 10 multi-family buildings (or 2.8%). There were 423 (or 19.3%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 1,273 (or 58.2%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 164 (or 7.5%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 22 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 24 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 20 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 133 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.12%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 3.2 new units per 1000 residents. there were 763 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 6 room apartment of which there were 218. There were 11 single room apartments and 218 apartments with six or more rooms.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 59.55% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(9.87%), the Green Party
(7.86%) and the CVP
(7.66%). In the federal election, a total of 779 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 51.2%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
of Bommen is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
there were 1,533 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 679 or about 44.3% of the residents worked outside Kemmental while 185 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 1,039 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 3.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.9% 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 23 individuals (or about 1.05% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 68 individuals (or about 3.11% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 11 (or about 0.50% of the population) who are Islam
ic. There are 2 individuals (or about 0.09% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 166 (or about 7.58% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 36 individuals (or about 1.64% of the population) did not answer the question.
).
Kemmental is home to the Kemmental primary and secondary school district
. In the 2008/2009 school year there were 257 students. There were 48 children in the kindergarten
, and the average class size was 24 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 21 or 43.8% were female, 3 or 6.3% were not Swiss citizens and 1 or 2.1% did not speak German natively. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and last for 6 years. There were 95 children in who were at the lower primary level and 114 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school was 23.22 students. At the lower primary level, there were 42 children or 44.2% of the total population who were female, 7 or 7.4% were not Swiss citizens and 3 or 3.2% did not speak German natively. In the upper primary level, there were 56 or 49.1% who were female, 12 or 10.5% were not Swiss citizens and 7 or 6.1% did not speak German natively. At the secondary level, students are divided according to performance. The secondary level begins at about age 12 and usually lasts 3 years. There were 134 teenagers who were in special or remedial classes, of which 65 or 48.5% were female, 9 or 6.7% were not Swiss citizens and 8 or 6.0% 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....
.
The municipality was formed on 1 January 1996 through the merger of Alterswilen
Alterswilen
Alterswilen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 1248 as Alterswilaer.The municipality also contained the village Bommen. It had 129 inhabitants in 1850, which increased to 186 in 1920...
, Hugelshofen
Hugelshofen
Hugelshofen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 1176 as Hugolteshouen.The municipality had 442 inhabitants in 1850, which decreased to 360 in 1900, 359 in 1950 and 325 in 1990....
, Altishausen
Altishausen
Altishausen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 1159 as Altinshusin.The municipality had 120 inhabitants in 1850, which increased to 155 in 1950...
, Dotnacht
Dotnacht
Dotnacht is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 824 as Tottinheiche.The municipality also contained the village Engelswilen, Aufhäusern, Altshof and others. It had 327 inhabitants in 1850, which decreased to 281 in 1900...
, Ellighausen
Ellighausen
Ellighausen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 1331 as Adlikusen.The municipality also contained the village Bächi, Geboltschhusen and Neumühle...
, Lippoldswilen
Lippoldswilen
Lippoldswilen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 1303 as Lupoltwile.The municipality also contained the village Unterstöcken as well as six other hamlets...
, Neuwilen
Neuwilen
Neuwilen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.The municipality also contained the village Schwaderloh.In 1996 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Alterswilen, Altishausen, Dotnacht, Ellighausen, Hugelshofen, Lippoldswilen and...
and Siegershausen
Siegershausen
Siegershausen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.In 1984 the municipality Dippishausen-Oftershausen was incorporated into Siegershausen....
.
History
Each of the former municipalities that now make up Kemmental had a long history as an independent municipality. Alterswilen is first mentioned in 1248 as Alterswilaer while the hamletHamlet (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 Bommen was first mentioned in 1348 as Boumen. Altishausen is first mentioned in 1159 as Altinshusin. Ellighausen is first mentioned in 1331 as Adlikusen. Of the other villages that made up Ellighausen, Bächi was mentioned in 1259 as Baecho, Geboltschhusen in 1385 as Geboltzhusen. Ellighausen also included the hamlet of Neumühle. Lippoldswilen is first mentioned in 1303 as Lupoltwile. Neuwilen is first mentioned in 1159 as Nunewillare. Siegershausen is first mentioned in 1227 as Sigehardishusin. Hugelshofen is first mentioned in 1176 as Hugolteshouen. Dotnacht is first mentioned in 824 as Tottinheiche, and Altshof, a village in the former municipality of Dotnacht is first mentioned in 775 as Adalolteshoba.
Geography
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.6%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.6%. Out of the forested land, 21.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 61.6% is used for growing crops, while 6.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes. The lake Bommer Weiher
Bommer Weiher
Bommer Weiher is a lake near Alterswilen in the municipality of Kemmental, Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.15 km²....
is located in the municipality.
The municipality is located in the Kreuzlingen district. It was created in 1996 when the municipalities of Alterswilen, Altishausen, Dotnacht, Ellighausen, Hugelshofen, Lippoldswilen, Neuwilen and Siegershausen formed the new municipality of Kemmental. It is one of the largest
Demographics
Kemmental has a population of , 11.5% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 11.5%. 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....
(97.0%), with Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian language
Serbo-Croatian or Serbo-Croat, less commonly Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian , is a South Slavic language with multiple standards and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro...
being second most common ( 0.6%) and 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 third ( 0.4%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 50.5% male and 49.5% female. The population was made up of 989 Swiss men (44.7% of the population), and 127 (5.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 968 Swiss women (43.8%), and 127 (5.7%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 14 live births to Swiss citizens and births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 16 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 2 while the foreign population decreased by 1. There were 2 Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 10 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 9 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was a decrease of 12 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 20 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.4%.
The age distribution, , in Kemmental is; 210 children or 9.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 349 teenagers or 15.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 224 people or 10.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 268 people or 12.0% are between 30 and 39, 430 people or 19.3% are between 40 and 49, and 313 people or 14.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 216 people or 9.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 135 people or 6.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 76 people or 3.4% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 8 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.57 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 64.2% 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 708 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.9 persons per household. there were 308 single family homes (or 85.1% of the total) out of a total of 362 inhabited buildings. There were 40 two family buildings (11.0%), 4 three family buildings (1.1%) and 10 multi-family buildings (or 2.8%). There were 423 (or 19.3%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 1,273 (or 58.2%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 164 (or 7.5%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 22 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 24 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 20 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 133 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.12%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 3.2 new units per 1000 residents. there were 763 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 6 room apartment of which there were 218. There were 11 single room apartments and 218 apartments with six or more rooms.
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 59.55% 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....
(9.87%), 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:...
(7.86%) 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...
(7.66%). In the federal election, a total of 779 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 51.2%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| Year | Population Alterswilen | Population Altishausen | Population Ellighausen | Population Lippoldswilen | Population Neuwilen | Population Siegershausen | Population Hugelshofen | Population Dotnacht |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1,281 | 120 | 179 | 153 | 429 | 131 | 769 | 327 |
| 1888 | 1,283 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | - | - | 150 | 154 | 409 | 108 | 641 | 281 |
| 1930 | 1,184 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1950 | - | 155 | 136 | 138 | 351 | 144 | 662 | 303 |
| 1970 | - | 111 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | 1,295 | 161 | 96 | 97 | 356 | 403 | 569 | 244 |
| Year | Population, Kemmental | |||||||
| 2000 | 2,189 | |||||||
Sights
The entire hamletHamlet (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 Bommen is designated as 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:...
Economy
, Kemmental had an unemployment rate of 1.82%. , there were 278 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 108 businesses involved in this sector. 191 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 34 businesses in this sector. 266 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 64 businesses in this sector.there were 1,533 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 679 or about 44.3% of the residents worked outside Kemmental while 185 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 1,039 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 3.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.9% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 523 or 23.9% were Roman Catholic, while 1,359 or 62.1% 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 23 individuals (or about 1.05% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 68 individuals (or about 3.11% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 11 (or about 0.50% 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 2 individuals (or about 0.09% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 166 (or about 7.58% 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 36 individuals (or about 1.64% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Kemmental about 77.3% 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...
).
Kemmental is home to the Kemmental primary and secondary school district
Education in Switzerland
The education system in Switzerland is very diverse, because the constitution of Switzerland delegates the authority for the school system mainly to the cantons...
. In the 2008/2009 school year there were 257 students. There were 48 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 24 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 21 or 43.8% were female, 3 or 6.3% were not Swiss citizens and 1 or 2.1% did not speak German natively. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and last for 6 years. There were 95 children in who were at the lower primary level and 114 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school was 23.22 students. At the lower primary level, there were 42 children or 44.2% of the total population who were female, 7 or 7.4% were not Swiss citizens and 3 or 3.2% did not speak German natively. In the upper primary level, there were 56 or 49.1% who were female, 12 or 10.5% were not Swiss citizens and 7 or 6.1% did not speak German natively. At the secondary level, students are divided according to performance. The secondary level begins at about age 12 and usually lasts 3 years. There were 134 teenagers who were in special or remedial classes, of which 65 or 48.5% were female, 9 or 6.7% were not Swiss citizens and 8 or 6.0% did not speak German natively.