Aadorf

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Municipality in northern Switzerland

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::summary Municipality in northern Switzerland ::

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FieldValue
subject_nameAadorf
municipality_typemunicipality
image_photoAadorf chefstrato 097.jpg
image_captionAadorf village main street
imagepath_flagCHE Aadorf Flag.svg
imagepath_coaWappen Aadorf.svg
cantonThurgau
iso-code-regionCH-TG
districtMünchwilen
coordinates
postal_code8355
municipality_code4551
area19.93
elevation517
population4351
websitewww.aadorf.ch
mayor
placesAadorf, Aawangen, Bürg, Ettenhausen, Friedtal, Guntershausen bei Aadorf, Häuslenen, Huzenwil, Maischhausen, Moos, Tänikon, Weiern, Wittenwil, Wittershausen
neighboring_municipalitiesBichelsee-Balterswil, Frauenfeld, Hofstetten bei Elgg (ZH), Elgg (ZH), Hagenbuch (ZH), Matzingen, Turbenthal (ZH), Wängi
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| subject_name = Aadorf | municipality_type = municipality | image_photo = Aadorf chefstrato 097.jpg | image_caption = Aadorf village main street |imagepath_flag = CHE Aadorf Flag.svg | imagepath_coa = Wappen Aadorf.svg|pixel_coa= | map = | canton = Thurgau | iso-code-region = CH-TG | district = Münchwilen | coordinates = | postal_code = 8355 | municipality_code = 4551 | area = 19.93 | elevation = 517|elevation_description= | population = 4351|populationof = December 2008 | popofyear = 2008 | website = www.aadorf.ch | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = | list_of_mayors = | places = Aadorf, Aawangen, Bürg, Ettenhausen, Friedtal, Guntershausen bei Aadorf, Häuslenen, Huzenwil, Maischhausen, Moos, Tänikon, Weiern, Wittenwil, Wittershausen | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities = Bichelsee-Balterswil, Frauenfeld, Hofstetten bei Elgg (ZH), Elgg (ZH), Hagenbuch (ZH), Matzingen, Turbenthal (ZH), Wängi | twintowns = |}}

Aadorf is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. In 1996 Ettenhausen, Guntershausen bei Aadorf, and Wittenwil merged into Aadorf.

History

Aadorf is first mentioned in 886 as Ahadorf. Ettenhausen is first mentioned in 1278 as Oetenhuse. Guntershausen bei Aadorf is first mentioned in 1282 as Gundolthuser tal. On 6 April 1358 the brothers Herman and Beringer von Landenberg and Hermann von Landenberg donated the church of Aadorf to the Rüti Monastery.

The territory of the municipality was enlarged in 1996, when it absorbed the neighboring municipalities of Aawangen, Ettenhausen, Guntershausen bei Aadorf, and Wittenwil. As of 2008, it was the canton's seventh largest municipality.

Graves from the Hallstatt period were discovered near Elgg and west of Bruggwingert. The Bachwiesen archeological site has yielded scattered finds from the Bronze and Roman eras. The Church (current building from 1863 to 1865) was founded in 840 by the Emperor, and in 886 it was mentioned as the principal church of the Counts of Linzgau. The nearby older cemetery at Sonnhalde dates from the 7th and 8th centuries. In 890, Count Udalrich IV established a clerical community that was affiliated with the church, for the care of his burial place. But by 894/895 this community had already transferred to the Abbey of St. Gall. The right to appoint the priest, was acquired by the Lords of Bernegg before 1304. In 1318, these rights transferred to Hermann of Hohenlandenberg-Greifensee, in 1349-50 they went to Rüti monastery and after the monastery's secularization in 1525 the rights went to Zurich.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/ETH-BIB-Aadorf_v._O._aus_500_m-Inlandflüge-LBS_MH01-005727.tif" caption="Aerial view from 500 m by [[Walter Mittelholzer]] (1929)"] ::

After 1427, the dividing line between the territorial boundary of the counties of Kyburg and Thurgau (now the border between Canton Zurich, Thurgau) ran through the parish of Aadorf. During the Late Middle Ages the dominant landlord in Aadorf was the Abbey of St. Gallen. In 1413 the Abbey had to sell all their rights, except for the low justice rights in Tänikon Monastery, to other landholders. In 1528-29, the Protestant Reformation was introduced in Aadorf. As part of the Counter-Reformation Tänikon Monastery expanded.

Geography

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Aadorf has an area, , of 19.94 km2. Of this area, 10.36 km2 or 52.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.60 km2 or 28.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.82 km2 or 19.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.07 km2 or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.08 km2 or 0.4% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 12.6% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 1.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.7%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 0.7%. Out of the forested land, 27.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 50.5% is used for growing crops, while 2.0% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

The municipality is located in the Frauenfeld district, between Winterthur and Wil (SG) along the Lützelmurg. It consists of the villages of Aadorf, Aawangen, Ettenhausen, Guntershausen bei Aadorf and Wittenwil.

Demographics

Aadorf has a population () of . , 14.2% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 6%. Most of the population () speaks German (91.2%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.5%) and Albanian being third ( 2.0%).

, the gender distribution of the population was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. The population was made up of 3,294 Swiss men (42.1% of the population), and 596 (7.6%) non-Swiss men. There were 3,427 Swiss women (43.8%), and 515 (6.6%) non-Swiss women.

In there were 60 live births to Swiss citizens and 9 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 56 deaths of Swiss citizens and 5 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 4 while the foreign population increased by 4. There were 3 Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 5 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 43 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 35 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 177 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 56 people. This represents a population growth rate of 3.1%.

The age distribution, , in Aadorf is; 779 children or 9.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 1,041 teenagers or 13.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 1,010 people or 12.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 983 people or 12.3% are between 30 and 39, 1,351 people or 16.9% are between 40 and 49, and 1,224 people or 15.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 833 people or 10.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 484 people or 6.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 237 people or 3.0% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 38 people or 0.5% who are 90 and older.

, there were 2,933 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. There were 1,642 (or 22.5%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 4,032 (or 55.2%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 439 (or 6.0%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 33 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 33 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 47 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 174 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.

The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.21%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 5.3 new units per 1000 residents. the average price to rent an average apartment in Aadorf was 1048.91 Swiss francs (CHF) per month (US$840, £470, €670 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one-room apartment was 514.48 CHF (US$410, £230, €330), a two-room apartment was about 751.73 CHF (US$600, £340, €480), a three-room apartment was about 923.69 CHF (US$740, £420, €590) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1567.37 CHF (US$1250, £710, €1000). The average apartment price in Aadorf was 94.0% of the national average of 1116 CHF.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.73% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (18.74%), the SP (10.78%) and the FDP (10.01%). In the federal election, a total of 2,449 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 46.4%.

The historical population is given in the following table: ::data[format=table]

yearpopulation
18502,205
19103,224
19604,106
19906,880
20007,301
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Heritage sites of national significance

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The Agrotechnorama Tänikon and the former monastery church of St Bernhard are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The former Cistercian monastery of Tänikon, which included the Church of St Bernhard, was first mentioned in 1247. During the 15th and 16th centuries, portions of the monastery were demolished and later a road was built through the cloister. The monastery buildings eventually became a federal agricultural research facility, the Agrotechnorama Tänikon. The former monastery church includes a marble pulpit and altar by Johann Josef Mosbrugger from 1830 to 1831.

Economy

, Aadorf had an unemployment rate of 1.64%. , there were 181 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 56 businesses involved in this sector. 1,172 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 93 businesses in this sector. 1,351 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 233 businesses in this sector.

there were 5,189 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 2,419 or about 46.6% of the residents worked outside Aadorf while 1,406 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 4,176 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 15.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 48.1% used a private car.

Religion

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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Aadorf_katolika_preghejo_102.jpg" caption="Catholic Church in Aadorf"] ::

From the , 3,014 or 41.3% were Roman Catholic, while 2,892 or 39.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 2 Old Catholics (or about 0.03% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland there are 66 individuals (or about 0.90% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 242 individuals (or about 3.31% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who was Jewish, and 382 (or about 5.23% of the population) who are Islamic. There are 17 individuals (or about 0.23% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 502 (or about 6.88% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 183 individuals (or about 2.51% of the population) did not answer the question.

Education

In Aadorf about 75% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Crime

In 2014 the crime rate, of the over 200 crimes listed in the Swiss Criminal Code (running from murder, robbery and assault to accepting bribes and election fraud), in Aadorf was 33 per thousand residents. This rate is only 74.3% of the cantonal rate and 51.1% of the average rate in the entire country. During the same period, the rate of drug crimes was 2.4 per thousand residents. This rate is lower than average, at only 33.8% of the rate in the district, 50.0% of the cantonal rate and is only 24.2% of the national rate. The rate of violations of immigration, visa and work permit laws was 0.4 per thousand residents. This rate is lower than average at only 13.8% of the rate in the canton and 8.2% of the rate for the entire country.

Climate

Aadorf has either an oceanic or a humid continental climate under the Köppen climate classification. Aadorf has an average of 134.5 days of precipitation per year and on average receives 1184 mm of precipitation. The wettest month is June during which time Aadorf receives an average of 124 mm of rain or snow. During this month there are 12.1 days with precipitation. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 12.7, but with only 124 mm of precipitation. The driest month of the year is February with an average of 73 mm of precipitation over 10.0 days. |location = Aadorf, elevation 539 m, (1991–2020) |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan high C = 3.3 |Feb high C = 4.9 |Mar high C = 9.9 |Apr high C = 14.4 |May high C = 18.7 |Jun high C = 22.2 |Jul high C = 24.2 |Aug high C = 23.8 |Sep high C = 19.0 |Oct high C = 13.6 |Nov high C = 7.4 |Dec high C = 3.9 |year high C = 13.8 |Jan mean C = 0.4 |Feb mean C = 1.0 |Mar mean C = 4.8 |Apr mean C = 8.6 |May mean C = 13.0 |Jun mean C = 16.7 |Jul mean C = 18.4 |Aug mean C = 18.0 |Sep mean C = 13.6 |Oct mean C = 9.4 |Nov mean C = 4.3 |Dec mean C = 1.2 |year mean C = 9.1 |Jan low C = -2.8 |Feb low C = -3.1 |Mar low C = -0.1 |Apr low C = 2.7 |May low C = 7.2 |Jun low C = 11.0 |Jul low C = 12.7 |Aug low C = 12.6 |Sep low C = 8.8 |Oct low C = 5.3 |Nov low C = 0.9 |Dec low C = -1.9 |year low C = 4.4 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 74.8 |Feb precipitation mm = 71.0 |Mar precipitation mm = 79.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 85.0 |May precipitation mm = 124.7 |Jun precipitation mm = 124.0 |Jul precipitation mm = 124.1 |Aug precipitation mm = 126.0 |Sep precipitation mm = 90.5 |Oct precipitation mm = 88.9 |Nov precipitation mm = 83.2 |Dec precipitation mm = 96.8 |year precipitation mm = 1168.8 |Jan snow cm = 18.6 |Feb snow cm = 22.8 |Mar snow cm = 11.5 |Apr snow cm = 2.5 |May snow cm = 0.0 |Jun snow cm = 0.0 |Jul snow cm = 0.0 |Aug snow cm = 0.0 |Sep snow cm = 0.0 |Oct snow cm = 0.2 |Nov snow cm = 8.2 |Dec snow cm = 17.6 |year snow cm = 81.4 |unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 10.2 |Feb precipitation days = 9.9 |Mar precipitation days = 10.6 |Apr precipitation days = 10.6 |May precipitation days = 12.5 |Jun precipitation days = 11.7 |Jul precipitation days = 11.9 |Aug precipitation days = 11.6 |Sep precipitation days = 10.0 |Oct precipitation days = 10.2 |Nov precipitation days = 10.0 |Dec precipitation days = 12.0 |year precipitation days = 131.2 |unit snow days = 1.0 cm |Jan snow days = 5.3 |Feb snow days = 5.2 |Mar snow days = 3.1 |Apr snow days = 0.9 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.1 |Nov snow days = 1.7 |Dec snow days = 4.5 |year snow days = 20.8 |Jan humidity = 83 |Feb humidity = 80 |Mar humidity = 75 |Apr humidity = 72 |May humidity = 73 |Jun humidity = 73 |Jul humidity = 73 |Aug humidity = 76 |Sep humidity = 81 |Oct humidity = 85 |Nov humidity = 86 |Dec humidity = 85 |year humidity = 78 |Jan sun = 52.8 |Feb sun = 76.8 |Mar sun = 130.5 |Apr sun = 163.8 |May sun = 180.6 |Jun sun = 205.5 |Jul sun = 225.3 |Aug sun = 205.0 |Sep sun = 148.4 |Oct sun = 94.2 |Nov sun = 51.2 |Dec sun = 38.9 |year sun = 1573.0 |Jan percentsun = 24 |Feb percentsun = 31 |Mar percentsun = 39 |Apr percentsun = 45 |May percentsun = 42 |Jun percentsun = 47 |Jul percentsun = 52 |Aug percentsun = 53 |Sep percentsun = 44 |Oct percentsun = 32 |Nov percentsun = 23 |Dec percentsun = 18 |year percentsun = 40 | source 1 = NOAA{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241211025658/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/5.5/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Switzerland/CSV/AadorfTaenikon_06679.csv | archive-date = 11 December 2024 | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/5.5/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Switzerland/CSV/AadorfTaenikon_06679.csv | title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020 | work = World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = 11 December 2024}} |source 2 = MeteoSwiss (snow 1981–2010){{cite web | url = https://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/product/output/climate-data/climate-diagrams-normal-values-station-processing/TAE/climsheet_TAE_np9120_e.pdf | title = Climate Normals Aadorf / Tänikon (Reference period 1991−2020) | publisher = Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss | format = PDF | access-date = 20 January 2022}}{{cite web | url = https://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/product/output/climate-data/climate-diagrams-normal-values-station-processing/TAE/climsheet_TAE_np8110_e.pdf | title = Climate Normals Aadorf/Tänikon 1981-2010 | work = Climate diagrams and normals from Swiss measuring stations | publisher = Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss) | accessdate = 2 November 2020}} |date=August 2010

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