Hallau

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Field	Value
subject_name	Hallau
municipality_type	municipality
image_photo	Hallau-Dorf.jpg
imagepath_flag	CHE Hallau Flag.svg
imagepath_coa	Hallau-blazon.svg
canton	Schaffhausen
iso-code-region	CH-SH
district	n.a.
coordinates
postal_code	8215
municipality_code	2971
area	15.32
elevation	421
population	2014
website	hallau.ch
mayor
mayor_title
neighboring_municipalities	Eggingen (DE-BW), Neunkirch, Oberhallau, Stühlingen (DE-BW), Trasadingen, Wilchingen
twintowns	Bergün (Switzerland)
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Hallau (known officially until 1934 as Unterhallau) is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.

History

Though Bronze Age weapons have been found in Hallau, the first traces of a settlement date from the Roman era. A Roman warehouse was found in Hüttenhau as well as numerous Roman coins. The area was settled by the Alamanni. An Alamanni graveyard exists near the Church of St. Moritz, as well as the ruins of the Alamanni village of Atlingen.

Hallau is first mentioned in 1095 as Hallaugia superiori et inferiori. In 1273 it was mentioned as Hallowe. Until 1526 it was part of Oberhallau.

About two-thirds of the land in Hallau was originally owned by the Benedictine monastery of All Saints in Schaffhausen. In the tax record from 1100, there are no vineyards mentioned in the villages. It is not until the Kelhofbrief of 1280 that the local vineyards first appear. In 1302 the Bishop of Konstanz acquired the vogtei rights over both villages. In 1343 the village organized the Gebursami ze Hallow and secured the market rights, a mill, salt tax and other rights for themselves. In the 2nd half of the 15th Century the Bishop and the Landgrave of Sulz fought over the High justice rights in the Klettgau valley. During the Late Middle Ages and the Early modern period the villages expanded. They purchased the Lauferberg at some point, in 1457 they bought the Vogtei Wunderklingen an der Wutach and in 1507 the weir and water mill.

Geography

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Hallau has an area, , of 15.3 km2. Of this area, 50.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).

The municipality is located in the Unterklettgau district. It is an old market town that is now a winemaking village. Hallau is located on the south foot of the Hallauerberg. Until 1934 Hallau was known as Unterhallau.

Climate

Hallau has an Oceanic Climate (Cfb) closely bordering on a Warm summer humid continental climate (Dfb) according to the Köppen climate classification, with an average of 118.6 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives 806 mm of precipitation. The precipitation rates are somewhat lower when compared to other places in northern Switzerland due to the Klettgau region's location in the rain shadow of the Black Forest mountains.

|location = Hallau, elevation 419 m, (1991–2020) |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes | Jan high C = 3.1 | Feb high C = 5.3 | Mar high C = 10.5 | Apr high C = 15.1 | May high C = 19.1 | Jun high C = 22.7 | Jul high C = 24.9 | Aug high C = 24.5 | Sep high C = 19.8 | Oct high C = 14.1 | Nov high C = 7.5 | Dec high C = 3.6 | year high C = 14.2 | Jan mean C = 0.2 | Feb mean C = 1.0 | Mar mean C = 5.2 | Apr mean C = 9.1 | May mean C = 13.4 | Jun mean C = 17.0 | Jul mean C = 18.8 | Aug mean C = 18.4 | Sep mean C = 14.0 | Oct mean C = 9.4 | Nov mean C = 4.2 | Dec mean C = 0.9 | year mean C = 9.3 | Jan low C = -2.7 | Feb low C = -2.8 | Mar low C = 0.2 | Apr low C = 3.2 | May low C = 7.4 | Jun low C = 11.0 | Jul low C = 12.6 | Aug low C = 12.6 | Sep low C = 8.7 | Oct low C = 5.2 | Nov low C = 1.1 | Dec low C = -1.8 | year low C = 4.6 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 71.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 55.7 |Mar precipitation mm = 55.1 |Apr precipitation mm = 57.1 |May precipitation mm = 76.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 75.7 |Jul precipitation mm = 79.0 |Aug precipitation mm = 71.0 |Sep precipitation mm = 53.2 |Oct precipitation mm = 65.0 |Nov precipitation mm = 63.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 81.9 |year precipitation mm = 805.5 | Jan snow cm = 8.6 | Feb snow cm = 10.4 | Mar snow cm = 5.8 | Apr snow cm = 0.4 | 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 = 0.3 | Nov snow cm = 3.8 | Dec snow cm = 11.7 | year snow cm = 41.0 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 10.0 | Feb precipitation days = 8.7 | Mar precipitation days = 9.3 | Apr precipitation days = 8.8 | May precipitation days = 10.4 | Jun precipitation days = 10.4 | Jul precipitation days = 11.0 | Aug precipitation days = 10.3 | Sep precipitation days = 8.1 | Oct precipitation days = 10.3 | Nov precipitation days = 9.9 | Dec precipitation days = 11.4 | year precipitation days = 118.6 | unit snow days = 1.0 cm | Jan snow days = 4.0 | Feb snow days = 3.5 | Mar snow days = 1.9 | Apr snow days = 0.3 | 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 = 1.2 | Dec snow days = 3.5 | year snow days = 14.5 | Jan humidity = 86 | Feb humidity = 81 | Mar humidity = 74 | Apr humidity = 70 | May humidity = 71 | Jun humidity = 71 | Jul humidity = 70 | Aug humidity = 72 | Sep humidity = 78 | Oct humidity = 84 | Nov humidity = 88 | Dec humidity = 88 | year humidity = 78 | source 1 = NOAA{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241211102535/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/5.5/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Switzerland/CSV/Hallau_06624.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/Hallau_06624.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{{cite web | url = https://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/product/output/climate-data/climate-diagrams-normal-values-station-processing/HLL/climsheet_HLL_np9120_e.pdf | title = Climate Normals Hallau (Reference period 1991−2020) | publisher = Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss | access-date = 20 January 2022}} |date=August 2021

Demographics

Hallau has a population () of 2,014, of which 15.0% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (), 31.9% are from Germany, 9.3% are from Italy, 7.3% are from Serbia, 33.2% are from Macedonia, and 18.3% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.9%. Most of the population () speaks German (91.9%), with Albanian being second most common ( 3.3%) and Italian being third ( 1.7%).

The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 58.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 19.3%.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 52% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the SP (27.4%), and the FDP (20.6%) .

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Hallau about 81% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). In Hallau, , 1.7% of the population attend kindergarten or another pre-school, 6.74% attend a Primary School, 4.35% attend a lower level Secondary School, and 2.7% attend a higher level Secondary School. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Hallau-Kirche.jpg" caption="Village church in Hallau"] ::

, 14.3% of the population belonged to the Roman Catholic Church and 67.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

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

year	population
1531	120
1771	1,729
1850	2,607
1900	1,870
1910	1,764
1950	1,959
2000	2,008
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Heritage sites of national significance

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Hallauer_Bergkirche.jpg" caption="Bergkirche St. Moritz"] ::

The Bergkirche St. Moritz (mountain or hill church of St. Moritz) is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The church was built in 1491. Due to the number of old Alemanni graves and artifacts, the church was pilgrimage site until the Protestant Reformation. In 1505/08 the church became independent of the parish church of Neunkirch and became the parish of Unterhallau. The Church of St. Moritz became the new parish church.

Additionally, the entire village of Gächlingen is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

Coat of arms

The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Fleur de lis Argent between two Mullets Or in pale.

Economy

Hallau has an unemployment rate of 0.96%. , there were 240 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 69 businesses involved in this sector. 277 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 35 businesses in this sector. 286 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 69 businesses in this sector. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/ETH-BIB-Hallau,_Oberhallau,_Gächlingen_aus_400_m-Inlandflüge-LBS_MH01-003531.tif" caption="Aerial view from 400 m by [[Walter Mittelholzer]] (1923)"] ::

the mid year average unemployment rate was 1.1%. There were 100 non-agrarian businesses in the municipality and 48.1% of the (non-agrarian) population was involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 51.9% were involved in the third. At the same time, 63.1% of the working population was employed full-time, and 36.9% was employed part-time. There were 615 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 48.9% of the workforce. there were 570 residents who worked in the municipality, while 451 residents worked outside Hallau and 240 people commuted into the municipality for work.

, there are 5 restaurants, and 1 hotel with 14 beds. The hospitality industry in Hallau employs 14 people.

Border crossings

Border crossings into Germany are located between Hallau town and Eberfingen; and between the village of Wunderklingen with Eggingen, both in Waldshut district in Baden-Württemberg state.

References

[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang. de accessed 23 September 2009
de accessed 2 December 2009
[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 9 December 2009
{{HDS. 1289. Hallau
[http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar.html Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance] {{webarchive. link. (1 May 2009 21.11.2008 version, {{in lang). de accessed 09-Dec-2009
[http://www.isos.ch/en/nationale/index.asp ISOS site] accessed 8 December 2009
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