Hemishofen

Hemishofen
Coat of arms
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Location of Hemishofen
Coordinates: 47°40′N 8°49′E / 47.667°N 8.817°E / 47.667; 8.817Coordinates: 47°40′N 8°49′E / 47.667°N 8.817°E / 47.667; 8.817
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Schaffhausen
District	n.a.
Area
• Total	7.91 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Elevation	401 m (1,316 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	460
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Postal code	8261
SFOS number	2962
Surrounded by	Öhningen (DE-BW), Ramsen, Rielasingen-Worblingen (DE-BW), Singen (DE-BW), Stein am Rhein, Wagenhausen (TG)
Website	www.hemishofen.ch Profile (German), SFSO statistics

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

The Iron Age grave sites at Sankert indicate that this area has been settled since 800-600 BC. However, Hemishofen is first mentioned after about 1100 as Hammingeshoven.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Or and Gules overall a branch with five leaves Vert issuant from base.

Hemishofen has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 7.9 km² (3.1 sq mi). Of this area, 35.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 54.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.7%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

The municipality is located in the Stein district. Hemishofen is located along the Rhine River. The village sits at the foot of the Wolkensteinerberg, while the municipality stretches north to Herrentisch. The municipalities of Hemishofen, and Stein am Rhein are considered a merger for some time in the future into a new municipality with an as yet (as of 2008^[update]) undetermined name.

Hemishofen has a population (as of 2008^[update]) of 415, of which 11.8% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008^[update]), 56.3% are from Germany, 8.3% are from Italy, 2.1% are from Croatia, and 33.3% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 19.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (97.9%), with French being second most common ( 0.8%) and English being third ( 0.5%). The age distribution of the population (as of 2008^[update]) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 23.6% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 20.2%.