Ramlinsburg
Encyclopedia
Ramlinsburg is a municipality
in the district of Liestal
in the canton
of Basel-Country
in Switzerland
.
In the 15th century, Henman Sevogel, Lord of the Castle Wildenstein (located between Bubendorf
and Ziefen
), was the owner of the Salland region. He passed the ownership of Ramlinsburg to the Basel
Bishops.
For many years, the town consisted of just two independent farms, Ober- (upper) and Niederramlisberg (lower Ramlisberg). Today, these are called Oberhof and Niderhof. In the 16th century, a town began to develop around these two farms.
The two regions remained independent until 1926, when they were merged to create the community of Ramlinsburg.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 10.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.2%. Out of the forested land, 45.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 8.0% is used for growing crops and 27.7% is pastures, while 4.9% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Liestal district, in the north-east portion of the Vorderen Frenke valley.
of the municipal coat of arms
is Or, bordered Gules, two Crescents edorsed Azure.
Most of the population speaks German
(601 or 93.8%), with French
being second most common (9 or 1.4%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.9% male and 50.1% female. The population was made up of 616 Swiss citizens (87.6% of the population), and 87 non-Swiss residents (12.4%) Of the population in the municipality 100 or about 15.6% were born in Ramlinsburg and lived there in 2000. There were 210 or 32.8% who were born in the same canton, while 227 or 35.4% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 92 or 14.4% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 6 live births to Swiss citizens and were 2 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 4 while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss man who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 5 non-Swiss men and 1 non-Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 10 and the non-Swiss population decreased by 15 people. This represents a population growth rate of -0.7%.
The age distribution, , in Ramlinsburg is; 45 children or 6.4% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 123 teenagers or 17.5% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 49 people or 7.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 77 people or 11.0% are between 30 and 39, 145 people or 20.6% are between 40 and 49, and 153 people or 21.8% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 90 people or 12.8% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 21 people or 3.0% who are over 80.
, there were 223 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 379 married individuals, 16 widows or widowers and 23 individuals who are divorced.
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 76.7% 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 245 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. There were 40 households that consist of only one person and 22 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 246 households that answered this question, 16.3% were households made up of just one personFALSE. Of the rest of the households, there are 104 married couples without children, 87 married couples with children There were 11 single parents with a child or children. There were 3 households that were made up unrelated people and 1 household that was made some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 166 single family homes (or 79.8% of the total) out of a total of 208 inhabited buildings. There were 21 multi-family buildings (10.1%), along with 16 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (7.7%) and 5 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (2.4%). Of the single family homes 15 were built before 1919, while 63 were built between 1990 and 2000.
there were 262 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 5 rooms of which there were 88. There were single room apartments and 148 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 240 apartments (91.6% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 7 apartments (2.7%) were seasonally occupied and 15 apartments (5.7%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 1.4 new units per 1000 residents. the average price to rent a two room apartment was about .00 CHF (US$0, £0, €0), a three room apartment was about .00 CHF (US$0, £0, €0) and a four room apartment cost an average of .00 CHF (US$0, £0, €0). The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 26.47% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(24.49%), the Green Party
(18.04%) and the FDP
(17.53%). In the federal election, a total of 253 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 53.9%.
the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 74. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 13, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 18, of which 2 or (11.1%) were in manufacturing and 16 (88.9%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 43. In the tertiary sector; 5 or 11.6% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 4.7% were in the movement and storage of goods, 7 or 16.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 or 2.3% were in the information industry, 22 or 51.2% were technical professionals or scientists, 3 or 7.0% were in education.
, there were 14 workers who commuted into the municipality and 287 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 20.5 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 15.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 63.4% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 6 members of an Orthodox church
(or about 0.94% of the population), there were 2 individuals (or about 0.31% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
, and there were 16 individuals (or about 2.50% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 12 (or about 1.87% of the population) who were Islam
ic. There FALSE1 person who was Hindu
. 127 (or about 19.81% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 9 individuals (or about 1.40% of the population) did not answer the question.
). Of the 154 who completed tertiary schooling, 64.3% were Swiss men, 22.7% were Swiss women, 9.7% were non-Swiss men and 3.2% were non-Swiss women.
, there were 48 students from Ramlinsburg who attended schools outside the municipality.
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 Liestal
Liestal (district)
Liestal District is one of the five districts of the largely German-speaking canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland. The city of Liestal serves as capital of both the district of Liestal and the canton of Basel-Country. It has a population of ....
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 Basel-Country
Basel-Country
Basel-Landschaft , is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. The capital is Liestal...
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
Ramlinsburg is first mentioned in 1367 as Remlisperg. It was located near the Bubendorf courthouse and belonged to the Salland.In the 15th century, Henman Sevogel, Lord of the Castle Wildenstein (located between Bubendorf
Bubendorf
Bubendorf is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.-Geography:Bubendorf has an area, , of . Of this area, or 38.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 46.1% is forested...
and Ziefen
Ziefen
Ziefen is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.-Geography:Ziefen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 42.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 48.8% is forested...
), was the owner of the Salland region. He passed the ownership of Ramlinsburg to the Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
Bishops.
For many years, the town consisted of just two independent farms, Ober- (upper) and Niederramlisberg (lower Ramlisberg). Today, these are called Oberhof and Niderhof. In the 16th century, a town began to develop around these two farms.
The two regions remained independent until 1926, when they were merged to create the community of Ramlinsburg.
Geography
Ramlinsburg has an area, , of 2.24 square kilometre (0.864868835247278 sq mi). Of this area, 0.91 km² (0.351352964319207 sq mi) or 40.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.05 km² (0.405407266522162 sq mi) or 46.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.29 km² (0.111969625991835 sq mi) or 12.9% is settled (buildings or roads).Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 10.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.2%. Out of the forested land, 45.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 8.0% is used for growing crops and 27.7% is pastures, while 4.9% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Liestal district, in the north-east portion of the Vorderen Frenke valley.
Coat of arms
The blazonBlazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image...
of the municipal coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
is Or, bordered Gules, two Crescents edorsed Azure.
Demographics
Ramlinsburg has a population of . , 12.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 36.1%.Most of the population speaks German
German 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....
(601 or 93.8%), with French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
being second most common (9 or 1.4%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.9% male and 50.1% female. The population was made up of 616 Swiss citizens (87.6% of the population), and 87 non-Swiss residents (12.4%) Of the population in the municipality 100 or about 15.6% were born in Ramlinsburg and lived there in 2000. There were 210 or 32.8% who were born in the same canton, while 227 or 35.4% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 92 or 14.4% were born outside of Switzerland.
In there were 6 live births to Swiss citizens and were 2 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 4 while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss man who immigrated back to Switzerland. At the same time, there were 5 non-Swiss men and 1 non-Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 10 and the non-Swiss population decreased by 15 people. This represents a population growth rate of -0.7%.
The age distribution, , in Ramlinsburg is; 45 children or 6.4% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 123 teenagers or 17.5% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 49 people or 7.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 77 people or 11.0% are between 30 and 39, 145 people or 20.6% are between 40 and 49, and 153 people or 21.8% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 90 people or 12.8% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 21 people or 3.0% who are over 80.
, there were 223 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 379 married individuals, 16 widows or widowers and 23 individuals who are divorced.
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 76.7% 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 245 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. There were 40 households that consist of only one person and 22 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 246 households that answered this question, 16.3% were households made up of just one personFALSE. Of the rest of the households, there are 104 married couples without children, 87 married couples with children There were 11 single parents with a child or children. There were 3 households that were made up unrelated people and 1 household that was made some sort of institution or another collective housing.
there were 166 single family homes (or 79.8% of the total) out of a total of 208 inhabited buildings. There were 21 multi-family buildings (10.1%), along with 16 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (7.7%) and 5 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (2.4%). Of the single family homes 15 were built before 1919, while 63 were built between 1990 and 2000.
there were 262 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 5 rooms of which there were 88. There were single room apartments and 148 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 240 apartments (91.6% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 7 apartments (2.7%) were seasonally occupied and 15 apartments (5.7%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 1.4 new units per 1000 residents. the average price to rent a two room apartment was about .00 CHF (US$0, £0, €0), a three room apartment was about .00 CHF (US$0, £0, €0) and a four room apartment cost an average of .00 CHF (US$0, £0, €0). The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0%.
The historical population is given in the following chart:
Politics
In the 2007 federal electionSwiss 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 26.47% 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....
(24.49%), 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:...
(18.04%) and the FDP
FDP.The Liberals
FDP.The Liberals is a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It is the joint-largest party in the Federal Council, third-largest party in the National Council, and second-largest in the Council of States....
(17.53%). In the federal election, a total of 253 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 53.9%.
Economy
, Ramlinsburg had an unemployment rate of 1.59%. , there were 19 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 12 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 7 businesses in this sector. 42 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 17 businesses in this sector. There were 358 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.3% of the workforce.the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 74. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 13, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 18, of which 2 or (11.1%) were in manufacturing and 16 (88.9%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 43. In the tertiary sector; 5 or 11.6% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 2 or 4.7% were in the movement and storage of goods, 7 or 16.3% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 or 2.3% were in the information industry, 22 or 51.2% were technical professionals or scientists, 3 or 7.0% were in education.
, there were 14 workers who commuted into the municipality and 287 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 20.5 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 15.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 63.4% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 109 or 17.0% were Roman Catholic, while 359 or 56.0% 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 were 6 members of an Orthodox church
Orthodox Christianity
The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to:* the Eastern Orthodox Church and its various geographical subdivisions...
(or about 0.94% of the population), there were 2 individuals (or about 0.31% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church
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...
, and there were 16 individuals (or about 2.50% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 12 (or about 1.87% of the population) who were Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic. There FALSE1 person who was Hindu
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
. 127 (or about 19.81% of the population) belonged 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 9 individuals (or about 1.40% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Ramlinsburg about 256 or (39.9%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 154 or (24.0%) have completed 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...
). Of the 154 who completed tertiary schooling, 64.3% were Swiss men, 22.7% were Swiss women, 9.7% were non-Swiss men and 3.2% were non-Swiss women.
, there were 48 students from Ramlinsburg who attended schools outside the municipality.