- 1. What was the population of Eschenz as of December 2020?
A) 1,920
B) 1,750
C) 1,868
D) 1,800
- 2. What percentage of the population were foreign nationals as of 2008?
A) 16.8%
B) 10.5%
C) 12.0%
D) 14.3%
- 3. What was the most common language spoken in Eschenz as of 2000?
A) French
B) German
C) Serbo-Croatian
D) Albanian
- 4. What was the female percentage of the population in 2008?
A) 49.4%
B) 51.2%
C) 50.6%
D) 48.8%
- 5. What was the population growth rate of Eschenz in 2008?
A) 1.2%
B) 0.5%
C) 0.8%
D) 2.1%
- 6. How many children between 0 and 9 years old lived in Eschenz as of 2009?
A) 154
B) 120
C) 210
D) 195
- 7. What was the average number of persons per household in 2000?
A) 3.0
B) 2.1
C) 2.5
D) 1.8
- 8. What percentage of inhabited buildings were single family homes in 2000?
A) 82.4%
B) 3.2%
C) 3.5%
D) 10.9%
- 9. What was the vacancy rate for Eschenz in 2008?
A) 1.5%
B) 2.78%
C) 3.2%
D) 5.6%
- 10. Which party received the most votes in the 2007 federal election?
A) CVP
B) SVP
C) FDP
D) Green Party
- 11. What was the voter turnout in the 2007 federal election?
A) 60.0%
B) 50.1%
C) 45.5%
D) 41.34%
- 12. What was the most common apartment size in 2000?
A) 1 room
B) 2 room
C) 6 room
D) 5 room
- 13. What percentage of the population were part of a couple with children in 2000?
A) 5.2%
B) 1.2%
C) 57.8%
D) 21.0%
- 14. What was the average monthly rent for an apartment in Eschenz in 2000?
A) 1116 CHF
B) 893.39 CHF
C) 950 CHF
D) 1047.14 CHF
- 15. How many people were 90 years or older in 2009?
A) 5
B) 118
C) 58
D) 191
- 16. In which Swiss district is Eschenz located?
A) Frauenfeld
B) Stein am Rhein
C) Thurgau
D) Zürich
- 17. In which canton is Eschenz located?
A) Bern
B) St. Gallen
C) Thurgau
D) Schaffhausen
- 18. In what year was the main island settlement site discovered?
A) 1962
B) 1931
C) 1882
D) 1858
- 19. Who conducted the excavation on the island in 1931–36?
A) St. Otmar
B) Schenk
C) Karl Keller Tarnuzzer
D) The governor of Einsiedeln
- 20. When was the first settlement of the island made?
A) 11th century BC
B) Shortly after 4000 BC
C) 3000 BC
D) 9th century BC
- 21. What culture was associated with the first island settlement?
A) Early Pfyn culture
B) Roman culture
C) Late Bronze Age
D) Horgen culture
- 22. Which culture is associated with the third phase of settlement?
A) Roman culture
B) Tasgetium culture
C) Pfyn culture
D) Horgen culture
- 23. What items discovered on the island suggest it was a transportation hub?
A) Parts of horse bridles
B) Roman coins
C) Fishing nets
D) A gold cup
- 24. In what year was a gold cup from the early Bronze Age found in Eschenz?
A) 1858
B) 1962
C) 1916
D) 1935
- 25. What was the name of the Roman era Vicus in Eschenz?
A) Arbor Felix
B) Ad Fines
C) Aschinza
D) Tasgetium
- 26. What is the modern name of the Roman fortification mentioned near Eschenz?
A) St. Otmars Chapel
B) Castle Freudenfels
C) Castrum Exsientiae
D) Kastell auf Burg
- 27. Under what name was Eschenz first mentioned in 799?
A) Aschinza
B) Tasgetium
C) Eschenz
D) Castrum Exsientiae
- 28. To which monastery did Eschenz come in 958?
A) Pfyn
B) Burg
C) Einsiedeln
D) St. Gallen
- 29. Where did the governor of the monastery hold the low court from 1623?
A) The paper mill
B) Castle Freudenfels
C) The main island
D) Untereschenz
- 30. During which years did the municipality convert to the new faith during the Reformation?
A) 1362–1370
B) 1560–1570
C) 1525–1529
D) 1623–1798
- 31. What happened in Eschenz in 1851?
A) A paper mill opened
B) The parish was incorporated
C) Hüttwilen separated from it
D) The gold cup was found
- 32. What industry opened in Eschenz in 1835?
A) Fishing
B) A paper mill
C) Viticulture
D) Food production
- 33. What company currently operates in the food industry in Eschenz?
A) Hüttwilen Mills
B) Unipektin AG
C) Tasgetium Foods
D) Einsiedeln Inc.
- 34. Which industries replaced viticulture and fishing at the end of the 19th century?
A) Roman excavation work
B) Animal husbandry and agriculture
C) Tourism and manufacturing
D) Paper production
- 35. What occurred to the island settlement in the first half of the 3rd millennium?
A) It was abandoned due to war
B) It became a major Roman hub
C) The lake level rose, putting it underwater
D) A paper mill was established
- 36. What is the total area of Eschenz as of 2009?
A) 12.01 square kilometers
B) 10.01 square kilometers
C) 11.50 square kilometers
D) 14.38 square kilometers
- 37. Since what year has Freudenfels Castle been part of Eschenz?
A) 2009
B) 1809
C) 1812
D) 1909
- 38. Which island is home to a prehistoric lake shore settlement and a Roman Vicus?
A) Eschenz Island
B) St. Otmar Island
C) Freudenfels Island
D) Werd Island
- 39. Which basin includes the municipalities of Eschenz and Mammern?
A) St. Gallen Basin
B) Rorschach Basin
C) Schaffhausen Basin
D) Eschenzer Becken
- 40. How many people were employed in the primary economic sector in 2005?
A) 230
B) 159
C) 35
D) 95
- 41. How many businesses were involved in the secondary sector in 2005?
A) 46
B) 21
C) 159
D) 35
- 42. Which economic sector had the highest number of employees in 2005?
A) Primary sector
B) Tertiary sector
C) Agricultural sector
D) Secondary sector
- 43. Which railway service stops at Eschenz railway station?
A) Schaffhausen Metro
B) Rorschach Express
C) St. Gallen S-Bahn
D) Swiss National Rail
- 44. Which religious group made up the largest percentage of the population in the 2000 census?
A) Orthodox Church
B) Islamic
C) Swiss Reformed Church
D) Roman Catholic
- 45. How many people in the 2000 census belonged to no church, were agnostic, or atheist?
A) 26
B) 108
C) 92
D) 41
- 46. What is the name of the pilgrimage chapel located on Werd Island?
A) St. Roman
B) St. Otmar
C) St. Peter
D) St. Gallen
- 47. What percentage of the population in Eschenz (age 25-64) has completed higher or upper secondary education?
A) 53%
B) 74%
C) 25%
D) 45%
- 48. How many students are in the Eschenz primary school district, including kindergarten?
A) 126
B) 122
C) 95
D) 150
- 49. How many children are enrolled in the Eschenz kindergarten?
A) 31
B) 48
C) 126
D) 47
- 50. What is the average class size in the primary school of Eschenz?
A) 19
B) 17.43
C) 15.5
D) 21
- 51. How many children are at the lower primary level in Eschenz?
A) 31
B) 122
C) 48
D) 47
- 52. How many children are at the upper primary level in Eschenz?
A) 31
B) 48
C) 47
D) 67
- 53. How many students are in the secondary school district in Eschenz?
A) 126
B) 110
C) 122
D) 95
- 54. What is the average class size for all secondary level classes in Eschenz?
A) 17.43
B) 19
C) 15.5
D) 20.5
- 55. How many teenagers are in the advanced secondary school in Eschenz?
A) 67
B) 31
C) 55
D) 47
- 56. How many teenagers are in the standard secondary school in Eschenz?
A) 55
B) 31
C) 48
D) 67
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