Ramsen

Ramsen
Coat of arms
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Location of Ramsen
Coordinates: 47°42′N 8°48′E / 47.700°N 8.800°E / 47.700; 8.800Coordinates: 47°42′N 8°48′E / 47.700°N 8.800°E / 47.700; 8.800
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Schaffhausen
District	n.a.
Area
• Total	13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Elevation	413 m (1,355 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,371
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Postal code	8262
SFOS number	2963
Surrounded by	Buch, Diessenhofen (TG), Gailingen am Hochrhein (DE-BW), Gottmadingen (DE-BW), Hemishofen, Rielasingen-Worblingen (DE-BW), Wagenhausen (TG)
Website	www.ramsen.ch Profile (German), SFSO statistics

Ramsen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland.

Ramsen is first mentioned in 846 as Rammesheim.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure three Ears of Wheat leaved Or issuant from a Mount of the same.

Ramsen has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 13.5 km² (5.2 sq mi). Of this area, 62.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.6%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Stein district which is in the eastern exclave of the canton of Schaffhausen. It consists of the farming village of Ramsen and several hamlets including Bibermühle.

Ramsen has a population (as of 2008^[update]) of 1,299, of which 17.4% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008^[update]), 59.4% are from Germany, 1.3% are from Italy, 0.4% are from Croatia, 8.5% are from Serbia, 12% are from Macedonia, 0.4% are from Turkey, and 17.9% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (95.6%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.9%) and French being third ( 0.4%).