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22-490: It is known as the location where the seven articles of the Schleitheim Confession were written. Schleitheim has an area, as of 2006, of 21.5 km (8.3 sq mi). 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). The area of today's Schleitheim

44-579: A Primary School , 4.22% attend a lower level Secondary School, and 6.96% attend a higher level Secondary School. As of 2000, 69.4% of the population belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church and 13.3% belonged to the Roman Catholic Church . The historical population between 1850 and 2008 is given in the following table: Schleitheim has an unemployment rate, as of 2007, of 0.88%. As of 2005, there were 117 people employed in

66-677: A certain time, for a fee, and were expelled when those letters of protection expired. In the middle of the 19th century the town gates were demolished. At the start of the 20th century the law court in Stühlingen was abolished. During the Third Reich the Stühlingen town charter was repealed under the Deutsche Gemeindeordnung of 1935. At the end of the Second World War it was restored. The granting of

88-613: A group of Swiss Anabaptists in 1527 in Schleitheim , Switzerland. The real title is Brüderliche vereynigung etzlicher Kinder Gottes siben Artickel betreffend ... ( "Brotherly Union of a Number of Children of God Concerning Seven Articles" ). The Confession is believed to have been written by Michael Sattler . The South German Ordnung of approximately the same date is similar to that of the Schleitheim Confession but contains many more Biblical references supporting

110-743: A hamlet in the vicinity. From 1615 to 1743 a Jewish community was established in Stühlingen, made up of five main families, the Weils, the Blochs, the Bernheims, the Bickerts and the Guggenheims, from which by 1743 the majority of the households in the County of Stühlingen that became Jewish families came expelled for not renewing the letters of protection, which allowed Jews to live in a certain place for

132-418: Is Gules, an ox head sable lined white. Schleitheim has a population (as of 2008) of 1,663, of which 12.0% are foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008), 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

154-640: Is a town in the Waldshut district in Baden-Württemberg , Germany . It is situated on the border with Switzerland , with a border crossing to the village of Oberwiesen in Schleitheim municipality, 15 km northwest of Schaffhausen town. Stühlingen is a climatic resort that lies on the Wutach on the southern edge of the Black Forest at an altitude between 449 and 601 metres, directly on

176-432: Is precipitation for an average of 11 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is June, with an average of 11.6, but with only 93 mm (3.7 in) of precipitation. The driest month of the year is September with an average of 57 mm (2.2 in) of precipitation over 11 days. Schleitheim Confession The Schleitheim Confession was the most representative statement of Anabaptist principles, by

198-521: The Roman vicus of Juliomagus and the Roman estate at Vorholz are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance . Schleitheim has an average of 121.6 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives 878 mm (34.6 in) of precipitation . The wettest month is August during which time Schleitheim receives an average of 95 mm (3.7 in) of rain or snow. During this month there

220-788: The Swabian War the territory of the Lupfener Counts became the target of the peasants, who conquered and burnt the town in 1499. In 1524 the Stühlinger peasant insurrection took the overlordship from the Hohenlupfens. There exists a legend, that this insurrection formed the initial spark of the German Peasants' War . It is documented, that the South Baden ring leader Hans Müller von Bulgenbach originated from

242-562: The Swiss border near the community of Schleitheim . Towns in the neighbourhood of Stühlingen are Schaffhausen (Switzerland), Bonndorf , Blumberg , Stein am Rhein (Switzerland), Waldshut-Tiengen , Singen and Donaueschingen . The separate communities of Bettmaringen, Blumegg, Eberfingen, Grimmelshofen, Lausheim, Mauchen, Oberwangen, Schwaningen, Unterwangen and Weizen belong to Stühlingen together with 32 further small villages. The Abandoned villages of Ottwangen and Tandlekofen are in

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264-423: The primary economic sector and about 46 businesses involved in this sector. 221 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 20 businesses in this sector. 373 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 65 businesses in this sector. As of 2008 the mid year average unemployment rate was 1.1%. There were 85 non-agrarian businesses in the municipality and 44.1% of the (non-agrarian) population

286-602: The Bettmaringen area. In the Blumegg district there is the ruined Castle of Blumegg and in front of the castle there are abandoned houses. Near Lausheim there are the remains of an undocumented and unnamed Burg . By Roman times the valley floor in the immediate neighbourhood of Stühlingen had been long settled. In Grimmelshofen graves have been found dating from the late Merovingian period. The foundations of Schloss Hohenlupfen date from this time since they are built on

308-398: The birthplace of the Schleitheim Confession of 1527, the oldest creed of Anabaptism , written under the direction of Michael Sattler . In 1530 the villages Schleitheim and Beggingen became part of the territory of the city of Schaffhausen , in exchange for Grafenhausen and Birkendorf which became part of the landgraviate Stühlingen . The blazon of the municipal coat of arms

330-656: The confession. The Schleitheim confession continues to be a guide for churches such as many Schwarzenau Brethren , the Bruderhof and the Hutterites , who trace their spiritual heritage back to the Radical Reformation and the Anabaptists. The Confession consisted of seven articles, written during a time of severe persecution: St%C3%BChlingen Stühlingen ( High Alemannic : Stüelinge )

352-568: The foundations of a Roman signal Tower. The year 1262 was significant in that the Count of Lupfen enclosed an oval area on a mountain spur above the Wutach valley. He obtained a town charter and today this is the town of Stühlingen. The town obtained a market charter and was the seat of justice. The oval area formed by the town walls and the Upper Gate is known today as the „Marktplatz“. During

374-493: The municipality for work. As of 2008, there are seven restaurants, and two hotels with 28 beds. The hospitality industry in Schleitheim employs 23 people. A border crossing into Germany is located at the village of Oberwiesen. The town over the border is Stühlingen in Baden-Württemberg . Schleitheim has a regular Postbus service to and from Schaffhausen railway station . The Early Middle Ages graveyard at Hebsack,

396-408: The population (as of 2000) speaks German (93.9%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.5%) and Italian being third ( 1.1%). The age distribution of the population (as of 2008) 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%. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party

418-583: The town charter was marked by the planting of a linden tree in the Jewish quarter, the „Stadtlinde“. In 1960 a swimming pool was opened, and in the 2006 season the „Schwimmfreunde Stühlingen“ association was formed. In 1962 Stühling celebrated the 700 year anniversary of the granting of the town charter in 1262. On 1 January 1975 Stühlingen increased in size from approx. 1800 to over 5000 inhabitants through boundary changes in Baden-Württemberg. At

440-474: Was already settled in Roman times. A vicus at that time bore the name Iuliomagus . In 995 the German name is attested for the first time as Sleitheim . This name stems from Old High German sleit (English: 'gently sloping, inclined') and Old High German heim (English: 'house, residence'), meaning "settlement on a gentle slope on the inclined plain." Schleitheim gained historical significance as

462-476: Was involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 55.9% were involved in the third. At the same time, 69.5% of the working population was employed full-time, and 30.5% was employed part-time. There were 630 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 38.3% of the workforce. As of 2000 there were 395 residents who worked in the municipality, while 394 residents worked outside Schleitheim and 188 people commuted into

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484-590: Was the SVP which received 50.9% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the FDP (25.3%), and the SP (23.8%) . In Schleitheim about 74.9% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). In Schleitheim, as of 2007, 1.66% of the population attend kindergarten or another pre-school, 8.26% attend

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