Schleitheim

Geschichte

Schleitheim is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.It is known as the location where the seven articles of the "Schleitheim Confession" were written by Michael Sattler in 1527.GeographySchleitheim has an area, of 21.5km2. Of this area, 58.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.3%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, an ox head sable lined white.DemographicsSchleitheim has a population of 1,663, of which 12.0% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, 45.3% are from Germany, 10.3% are from Italy, 2% are from Croatia, 25.6% are from Serbia, 1.5% are from Macedonia, and 15.3% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4.4%. Most of the population speaks German (93.9%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.5%) and Italian being third ( 1.1%).The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 21.5% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 55.6% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 22.9%.