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| Population | 356 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 89 /km2 (231 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 4.02 km2 (1.55 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 658 m (2,159 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 8236 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 2914 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Lohn, Merishausen, Opfertshofen, Schaffhausen, Stetten, Tengen (DE-BW) | |||||||||
| Website | www.buettenhardt.ch Profile (German), SFSO statistics |
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Büttenhardt
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Map of Büttenhardt
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Büttenhardt is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.
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Büttenhardt is first mentioned in 1238 as Butinhart.[3]
Büttenhardt has an area, as of 2006[update], of 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 48.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.3% is forested. The rest of the land, (6%) is settled.[4]
The municipality is located in the Reiat district. It is a farming village located north of Schaffhausen on the rocky Reiatrücken.
Büttenhardt has a population (as of 2008[update]) of 349, of which 8.6% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008[update]), 58.1% are from Germany, 3.2% are from Italy, and 38.7% are from another country.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of 0%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (95.9%), with English being second most common ( 1.8%) and Italian being third ( 0.9%).[4]
The age distribution of the population (as of 2008[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 12.3%.[5]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 46.9% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the SP (30.3%), and the FDP (22.8%) .[4]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Büttenhardt about 87.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[4] In Büttenhardt, as of 2007[update], 0.29% of the population attend kindergarten or another pre-school, 6.94% attend a Primary School, 4.91% attend a lower level Secondary School, and 4.05% attend a higher level Secondary School.[5]
As of 2000[update], 15.8% of the population belonged to the Roman Catholic Church and 67.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1836 | 148 |
| 1850 | 195 |
| 1880 | 220 |
| 1900 | 166 |
| 1910 | 142 |
| 1950 | 192 |
| 1970 | 161 |
| 1990 | 269 |
| 2000 | 342 |
Büttenhardt has an unemployment rate of 0.66%. As of 2005[update], there were 28 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. 15 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 4 businesses in this sector. 17 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 6 businesses in this sector.[4]
As of 2008[update] the mid year average unemployment rate was 0.5%. There were 11 non-agrarian businesses in the municipality and 36.2% of the (non-agrarian) population was involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 63.8% were involved in the third. At the same time, 72.3% of the working population was employed full-time, and 27.7% was employed part-time. There were 47 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 42.6% of the workforce. As of 2000[update] there were 35 residents who worked in the municipality, while 142 residents worked outside Büttenhardt and 19 people commuted into the municipality for work.[5]
As of 2008[update], there is 1 restaurant, and 1 hotel with 43 beds. The hospitality industry in Büttenhardt employs 1 person.[5]
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