Hemmental

Look at Hemmental

Hemmental was until December 31, 2008, a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.

1 January 2009 Hemmental was incorporated into the city of Schaffhausen.

Coat of arms

Blazon

The oldest municipal coat of arms inhibiting Thal found 1597th It provides a beet with green leaves in a black plate dar. For the next 200 years there is no crest. Only in 1814 there is a seal on the but the Ploughshares is now represented as a symbol for farming. The cleanup of the emblem in 1951 the historical coat of arms found little favor, as is claimed today, inhibiting Thal do not have a suitable soil for beets. Instead, were finally four stars representing the original four farms from which inhibit Thal was to symbolize elected.

Geography

Hemmental nestles between the heights of the Randen at the end of Hemmentalertals, which runs north-west of Schaffhausen. The valley is drained by the inhibiting Taler Bach.

Population

The two most common surnames in Hemmental are Schlatter and Leu.

Merger with the town of Schaffhausen

On 27 April 2008, the citizens Hemmentals as well as those of the city of Schaffhausen agreed to a merger agreement, which should merge into a single municipality under the name of Schaffhausen, the two communities. In the ballot, the decision was in Hemmental with 187 yes to 184 no votes in an absolute majority of 186 votes and a voter turnout of 95.7 % from extremely scarce. In the town of Schaffhausen were with 7'444 3'599 No Yes against a clear result.

After June 2, 2008, the Cantonal ( State Parliament) of the Canton of Schaffhausen approved the merger agreement with 69 to 1, the community Hemmental was incorporated on 1 January 2009 in the town of Schaffhausen.

Traffic

Hemmental is connected to Schaffhausen by a paved road, the day runs on the one bus route. A partially - paved side street leads over the beets after Beggingen.

Located at the end of a large valley, where the main valley fans out in countless small valleys, exist in all directions countless trails for hikers and mountain bikers.

Attractions

Walks on the heights of the Randen.

Clubs

The numerous clubs are an important part of village life.

Village fire

On September 17, 1909 9 houses were destroyed by the inhibiting Taler village fire. 10 families with 51 people homeless.