Beggingen

Beggingen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.HistoryBeggingen is first mentioned in 1278 as Beggingen. Later it was known as Beckingen and Böckingen.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Vert two Ploughshares in pale touching in point.GeographyBeggingen has an area, of 12.6km2. Of this area, 50.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).The municipality is located in the Schleitheim district. It is on the border with Germany and is north-east of Schleitheim in a valley on the west foot of the Randen range.DemographicsBeggingen has a population of 512, of which 4.7% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, 73.3% are from Germany, 3.3% are from Italy, 6.7% are from Serbia, and 16.7% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4.8%. Most of the population speaks German (97.2%), with English being second most common ( 0.8%) and Italian being third ( 0.4%).The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 57.4% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 16.2%.