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WELCOME TO SCHAFFHAUSEN A guide for new arrivals 2 PUBLICATION DETAILS: Publisher: Kanton Schaffhausen, Departement des Innern 1st edition 2015 Editorial: Integres, Integrationsfachstelle für die Region Schaffhausen Chantal Bründler Sources: Sekretariat Departement des Innern Mühlentalstr. 105 8200 Schaffhausen Tel. +41 52 632 74 61 / Email [email protected] Integres Krummgasse 10 8200 Schaffhausen Tel.+41 52 624 88 67 / Email [email protected] Design: Sepp Pircher Picture sources: BBF Communication + Design: Seite 19 R, 20 R, 21, 23 M, 24, 31 L, 34 M, 35 Chantal Bründler: Seite 11R, 23 L / R, Haus der Kulturen: Seite 11L Höhere Fachschule Schaffhausen, Fotograf Michael Kessler: Seite 29 Koordinationsstelle öV, Kt. SH: Seite 16 Sepp Pircher: Seite 6 M / R, 8 L, 12, 15 R, 18, 20 L, 26, 28, 30, 31 R, 34 R, 36 Stadtarchiv Schaffhausen: Seite 9L Wirtschaftsförderung Kanton Schaffhausen, Fotograf Röbi Bösch: Seite 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 M, 10, 13, 14, 15 L, 16, 17, 19 L, 22, 25, 27, 32, 33, 34 L, 40 www.parlament.ch: Seite 6 L (L = Links, M = Mitte, R = Rechts auf der Seite) Print: Drucksachen- und Materialzentrale Kanton Schaffhausen Printed on: REFUTURA FSC; 100 % Recyclingpapier, chlorfrei gebleicht, CO2-neutral. TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME! 4 WILLKOMMEN! 5 3 DIVERSE SWITZERLAND 6 SCHAFFHAUSEN REGION 7 BASIC VALUES 9 ARRIVAL & STAY 10 COMMUNICATION & INTEGRATION 11 LIVING 13 MOBILITY 16 WORK 18 SOCIAL SECURITY 20 TAXES 22 MARRIAGE, FAMILY & CHILDREN 23 SCHOOL 26 TRAINING & FURTHER EDUCATION 28 HEALTH 30 LEISURE & CULTURE 32 EVERYDAY TASKS 34 POLITICAL LIFE 35 ADDRESSES 37 WELCOME! A warm welcome to the canton of Schaffhausen! 4 Grüezi mitenand! We are delighted that you have decided to live in the canton of Schaffhausen. Our canton has a lot to offer. An attractive range of housing and jobs, good transport links, a contemporary education system and an intact landscape. The majestic Rhine, the green Randen and the Klettgau with its impressive vineyards invite you to explore and relax. People of diverse backgrounds and cultures live in peaceful co-existence in the canton of Schaffhausen. The individuality and identity of all are respected. This is not to be taken for granted and all involved – new arrivals as well as the local population – have to play their part. The central components of this are mutual respect, openness and tolerance. Active associations, numerous educational facilities and a large number of cultural events offer the opportunity to enter into contact with the local population and to participate in the social life. Make use of these! Our goal is that you and your families feel at home in the canton of Schaffhausen, that you are suc- cessful and participate actively in the social life. This brochure aims to help you and provide you with important and useful information about your new home. We wish you a successful start at your new home, lots of interesting encounters and exciting experiences. On behalf of the cantonal government, I wish you a warm welcome to the canton of Schaffhausen. Ursula Hafner-Wipf, member of the cantonal government WILLKOMMEN! Herzlich willkommen im Kanton Schaffhausen! Grüezi mitenand! 5 Es freut uns sehr, dass Sie sich entschieden haben, im Kanton Schaffhausen zu leben. Unser Kanton hat viel zu bieten: Ein attraktives Wohn- und Arbeitsplatzangebot, gute Verkehrsverbindungen, ein zeitgemässes Bildungssystem und eine intakte Landschaft. Der majestätische Rhein, der grüne Randen und der Klettgau mit seinen beeindruckenden Rebbergen laden zur Erkundung und Erholung ein. Im Kanton Schaffhausen leben Menschen unterschiedlichster Herkunft und Kulturen friedlich zusam- men. Die Individualität und Identität aller werden respektiert. Dies ist nicht selbstverständlich und alle Beteiligten - die Zuziehenden wie auch die einheimische Bevölkerung - müssen ihren Beitrag leis- ten. Zentrale Grundlagen dafür sind gegenseitiger Respekt, Offenheit und Toleranz. Ein reges Vereins- leben, zahlreiche Bildungsangebote und eine Vielzahl kultureller Veranstaltungen bieten die Chance, mit der einheimischen Bevölkerung in Kontakt zu treten und am gesellschaftlichen Leben teilzuneh- men. Nutzen Sie diese! Unser Ziel ist, dass Sie und Ihre Familien sich wohl fühlen im Kanton Schaffhausen, dass Sie erfolg- reich sind und aktiv am gesellschaftlichen Leben teilnehmen. Diese Broschüre soll Sie dabei unterstüt- zen und Ihnen wichtige und nützliche Informationen zu Ihrer neuen Heimat liefern. Wir wünschen Ihnen einen guten Start an Ihrem neuen Lebensort, viele eindrückliche Begegnungen und spannende Erlebnisse. Im Namen des Regierungsrates heisse ich Sie herzlich willkommen im Kanton Schaffhausen. Ursula Hafner-Wipf, Regierungsrätin DIVERSE SWITZERLAND STRUCTURE OF SWITZERLAND CANTONS 6 Switzerland is a small country that is comprised of four The cantons, frequently also called states, are the different linguistic regions. The four official national lan- original states that joined together in 1848 to form the guages are spoken in these areas: German, French, Ita- confederation. Each canton has its own constitution, its lian and Romansh. However, in these regions you will own parliament and its own government and courts. also find more or less different ways of life. Switzerland is a nation of will: it does not form either an ethnic or a MUNICIPALITIES linguistic or a religious unit. Like all cantons, the canton of Schaffhausen is divided The state structure of Switzerland is federalist and is into municipalities. Around a fifth of the municipalities structured into three political levels: federal administrati- have their own parliament. Here, the people can only de- on, cantons and municipalities. The federal constitution cide directly in important issues by means of an optional forms the basic legal system and regulates the most im- or obligatory referendum. Four fifths of the Schaffhausen portant principles of co-existence. It describes the distri- municipalities are organised in direct democratic form. bution of tasks between the federal administration and Decisions are taken here in the municipal assembly. The cantons and the responsibilities of the authorities. municipalities keep the residents’ register on behalf of the federal administration and of the canton. They also decide on school and social matters, energy supply, road FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION construction and local planning or taxes. The individual The “Bund” is the Swiss term for the federal administ- canton determines the scope of the municipal autonomy. ration. The other frequently used expression for this is This is therefore very diverse. the “Eidgenossenschaft” or confederation. The federal administration is responsible in all the areas in which www.bfm.admin.ch >Dokumentation >Publikationen: the federal constitution empowers it. For instance, in the Federal brochure “Welcome to Switzerland - Information for new arrivals“. Translated into numerous languages. legal system valid across the country, in foreign and se- curity policy or in customs or monetary system. Tasks www.ch.ch: Switzerland and its authorities explained. that are not explicitly a matter for the federal administ- www.swissworld.org: Information about Switzerland. ration are the responsibility of the next lower level: that of the cantons. DIVERSE SWITZERLAND SCHAFFHAUSEN REGION AUTONOMOUS REGION The landscape around Schaffhausen lies on the edge of People who live in Schaffhausen appreciate its compact the Swiss Mittelland region. The gentle hills and valleys 7 size, its high quality of life, the beautiful places to live, are part of the foothills of the Jura and bear testimony to the local recreational areas on their doorstep and the the glacier movements of the last Ice Age. above-average range of cultural and sporting activities. The landscape is diverse and characterised particularly As the most northerly canton in Switzerland, Schaff- by the Rhine with its unique river landscape, the large hausen is largely surrounded by Germany. 82% of the areas of forest, the sweeping agricultural land and the 185-km-long border is with the federal state of Baden- carefully maintained vineyards. Württemberg. 1740 border stones encircle the canton. The canton has an area of 298 square kilometres and The authorities therefore maintain open and constructive corresponds to 0.7% of the entire territory of Switzer- contact at diverse levels not only with its neighbouring land. Around 78,000 people live in the 26 municipalities cantons but also with its German neighbours. of the canton; that equates to around 1% of the entire The canton is divided into three separate areas that are population in Switzerland. Schaffhausen is thus one of all located north of the Rhine. The main part stretches the smallest cantons in Switzerland. from the Rhine bend at Schaffhausen and Neuhausen am Rheinfall in the Klettgau region, to the Randen area www.sh.ch: Homepage of the canton of Schaffhausen. Information and the Reiat plateau. In the east, the Steiner Zipfel lies from the administration, the government and the parliament. at the efflux of the Untersee and in the south west the www.sh.ch >Kurzportrait: Brief portrait of the canton lower part of the canton with the two villages Buchberg and Rüdlingen. 1 Bargen 11 Lohn 1 2 Beggingen 12 Löhningen 2 13 3 Beringen 13 Merishausen 20 6 11 24 4 Buch 14 Neuhausen 23 15 Neunkirch 16 21 19 4 16 Oberhallau 8 7 17 9 12 3 17 Ramsen 18 Rüdlingen 15 14 10 25 22 19 Schaffhausen 26 20 Schleitheim 5 Buchberg 21 Siblingen 6 Büttenhardt 22 Stein am Rhein 7 Dörflingen 23 Stetten 18 8 Gächlingen 24 Thayngen Rhein 5 9 Hallau 25 Trasadingen 10 Hemishofen 26 Wilchingen SCHAFFHAUSEN REGION HISTORY population fights for and gains the same rights as ur- 8 With the settlement by the Alemannic tribes, the pre- ban dwellers. The canton, the city of Schaffhausen and sent settlement structure of the Schaffhausen region is 35 independent municipalities are created in the 19th created in the early Middle Ages. Alemannic remains century. from the 7th century are known from almost all over the Up to the start of the 19th century, the inhabitants of cantonal territory.