Beggingen

Beggingen
Coat of arms
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Location of Beggingen
Coordinates: 47°46′N 8°32′E / 47.767°N 8.533°E / 47.767; 8.533Coordinates: 47°46′N 8°32′E / 47.767°N 8.533°E / 47.767; 8.533
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Schaffhausen
District	n.a.
Area
• Total	12.59 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
Elevation	545 m (1,788 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	481
• Density	38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Postal code	8228
SFOS number	2951
Surrounded by	Blumberg (DE-BW), Hemmental, Merishausen, Schleitheim
Website	www.beggingen.ch Profile (in German), SFSO statistics

Beggingen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.

Beggingen is first mentioned in 1278 as Beggingen. Later it was known as Beckingen and Böckingen.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Vert two Ploughshares in pale touching in point.

Beggingen has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 12.6 km² (4.9 sq mi). Of this area, 50.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is located in the Schleitheim district. It is on the border with Germany and is north-east of Schleitheim in a valley on the west foot of the Randen range.

Beggingen has a population (as of 2008^[update]) of 512, of which 4.7% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008^[update]), 73.3% are from Germany, 3.3% are from Italy, 6.7% are from Serbia, and 16.7% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (97.2%), with English being second most common ( 0.8%) and Italian being third ( 0.4%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2008^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 57.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.2%.