Rüdlingen

Geschichte

Rüdlingen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.HistoryRüdlingen is first mentioned in 827 as Ruodiningun.GeographyRüdlingen has an area, of 5.5km2. Of this area, 47.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (10.5%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). The municipality is located in the Schaffhausen district on the Rhine knee above Eglisau.With Buchberg, Rüdlingen forms an exclave of the Canton of Schaffhausen on the Rhine, bordered by the Canton of Zürich and Baden-Württemberg.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Azure an Oar and a in saltire Or and Or a Semi Mill Wheel Azure.TransportationA road border crossing into Germany's Lottstetten municipality, Baden-Württemberg state, is located at Ischläg. The town in Germany is Nack.DemographicsRüdlingen has a population of 665, of which 7.2% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, 53.1% are from Germany, and 46.9% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.9%. Most of the population speaks German (96.6%), with French being second most common ( 0.6%) and English being third ( 0.5%).