Dörflingen | ||
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Coordinates: 47°42′N 8°43′E / 47.700°N 8.717°ECoordinates: 47°42′N 8°43′E / 47.700°N 8.717°E | ||
Country | Switzerland | |
Canton | Schaffhausen | |
District | n.a. | |
Area | ||
• Total | 5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 451 m (1,480 ft) | |
Population (Dec 2015) | ||
• Total | 972 | |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) | |
Postal code | 8239 | |
SFOS number | 2915 | |
Surrounded by | Büsingen am Hochrhein (DE-BW), Diessenhofen (TG), Gailingen am Hochrhein (DE-BW), Gottmadingen (DE-BW), Schaffhausen, Thayngen | |
Website |
www Profile (German), SFSO statistics |
Dörflingen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.
Dörflingen is first mentioned in 1264 as Dorfelingen.
Dörflingen has an area, as of 2006[update], of 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi). Of this area, 64.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.4%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
The municipality is located in the Reiat district on the border with Germany. It is about 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Schaffhausen.
Dörflingen has an unemployment rate of 1.02%. As of 2005[update], there were 60 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 26 businesses involved in this sector. 68 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 9 businesses in this sector. 56 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 14 businesses in this sector.
As of 2008[update] the mid year average unemployment rate was 1.3%. There were 22 non-agrarian businesses in the municipality and 64.2% of the (non-agrarian) population was involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 35.8% were involved in the third. At the same time, 72.4% of the working population was employed full-time, and 27.6% was employed part-time. There were 123 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 26% of the workforce. As of 2000[update] there were 81 residents who worked in the municipality, while 319 residents worked outside Dörflingen and 41 people commuted into the municipality for work.