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'''Birsfelden''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the district of [[Arlesheim (district)|Arlesheim]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Basel-Country]] in [[Switzerland]]. |
'''Birsfelden''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the district of [[Arlesheim (district)|Arlesheim]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Basel-Country]] in [[Switzerland]]. |
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==History== |
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Birsfelden is first mentioned in 1274 as ''minor Rinvelden''. Around 1500 it was first mentioned as ''Birsfeld''.<ref name=HDS/> |
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==Geography== |
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[[File:Picswiss BL-52-28.jpg|thumb|left|Birs harbor along the Rhine]] |
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Birsfelden has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{km2 to mi2|2.52}}. Of this area, {{km2 to mi2|0|abbr=yes}} or 0.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{km2 to mi2|0.04|abbr=yes}} or 1.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{km2 to mi2|2.04|abbr=yes}} or 81.0% is settled (buildings or roads), {{km2 to mi2|0.46|abbr=yes}} or 18.3% is either rivers or lakes.<ref name=BFS_land>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/02/03/blank/data/gemeindedaten.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics] 2009 data {{de icon}} accessed 25 March 2010</ref> |
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Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 21.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 26.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 13.9%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 4.0% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 15.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 0.0% is used for growing crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.<ref name=BFS_land/> |
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The municipality is located in the Arlesheim district, and is one of the suburbs of Basel. It is south of the [[Rhine]] river and on the right bank of the [[Birs]] river. It consists of the [[linear village]] of Birsfelden with a harbor and power plant on the Rhine. Until 1874, it was part of the municipality of [[Muttenz]].<ref name=Fusion>[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 {{de icon}} accessed 18 February 2011</ref> |
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==Coat of arms== |
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The [[blazon]] of the municipal [[coat of arms]] is ''Gules, three Mullets of Six Or, in chief a Barullet wavy Argent.''<ref>[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ch-bl006.html Flags of the World.com] accessed 24-February-2011</ref> |
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==Demographics== |
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[[File:Picswiss BL-52-13.jpg|thumb|Rheinpark high-rise apartment complex]] |
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Birsfelden has a population ({{as of|{{Swiss populations YM|CH-BL}}|lc=on}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-BL|2766}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-BL}} {{as of|2008}}, 23.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals.<ref name=HDS_superweb>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/onlinedb/superweb/login.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Superweb database - Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008] {{de icon}} accessed 19 June 2010</ref> Over the last 10 years (1997-2007) the population has changed at a rate of -4.4%.<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 24-February-2011</ref> |
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Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks [[German language|German]] (8,591 or 82.4%), with [[Italian language]] being second most common (617 or 5.9%) and [[French language|French]] being third (217 or 2.1%). There are 9 people who speak [[Romansh language|Romansh]].<ref name=STAT2000/> |
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{{as of|2008}}, the gender distribution of the population was 48.7% male and 51.3% female. The population was made up of 7,780 Swiss citizens (74.6% of the population), and 2,653 non-Swiss residents (25.4%)<ref name=BL_Stat_Age/> Of the population in the municipality 2,397 or about 23.0% were born in Birsfelden and lived there in 2000. There were 1,015 or 9.7% who were born in the same canton, while 4,013 or 38.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 2,598 or 24.9% were born outside of Switzerland.<ref name=STAT2000/> |
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In {{as of|2008|alt=2008}} there were 71 live births to Swiss citizens and 36 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 100 deaths of Swiss citizens and 10 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 29 while the foreign population increased by 26. There were 2 Swiss men who immigrated back to Switzerland and 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 68 non-Swiss men and 43 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 82 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 94 people. This represents a [[Population growth#Population growth rate|population growth rate]] of 0.1%.<ref name=HDS_superweb/> |
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The age distribution, {{as of|2010|lc=on}}, in Birsfelden is; 570 children or 5.5% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 1,092 teenagers or 10.5% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 1,278 people or 12.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 1,561 people or 15.0% are between 30 and 39, 1,571 people or 15.1% are between 40 and 49, and 1,863 people or 17.9% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 1,844 people or 17.7% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 654 people or 6.3% who are over 80.<ref name=BL_Stat_Age>[http://www.statistik.bl.ch/stabl_data/stabl_bv/index.php?titel_id=5&thema_id=2&unterthema_id=58 Canton of Basel-Land Statistics], ''Wohnbevölkerung nach Nationalität und Konfession per 30. September 2010'' {{de icon}} accessed 16 February 2011</ref> {{as of|2000}}, there were 3,822 people who were single and never married in the municipality. |
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There were 5,165 married individuals, 793 widows or widowers and 649 individuals who are divorced.<ref name=STAT2000>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.3%20-%202000/40.3%20-%202000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=3&openChild=true STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 - 2000] {{de icon}} accessed 2 February 2011 </ref> |
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{{as of|2000}} the average number of residents per living room was 0.6 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.56 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least {{m2 to ft2|4|abbr=yes|precision=-1}} as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics.<ref>{{cite manual | author = Eurostat| title = Urban Audit Glossary| section = Housing (SA1)| version = 2007| url = http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/international/22/lexi.Document.116365.pdf |format = pdf | page= 18| accessdate = 12 February 2010 }}</ref> About 11.3% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a [[Mortgage loan|mortgage]] or a [[rent-to-own]] agreement).<ref>Urban Audit Glossary pg 17</ref> |
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{{as of|2000}}, there were 5,136 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2. persons per household.<ref name=SFSO/> There were 2,124 households that consist of only one person and 151 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 5,211 households that answered this question, 40.8% were households made up of just one person and 19 were adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 1,650 married couples without children, 1,046 married couples with children There were 239 single parents with a child or children. There were 58 households that were made up unrelated people and 75 households that were made some sort of institution or another collective housing.<ref name=STAT2000/> |
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{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}} there were 370 single family homes (or 34.5% of the total) out of a total of 1,072 inhabited buildings. There were 519 multi-family buildings (48.4%), along with 111 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (10.4%) and 72 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (6.7%). Of the single family homes 80 were built before 1919, while 18 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (162) were built between 1919 and 1945.<ref name=Housing>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_09%20-%20Bau-%20und%20Wohnungswesen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen.asp?lang=1&prod=09&secprod=2&openChild=trueSwiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 - Gebäude und Wohnungen] {{de icon}} accessed 28 January 2011</ref> |
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{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}} there were 5,405 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 2,501. There were 262 single room apartments and 466 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 5,057 apartments (93.6% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 239 apartments (4.4%) were seasonally occupied and 109 apartments (2.0%) were empty.<ref name=Housing/> {{as of|2007}}, the construction rate of new housing units was 2 new units per 1000 residents.<ref name=SFSO/> {{as of|2000}} the average price to rent a two room apartment was about 793.00 CHF (US$630, £360, €510), a three room apartment was about 944.00 CHF (US$760, £420, €600) and a four room apartment cost an average of 1154.00 CHF (US$920, £520, €740).<ref name=Rent>[http://www.statistik.bl.ch/stabl_data/stabl_generator/titel.php?thema_id=6&unterthema_id=14&titel_id=81&modular=0 Canton of Basel-Land Statistics], ''Mieter- und Genossenschafterwohnungen1 nach Zimmerzahl und Mietpreis 2000'' {{de icon}} accessed 20 February 2011</ref> The vacancy rate for the municipality, {{as of|2008|alt=in 2008}}, was 0.31%.<ref name=SFSO/> |
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The historical population is given in the following chart:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|1194|Birsfelden}}</ref><ref>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.4%20-%201850-2000/40.4%20-%201850-2000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=4&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000] {{de icon}} accessed 29 January 2011</ref> |
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bar:1860 from:start till:1416 text:"1,416" |
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bar:1870 from:start till:1833 text:"1,833" |
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bar:1880 from:start till:3271 text:"3,271" |
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bar:1888 from:start till:3577 text:"3,577" |
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bar:1900 from:start till:3614 text:"3,614" |
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bar:1910 from:start till:4857 text:"4,857" |
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bar:1920 from:start till:5384 text:"5,384" |
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bar:1930 from:start till:6175 text:"6,175" |
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bar:1941 from:start till:5703 text:"5,703" |
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bar:1950 from:start till:6148 text:"6,148" |
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bar:1960 from:start till:10068 text:"10,068" |
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bar:1970 from:start till:14226 text:"14,226" |
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bar:1980 from:start till:12543 text:"12,543" |
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bar:1990 from:start till:11290 text:"11,290" |
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bar:2000 from:start till:10429 text:"10,429" |
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==Heritage sites of national significance== |
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[[File:Birsfelden-Kraftwerk.jpg | thumb|Powerplant Birsfelden]] |
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The power plant of Birsfelden, the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] Church of Bruder Klaus and the Sternenfeld (part of the [[Switzerland in the Roman era|Roman era]] [[rhine]] fortifications) are listed as Swiss [[Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance|heritage site of national significance]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.parsys.000101.DownloadFile.tmp/bl.pdf |title=Kantonsliste A-Objekte:Basel-Landschaft|year=2009|work=[http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar.html KGS Inventar]|publisher=Federal Office of Civil Protection|language=German|accessdate=12 July 2010}}</ref> |
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==Politics== |
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In the 2007 [[Swiss federal election, 2007|federal election]] the most popular party was the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SP]] which received 33.88% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] (26.84%), the [[Green Party of Switzerland|Green Party]] (12.53%) and the [[Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland|CVP]] (11.73%). In the federal election, a total of 3,071 votes were cast, and the [[voter turnout]] was 44.4%.<ref>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/02/blank/data/04/03.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office, ''Nationalratswahlen 2007: Stärke der Parteien und Wahlbeteiligung, nach Gemeinden/Bezirk/Canton''] {{de icon}} accessed 28 May 2010</ref> |
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==Economy== |
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{{as of|2007|In 2007}}, Birsfelden had an unemployment rate of 2.87%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 4 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 2 businesses involved in this sector. 962 people were employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there were 65 businesses in this sector. 2,587 people were employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 269 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/> There were 5,179 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.9% of the workforce. |
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{{as of|2008|alt=In 2008}} the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 3,412. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 5, of which were in agriculture and 5 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 1,358, of which 876 or (64.5%) were in manufacturing, 25 or (1.8%) were in mining and 404 (29.7%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 2,049. In the tertiary sector; 680 or 33.2% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 402 or 19.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 80 or 3.9% were in a hotel or restaurant, 58 or 2.8% were in the information industry, 28 or 1.4% were the insurance or financial industry, 172 or 8.4% were technical professionals or scientists, 89 or 4.3% were in education and 266 or 13.0% were in health care.<ref>[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_06%20-%20Industrie%20und%20Dienstleistungen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen.asp?lang=1&prod=06&secprod=2&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren 1-3] {{de icon}} accessed 28 January 2011</ref> |
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{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, there were 3,846 workers who commuted into the municipality and 4,148 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.1 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 21.3% of the workforce coming into Birsfelden are coming from outside Switzerland, while 0.3% of the locals commute out of Switzerland for work.<ref name=commuter>[http://www.media-stat.admin.ch/stat/pendler/pop.php Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Statweb] {{de icon}} accessed 24 June 2010</ref> Of the working population, 39.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 25.6% used a private car.<ref name=SFSO/> |
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==Religion== |
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From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 3,631 or 34.8% were [[Roman Catholic]], while 3,287 or 31.5% belonged to the [[Swiss Reformed Church]]. Of the rest of the population, there were 174 [[Orthodox Christianity|members of an Orthodox church]] (or about 1.67% of the population), there were 23 individuals (or about 0.22% of the population) who belonged to the [[Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland|Christian Catholic Church]], and there were 366 individuals (or about 3.51% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 9 individuals (or about 0.09% of the population) who were [[Judaism|Jewish]], and 455 (or about 4.36% of the population) who were [[Islam]]ic. There were 43 individuals who were [[Buddhism|Buddhist]], 137 individuals who were [[Hinduism|Hindu]] and 17 individuals who belonged to another church. 1,863 (or about 17.86% of the population) belonged to no church, are [[Agnosticism|agnostic]] or [[Atheism|atheist]], and 424 individuals (or about 4.07% of the population) did not answer the question.<ref name=STAT2000/> |
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==Education== |
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In Birsfelden about 4,379 or (42.0%) of the population have completed non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]], and 1,058 or (10.1%) have completed additional higher education (either [[List of universities in Switzerland|University]] or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]''). Of the 1,058 who completed tertiary schooling, 57.6% were Swiss men, 23.6% were Swiss women, 11.7% were non-Swiss men and 7.1% were non-Swiss women.<ref name=STAT2000/> {{as of|2000}}, there were 17 students in Birsfelden who came from another municipality, while 323 residents attended schools outside the municipality.<ref name=commuter/> |
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Birsfelden | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Birsfelden  | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Basel-Country |
| District | Arlesheim |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 259 m (850 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,299 |
| • Density | 4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 4127 |
| SFOS number | 2766 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-BL |
| Surrounded by | Basel (BS), Grenzach-Wyhlen (DE-BW), Muttenz, Riehen (BS) |
| Twin towns | Plan-les-Ouates (Switzerland) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Birsfelden is a municipality in the district of Arlesheim in the canton of Basel-Country in Switzerland.
History
Birsfelden is first mentioned in 1274 as minor Rinvelden. Around 1500 it was first mentioned as Birsfeld.[3]
Geography
Birsfelden has an area, as of 2009[update], of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 0.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while Template:Km2 to mi2 or 1.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, Template:Km2 to mi2 or 81.0% is settled (buildings or roads), Template:Km2 to mi2 or 18.3% is either rivers or lakes.[4]
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 21.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 26.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 13.9%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 4.0% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 15.5%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. Of the agricultural land, 0.0% is used for growing crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.[4]
The municipality is located in the Arlesheim district, and is one of the suburbs of Basel. It is south of the Rhine river and on the right bank of the Birs river. It consists of the linear village of Birsfelden with a harbor and power plant on the Rhine. Until 1874, it was part of the municipality of Muttenz.[5]
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, three Mullets of Six Or, in chief a Barullet wavy Argent.[6]
Demographics
Birsfelden has a population (as of June 2021[update]) of 10,447.[7] As of 2008[update], 23.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals.[8] Over the last 10 years (1997-2007) the population has changed at a rate of -4.4%.[9]
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (8,591 or 82.4%), with Italian language being second most common (617 or 5.9%) and French being third (217 or 2.1%). There are 9 people who speak Romansh.[10]
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 48.7% male and 51.3% female. The population was made up of 7,780 Swiss citizens (74.6% of the population), and 2,653 non-Swiss residents (25.4%)[11] Of the population in the municipality 2,397 or about 23.0% were born in Birsfelden and lived there in 2000. There were 1,015 or 9.7% who were born in the same canton, while 4,013 or 38.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 2,598 or 24.9% were born outside of Switzerland.[10]
In 2008[update] there were 71 live births to Swiss citizens and 36 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 100 deaths of Swiss citizens and 10 non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 29 while the foreign population increased by 26. There were 2 Swiss men who immigrated back to Switzerland and 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 68 non-Swiss men and 43 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was a decrease of 82 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 94 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.1%.[8]
The age distribution, as of 2010[update], in Birsfelden is; 570 children or 5.5% of the population are between 0 and 6 years old and 1,092 teenagers or 10.5% are between 7 and 19. Of the adult population, 1,278 people or 12.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 1,561 people or 15.0% are between 30 and 39, 1,571 people or 15.1% are between 40 and 49, and 1,863 people or 17.9% are between 50 and 64. The senior population distribution is 1,844 people or 17.7% of the population are between 65 and 79 years old and there are 654 people or 6.3% who are over 80.[11] As of 2000[update], there were 3,822 people who were single and never married in the municipality.
There were 5,165 married individuals, 793 widows or widowers and 649 individuals who are divorced.[10]
As of 2000[update] the average number of residents per living room was 0.6 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.56 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least Template:M2 to ft2 as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics.[12] About 11.3% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).[13]
As of 2000[update], there were 5,136 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2. persons per household.[9] There were 2,124 households that consist of only one person and 151 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 5,211 households that answered this question, 40.8% were households made up of just one person and 19 were adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 1,650 married couples without children, 1,046 married couples with children There were 239 single parents with a child or children. There were 58 households that were made up unrelated people and 75 households that were made some sort of institution or another collective housing.[10]
In 2000[update] there were 370 single family homes (or 34.5% of the total) out of a total of 1,072 inhabited buildings. There were 519 multi-family buildings (48.4%), along with 111 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (10.4%) and 72 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (6.7%). Of the single family homes 80 were built before 1919, while 18 were built between 1990 and 2000. The greatest number of single family homes (162) were built between 1919 and 1945.[14]
In 2000[update] there were 5,405 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was 3 rooms of which there were 2,501. There were 262 single room apartments and 466 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 5,057 apartments (93.6% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 239 apartments (4.4%) were seasonally occupied and 109 apartments (2.0%) were empty.[14] As of 2007[update], the construction rate of new housing units was 2 new units per 1000 residents.[9] As of 2000[update] the average price to rent a two room apartment was about 793.00 CHF (US$630, £360, €510), a three room apartment was about 944.00 CHF (US$760, £420, €600) and a four room apartment cost an average of 1154.00 CHF (US$920, £520, €740).[15] The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2008[update], was 0.31%.[9]
The historical population is given in the following chart:[3][16]
Heritage sites of national significance
The power plant of Birsfelden, the Catholic Church of Bruder Klaus and the Sternenfeld (part of the Roman era rhine fortifications) are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.[17]
Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 33.88% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (26.84%), the Green Party (12.53%) and the CVP (11.73%). In the federal election, a total of 3,071 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 44.4%.[18]
Economy
As of 2007[update], Birsfelden had an unemployment rate of 2.87%. As of 2005[update], there were 4 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 2 businesses involved in this sector. 962 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 65 businesses in this sector. 2,587 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 269 businesses in this sector.[9] There were 5,179 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.9% of the workforce.
In 2008[update] the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 3,412. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 5, of which were in agriculture and 5 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 1,358, of which 876 or (64.5%) were in manufacturing, 25 or (1.8%) were in mining and 404 (29.7%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 2,049. In the tertiary sector; 680 or 33.2% were in the sale or repair of motor vehicles, 402 or 19.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 80 or 3.9% were in a hotel or restaurant, 58 or 2.8% were in the information industry, 28 or 1.4% were the insurance or financial industry, 172 or 8.4% were technical professionals or scientists, 89 or 4.3% were in education and 266 or 13.0% were in health care.[19]
In 2000[update], there were 3,846 workers who commuted into the municipality and 4,148 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.1 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 21.3% of the workforce coming into Birsfelden are coming from outside Switzerland, while 0.3% of the locals commute out of Switzerland for work.[20] Of the working population, 39.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 25.6% used a private car.[9]
Religion
From the 2000 census[update], 3,631 or 34.8% were Roman Catholic, while 3,287 or 31.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 174 members of an Orthodox church (or about 1.67% of the population), there were 23 individuals (or about 0.22% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church, and there were 366 individuals (or about 3.51% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 9 individuals (or about 0.09% of the population) who were Jewish, and 455 (or about 4.36% of the population) who were Islamic. There were 43 individuals who were Buddhist, 137 individuals who were Hindu and 17 individuals who belonged to another church. 1,863 (or about 17.86% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 424 individuals (or about 4.07% of the population) did not answer the question.[10]
Education
In Birsfelden about 4,379 or (42.0%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 1,058 or (10.1%) have completed additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule). Of the 1,058 who completed tertiary schooling, 57.6% were Swiss men, 23.6% were Swiss women, 11.7% were non-Swiss men and 7.1% were non-Swiss women.[10] As of 2000[update], there were 17 students in Birsfelden who came from another municipality, while 323 residents attended schools outside the municipality.[20]
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- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ a b Birsfelden in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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External links
- Official website Template:De icon
- Birsfelden in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
