Wittnau

Geschichte

Wittnau is a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.GeographyWittnau has an area, of 11.25km2. Of this area, 4.42km2 or 39.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.05km2 or 53.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.75km2 or 6.7% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.03km2 or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes.Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.3%. Out of the forested land, 52.4% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 21.6% is used for growing crops and 13.4% is pastures, while 4.3% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure two Eagles in pale displayed Argent langued beaked and membered Gules.DemographicsWittnau has a population of, 8.7% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 2.4%. Most of the population speaks German (92.8%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.7%) and Italian being third ( 1.1%).The age distribution, in Wittnau is; 99 children or 8.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 191 teenagers or 17.0% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 122 people or 10.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 137 people or 12.2% are between 30 and 39, 230 people or 20.5% are between 40 and 49, and 158 people or 14.1% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 94 people or 8.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 48 people or 4.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 35 people or 3.1% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 9 people or 0.8% who are 90 and older.