Guntmadingen

Guntmadingen is a former municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Guntmadingen merged into the municipality of Beringen.HistoryGuntmadingen is first mentioned in 1111 as Guntrammingin, though this comes from a 12th-century forgery. In 1122 it was mentioned as Guntramingin.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Gules a Dove Argent stantant on a Cross patte sable regardant to sinister holding in the beak a branch Vert and of the last a Garb Or.GeographyBefore the merger, Guntmadingen had a total area of 4.6km2. Of this area, 37.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 56.7% is forested. The rest of the land, (5.5%) is settled.The municipality is located in the Oberklettgau district. The farming municipality is located at the foot of the Lauferberg and includes a high, forested region.DemographicsGuntmadingen had a population of 237. In 2008 a total of 5.6% were foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, 35.7% are from Germany, 14.3% are from Italy, and 50% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.7%. Most of the population speaks German, with Swedish being second most common and English being third .The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 25.4% of the population, while adults make up 59.7% and seniors make up 14.9%.