Kallern facts for kids

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Kallern Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Kallern Location in Canton of Aargau Show map of Canton of Aargau
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Aargau
District	Muri
Area
• Total	2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation	513 m (1,683 ft)
Population  (Dec 2020 )
• Total	399
• Density	148.9/km2 (385.6/sq mi)
Postal code	5625
Surrounded by	Bettwil, Boswil, Sarmenstorf, Uezwil, Waltenschwil

Kallern is a small town, also called a municipality, located in the Muri area of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.

History of Kallern

Kallern was first mentioned in old records around the years 1303-1308. Back then, it was known as Kaltherren. During the Late Middle Ages, two important landowners in Kallern were Muri Abbey and Hilfikon.

After 1415, the village became part of Muri. Later, after 1435, it belonged to the district of Boswil in an area called the Freie Ämter. During the time of the Helvetic Republic, Kallern was part of the Canton of Baden.

Kallern, along with Ober- and Unterhöll and Uezwil, used to be one big community. Niesenberg was connected to Bettwil. In 1803, a special law called the Act of Mediation helped create the community we know today.

In more recent times, Kallern has seen many improvements. A chapel was built in Oberniesenberg in 1962. A school and a multi-purpose room were finished in 1975, giving kids a place to learn and the community a place to gather. Electric street lights came to the village in 1969, and a central water supply was added in 1970.

In 1980, a new living area called Hinterbühl was developed. By 1984, it was connected to a sewage treatment plant. Around the year 2000, about a quarter of the working people in Kallern worked in farming. Two-thirds of the workers traveled to other towns for their jobs. At the start of the 21st century, Kallern did not have public transportation or many shops.

Most of Kallern, except for a small area called Oberniesenberg, belongs to the church community of Boswil-Kellern.

Geography of Kallern

Entrance to Kallern municipality

Kallern covers an area of about 2.68 square kilometers (1.03 square miles). A large part of this land, about 77.6%, is used for farming. Forests cover about 13.4% of the area. The remaining 9.3% is used for buildings and roads.

Looking closer at the land, about 4.9% is covered by houses and other buildings. Roads and other ways to get around make up 4.5% of the land. In the forested areas, 11.6% is dense forest, and 1.9% has orchards or small groups of trees. For farming, 42.9% of the land grows crops, and 32.1% is used for pastures where animals graze. About 2.6% is used for orchards or vineyards.

The town is located in the Muri district, on the eastern side of a hill called the Lindenberg. Kallern is made up of several small areas, or hamlets. These include Kallern itself, Bugler, Hinterbühl, Unter-, Hinter- and Oberniesenberg. There are also farmhouses like Unter- and Oberhöll, Husmatten, and Badhof, plus other scattered houses.

Coat of Arms

The official design of Kallern's coat of arms shows a blue background. On it, there are two silver keys crossed over each other, like an 'X'. Above them, there is a silver nail.

People and Population (Demographics)

Farm house in Kallern

As of 2009, Kallern has a population of about 304 people. Around 7.2% of the people living in Kallern are from other countries. Over the ten years from 1997 to 2007, the population grew by about 10.6%.

Most people in Kallern (95.5%) speak German. The second most common language is English (1.9%), followed by Italian (0.8%).

Let's look at the age groups in Kallern (as of 2008):

• Children aged 0-9 years old make up 12.3% of the population.
• Teenagers aged 10-19 years old make up 10.4%.
• Young adults aged 20-29 years old make up 12.0%.
• Adults aged 30-39 years old make up 14.2%.
• Adults aged 40-49 years old make up 18.4%.
• Adults aged 50-59 years old make up 16.8%.
• Seniors aged 60-69 years old make up 7.9%.
• Seniors aged 70-79 years old make up 4.7%.
• Seniors aged 80-89 years old make up 2.8%.
• There is 1 person aged 90 or older.

In 2000, there were about 0.59 residents for each living room in Kallern. This is similar to the average for the whole canton. A "room" here means a space in a home that is at least 4 square meters (about 43 square feet), like bedrooms, living rooms, and kitchens. About 80.5% of homes were owned by the people living in them.

In 2000, there were 84 private homes and apartments in Kallern. On average, there were 3.1 people living in each home. In 2008, 64.7% of all homes were single-family houses. Only 1.7% of apartments were empty. In 2007, new housing was being built at a rate of 6.4 new homes for every 1000 residents.

In the 2007 national election, the most popular political party was the SVP, which received 47.1% of the votes. The next most popular parties were the CVP (18.7%), the SP (10%), and the Green Party (8.4%).

Here's how Kallern's population has changed over time:

Important Heritage Sites

A special farmhouse at Unterniesenberg 45 is recognized as a very important heritage site in Switzerland.

Economy and Jobs

In 2007, Kallern had a low unemployment rate of 2.11%. This means most people who wanted jobs had them.

As of 2005, there were 48 people working in the primary economic sector. This sector includes jobs like farming and forestry. There were 18 businesses in this area. The secondary sector, which includes manufacturing and construction, employed 8 people across 5 businesses. The tertiary sector, which covers services like shops, healthcare, and education, employed 35 people across 8 businesses.

In 2000, 142 people who lived in Kallern had jobs. Most of them (about 67.6%) worked outside of Kallern. Only 13 people traveled into Kallern for work. In total, there were 59 jobs available in the municipality (for at least 6 hours per week). For getting to work, 6.8% of the working population used public transportation, and 47.3% used a private car.

Religion

Based on the 2000 census, 184 people (69.7%) in Kallern were Roman Catholic. Another 54 people (20.5%) belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

Education

People in Switzerland are generally well-educated. In Kallern, about 72.3% of adults aged 25-64 have finished either advanced high school education or higher education, like university. In the 2008/2009 school year, there were 23 students attending primary school in Kallern.

See also

In Spanish: Kallern para niños