Stettfurt
Encyclopedia
Stettfurt is a municipality
in the district of Frauenfeld
in the canton
of Thurgau
in Switzerland
.
. In the 9th Century, the Abbey of St. Gall
owned property in Stettfurt. In 1228 Diethelm III. von Toggenburg gave Stettfurt to the Commandry
of Tobel. The low court
of Sonnenberg included Kalthäusern, Ruggenbühl and Stettfurt between the 13th Century until 1798.
The village converted completely to the Reformed
faith during the Protestant Reformation
. It was part of the parish
of Wängi
until the church was built in 1746 and in 1752 the Stettfurt parish was created.
Until the 19th Century agriculture in village operated on the Three-field system, along with fruit orchards and (until 1908) vineyards. Starting in 1850 livestock and dairy farming expanded into the village. A cheese factory opened in 1883. The distillery was founded in 1888. A cooperative, the Presshefefabrik Stettfurt, was established in 1902 and converted in 1946 into a corporation. The merger of the yeast factories of Hindelbank and Stettfurt in 1993 created Hefe Schweiz AG, which in 2010 had 32 employees and about 17 million francs in sales.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.5%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.7%. Out of the forested land, 23.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 63.7% 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 Frauenfeld district, on the southern foot of Immenberg mountain.
(97.2%), with Portuguese
being second most common ( 0.9%) and Italian
being third ( 0.4%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female. The population was made up of 527 Swiss men (47.2% of the population), and 27 (2.4%) non-Swiss men. There were 528 Swiss women (47.3%), and 35 (3.1%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 11 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 3 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 8 while the foreign population increased by 1. There were 3 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, and 2 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 12 and the non-Swiss population change was a decrease of 7 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.4%.
The age distribution, , in Stettfurt is; 153 children or 13.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 149 teenagers or 13.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 91 people or 8.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 130 people or 11.8% are between 30 and 39, 226 people or 20.6% are between 40 and 49, and 175 people or 15.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 101 people or 9.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 38 people or 3.5% are between 70 and 79, there are 32 people or 2.9% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 4 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.52 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 65.8% 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 356 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.7 persons per household. there were 216 single family homes (or 87.1% of the total) out of a total of 248 inhabited buildings. There were 22 two family buildings (8.9%), 6 three family buildings (2.4%) and 4 multi-family buildings (or 1.6%). There were 199 (or 20.5%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 633 (or 65.2%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 37 (or 3.8%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 2 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 3 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 5 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 9 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.24%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.5 new units per 1000 residents. there were 368 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 5 room apartment of which there were 113. There were 2 single room apartments and 111 apartments with six or more rooms.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 43.62% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP
(19.28%), the FDP
(12.34%) and the Green Party
(11.35%). In the federal election, a total of 451 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 57.4%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance
. The entire village of Stettfurt is listed as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
.
there were 709 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 406 or about 57.3% of the residents worked outside Stettfurt while 83 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 386 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 8.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 58.1% used a private car.
ic. There are 1 individuals (or about 0.10% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 92 (or about 9.47% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 29 individuals (or about 2.99% of the population) did not answer the question.
).
Stettfurt is home to the Stettfurt primary school district. In the 2008/2009 school year there were 131 students. There were 38 children in the kindergarten
, and the average class size was 19 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 20 or 52.6% are female. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and last for 6 years. There were 49 children who were at the lower primary level and 44 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school was 23.25 students. At the lower primary level, there were 25 children or 51.0% of the total population who are female and 1 or 2.0% are not Swiss citizens. In the upper primary level, there were 16 or 36.4% who are female.
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 Frauenfeld
Frauenfeld (district)
Frauenfeld District is one of the five districts of the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It has a population of . Its capital, and the capital of Thurgau, is the city of Frauenfeld.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
Stettfurt is first mentioned in 827 as Stetivurt. Until 1817, it was part of the municipality of MatzingenMatzingen
Matzingen is a municipality in the district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Matzingen is first mentioned in 779 as Mazcingas. During the High Middle Ages, the Freiherr of Matzingen had the low court rights...
. In the 9th Century, the Abbey 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...
owned property in Stettfurt. In 1228 Diethelm III. von Toggenburg gave Stettfurt to the Commandry
Commandry (feudalism)
Commandry , or commandery , was the smallest division of the European landed estate or manor under the control of a commendator, or commander, of an order of knights...
of Tobel. The low court
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....
of Sonnenberg included Kalthäusern, Ruggenbühl and Stettfurt between the 13th Century until 1798.
The village converted completely to the Reformed
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...
faith 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...
. It 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 Wängi
Wängi
Wängi is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-Geography:Wängi has an area, , of . Of this area, or 71.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.3% is forested...
until the church was built in 1746 and in 1752 the Stettfurt parish was created.
Until the 19th Century agriculture in village operated on the Three-field system, along with fruit orchards and (until 1908) vineyards. Starting in 1850 livestock and dairy farming expanded into the village. A cheese factory opened in 1883. The distillery was founded in 1888. A cooperative, the Presshefefabrik Stettfurt, was established in 1902 and converted in 1946 into a corporation. The merger of the yeast factories of Hindelbank and Stettfurt in 1993 created Hefe Schweiz AG, which in 2010 had 32 employees and about 17 million francs in sales.
Geography
Stettfurt has an area, , of 6.36 square kilometres (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 4.21 km² (1.6 sq mi) or 66.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.59 km² (0.613902432162131 sq mi) or 25.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.49 km² (0.189190057710342 sq mi) or 7.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km² (4.9 acre) or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.5%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.7%. Out of the forested land, 23.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.6% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 63.7% 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 Frauenfeld district, on the southern foot of Immenberg mountain.
Demographics
Stettfurt has a population of , 5.6% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 25.1%. 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....
(97.2%), with Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
being second most common ( 0.9%) 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 49.6% male and 50.4% female. The population was made up of 527 Swiss men (47.2% of the population), and 27 (2.4%) non-Swiss men. There were 528 Swiss women (47.3%), and 35 (3.1%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 11 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 3 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 8 while the foreign population increased by 1. There were 3 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, and 2 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 12 and the non-Swiss population change was a decrease of 7 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.4%.
The age distribution, , in Stettfurt is; 153 children or 13.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 149 teenagers or 13.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 91 people or 8.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 130 people or 11.8% are between 30 and 39, 226 people or 20.6% are between 40 and 49, and 175 people or 15.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 101 people or 9.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 38 people or 3.5% are between 70 and 79, there are 32 people or 2.9% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 4 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.52 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 65.8% 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 356 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.7 persons per household. there were 216 single family homes (or 87.1% of the total) out of a total of 248 inhabited buildings. There were 22 two family buildings (8.9%), 6 three family buildings (2.4%) and 4 multi-family buildings (or 1.6%). There were 199 (or 20.5%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 633 (or 65.2%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 37 (or 3.8%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 2 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 3 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 5 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 9 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.24%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.5 new units per 1000 residents. there were 368 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 5 room apartment of which there were 113. There were 2 single room apartments and 111 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 43.62% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were 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...
(19.28%), 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....
(12.34%) 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:...
(11.35%). In the federal election, a total of 451 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 57.4%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 406 |
| 1900 | 425 |
| 1950 | 443 |
| 1980 | 552 |
| 1990 | 710 |
| 2000 | 971 |
Heritage sites of national significance
Sonnenberg CastleSonnenberg Castle
Sonnenberg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Stettfurt of the Canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.-References:...
is listed as a 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 village of Stettfurt is listed 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
, Stettfurt had an unemployment rate of 0.77%. , there were 109 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 58 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 13 businesses in this sector. 78 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 27 businesses in this sector.there were 709 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 406 or about 57.3% of the residents worked outside Stettfurt while 83 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 386 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 8.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 58.1% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 301 or 31.0% were Roman Catholic, while 521 or 53.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population,, and there are 25 individuals (or about 2.57% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 2 (or about 0.21% of the population) who are IslamIslam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic. There are 1 individuals (or about 0.10% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 92 (or about 9.47% 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 29 individuals (or about 2.99% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Stettfurt about 85.7% 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...
).
Stettfurt is home to the Stettfurt primary school district. In the 2008/2009 school year there were 131 students. There were 38 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 19 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 20 or 52.6% are female. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and last for 6 years. There were 49 children who were at the lower primary level and 44 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school was 23.25 students. At the lower primary level, there were 25 children or 51.0% of the total population who are female and 1 or 2.0% are not Swiss citizens. In the upper primary level, there were 16 or 36.4% who are female.