Reckingen-Gluringen is a former

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in the district of Goms in the canton of

Valais Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. is one of the 26 cantons forming the S ...

in Switzerland. It was formed in 2004 from the union of the villages and municipalities of Reckingen and

Gluringen Reckingen-Gluringen is a former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was formed in 2004 from the union of the villages and municipalities of Reckingen and Gluringen.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Reckingen-Gluringen, Blitzingen, Grafschaft, Münster-Geschinen and Niederwald merged into the new municipality of Goms.

History

Reckingen is first mentioned in 1225 as ''Requinguen''. Gluringen is first mentioned in 1203 as ''Gluringen''.

Geography

Reckingen-Gluringen has an area, , of . Of this area, 27.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 51.8% is unproductive land. Reckingen lies on both sides of the Rhone river. It consists of three loosely interconnected settlements. Gluringen is on the north flank of the Rhone valley.

Demographics

Reckingen-Gluringen has a population () of . , 6.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals.Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Superweb database - Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008
accessed 19 June 2010 Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -13.9%. It has changed at a rate of -7.4% due to migration and at a rate of -3.3% due to births and deaths.
accessed 07-September-2011 , the gender distribution of the population was 50.1% male and 49.9% female. The population was made up of 228 Swiss men (46.4% of the population) and 18 (3.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 230 Swiss women (46.8%) and 15 (3.1%) non-Swiss women.Ständige Wohnbevolkerung nach Geschlecht und Heimat am 31.12.2009.xls
accessed 24 August 2011 The age distribution of the population () is children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 25.9% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 56.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 18%.

Reckingen demographics

Most of the population, in Reckingen speaks

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(344 or 96.6%) as their first language, French is the second most common (4 or 1.1%) and

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia an ...

is the third (3 or 0.8%). Of the population in the municipality 210 or about 59.0% were born in Reckingen and lived there in 2000. There were 92 or 25.8% who were born in the same canton, while 20 or 5.6% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 25 or 7.0% were born outside of Switzerland. , there were 144 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 173 married individuals, 30 widows or widowers and 9 individuals who are divorced.STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 - 2000
accessed 2 February 2011 There were 37 households that consist of only one person and 11 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 139 households that answered this question, 26.6% were households made up of just one person and there were 5 adults who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 29 married couples without children, 53 married couples with children There were 8 single parents with a child or children. There were 3 households that were made up of unrelated people and 4 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing. there were 100 single family homes (or 47.2% of the total) out of a total of 212 inhabited buildings. There were 82 multi-family buildings (38.7%), along with 16 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (7.5%) and 14 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (6.6%).Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 - Gebäude und Wohnungen
accessed 28 January 2011 , a total of 133 apartments (38.7% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 198 apartments (57.6%) were seasonally occupied and 13 apartments (3.8%) were empty.

Gluringen demographics

Most of the population, in Gluringen , speaks German (150 or 93.2%) as their first language, Serbo-Croatian is the second most common (6 or 3.7%) and

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is the third (4 or 2.5%). Of the population in the municipality 81 or about 50.3% were born in Gluringen and lived there in 2000. There were 45 or 28.0% who were born in the same canton, while 18 or 11.2% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 15 or 9.3% were born outside of Switzerland. , there were 63 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 81 married individuals, 12 widows or widowers and 5 individuals who are divorced. There were 12 households that consist of only one person and 6 households with five or more people. Out of a total of 62 households that answered this question, 19.4% were households made up of just one person and there was 1 adult who lived with their parents. Of the rest of the households, there are 16 married couples without children, 25 married couples with children There was one single parent with a child or children. There were 2 households that were made up of unrelated people and 5 households that were made up of some sort of institution or another collective housing. there were 23 single family homes (or 37.1% of the total) out of a total of 62 inhabited buildings. There were 29 multi-family buildings (46.8%), along with 3 multi-purpose buildings that were mostly used for housing (4.8%) and 7 other use buildings (commercial or industrial) that also had some housing (11.3%). , a total of 55 apartments (46.6% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 54 apartments (45.8%) were seasonally occupied and 9 apartments (7.6%) were empty.

Historic Population

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Heritage sites of national significance

The Church of ''Mariä Geburt'' is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Both the villages of Gluringen and Reckingen are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

Politics

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 71.36% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (12.45%), the SP (9.06%) and the FDP (5.74%). In the federal election, a total of 247 votes were cast, and the

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was 58.9%. In the 2009 Conseil d'État/Staatsrat election a total of 215 votes were cast, of which 30 or about 14.0% were invalid. The voter participation was 53.8%, which is similar to the cantonal average of 54.67%. In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election a total of 241 votes were cast, of which 6 or about 2.5% were invalid. The voter participation was 60.0%, which is similar to the cantonal average of 59.88%.

Economy

, Reckingen-Gluringen had an unemployment rate of 1.8%. , there were 25 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 29 people were employed in the

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and there were 11 businesses in this sector. 104 people were employed in the

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, with 21 businesses in this sector. the total number of

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jobs was 121. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 16, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 22 of which 9 or (40.9%) were in manufacturing and 13 (59.1%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 83. In the tertiary sector; 16 or 19.3% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 3 or 3.6% were in the movement and storage of goods, 49 or 59.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 6 or 7.2% were the insurance or financial industry, 4 or 4.8% were technical professionals or scientists.Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren 1-3
accessed 28 January 2011 Of the working population, 7.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 42.7% used a private car. There were 155 residents of Reckingen who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.9% of the workforce. , there were 89 workers who commuted into the municipality and 75 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 1.2 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving.Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Statweb
accessed 24 June 2010 There were 79 residents of Gluringen who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.5% of the workforce. , there were 25 workers who commuted into the municipality and 22 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 1.1 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving.

Religion

From the in Reckingen, 327 or 91.9% were

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, while 8 or 2.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 3 members of an Orthodox church (or about 0.84% of the population). There were 7 (or about 1.97% of the population) who were Islamic. 6 (or about 1.69% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 5 individuals (or about 1.40% of the population) did not answer the question. In Gluringen, 142 or 88.2% were Roman Catholic, while 10 or 6.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 6 members of an Orthodox church (or about 3.73% of the population), and there was 1 individual who belongs to another Christian church. 1 (or about 0.62% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 1 individuals (or about 0.62% of the population) did not answer the question.

Education

In Reckingen about 129 or (36.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 20 or (5.6%) have completed additional higher education (either

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or a '' Fachhochschule''). Of the 20 who completed tertiary schooling, 75.0% were Swiss men, 15.0% were Swiss women. , there were 13 students in Reckingen who came from another municipality, while 41 residents attended schools outside the municipality. In Gluringen about 55 or (34.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 9 or (5.6%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a ''Fachhochschule''). Of the 9 who completed tertiary schooling, 55.6% were Swiss men, 11.1% were Swiss women. , there were 2 students in Gluringen who came from another municipality, while 18 residents attended schools outside the municipality.

References

External links

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