Güttingen
Encyclopedia
Güttingen is a municipality
in the district of Kreuzlingen
in the canton
of Thurgau
in Switzerland
.
settlement at Rotfarb/Moosburg which dates from the 4th millennium BC. During the Early Middle Ages
there was an Alamanni
grave yard in the area. The modern village of Güttingen is first mentioned in 799 as Cutaningin though this comes from a 9th Century copy of the earlier record. In 1155 it was mentioned as Guthingen. The major landlords in Güttingen were the Bishop of Constance and the Abbey of St. Gall
. Between 1159 and 1357 the Freiherr
of Güttingen were mentioned as landlords and owner of Vogt
ei In 1359, it became part of the bailiwick
of the Lords of Breitenlandenberg. The Bishop of Constance reacquired the Diocese
's rights and property in the village in 1452. He held onto these rights until 1798. The bishop appointed a chief bailiff who ruled and held the low court
for the village in the castle.
By 1275 there was a church in Güttingen. The right to appoint the church's priest was probably held by the Freiherr of Güttingen. During the Protestant Reformation
, the majority in the village converted to the new faith. However, from 1554 to 1848, Kreuzlingen Abbey
held the right to appoint the priest. The village church became a shared church
, and has remained shared by Catholics
and Protestants.
Agriculture, shipping and fishing were traditionally the main economic activities in Güttingen. In the 19th Century of cattle and dairy farming replaced some of the traditional agriculture. A dairy cooperative opened in 1861. dairy cooperative. Vineyard
s were replaced with fruit orchards in the early 20th Century. In 1920, the agricultural cooperative was founded.
Neither the Seestrasse (Lake Road, built in 1840) or the Seetalbahn
(Lake Valley Railroad, opened in 1870) produced any economic growth in the village. In 1835, a Türkisch Rotgarn (an Alizarin
red color) dye-works opened in the village. By 1900, an embroidery factory had also moved into Güttingen. In addition to large scale agriculture and a fruit trading company in the late 20th Century, most of jobs in the village are in medium commercial and industrial businesses.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.4%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.3%. Out of the forested land, 27.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 49.6% is used for growing crops, while 12.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Kreuzlingen district, about 1 km (0.621372736649807 mi) from Lake Constance
. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Güttingen.
(94.2%), with Albanian
being second most common ( 2.6%) and Serbo-Croatian
being third ( 0.8%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 50.2% male and 49.8% female. The population was made up of 589 Swiss men (41.4% of the population), and 125 (8.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 613 Swiss women (43.1%), and 96 (6.7%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 12 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 6 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 6 while the foreign population remained the same. There were 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 12 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 8 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 7 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 15 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.6%.
The age distribution, , in Güttingen is; 155 children or 10.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 196 teenagers or 13.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 155 people or 10.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 152 people or 10.6% are between 30 and 39, 268 people or 18.8% are between 40 and 49, and 204 people or 14.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 153 people or 10.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 94 people or 6.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 47 people or 3.3% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 5 people or 0.3% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.54 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 52.6% 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 500 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. there were 232 single family homes (or 84.7% of the total) out of a total of 274 inhabited buildings. There were 20 two family buildings (7.3%), 5 three family buildings (1.8%) and 17 multi-family buildings (or 6.2%). There were 272 (or 20.8%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 757 (or 57.9%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 68 (or 5.2%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 21 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 6 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 6 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 29 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.1%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0.7 new units per 1000 residents. there were 601 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 6 room apartment of which there were 154. There were 40 single room apartments and 154 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Güttingen was 1019.65 Swiss franc
s (CHF) per month (US$820, £460, €650 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one room apartment was 512.50 CHF (US$410, £230, €330), a two room apartment was about 721.25 CHF (US$580, £320, €460), a three room apartment was about 759.74 CHF (US$610, £340, €490) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1635.35 CHF (US$1310, £740, €1050). The average apartment price in Güttingen was 91.4% of the national average of 1116 CHF.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 48.47% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Green Party
(13.07%), the CVP
(11.38%) and the FDP
(10.76%). In the federal election, a total of 467 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 50.9%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
there were 937 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 435 or about 46.4% of the residents worked outside Güttingen while 225 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 727 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 11% used public transportation to get to work, and 43.8% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there are 6 individuals (or about 0.46% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 30 individuals (or about 2.29% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 79 (or about 6.04% of the population) who are Islam
ic. There are 2 individuals (or about 0.15% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 132 (or about 10.09% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 30 individuals (or about 2.29% of the population) did not answer the question.
).
. The wettest month is July during which time Güttingen receives an average of 104 mm (4.1 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 11.5 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 13, but with only 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is March with an average of 56 mm (2.2 in) of precipitation over 11.5 days.
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....
.
History
The earliest traces of human settlement in the area now occupied by the municipality is the Stone AgeStone Age
The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric period, lasting about 2.5 million years , during which humans and their predecessor species in the genus Homo, as well as the earlier partly contemporary genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus, widely used exclusively stone as their hard material in the...
settlement at Rotfarb/Moosburg which dates from the 4th millennium BC. During the Early Middle Ages
Early Middle Ages
The Early Middle Ages was the period of European history lasting from the 5th century to approximately 1000. The Early Middle Ages followed the decline of the Western Roman Empire and preceded the High Middle Ages...
there was an Alamanni
Alamanni
The Alamanni, Allemanni, or Alemanni were originally an alliance of Germanic tribes located around the upper Rhine river . One of the earliest references to them is the cognomen Alamannicus assumed by Roman Emperor Caracalla, who ruled the Roman Empire from 211 to 217 and claimed thereby to be...
grave yard in the area. The modern village of Güttingen is first mentioned in 799 as Cutaningin though this comes from a 9th Century copy of the earlier record. In 1155 it was mentioned as Guthingen. The major landlords in Güttingen were the Bishop of Constance and 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...
. Between 1159 and 1357 the Freiherr
Freiherr
The German titles Freiherr and Freifrau and Freiin are titles of nobility, used preceding a person's given name or, after 1919, before the surname...
of Güttingen were mentioned as landlords and owner of Vogt
Vogt
A Vogt ; plural Vögte; Dutch voogd; Danish foged; ; ultimately from Latin [ad]vocatus) in the Holy Roman Empire was the German title of a reeve or advocate, an overlord exerting guardianship or military protection as well as secular justice...
ei In 1359, it became part of the bailiwick
Bailiwick
A bailiwick is usually the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff, and may also apply to a territory in which the sheriff's functions were exercised by a privately appointed bailiff under a royal or imperial writ. The word is now more generally used in a metaphorical sense, to indicate a sphere of...
of the Lords of Breitenlandenberg. The Bishop of Constance reacquired the Diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
's rights and property in the village in 1452. He held onto these rights until 1798. The bishop appointed a chief bailiff who ruled and held 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....
for the village in the castle.
By 1275 there was a church in Güttingen. The right to appoint the church's priest was probably held by the Freiherr of Güttingen. 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...
, the majority in the village converted to the new faith. However, from 1554 to 1848, Kreuzlingen Abbey
Kreuzlingen Abbey
Kreuzlingen Abbey , in Kreuzlingen in Switzerland, on the border with Germany, was founded in about 1125 by Ulrich I of Dillingen, Bishop of Constance, as a house of Augustinian Canons. In 1848 the government of the Canton of Thurgau dissolved the monastery and took over its property...
held the right to appoint the priest. The village church became a shared church
Simultaneum
A shared church, or Simultankirche, Simultaneum or, more fully, simultaneum mixtum, a term first coined in 16th century Germany, is a church in which public worship is conducted by adherents of two or more religious groups. Such churches became common in Europe in the wake of the Reformation...
, and has remained shared by Catholics
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
and Protestants.
Agriculture, shipping and fishing were traditionally the main economic activities in Güttingen. In the 19th Century of cattle and dairy farming replaced some of the traditional agriculture. A dairy cooperative opened in 1861. dairy cooperative. Vineyard
Vineyard
A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice...
s were replaced with fruit orchards in the early 20th Century. In 1920, the agricultural cooperative was founded.
Neither the Seestrasse (Lake Road, built in 1840) or the Seetalbahn
Seetalbahn
The Seetalbahn is a railway of the Swiss Federal Railways between Lenzburg and Lucerne in Switzerland. The track, when created, was originally named the Swiss Lake Valley Railway Company and was owned by British investors. The passengers included tourists from Lucerne doing sightseeing tours to...
(Lake Valley Railroad, opened in 1870) produced any economic growth in the village. In 1835, a Türkisch Rotgarn (an Alizarin
Alizarin
Alizarin or 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone is an organic compound with formula that has been used throughout history as a prominent dye, originally derived from the roots of plants of the madder genus.Alizarin was used as a red dye for the English parliamentary "new model" army...
red color) dye-works opened in the village. By 1900, an embroidery factory had also moved into Güttingen. In addition to large scale agriculture and a fruit trading company in the late 20th Century, most of jobs in the village are in medium commercial and industrial businesses.
Geography
Güttingen has an area, , of 9.49 square kilometres (3.7 sq mi). Of this area, 5.87 km² (2.3 sq mi) or 61.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.77 km² (1.1 sq mi) or 29.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.85 km² (0.328186834803655 sq mi) or 9.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.1% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.4%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.3%. Out of the forested land, 27.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 49.6% is used for growing crops, while 12.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Kreuzlingen district, about 1 km (0.621372736649807 mi) from Lake Constance
Lake Constance
Lake Constance is a lake on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps, and consists of three bodies of water: the Obersee , the Untersee , and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, called the Seerhein.The lake is situated in Germany, Switzerland and Austria near the Alps...
. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Güttingen.
Demographics
Güttingen has a population of , 15.5% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 4.7%. 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....
(94.2%), with 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 second most common ( 2.6%) and 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 third ( 0.8%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 50.2% male and 49.8% female. The population was made up of 589 Swiss men (41.4% of the population), and 125 (8.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 613 Swiss women (43.1%), and 96 (6.7%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 12 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 6 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 6 while the foreign population remained the same. There were 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 12 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 8 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 7 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 15 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.6%.
The age distribution, , in Güttingen is; 155 children or 10.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 196 teenagers or 13.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 155 people or 10.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 152 people or 10.6% are between 30 and 39, 268 people or 18.8% are between 40 and 49, and 204 people or 14.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 153 people or 10.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 94 people or 6.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 47 people or 3.3% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 5 people or 0.3% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.54 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 52.6% 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 500 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. there were 232 single family homes (or 84.7% of the total) out of a total of 274 inhabited buildings. There were 20 two family buildings (7.3%), 5 three family buildings (1.8%) and 17 multi-family buildings (or 6.2%). There were 272 (or 20.8%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 757 (or 57.9%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 68 (or 5.2%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 21 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 6 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 6 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 29 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.1%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 0.7 new units per 1000 residents. there were 601 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 6 room apartment of which there were 154. There were 40 single room apartments and 154 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Güttingen was 1019.65 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$820, £460, €650 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one room apartment was 512.50 CHF (US$410, £230, €330), a two room apartment was about 721.25 CHF (US$580, £320, €460), a three room apartment was about 759.74 CHF (US$610, £340, €490) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1635.35 CHF (US$1310, £740, €1050). The average apartment price in Güttingen was 91.4% 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 48.47% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were 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:...
(13.07%), 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...
(11.38%) and 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....
(10.76%). In the federal election, a total of 467 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 50.9%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 780 |
| 1900 | 917 |
| 1950 | 970 |
| 1980 | 1,024 |
| 1990 | 1,102 |
| 2000 | 1,308 |
Economy
, Güttingen had an unemployment rate of 1.04%. , there were 135 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 39 businesses involved in this sector. 185 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 31 businesses in this sector. 208 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 44 businesses in this sector.there were 937 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 435 or about 46.4% of the residents worked outside Güttingen while 225 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 727 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 11% used public transportation to get to work, and 43.8% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 425 or 32.5% were Roman Catholic, while 604 or 46.2% 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 are 6 individuals (or about 0.46% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 30 individuals (or about 2.29% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 79 (or about 6.04% 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 0.15% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 132 (or about 10.09% 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 30 individuals (or about 2.29% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Güttingen about 75.7% 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...
).
Weather
Güttingen has an average of 128.2 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives 916 mm (36.1 in) of precipitationPrecipitation (meteorology)
In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity. The main forms of precipitation...
. The wettest month is July during which time Güttingen receives an average of 104 mm (4.1 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 11.5 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 13, but with only 93 mm (3.7 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is March with an average of 56 mm (2.2 in) of precipitation over 11.5 days.