Waldstatt
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| subject_name | Waldstatt |
| image_photo | 2011-08-21-Waldstatt (Foto Dietrich Michael Weidmann) 323.JPG |
| municipality_type | municipality |
| imagepath_flag | CHE Waldstatt Flag.svg |
| imagepath_coa | CHE Waldstatt COA.svg |
| canton | Appenzell Ausserrhoden |
| iso-code-region | CH-AR |
| district | n.a. |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 9104 |
| municipality_code | 3007 |
| area | 6.74 |
| elevation | 816 |
| population | 1755 |
| website | www.waldstatt.ch |
| mayor | |
| mayor_title | |
| neighboring_municipalities | Herisau, Hundwil, Schwellbrunn, Urnäsch |
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| subject_name = Waldstatt | image_photo = 2011-08-21-Waldstatt (Foto Dietrich Michael Weidmann) 323.JPG | municipality_type = municipality | imagepath_flag = CHE Waldstatt Flag.svg | imagepath_coa = CHE Waldstatt COA.svg | pixel_coa = | canton = Appenzell Ausserrhoden | iso-code-region = CH-AR | district = n.a. |coordinates = | postal_code = 9104 | municipality_code = 3007 | area = 6.74 | elevation = 816|elevation_description= | population = 1755 |populationof = December 2008 | popofyear = 2008 | website = www.waldstatt.ch | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= Herisau, Hundwil, Schwellbrunn, Urnäsch | twintowns = |}} Waldstatt is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.
History
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Waldstatt is first mentioned in 1374 as Ober Walstatt. In 1415 it was mentioned as Wallstatt.
Geography
Waldstatt has an area, , of 6.7 km2. Of this area, 62.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located in the former District of Hinterland. It consists of the village of Waldstatt and a number of hamlets and farm houses. It is located about two miles south of Herisau.
Demographics
Waldstatt has a population () of 1,755, of which about 11.5% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.9%. Most of the population () speaks German (90.9%), with Turkish being second most common ( 2.8%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.6%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.
In the 2007 federal election the FDP received 71.5% of the vote.
In Waldstatt about 68.6% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Waldstatt has an unemployment rate of 1.33%. , there were 78 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 38 businesses involved in this sector. 304 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 19 businesses in this sector. 202 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 54 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table: |align=left | 1734 | 634 | 1800 | 1034 | 1850 | 983 | 1870 | 951 | 1900 | 1483 | 1910 | 1555 | 1941 | 1297 | 1950 | 1455 | 1960 | 1536 | 1980 | 1440 | 1990 | 1529 | 2000 | 1713 | 2005 | 1720 | 2007 | 1747
Transport
The municipality has a railway station, , on the Gossau–Wasserauen line.
References
References
- link. (2011-06-12 {{in lang). de accessed 15 September 2009
- [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 17-Sep-2009
- The age distribution, {{as of. 2000. de accessed 15 September 2009
- {{HDS. 1299. Waldstatt
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