Salmsach
Encyclopedia
Salmsach is a municipality
in the district of Arbon
in the canton
of Thurgau
in Switzerland
.
rights and half the church treasure in Salmsach. In 1380 it acquired at least the low justice
rights as well. The Abbot of St. Gall
, Ulrich Rösch, acquired Salmsach and the church treasure in 1471 and united it with the court of Romanshorn
. They remained united until 1798. (to 1798). The Knights of the Churchyard of Arbon, who had entered into a contract in 1201 with provost
and the Abbey of St. Stephen, were allowed to appoint the pastor and had other rights in the village. During the Protestant Reformation
, Salmsach converted to the new religion. After 1588, the pastor of Salmsach also held services in Romanshorn. In 1917, Salmsach merged with the parish
of Romanshorn.
In 1742 a school was founded in both Salmsach and Hungerbüel. The village of Hungerbüel merged with Salmsach in 1812.
The main economic activity in the village included fruit production, horticulture and agriculture, though in the 19th Century two mills opened. A factory opened in 1860 in Amelung to manufacture starch. Between 1878-92 an embroidery factory operated and between 1889-1931 a steam sawmill was running. In 1987, a plastic factory opened. While it has retained the character of a little country hamlet, it is a residential community for the nearby town of Romanshorn. In 2005, the agriculture accounts for about 29% of jobs in the community.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 12.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 3.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.4%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.3%. Out of the forested land, 5.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 50.7% is used for growing crops, while 17.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Arbon district, south of Romanshorn. It consists of the village of Salmsach and the hamlets
of Buerüüti, Fälwis and Hungerbüel.
(86.2%), with Turkish
being second most common ( 3.2%) and Albanian
being third ( 3.1%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 48.9% male and 51.1% female. The population was made up of 486 Swiss men (38.0% of the population), and 140 (10.9%) non-Swiss men. There were 511 Swiss women (39.9%), and 143 (11.2%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 10 live births to Swiss citizens and 5 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 11 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 1 while the foreign population increased by 5. There were 2 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 1 non-Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was a decrease of 17 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 1 people. This represents a population growth rate of -1.2%.
The age distribution, , in Salmsach is; 117 children or 9.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 163 teenagers or 12.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 185 people or 14.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 162 people or 12.5% are between 30 and 39, 223 people or 17.2% are between 40 and 49, and 196 people or 15.1% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 134 people or 10.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 78 people or 6.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 33 people or 2.5% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 5 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.6 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 46.4% 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 507 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. there were 187 single family homes (or 72.8% of the total) out of a total of 257 inhabited buildings. There were 26 two family buildings (10.1%), 20 three family buildings (7.8%) and 24 multi-family buildings (or 9.3%). There were 299 (or 22.5%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 744 (or 56.1%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 94 (or 7.1%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 13 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 2 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 12 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 30 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 2.06%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 3.9 new units per 1000 residents. there were 566 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 4 room apartment of which there were 164. There were 15 single room apartments and 83 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Salmsach was 966.66 Swiss franc
s (CHF) per month (US$770, £430, €620 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one room apartment was 700.00 CHF (US$560, £320, €450), a two room apartment was about 763.33 CHF (US$610, £340, €490), a three room apartment was about 815.70 CHF (US$650, £370, €520) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1365.75 CHF (US$1090, £610, €870). The average apartment price in Salmsach was 86.6% of the national average of 1116 CHF.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 40.85% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(16.16%), the CVP
(12.51%) and the Green Party
(11.76%). In the federal election, a total of 314 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 38.4%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
there were 912 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 561 or about 61.5% of the residents worked outside Salmsach while 125 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 476 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 10.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 47.7% 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 16 individuals (or about 1.21% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 35 individuals (or about 2.64% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 132 (or about 9.95% of the population) who are Islam
ic. There are 16 individuals (or about 1.21% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 100 (or about 7.54% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 55 individuals (or about 4.15% of the population) did not answer the question.
).
Salmsach is home to the Salmsach combined municipal and primary school district. In the 2008/2009 school year there are 106 students. There are 29 children in the kindergarten
, and the average class size is 14.5 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 14 or 48.3% are female, 8 or 27.6% are not Swiss citizens and 7 or 24.1% do not speak German natively. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and lasts for 6 years. There are 31 children in who are at the lower primary level and 46 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school is 19.25 students. At the lower primary level, there are 20 children or 64.5% of the total population who are female, 6 or 19.4% are not Swiss citizens and 5 or 16.1% do not speak German natively. In the upper primary level, there are 26 or 56.5% who are female, 13 or 28.3% are not Swiss citizens and 12 or 26.1% do not speak German natively.
Municipalities of Switzerland
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in the district of Arbon
Arbon (district)
Arbon District is one of the five districts of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It has a population of .Its capital is the town of Arbon.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
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.
History
Salmsach is first mentioned in 1155 as Salmasa. Salmsach was probably founded by the Bishop of Constance Salomo I who founded a religious community there. It was placed under the Abbey of St. Stephen in Constance by Salomo III in 910. In 1155 the abbey owned a farm, five Schupposen, some titheTithe
A tithe is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government. Today, tithes are normally voluntary and paid in cash, cheques, or stocks, whereas historically tithes were required and paid in kind, such as agricultural products...
rights and half the church treasure in Salmsach. In 1380 it acquired at least the low justice
High, middle and low justice
High, middle and low justices are notions dating from Western feudalism to indicate descending degrees of judiciary power to administer justice by the maximal punishment the holders could inflict upon their subjects and other dependents....
rights as well. The Abbot of St. Gall
Abbey of St. Gall
The Abbey of Saint Gall is a religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in present-day Switzerland. The Carolingian-era Abbey has existed since 719 and became an independent principality during the 13th century, and was for many centuries one of the chief Benedictine abbeys in Europe. It was...
, Ulrich Rösch, acquired Salmsach and the church treasure in 1471 and united it with the court of Romanshorn
Romanshorn
Romanshorn is a municipality in the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Romanshorn was probably settled in the 7th Century, and is first mentioned in 779 as Rumanishorn in a land grant from Waldrata to the Abbey of St. Gall. During the Late Middle Ages and until...
. They remained united until 1798. (to 1798). The Knights of the Churchyard of Arbon, who had entered into a contract in 1201 with provost
Provost (religion)
A provost is a senior official in a number of Christian churches.-Historical Development:The word praepositus was originally applied to any ecclesiastical ruler or dignitary...
and the Abbey of St. Stephen, were allowed to appoint the pastor and had other rights in the village. During the Protestant Reformation
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...
, Salmsach converted to the new religion. After 1588, the pastor of Salmsach also held services in Romanshorn. In 1917, Salmsach merged with 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 Romanshorn.
In 1742 a school was founded in both Salmsach and Hungerbüel. The village of Hungerbüel merged with Salmsach in 1812.
The main economic activity in the village included fruit production, horticulture and agriculture, though in the 19th Century two mills opened. A factory opened in 1860 in Amelung to manufacture starch. Between 1878-92 an embroidery factory operated and between 1889-1931 a steam sawmill was running. In 1987, a plastic factory opened. While it has retained the character of a little country hamlet, it is a residential community for the nearby town of Romanshorn. In 2005, the agriculture accounts for about 29% of jobs in the community.
Geography
Salmsach has an area, , of 2.7 square kilometres (1 sq mi). Of this area, 1.85 km² (0.71428899339619 sq mi) or 68.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.22 km² (0.0849424748903577 sq mi) or 8.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.54 km² (0.208495165639969 sq mi) or 20.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.4% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 12.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 3.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.4%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.3%. Out of the forested land, 5.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 50.7% is used for growing crops, while 17.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Arbon district, south of Romanshorn. It consists of the village of Salmsach and 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 Buerüüti, Fälwis and Hungerbüel.
Demographics
Salmsach has a population of , 22.1% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 1.6%. 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....
(86.2%), with Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
being second most common ( 3.2%) 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 ( 3.1%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 48.9% male and 51.1% female. The population was made up of 486 Swiss men (38.0% of the population), and 140 (10.9%) non-Swiss men. There were 511 Swiss women (39.9%), and 143 (11.2%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 10 live births to Swiss citizens and 5 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 11 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 1 while the foreign population increased by 5. There were 2 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 1 non-Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was a decrease of 17 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 1 people. This represents a population growth rate of -1.2%.
The age distribution, , in Salmsach is; 117 children or 9.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 163 teenagers or 12.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 185 people or 14.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 162 people or 12.5% are between 30 and 39, 223 people or 17.2% are between 40 and 49, and 196 people or 15.1% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 134 people or 10.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 78 people or 6.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 33 people or 2.5% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 5 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.6 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 46.4% 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 507 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. there were 187 single family homes (or 72.8% of the total) out of a total of 257 inhabited buildings. There were 26 two family buildings (10.1%), 20 three family buildings (7.8%) and 24 multi-family buildings (or 9.3%). There were 299 (or 22.5%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 744 (or 56.1%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 94 (or 7.1%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 13 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 2 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 12 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 30 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 2.06%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 3.9 new units per 1000 residents. there were 566 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 4 room apartment of which there were 164. There were 15 single room apartments and 83 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Salmsach was 966.66 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$770, £430, €620 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one room apartment was 700.00 CHF (US$560, £320, €450), a two room apartment was about 763.33 CHF (US$610, £340, €490), a three room apartment was about 815.70 CHF (US$650, £370, €520) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1365.75 CHF (US$1090, £610, €870). The average apartment price in Salmsach was 86.6% 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 40.85% 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....
(16.16%), 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...
(12.51%) 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 314 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 38.4%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 419 |
| 1900 | 719 |
| 1950 | 812 |
| 1980 | 1,159 |
| 1990 | 1,314 |
| 2000 | 1,326 |
Economy
, Salmsach had an unemployment rate of 2.19%. , there were 72 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 19 businesses involved in this sector. 67 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 12 businesses in this sector. 108 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 24 businesses in this sector.there were 912 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 561 or about 61.5% of the residents worked outside Salmsach while 125 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 476 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 10.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 47.7% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 439 or 33.1% were Roman Catholic, while 532 or 40.1% 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 16 individuals (or about 1.21% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 35 individuals (or about 2.64% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 132 (or about 9.95% 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 16 individuals (or about 1.21% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 100 (or about 7.54% 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 55 individuals (or about 4.15% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Salmsach about 64.1% 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...
).
Salmsach is home to the Salmsach combined municipal and primary school district. In the 2008/2009 school year there are 106 students. There are 29 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 is 14.5 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 14 or 48.3% are female, 8 or 27.6% are not Swiss citizens and 7 or 24.1% do not speak German natively. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and lasts for 6 years. There are 31 children in who are at the lower primary level and 46 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school is 19.25 students. At the lower primary level, there are 20 children or 64.5% of the total population who are female, 6 or 19.4% are not Swiss citizens and 5 or 16.1% do not speak German natively. In the upper primary level, there are 26 or 56.5% who are female, 13 or 28.3% are not Swiss citizens and 12 or 26.1% do not speak German natively.