- Hemmental
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Hemmental
municipality_name = Hemmental
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Wappen Hemmental.png|pixel_coa=
languages = German
canton = Schaffhausen
iso-code-region = CH-SH
district = n.a.
lat_d=47|lat_m=44|lat_NS=N|long_d=8|long_m=35|long_EW=E
postal_code = 8231
municipality_code = 2934
area = 10.78
elevation = 588|elevation_description=
population = 542|populationof = December 2005 | popofyear = 2005
website = www.hemmental.ch
mayor = Hermann Schlatter|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
mayor_title = |list_of_mayors =
places =
demonym =
neighboring_municipalities=Beggingen ,Beringen ,Merishausen ,Schleitheim ,Schaffhausen ,Siblingen
twintowns = |Hemmental is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in
Switzerland .Hemmental is roughly 4.5 km outside of the city limits of Schaffhausen and 7 km away from the Schaffhausen train station.
First Settlement
It is generally accepted that Hemmental was settled between the 7th and 8th centuries by the
Alemans . Local tradition states that the village was named after a Germanic priest probably named Hemo. According to the records of Burkhard of Nellenburg, in 1090 Hemo gave Hemmental, together withBuesingen andBerslingen , to theAbbey of Allerheiligen in Schaffhausen. About 30 families may have lived at that time in Hemmental.Leu, Schlatter, Hatt and Mettler families
In the year 1483, the name "Schlatter" first appears in Hemmental, followed by those of "Mettler", "Hatt" and "Leu". These families dominated in the area. Today, there are also the four place names, Schlatter, Leuen, Hatten and Mettlerhof reflecting this influence. Three of these family names still prevail in Hemmental; the name Mettler no longer being found here. It is these four names which, in 1951, led to the resolution that a new village coat of arms be introduced - four golden stars on blue and red shield.
The municipality ranks among the financially weakest in the canton. In the village there are approximately 550 inhabitants, 48% of the total population being younger than age 40; 25% are under 18.
Excerpted from [http://www.hemmental.ch www.hemmental.ch]
External links
*HDS|1277|Hemmental
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