Schönengrund Explained

Subject Name:Schönengrund
Municipality Type:municipality
Imagepath Flag:CHE Schönengrund Flag.svg
Imagepath Coa:CHE Schönengrund COA.svg
Canton:Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Iso-Code-Region:CH-AR
District:n.a.
Coordinates:47.3167°N 22°W
Postal Code:9105
Municipality Code:3003
Area:5.19
Elevation:844
Population:488
Populationof:December 2008
Popofyear:2008
Website:www.schoenengrund.ch

Schönengrund is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.

Geography

Schönengrund has an area,, of 5.2km2. Of this area, 65.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.1% is forested. The rest of the land, (4.4%) is settled.

Demographics

Schönengrund has a population of 488, of which about 3.4% are foreign nationals.[1] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.6%. Most of the population speaks German (97.8%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common (0.9%) and Spanish being third (0.4%).[2]

, the gender distribution of the population was 50.8% male and 49.2% female. The age distribution,, in Schönengrund is; 45 people or 9.8% of the population are between 0–6 years old. 73 people or 15.9% are 6-15, and 23 people or 5.0% are 16-19. Of the adult population, 21 people or 4.6% of the population are between 20–24 years old. 130 people or 28.3% are 25-44, and 108 people or 23.5% are 45-64. The senior population distribution is 46 people or 10.0% of the population are between 65–79 years old, and 13 people or 2.8% are over 80.[3]

In the 2007 federal election the FDP received 77.9% of the vote.[2]

In Schönengrund about 70.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[2]

Schönengrund has an unemployment rate of 1.35%., there were 57 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 28 businesses involved in this sector. 20 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 49 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 17 businesses in this sector.[2]

The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

Tourism

Schönengrund attracts tourists both during the winter and summer. During winter downhill skiing, snowboarding and cross-country skiing are offered. During the summer, hiking attracts tourists.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ar.ch/appenzell-ausserrhoden/klein-aber-anschaulich/gemeindestatistik/?redirect_url=%2Fdepartemente%2Fdepartement-sicherheit-und-justiz%2Fmilitaer-und-bevoelkerungsschutz%2Fsonderstab-pandemieplanung%2Fsonderstab-pandem Brief Statistics for the half-canton
  2. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office
  3. http://www.ar.ch/gemeinden/ Appenzell Outer Rhodes website