Siblingen

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Siblingen is a small municipality in Switzerland, in the canton of Schaffhausen. It covers about 9.3 square kilometers and sits at 508 meters above sea level. The population is around 750 people, and most residents speak German. The town has a low unemployment rate and a mix of farmland and forests.

Key facts
- Coat of arms: a red shield with a green pine tree
- Surroundings: Beringen, Gächlingen, Hemmental, Löhningen, Neunkirch, Schleitheim
- Land use: about 45% agriculture, about 49% forest, 6% settled, 0.4% water
- Economy: very low unemployment; primary sector a small number of jobs, more in secondary and tertiary sectors; many people work outside the municipality
- Services: 2 restaurants and 1 hotel with 15 beds
- Religion: about 73% Swiss Reformed Church, about 13% Roman Catholic
- Education: most adults (around 80%) have upper secondary or higher education
- Demographics: majority speak German; small share of foreigners (mostly from Germany, with some from Italy and other countries)
- Politics (2007): SVP about 42%, SP about 34%, FDP about 24%
- Heritage: the Auf dem Stein graveyard from the La Tène era is a site of national significance

Note: Siblingen is in the Central European Time zone (UTC+1, summer UTC+2). Postal code: 8225.