Stetten, Schaffhausen

Aerial view (1960)

Stetten has an area, as of 2006, of 4.7 km² (1.8 sq mi). Of this area, 45.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).[3]

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Moon increscent Or.[4]

Stetten has a population (as of 2008) of 1,084, of which 16.7% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008), 47.3% are from Germany, 10.2% are from Italy, 2.7% are from Serbia, 0.5% are from Macedonia, 0.5% are from Turkey, and 38.7% are from another country.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 42.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (94.0%), with English being second most common ( 1.4%) and Danish being third ( 1.4%).[3]

The age distribution of the population (as of 2008) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.5%.[5]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.3% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the FDP (32.4%), and the SP (25.3%) .[3]

In Stetten about 87.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[3] In Stetten, as of 2007, 3.31% of the population attend kindergarten or another pre-school, 8.04% attend a Primary School, 4.64% attend a lower level Secondary School, and 3.6% attend a higher level Secondary School.[5]

As of 2000, 20.3% of the population belonged to the Roman Catholic Church and 60.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.[5]

The historical population is given in the following table:[5]

Stetten has an unemployment rate of 0.84%. As of 2005, there were 18 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 22 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 5 businesses in this sector. 62 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 20 businesses in this sector.[3]

As of 2008 the mid year average unemployment rate was 1.1%. There were 32 non-agrarian businesses in the municipality and 24.5% of the (non-agrarian) population was involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 75.5% were involved in the third. At the same time, 55.5% of the working population was employed full-time, and 44.5% was employed part-time. There were 110 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 46.4% of the workforce. As of 2000 there were 62 residents who worked in the municipality, while 319 residents worked outside Stetten and 43 people commuted into the municipality for work.[5]

As of 2008, there is 1 restaurant and the hospitality industry in Stetten employs 2 people.[5]

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Schloss Herblingen

Herblingen Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[6]