Ramsen SH

Ramsen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland.HistoryRamsen is first mentioned in 846 as Rammesheim.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure three Ears of Wheat leaved Or issuant from a Mount of the same.GeographyRamsen has an area, of 13.5km2. Of this area, 62.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.6%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Stein district which is in the eastern exclave of the canton of Schaffhausen. It consists of the farming village of Ramsen and several hamlets including Bibermühle.DemographicsRamsen has a population of 1,299, of which 17.4% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, 59.4% are from Germany, 1.3% are from Italy, 0.4% are from Croatia, 8.5% are from Serbia, 12% are from Macedonia, 0.4% are from Turkey, and 17.9% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.4%. Most of the population speaks German (95.6%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.9%) and French being third ( 0.4%).