Buchberg SH
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| Coordinates: 47°34′N 8°33′E / 47.567°N 8.550°ECoordinates: 47°34′N 8°33′E / 47.567°N 8.550°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Schaffhausen | |
| District | n.a. | |
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| • Total | 5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 487 m (1,598 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 824 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8454 | |
| SFOS number | 2933 | |
| Surrounded by | Eglisau (ZH), Flaach (ZH), Freienstein-Teufen (ZH), Marthalen (ZH), Rafz (ZH), Rüdlingen | |
| Twin towns | Schnaittenbach (Germany) | |
| Website |
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Buchberg is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.
With Rüdlingen, Buchberg forms an exclave of the Canton of Schaffhausen on the Rhine, bordered by the Canton of Zürich and Baden-Württemberg.
Buchberg is first mentioned around 1111-24 as Bochberg. In 1236 it was mentioned as Buchberge.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Beech Vert trunked proper issuant from Coupeaux of the second. The coat of arms is an example of canting in that the tree is a beech tree (German: Buche) and it stands on a mountain (German: berg).
Buchberg has an area, as of 2006[update], of 5.9 km2 (2.3 sq mi). Of this area, 52.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located in the Schaffhausen district. The exclave municipalities of Rüdlingen and Buchberg are both located on the Hurbig hill above Eglisau and along the Rhine knee.
Buchberg has a population (as of 2008[update]) of 811, of which 8.0% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008[update]), 45.5% are from Germany, 4.5% are from Italy, 1.5% are from Croatia, 16.7% are from Macedonia, and 31.8% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (95.4%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.4%) and French being third ( 0.8%).
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