Suhr is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the district of
Aarau
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of the
canton of
Aargau
Aargau ( ; ), more formally the Canton of Aargau (; ; ; ), is one of the Canton of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capital is Aarau.
Aargau is one of the most nort ...
in
Switzerland
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.
Geography
Suhr has an area, , of . Of this area, 29.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 25.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes).
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Coat of arms
The blazon
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of the municipal coat of arms
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is ''Gules a Latin Cross pattee Argent and in Chief two Mullets of Five of the same and Coupeaux Vert.''
Demographics
Suhr has a population (as of ) of . , 30.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bereich 01 -Bevölkerung]
accessed 20 January 2010 Over the last 10 years, the population has grown at a rate of 19.2%. Most of the population () speaks German (84.2%), with Italian being second most common (4.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (2.6%).
accessed 26-January-2010[Statistical Department of Canton Aargau -Bevölkerungsdaten für den Kanton Aargau und die Gemeinden (Archiv)]
accessed 20 January 2010
, there were 491 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 1,971 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 1,077 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.23 individuals.[ there were 1,169 single family homes (or 26.9% of the total) out of a total of 4,353 homes and apartments.][Statistical Department of Canton Aargau]
accessed 20 January 2010
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 31.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (22.1%), the FDP (12.5%) and the CVP (9%).[
In Suhr about 67.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a '']Fachhochschule
A (; plural ), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a Hochschule, German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts, such as engineering, te ...
'').[ Of the school age population (), there are 752 students attending ]primary school
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, there are 269 students attending secondary school, there are 214 students attending tertiary or university level schooling in the municipality.[
The historical population is given in the following table:][
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Transportation
It lies just off the A1 St. Margrethen–Geneva motorway.
Heritage sites of national significance
The Catholic parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...
of the Holy Ghost
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is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Sights
Stadion Brugglifeld, a multi-purpose stadium, is located in Suhr. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Aarau. The current capacity is 9249 seats and it was first used on 12 October 1924.
Economy
, Suhr had an unemployment rate of 2.98%. , there were 65 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 1,002 people are employed in the secondary sector
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and there are 57 businesses in this sector. 3,102 people are employed in the tertiary sector
The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the ...
, with 224 businesses in this sector.[
there were a total of 4,418 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 3,434 or about 77.7% of the residents worked outside suhr while 2,589 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 3,573 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality.
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Education
There used to be a location of the SIS Swiss International School in Suhr, but this has been closed in Summer 2016.
Religion
From the , 2,449 or 29.0% are Roman Catholic
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, while 3,774 or 44.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church
The Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS), formerly named Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches until 31 December 2019, is a federation of 25 member churches – 24 cantonal churches and the Evangelical-Methodist Church of Switzerland. The P ...
. Of the rest of the population, there are 16 individuals (or about 0.19% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic faith.[Statistical Department of Canton Aargau - Aargauer Zahlen 2009]
accessed 20 January 2010
Notable people
* Kurt Röthlisberger
Kurt Röthlisberger (born 21 May 1951 in Suhr) is a retired football referee from Switzerland. He is known for supervising five matches in the FIFA World Cup: three matches in 1990, and two in 1994.
Career
In the 1994 World Cup, he refereed the ...
(born 1951 in Suhr) is a retired football referee, supervised five matches in the FIFA World Cup in 1990 & 1994
* Petra Volpe (born 1970 in Suhr) a Swiss screenwriter and film director IMDb Database
retrieved 25 February 2019
* Lunatica
Lunatica is a Switzerland, Swiss symphonic metal band, formed in Suhr, Aargau, Suhr in 1998.
Biography Formation
Founded by keyboardist Alex Seiberl and guitarist Sandro D'Incau, lead vocalist Andrea Dätwyler joined the band in 2001.
''Atlanti ...
(formed 1998 in Suhr) a Swiss symphonic metal band
References
External links
Official website
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Municipalities of Aargau
Cultural property of national significance in Aargau