Mellingen

Geschichte

Mellingen is a historic town and a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The town is located on the Reuss.HistoryMellingen is first mentioned in 1045 as Mellingen though this comes from a 16th-century copy of the original. Around 1217–39 it was mentioned as Menelingen.GeographyMellingen has an area, of 4.8km2. Of this area, 36.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 26.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.8%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).The municipality is located in the Baden district. The compact, walled medieval city center straddles the river Reuss. The old city is surrounded by a number of newer settlements. It has grown into a center of the small Unteres Reusstal region.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or a Lion rampant Gules and in chief of the last a Bar Argent.DemographicsMellingen has a population of., 29.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 10.1%. Most of the population speaks German (83.0%), with Italian being second most common ( 4.9%) and Albanian being third ( 2.6%).The age distribution, in Mellingen is; 475 children or 10.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 552 teenagers or 12.1% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 680 people or 14.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 681 people or 14.9% are between 30 and 39, 751 people or 16.4% are between 40 and 49, and 626 people or 13.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 489 people or 10.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 205 people or 4.5% are between 70 and 79, there are 90 people or 2.0% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 19 people or 0.4% who are 90 and older.