Buch is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Buch  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°43′N 8°47′E / 47.717°N 8.783°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Schaffhausen |
| District | n.a. |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.80 km2 (1.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 416 m (1,365 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 316 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8263 |
| SFOS number | 2961 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SH |
| Surrounded by | Gailingen am Hochrhein (DE-BW), Gottmadingen (DE-BW), Ramsen |
| Website | buch-sh Profile (in German), SFSO statistics |
History
editBuch is first mentioned in 1080 when Gerolt von Buch appears as a witness in a document.[3]
Coat of arms
editThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules an Orb Argent banded Or and crossed of the second.[4]
Geography
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Buch has an area, as of 2006[update], of 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 74.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[5]
The municipality is located in the Stein district. It is a farm village on the Biber river which empties into the Rhine.
Demographics
editBuch has a population (as of 2008[update]) of 296, of which 20.3% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008[update]), 83.3% are from Germany, and 16.7% are from another country.[6] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (74.8%), with Turkish being second most common ( 5.3%) and Arabic being third ( 2.3%).[5]
The age distribution of the population (as of 2008[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 62.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.2%.[6]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 65.4% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the SP (27.6%), and the FDP (7%) .[5]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Buch about 64% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[5] In Buch, as of 2007[update], 0.66% of the population is attending kindergarten or another pre-school, 4.32% are attending a Primary School, 4.65% attend a lower level Secondary School, and 4.98% attend a higher level Secondary School.[6]
As of 2000[update], 15% of the population belonged to the Roman Catholic Church and 51.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.[6]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1836 | 288 |
| 1850 | 399 |
| 1900 | 389 |
| 1910 | 348 |
| 1950 | 329 |
| 1980 | 259 |
| 2000 | 341 |
Economy and Infrastructure
editBuch has an unemployment rate of 0.71%. As of 2005[update], there were 28 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 6 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 4 businesses in this sector. 60 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.[5]
As of 2008[update] the mid year average unemployment rate was 0.9%. There were 9 non-agrarian businesses in the municipality and 21.1% of the (non-agrarian) population was involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 78.9% were involved in the third. At the same time, 78.9% of the working population was employed full-time, and 21.1% was employed part-time. There were 19 residents of the municipality were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 26.3% of the workforce. As of 2000[update] there were 43 residents who worked in the municipality, while 85 residents worked outside Buch and 9 people commuted into the municipality for work.[6]
As of 2008[update], there is 1 restaurant in Buch and the hospitality industry employs 2 people.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ a b Buch in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Flags of the World.com Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 December 2009
- ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 5 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 December 2009
- ^ a b c d e f Statistical Office of the Canton of Schaffhausen (in German). Retrieved 2 December 2009
External links
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- Buch in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.