Ehrendingen

Geschichte

Ehrendingen is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.HistoryEhrendingen was formed on 1 January 2006 from the union of Oberehrendingen and Unterehrendingen, which have existed as separate municipalities since 1825.GeographyEhrendingen has an area, of 7.3km2. Of this area, 58.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 28.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.1%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).The municipality lies on the northern foot of the Lägern. It belongs to the Zurich Metropolitan Area, though is on the edge of the Area. The next largest city would be Baden, which has a population of about 17,000. The two parts of the village has grown together and follow a creek where it rises to the Lägern.In 2006 the municipality was created through the merger of Oberehrendingen and Unterehrendingen.DemographicsEhrendingen has a population of., 14.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 21.2%. Most of the population speaks German (92.2%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.5%) and English being third ( 1.0%).The age distribution, in Ehrendingen is; 458 children or 11.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 497 teenagers or 12.5% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 393 people or 9.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 525 people or 13.2% are between 30 and 39, 727 people or 18.3% are between 40 and 49, and 532 people or 13.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 447 people or 11.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 271 people or 6.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 106 people or 2.7% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 10 people or 0.3% who are 90 and older.