Obersiggenthal

Geschichte

Obersiggenthal is a municipality in the district of Baden, in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley (German: Limmattal).HistoryObersiggenthal is first mentioned around 1303-08 as Sikental.GeographyObersiggenthal has an area, of 8.4km2. Of this area, 35.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 19.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.3%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).The municipality is located in the Baden district, between the Siggenberg and the Limmat river. It consists of the villages of Nussbaumen, Kirchdorf and Rieden and the hamlets of Tromsberg, Ebnet and Hertenstein.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules two Keys Argent in saltire crossed by the third double warded in Pale.DemographicsObersiggenthal has a population of., 32.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.8%. Most of the population speaks German (80.7%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 4.8%) and Italian being third ( 2.6%).The age distribution, in Obersiggenthal is; 782 children or 9.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 883 teenagers or 10.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 944 people or 11.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 1,182 people or 14.5% are between 30 and 39, 1,349 people or 16.5% are between 40 and 49, and 1,010 people or 12.4% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 977 people or 12.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 660 people or 8.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 337 people or 4.1% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 50 people or 0.6% who are 90 and older.