Rümikon | |
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Location of Rümikon  | |
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| Coordinates:47°34′N8°23′E / 47.567°N 8.383°E /47.567; 8.383 | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Aargau |
| District | Zurzach |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.91 km2 (1.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 343 m (1,125 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 333 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 5464 |
| SFOS number | 4317 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-AG |
| Surrounded by | Fisibach,Hohentengen am Hochrhein (DE-BW),Mellikon,Wislikofen |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Rümikon is a village and formermunicipality in the district ofZurzach in thecanton ofAargau inSwitzerland. Its late Roman watchtower at theSandgraben is listed as aheritage site of national significance.
On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities ofBad Zurzach,Baldingen,Böbikon,Kaiserstuhl,Rekingen,Rietheim, Rümikon andWislikofen merged into the new municipality ofZurzach.
Along the river Rhine, in the municipal area, are the remains of twoRoman era watchtowers. The community name may come from an earlier, nearbyAlamanni settlement. The modern village of Rümikon is first mentioned in 1113 asRuminchon.[3] TheFreiherr von Waldhausen granted the village to theprovost of Wislikofen, who ran thelow courts. Between 1415 and 1798 the village went to the district of Ehrendingen inCounty of Baden.
For centuries the most important industry in the village was fishing. In 1440 John Escher mortgaged the farm Rümikon except for theFischenz or fishery to four brothers from Rümikon. In 2009, theFischenz was acquired by thelocal citizen's community.
Rümikon was part of theparish ofSchneisingen until 1857, when it joined theWislikofen parish. The Anna chapel was built in 1710, renovated in 1797 and renovated again in 1973.
In 2000, about 80% of the workers commuted to jobs outside the municipality. In 1876 the jointMellikon-Rümikon railway station was built on theKoblenz-Winterthur line. Since 1995 this was replaced with a station in the village.
Rümikon has an area, as of 2009[update], of 2.9 square kilometers (1.1 sq mi). Of this area, 1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi) or 41.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi) or 44.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.25 km2 (0.097 sq mi) or 8.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.19 km2 (0.073 sq mi) or 6.6% is either rivers or lakes.[4]
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.2%. Out of the forested land, 39.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 24.1% is used for growing crops and 15.5% is pastures, while 1.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.[4]
The village is located in the Zurzach district, between theRhine river and theJura mountains. It consists of thelinear village of Rümikon.
Theblazon of the municipalcoat of arms isAzure a Salmon Argent between three Mullets of the same one and two.[5]
Rümikon has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 352[6] As of 2008[update], 45.0% of the population are foreign nationals.[7] Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of -9.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaksGerman(96.5%), withTurkish being second most common ( 1.3%) andArabic being third ( 0.9%).[8]
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 47.3% male and 52.7% female. The population was made up of 81 Swiss men (36.8% of the population), and 23 (10.5%) non-Swiss men. There were 100 Swiss women (45.5%), and 16 (7.3%) non-Swiss women.[7] In 2008[update] there were 4 live births to Swiss citizens and births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there was 1 death of Swiss citizens and non-Swiss citizen deaths. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 Swiss man who immigrated from another country back to Switzerland, 1 Swiss woman who immigrated from another country back to Switzerland, 8 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 6 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 was an increase of 6 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 10 people. This represents apopulation growth rate of 7.8%.[7]
The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Rümikon is; 20 children or 8.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 27 teenagers or 11.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 39 people or 17.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 19 people or 8.4% are between 30 and 39, 40 people or 17.6% are between 40 and 49, and 37 people or 16.3% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 26 people or 11.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 8 people or 3.5% are between 70 and 79, there are 9 people or 4.0% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 2 people or 0.9% who are 90 and older.[9]
As of 2000[update], there were 8 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 28 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 50 homes with 5 or more persons in the household.[10] As of 2000[update], there were 87 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household.[8] In 2008[update] there were 35 single family homes (or 35.7% of the total) out of a total of 98 homes and apartments.[11] There were a total of 0 empty apartments for a 0.0% vacancy rate.[11] As of 2007[update], the construction rate of new housing units was 0 new units per 1000 residents.[8]
In the2007 federal election the most popular party was theSVP which received 41.47% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were theSP (18.33%), theGreen Party (15.34%) and theCVP (11.16%). In the federal election, a total of 78 votes were cast, and thevoter turnout was 53.4%.[12]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3][9]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 269 | — |
| 1900 | 199 | −26.0% |
| 1950 | 193 | −3.0% |
| 1980 | 166 | −14.0% |
| 1990 | 201 | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 227 | +12.9% |
TheSandgraben, a portion of the Roman era Rhine fortifications, is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[13]
As of 2007[update], Rümikon had an unemployment rate of 2.62%. As of 2005[update], there were 11 people employed in theprimary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 24 people are employed in thesecondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 32 people are employed in thetertiary sector, with 9 businesses in this sector.[8]
In 2000[update] there were 121 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 98 or about 81.0% of the residents worked outside Rümikon while 55 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 78 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.[14] Of the working population, 13.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 64.2% used a private car.[8]
From the 2000 census[update], 100 or 44.1% wereRoman Catholic, while 76 or 33.5% belonged to theSwiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 4 individuals (or about 1.76% of the population) who belonged to theChristian Catholic faith.[10]
In Rümikon about 76.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatoryupper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or aFachhochschule).[8] Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year[update]) in the municipality.[10]
Rümikon AG railway station is served byZurich S-Bahn lineS36, which linksBülach andWaldshut.[15]
