Löhningen SH

Geschichte

Löhningen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.HistoryLöhningen is first mentioned in 1112 as Loningen. An earlier reference, from about 778-781, to Loninga might refer to the village of Löhningen im Steinatal in Waldshut district in Germany.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per fess Gules a Trefoil slipped Vert and Sable two bends sinister of the second.GeographyLöhningen has an area, of 6.9km2. Of this area, 53.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 38.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Oberklettgau district. Löhningen shares a border with Beringen in the East, Guntmadingen in the South-East, Neunkirch in the South-West, Gächlingen in the West and Siblingen in the North-West. Children from Löhningen attend Secondary School in Beringen, Primary School and kindergarten in Löhningen itself. The municipality on the foot of the Randen range is surrounded by vineyards.DemographicsLöhningen has a population of 1,213, of which 9.5% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, 40.4% are from Germany, 6.4% are from Italy, 2.8% are from Croatia, 12.8% are from Serbia, and 37.6% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.5%. Most of the population speaks German (95.7%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 1.3%) and French being third ( 0.6%).