Sirnach
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Sirnach is a municipality
in the district of Münchwilen
in the canton
of Thurgau
in Switzerland
.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 9.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.5%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 7.5%. Out of the forested land, 22.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 50.1% is used for growing crops, while 3.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 0.6% is in lakes and 0.2% is in rivers and streams.
In 1997 Horben, Sirnach and Wiezikon merged with Sirnach.
(85.5%), with Italian
being second most common ( 4.7%) and Albanian
being third ( 3.0%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 50.1% male and 49.9% female. The population was made up of 2,643 Swiss men (38.7% of the population), and 778 (11.4%) non-Swiss men. There were 2,747 Swiss women (40.2%), and 659 (9.7%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 48 live births to Swiss citizens and 17 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 46 deaths of Swiss citizens and 5 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 2 while the foreign population increased by 12. There was 1 Swiss man, 3 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 41 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 24 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 59 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 37 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.4%.
The age distribution, , in Sirnach is; 696 children or 10.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 956 teenagers or 13.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 935 people or 13.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 876 people or 12.6% are between 30 and 39, 1,174 people or 16.9% are between 40 and 49, and 974 people or 14.1% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 664 people or 9.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 400 people or 5.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 205 people or 3.0% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 49 people or 0.7% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.58 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 42.6% 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 2,475 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. there were 816 single family homes (or 74.2% of the total) out of a total of 1,099 inhabited buildings. There were 109 two family buildings (9.9%), 36 three family buildings (3.3%) and 138 multi-family buildings (or 12.6%). There were 1,327 (or 20.9%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 3,619 (or 56.9%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 308 (or 4.8%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 32 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 24 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 46 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 243 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.8%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 10.7 new units per 1000 residents. there were 2,785 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 4 room apartment of which there were 799. There were 109 single room apartments and 432 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Sirnach was 989.33 Swiss franc
s (CHF) per month (US$790, £450, €630 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one room apartment was 477.90 CHF (US$380, £220, €310), a two room apartment was about 713.65 CHF (US$570, £320, €460), a three room apartment was about 872.81 CHF (US$700, £390, €560) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1588.87 CHF (US$1270, £710, €1020). The average apartment price in Sirnach was 88.6% of the national average of 1116 CHF.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 43.26% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP
(20.61%), the SP
(9.92%) and the FDP
(9.28%). In the federal election, a total of 1,860 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 44.3%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
there were 4,360 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 2,232 or about 51.2% of the residents worked outside Sirnach while 1,406 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 3,534 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 12.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.5% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there were 3 Old Catholics (or about 0.05% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
there are 159 individuals (or about 2.50% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 240 individuals (or about 3.77% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 3 individuals (or about 0.05% of the population) who were Jewish
, and 519 (or about 8.16% of the population) who are Islam
ic. There are 33 individuals (or about 0.52% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 288 (or about 4.53% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 226 individuals (or about 3.55% of the population) did not answer the question.
).
Sirnach is home to the Sirnach primary and secondary school district
. In the 2008/2009 school year there were 713 students at either the primary or secondary levels. There were 144 children in the kindergarten
, and the average class size was 18 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 70 or 48.6% were female, 39 or 27.1% were not Swiss citizens and 33 or 22.9% did not speak German natively. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and last for 6 years. There were 205 children in who were at the lower primary level and 266 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school was 19.55 students. At the lower primary level, there were 91 children or 44.4% of the total population who were female, 58 or 28.3% were not Swiss citizens and 63 or 30.7% did not speak German natively. In the upper primary level, there were 131 or 49.2% who were female, 51 or 19.2% were not Swiss citizens and 61 or 22.9% did not speak German natively.
At the secondary level, students are divided according to performance. The secondary level begins at about age 12 and usually lasts 3 years. There were 117 teenagers who were in the advanced school, of which 67 or 57.3% were female, 15 or 12.8% were not Swiss citizens and 14 or 12.0% did not speak German natively. There were 99 teenagers who were in the standard school, of which 40 or 40.4% were female, 38 or 38.4% were not Swiss citizens and 36 or 36.4% did not speak German natively. Finally, there were 26 teenagers who were in special or remedial classes, of which 8 or 30.8% were female, 9 or 34.6% were not Swiss citizens and 12 or 46.2% did not speak German natively. The average class size for all classes at the secondary level was 18 students.
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 Münchwilen
Münchwilen (district)
Münchwilen District is one of the five districts of the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It has a population of . Its capital is the town of Münchwilen.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....
.
Geography
Sirnach has an area, , of 12.41 square kilometres (4.8 sq mi). Of this area, 6.69 km² (2.6 sq mi) or 53.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.09 km² (1.2 sq mi) or 24.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.37 km² (0.915062115864308 sq mi) or 19.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.09 km² (22.2 acre) or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes and 0.2 km² (0.077220431718507 sq mi) or 1.6% is unproductive land.Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 9.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.8% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.5%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 7.5%. Out of the forested land, 22.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 50.1% is used for growing crops, while 3.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 0.6% is in lakes and 0.2% is in rivers and streams.
In 1997 Horben, Sirnach and Wiezikon merged with Sirnach.
Demographics
Sirnach has a population of , 21.0% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 8.3%. 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....
(85.5%), with 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 second most common ( 4.7%) and 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 third ( 3.0%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 50.1% male and 49.9% female. The population was made up of 2,643 Swiss men (38.7% of the population), and 778 (11.4%) non-Swiss men. There were 2,747 Swiss women (40.2%), and 659 (9.7%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 48 live births to Swiss citizens and 17 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 46 deaths of Swiss citizens and 5 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 2 while the foreign population increased by 12. There was 1 Swiss man, 3 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 41 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 24 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 59 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 37 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.4%.
The age distribution, , in Sirnach is; 696 children or 10.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 956 teenagers or 13.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 935 people or 13.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 876 people or 12.6% are between 30 and 39, 1,174 people or 16.9% are between 40 and 49, and 974 people or 14.1% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 664 people or 9.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 400 people or 5.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 205 people or 3.0% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 49 people or 0.7% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.58 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 42.6% 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 2,475 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. there were 816 single family homes (or 74.2% of the total) out of a total of 1,099 inhabited buildings. There were 109 two family buildings (9.9%), 36 three family buildings (3.3%) and 138 multi-family buildings (or 12.6%). There were 1,327 (or 20.9%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 3,619 (or 56.9%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 308 (or 4.8%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 32 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 24 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 46 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 243 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.8%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 10.7 new units per 1000 residents. there were 2,785 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 4 room apartment of which there were 799. There were 109 single room apartments and 432 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Sirnach was 989.33 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$790, £450, €630 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one room apartment was 477.90 CHF (US$380, £220, €310), a two room apartment was about 713.65 CHF (US$570, £320, €460), a three room apartment was about 872.81 CHF (US$700, £390, €560) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1588.87 CHF (US$1270, £710, €1020). The average apartment price in Sirnach was 88.6% 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 43.26% 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...
(20.61%), the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(9.92%) 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....
(9.28%). In the federal election, a total of 1,860 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 44.3%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 4,133 |
| 1960 | 4,463 |
| 1980 | 5,502 |
| 1990 | 6,247 |
| 2000 | 6,359 |
Economy
, Sirnach had an unemployment rate of 1.81%. , there were 110 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 42 businesses involved in this sector. 868 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 97 businesses in this sector. 1,521 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 211 businesses in this sector.there were 4,360 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 2,232 or about 51.2% of the residents worked outside Sirnach while 1,406 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 3,534 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 12.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.5% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 3,094 or 48.7% were Roman Catholic, while 1,794 or 28.2% 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 were 3 Old Catholics (or about 0.05% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
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...
there are 159 individuals (or about 2.50% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 240 individuals (or about 3.77% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 3 individuals (or about 0.05% of the population) who were Jewish
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
, and 519 (or about 8.16% of the population) who are Islam
Islam
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ic. There are 33 individuals (or about 0.52% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 288 (or about 4.53% 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 226 individuals (or about 3.55% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education
In Sirnach about 66.1% 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...
).
Sirnach is home to the Sirnach primary and secondary school district
Education in Switzerland
The education system in Switzerland is very diverse, because the constitution of Switzerland delegates the authority for the school system mainly to the cantons...
. In the 2008/2009 school year there were 713 students at either the primary or secondary levels. There were 144 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 18 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 70 or 48.6% were female, 39 or 27.1% were not Swiss citizens and 33 or 22.9% did not speak German natively. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and last for 6 years. There were 205 children in who were at the lower primary level and 266 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school was 19.55 students. At the lower primary level, there were 91 children or 44.4% of the total population who were female, 58 or 28.3% were not Swiss citizens and 63 or 30.7% did not speak German natively. In the upper primary level, there were 131 or 49.2% who were female, 51 or 19.2% were not Swiss citizens and 61 or 22.9% did not speak German natively.
At the secondary level, students are divided according to performance. The secondary level begins at about age 12 and usually lasts 3 years. There were 117 teenagers who were in the advanced school, of which 67 or 57.3% were female, 15 or 12.8% were not Swiss citizens and 14 or 12.0% did not speak German natively. There were 99 teenagers who were in the standard school, of which 40 or 40.4% were female, 38 or 38.4% were not Swiss citizens and 36 or 36.4% did not speak German natively. Finally, there were 26 teenagers who were in special or remedial classes, of which 8 or 30.8% were female, 9 or 34.6% were not Swiss citizens and 12 or 46.2% did not speak German natively. The average class size for all classes at the secondary level was 18 students.