Schmiedrued

Coat of arms

Schmiedrued

Location of Schmiedrued

Coordinates: 47°16′N 8°7′E / 47.267°N 8.117°ECoordinates: 47°16′N 8°7′E / 47.267°N 8.117°E

Country

Area

• Total

8.64 km² (3.34 sq mi)

Elevation

566 m (1,857 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

1,164

• Density

130/km² (350/sq mi)

Postal code

5046

SFOS number

4143

Surrounded by

Gontenschwil, Kirchleerau, Moosleerau, Oberkulm, Rickenbach (LU), Schlierbach (LU), Schlossrued, Triengen (LU)

Website

www.schmiedrued-walde.ch
SFSO statistics

Schmiedrued is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

Schmiedrued has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 8.64 square kilometers (3.34 sq mi). Of this area, 5.55 square kilometers (2.14 sq mi) or 64.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.37 square kilometers (0.92 sq mi) or 27.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.67 square kilometers (0.26 sq mi) or 7.8% is settled (buildings or roads).

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 4.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. 25.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 25.1% is used for growing crops and 33.0% is pastures, while 6.1% is used for orchards or vine crops.

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a Hammer Sable headed Argent and in chief two Oars of the last in Saltire and in chief a Mullet of the same. This may be an example of canting, where the hammer (German: schmied) representing the first part of Schmiedrued and the second part of the name is illustrated by the oars (German: Ruder).

Schmiedrued has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 1,164 As of June 2009^[update], 7.8% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 1.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (94.3%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.8%) and Spanish being third ( 0.7%).

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