{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Kemmental | municipality_type = municipality | image_photo = Hugelshofen 288.JPG | image_caption = Hugelshofen | imagepath_coa = CHE Kemmental COA.svg|pixel_coa= | canton = Thurgau | iso-code-region = CH-TG | district = [[Kreuzlingen (district)|Kreuzlingen]] |coordinates = {{coord|47|37|N|9|10|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 8565, 8566, 8573 | municipality_code = 4666 | area = 25.02 | elevation = 548|elevation_description= | population = 2203|populationof = December 2007 | popofyear = 2007 | website = www.kemmental.ch | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = [[Alterswilen]], [[Altishausen]], [[Bommen]], [[Dotnacht]], [[Ellighausen]], [[Engelswilen]], [[Hugelshofen]], [[Lipperwilen]], [[Lippoldswilen]], [[Neuwilen]], [[Schwaderloh]], [[Siegershausen]] | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [[Berg, Thurgau|Berg]], [[Kreuzlingen]], [[Lengwil]], [[Märstetten]], [[Tägerwilen]], [[Wäldi]], [[Weinfelden]], [[Wigoltingen]] | twintowns = |}} '''Kemmental''' is a [[Municipalities of Switzerland|municipality]] in the district of [[Kreuzlingen (district)|Kreuzlingen]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Thurgau]] in [[Switzerland]].
The municipality was formed on 1 January 1996 through the merger of [[Alterswilen]], [[Hugelshofen]], [[Altishausen]], [[Dotnacht]], [[Ellighausen]], [[Lippoldswilen]], [[Neuwilen]] and [[Siegershausen]].
==History== Each of the former municipalities that now make up Kemmental had a long history as an independent municipality. Alterswilen is first mentioned in 1248 as ''Alterswilaer'' while the [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Bommen was first mentioned in 1348 as ''Boumen''.<ref name=HDS_Alterswilen>{{HDS|1918|Alterswilen}}</ref> Altishausen is first mentioned in 1159 as ''Altinshusin''.<ref name=HDS_Altishausen>{{HDS|1919|Altishausen}}</ref> Ellighausen is first mentioned in 1331 as ''Adlikusen''. Of the other villages that made up Ellighausen, Bächi was mentioned in 1259 as ''Baecho'', Geboltschhusen in 1385 as ''Geboltzhusen''. Ellighausen also included the hamlet of Neumühle.<ref name=HDS_Ellighausen>{{HDS|1921|Ellighausen}}</ref> Lippoldswilen is first mentioned in 1303 as ''Lupoltwile''.<ref name=HDS_Lippoldswilen>{{HDS|1922|Lippoldswilen}}</ref> Neuwilen is first mentioned in 1159 as ''Nunewillare''.<ref name=HDS_Neuwilen>{{HDS|1923|Neuwilen}}</ref> Siegershausen is first mentioned in 1227 as ''Sigehardishusin''.<ref name=HDS_Siegershausen>{{HDS|1924|Siegershausen}}</ref> Hugelshofen is first mentioned in 1176 as ''Hugolteshouen''.<ref name=HDS_Hugelshofen>{{HDS|2023|Hugelshofen}}</ref> Dotnacht is first mentioned in 824 as ''Tottinheiche'', and [[Altshof]], a village in the former municipality of Dotnacht is first mentioned in 775 as ''Adalolteshoba''.<ref name=HDS_Dotnacht>{{HDS|2022|Dotnacht}}</ref>
==Geography== [[Image:Bommen2.jpg|thumb|left|The hamlet of Bommen]] Kemmental has an area, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, of {{convert|25.02|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}. Of this area, {{convert|17.01|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 68.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while {{convert|5.78|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 23.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, {{convert|1.99|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 8.0% is settled (buildings or roads), {{convert|0.11|km2|acre|abbr=on}} or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and {{convert|0.16|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} or 0.6% is unproductive land.<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 {{in lang|de}} accessed 25 March 2010</ref>
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.6%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.6%. Out of the forested land, 21.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 61.6% is used for growing crops, while 6.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes.<ref name=BFS_land/> The lake [[Bommer Weiher]] is located in the municipality.
The municipality is located in the Kreuzlingen district. It was created in 1996 when the municipalities of Alterswilen, Altishausen, Dotnacht, Ellighausen, Hugelshofen, Lippoldswilen, Neuwilen and Siegershausen formed the new municipality of Kemmental.<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 {{in lang|de}} accessed 14 January 2010</ref> It is one of the largest municipalities in the Kreuzlingen district.
==Demographics== Kemmental has a population ({{as of|{{Swiss populations YM|CH-TG}}|lc=on}}) of {{Swiss populations|CH-TG|4666}}.{{Swiss populations ref|CH-TG}} {{as of|2008}}, 11.5% of the population are 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] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628151016/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/onlinedb/superweb/login.html |date=2010-06-28 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 19 June 2010</ref> Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 11.5%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks [[German language|German]] (97.0%), with [[Serbo-Croatian language|Serbo-Croatian]] being second most common ( 0.6%) and [[Italian language|Italian]] being third ( 0.4%).<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105172441/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html |date=2016-01-05 }} accessed 21-September-2010</ref>
{{as of|2008}}, the gender distribution of the population was 50.5% male and 49.5% female. The population was made up of 989 Swiss men (44.7% of the population), and 127 (5.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 968 Swiss women (43.8%), and 127 (5.7%) non-Swiss women.<ref name="HDS_superweb"/>
In {{as of|2008|alt=2008}} there were 14 live births to Swiss citizens and births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 16 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens decreased by 2 while the foreign population decreased by 1. There were 2 Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 10 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 9 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was a decrease of 12 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 20 people. This represents a [[Population growth#Population growth rate|population growth rate]] of 0.4%.<ref name=HDS_superweb/>
The age distribution, {{as of|2009|lc=on}}, in Kemmental is; 210 children or 9.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 349 teenagers or 15.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 224 people or 10.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 268 people or 12.0% are between 30 and 39, 430 people or 19.3% are between 40 and 49, and 313 people or 14.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 216 people or 9.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 135 people or 6.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 76 people or 3.4% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 8 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.<ref>[http://www.statistik.tg.ch/xml_8/internet/de/application/d10460/d10631/f10493.cfm Statistical Office of Thurgau] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205042908/http://www.statistik.tg.ch/xml_8/internet/de/application/d10460/d10631/f10493.cfm |date=2010-02-05 }}, MS Excel document – ''Altersstruktur der Wohnbevölkerung nach zivilrechtlichem Wohnsitzbegriff am 31.12.2009'' {{in lang|de}} accessed 23 June 2010</ref>
{{as of|2000}}, there were 708 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.9 persons per household.<ref name=SFSO/> {{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}} there were 308 single family homes (or 85.1% of the total) out of a total of 362 inhabited buildings. There were 40 two family buildings (11.0%), 4 three family buildings (1.1%) and 10 multi-family buildings (or 2.8%).<ref>[http://www.statistik.tg.ch/xml_8/internet/de/application/d10477/d10644/f10481.cfm Statistical Office of Thurgau] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420054130/http://www.statistik.tg.ch/xml_8/internet/de/application/d10477/d10644/f10481.cfm |date=2010-04-20 }}, MS Excel document - ''Wohngebäude nach Anzahl Wohneinheiten und Gemeinden, Jahr 2000'' {{in lang|de}} accessed 24 June 2010</ref> There were 423 (or 19.3%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 1,273 (or 58.2%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 164 (or 7.5%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 22 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 24 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 20 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 133 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.<ref>[http://www.statistik.tg.ch/xml_8/internet/de/application/d10460/d10632/f10492.cfm Statistical Office of Thurgau] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230174817/http://www.statistik.tg.ch/xml_8/internet/de/application/d10460/d10632/f10492.cfm |date=2009-12-30 }}, MS Excel document – ''Wohnbevölkerung nach Haushaltstyp und Gemeinde, Jahr 2000'' {{in lang|de}} accessed 23 June 2010</ref>
The vacancy rate for the municipality, {{as of|2008|alt=in 2008}}, was 0.12%. {{as of|2007}}, the construction rate of new housing units was 3.2 new units per 1000 residents.<ref name=SFSO/> {{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}} there were 763 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 6 room apartment of which there were 218. There were 11 single room apartments and 218 apartments with six or more rooms.<ref name=Zimmer>[http://www.statistik.tg.ch/xml_8/internet/de/application/d10477/d10644/f10481.cfm Statistical Office of Thurgau] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420054130/http://www.statistik.tg.ch/xml_8/internet/de/application/d10477/d10644/f10481.cfm |date=2010-04-20 }}, MS Excel document - ''Wohnungen nach Anzahl Zimmer und Gemeinden, Jahr 2000'' {{in lang|de}} accessed 24 June 2010</ref>
In the [[2007 Swiss federal election|2007 federal election]] the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] which received 59.55% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]] (9.87%), the [[Green Party of Switzerland|Green Party]] (7.86%) and the [[Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland|CVP]] (7.66%). In the federal election, a total of 779 votes were cast, and the [[voter turnout]] was 51.2%.<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''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514211354/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/02/blank/data/04/03.html |date=2015-05-14 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 28 May 2010</ref>
The historical population is given in the following table: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Population <br />Alterswilen<ref name=HDS_Alterswilen/> ! Population <br />Altishausen<ref name=HDS_Altishausen/> ! Population <br />Ellighausen<ref name=HDS_Ellighausen/> ! Population <br />Lippoldswilen<ref name=HDS_Lippoldswilen/> ! Population <br />Neuwilen<ref name=HDS_Neuwilen/> ! Population <br />Siegershausen<ref name=HDS_Siegershausen/> ! Population <br />Hugelshofen<ref name=HDS_Hugelshofen/> ! Population <br />Dotnacht<ref name=HDS_Dotnacht/> |- | 1850 | 1,281 | 120 | 179 | 153 | 429 | 131 | 769 | 327 |- | 1888 | 1,283 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |- | 1900 | - | - | 150 | 154 | 409 | 108 | 641 | 281 |- | 1930 | 1,184 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |- | 1950 | - | 155 | 136 | 138 | 351 | 144 | 662 | 303 |- | 1970 | - | 111 | - | - | - | - | - | - |- | 1990 | 1,295 | 161 | 96 | 97 | 356 | 403 | 569 | 244 |- | colspan="1" | '''Year''' || colspan="8" align ="center" | '''Population, Kemmental''' |- | 2000 | colspan="8" align ="center" | 2,189<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|44885|Kemmental}}</ref> |}
==Sights== The entire [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Bommen is designated as part of the [[Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.parsys.000106.DownloadFile.tmp/tg.pdf |title=Kantonsliste A-Objekte: Thurgau |year=2009 |work=KGS Inventar |publisher=Federal Office of Civil Protection |language=German |accessdate=28 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718143656/http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.parsys.000106.DownloadFile.tmp/tg.pdf |archivedate=18 July 2011 }}</ref>
==Economy== {{as of|2007|In 2007}}, Kemmental had an unemployment rate of 1.82%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 278 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 108 businesses involved in this sector. 191 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 34 businesses in this sector. 266 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 64 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>
{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}} there were 1,533 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 679 or about 44.3% of the residents worked outside Kemmental while 185 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 1,039 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.<ref>[http://www.media-stat.admin.ch/stat/pendler/pop.php Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Statweb] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120804043150/http://www.media-stat.admin.ch/stat/pendler/pop.php |date=2012-08-04 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 24 June 2010</ref> Of the working population, 3.4% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.9% used a private car.<ref name=SFSO/>
==Religion== [[File:Evangelische Kirche Hugelshofen, Gemeinde Kemmental.jpg|thumb|Reformed Church in Hugelshofen]] From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 523 or 23.9% were [[Roman Catholic]], while 1,359 or 62.1% belonged to the [[Swiss Reformed Church]]. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 Old Catholic who belonged to the [[Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland]] there are 23 individuals (or about 1.05% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 68 individuals (or about 3.11% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 11 (or about 0.50% of the population) who are [[Islam]]ic. There are 2 individuals (or about 0.09% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 166 (or about 7.58% of the population) belong to no church, are [[Agnosticism|agnostic]] or [[Atheism|atheist]], and 36 individuals (or about 1.64% of the population) did not answer the question.<ref>[http://www.statistik.tg.ch/xml_8/internet/de/application/d10460/d10631/f10494.cfm Statistical Office of Thurgau] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418193810/http://www.statistik.tg.ch/xml_8/internet/de/application/d10460/d10631/f10494.cfm |date=2010-04-18 }}, MS Excel document – ''Wohnbevölkerung Gemeinden nach religiöser Zugehörigkeit, Jahr 2000'' {{in lang|de}} accessed 23 June 2010</ref>
==Transport== Kemmental sits on the [[Wil–Kreuzlingen railway|Wil–Kreuzlingen line]] between [[Weinfelden]] and [[Kreuzlingen]] and is served by the [[St. Gallen S-Bahn]] at [[Siegershausen railway station]].
==Education== In Kemmental about 77.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either university or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').<ref name=SFSO/>
Kemmental is home to the Kemmental [[Education in Switzerland|primary and secondary school district]]. In the 2008/2009 school year there were 257 students. There were 48 children in the [[kindergarten]], and the average class size was 24 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 21 or 43.8% were female, 3 or 6.3% were not Swiss citizens and 1 or 2.1% did not speak German natively. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and last for 6 years. There were 95 children in who were at the lower primary level and 114 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school was 23.22 students. At the lower primary level, there were 42 children or 44.2% of the total population who were female, 7 or 7.4% were not Swiss citizens and 3 or 3.2% did not speak German natively. In the upper primary level, there were 56 or 49.1% who were female, 12 or 10.5% were not Swiss citizens and 7 or 6.1% did not speak German natively. At the secondary level, students are divided according to performance. The secondary level begins at about age 12 and usually lasts 3 years. 134 teenagers were in special or remedial classes, of which 65 or 48.5% were female, 9 or 6.7% were not Swiss citizens and 8 or 6.0% did not speak German natively.<ref>[http://www.bista.tg.ch/pub/TG_pu.aspx Canton Thurgau Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707003627/http://www.bista.tg.ch/pub/TG_pu.aspx |date=2011-07-07 }} {{in lang|de}} accessed 23 June 2010</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{HDS|1918|Kemmental}}
{{Municipalities of the district of Kreuzlingen}} {{Authority control}}
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