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Stetten, Schaffhausen

Stetten
2014-12-22 13-52-12 Switzerland Kanton Schaffhausen Stetten SH Stetten SH.JPG
Coat of arms of Stetten
Coat of arms
Stetten is located in Switzerland
Stetten
Stetten
Coordinates: 47°44′N 8°39′E / 47.733°N 8.650°E / 47.733; 8.650Coordinates: 47°44′N 8°39′E / 47.733°N 8.650°E / 47.733; 8.650
Country Switzerland
Canton Schaffhausen
District n.a.
Area
 • Total 4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Elevation 579 m (1,900 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 1,328
 • Density 280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Postal code 8234
SFOS number 2919
Surrounded by Büttenhardt, Lohn, Schaffhausen, Thayngen
Website www.stetten.ch
Profile (German), SFSO statistics

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

Stetten has an area, as of 2006, of 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi). Of this area, 45.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules Moon increscent Or.

Stetten has a population (as of 2008) of 1,084, of which 16.7% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008), 47.3% are from Germany, 10.2% are from Italy, 2.7% are from Serbia, 0.5% are from Macedonia, 0.5% are from Turkey, and 38.7% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 42.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (94.0%), with English being second most common ( 1.4%) and Danish being third ( 1.4%).

The age distribution of the population (as of 2008) is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.5%.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.3% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the FDP (32.4%), and the SP (25.3%) .


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