Hofen, Switzerland
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Hofen was a
History
Hofen is first mentioned in 1258 as Hofen.[2]
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Lion rampant Or langued of the first and armed Argent holding in dexter a Fleur-de-lis of the last.[3]
The coat of arms comes from the mayor of Schaffhausen and resident of Hofen, Tobias Holländer (24 February 1636 - 1711). His family came from
Geography
Hofen has an area, as of 2006[update], of 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi). Of this area, 73.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 8.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 16.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.9%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).[5] The village is located in the Reiat district in the Biber valley. It is on the border with Baden-Württemberg in Germany, and half way between Opfertshofen, Switzerland and Büsslingen, Germany, on the Swiss Hauptstrasse from Thayngen to Büsslingen.
Demographics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 52.2% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the SP (25.4%), and the FDP (22.5%).[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[2]
| year | population |
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| 1850 | 123 |
| 1900 | 126 |
| 1950 | 140 |
| 1980 | 108 |
| 2000 | 127 |
References
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 23 September 2009
- ^ a b Hofen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Flags of the World.com Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 15-December-2009
- ^ History of Hofen accessed 15 December 2009
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 15-December-2009
External links
- Hofen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
