Löhningen

Löhningen
Coat of arms
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Location of Löhningen
Coordinates: 47°42′N 8°32′E / 47.700°N 8.533°E / 47.700; 8.533Coordinates: 47°42′N 8°32′E / 47.700°N 8.533°E / 47.700; 8.533
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Schaffhausen
District	n.a.
Area
• Total	6.86 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Elevation	479 m (1,572 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,387
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Postal code	8224
SFOS number	2903
Surrounded by	Beringen, Guntmadingen, Neunkirch, Siblingen
Website	www.loehningen.ch Profile (German), SFSO statistics

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

Löhningen is first mentioned in 1112 as Loningen. An earlier reference, from about 778-781, to Loninga might refer to the village of Löhningen im Steinatal in Waldshut district in Germany.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Gules a Trefoil slipped Vert and Sable two bends sinister of the second.

Löhningen has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 6.9 km² (2.7 sq mi). Of this area, 53.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 38.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Oberklettgau district. Löhningen shares a border with Beringen in the East, Guntmadingen in the South-East, Neunkirch in the South-West, Gächlingen in the West and Siblingen in the North-West. Children from Löhningen attend Secondary School in Beringen, Primary School and kindergarten in Löhningen itself. The municipality on the foot of the Randen range is surrounded by vineyards.

Löhningen has a population (as of 2008^[update]) of 1,213, of which 9.5% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008^[update]), 40.4% are from Germany, 6.4% are from Italy, 2.8% are from Croatia, 12.8% are from Serbia, and 37.6% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (95.7%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.3%) and French being third ( 0.6%).