Lohn

Geschichte

Lohn is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.HistoryLohn is first mentioned in 1238 as Lône.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Ploughshare Argent.GeographyLohn has an area, of 4.9km2. Of this area, 56.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 35.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).The municipality is located in the Reiat district. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Lohn on a plateau of the Reiat hills.DemographicsLohn has a population of 643, of which 4.8% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, 71.9% are from Germany, 9.4% are from Italy, 3.1% are from Croatia, and 15.6% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5.7%. Most of the population speaks German (97.0%), with French being second most common ( 0.6%) and Spanish being third ( 0.5%).The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 61.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.8%.In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 51.6% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the FDP (24.3%), and the SP (24.1%).