Thayngen

Thayngen is a village and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 Altdorf, Bibern, Hofen, Opfertshofen merged into Thayngen.GeographyThayngen has an area, of 11.9km2. Of this area, 52.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 17.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.8%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).Two kettle ponds are located in Thayngen: Morgetshofsee and Rudolfersee.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Sable a key Argent and Vert a Sickle of the second and in chief a Cross couped.DemographicsThayngen has a population of 4,935, of which 17.8% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, 47.4% are from Germany, 15.2% are from Italy, 5.5% are from Croatia, 10.2% are from Serbia, 4.1% are from Macedonia, 4.7% are from Turkey, and 12.9% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.2%. Most of the population speaks German (90.2%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.1%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.0%).