Wilchingen
Description
Wilchingen is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. The former municipality of Osterfingen was incorporated into Wilchingen in 2005.
Geography
Wilchingen has an area, as of 2006, of 21.2 km2 (8.2 sq mi). Of this area, 50.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). In 2005 the village of Osterfingen merged into Wilchingen.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Ploughshare Argent voided in Cross pattee.
Transportation
There are two official border crossings into Germany in the municipality - one at Osterfingen (Zollstrasse) with Jestetten in Waldshut district, Baden-Württemberg state; and at Wilchingen town (Löchlistrasse) with Weisweil, also in Waldshut district.
Heritage sites of national significance
The early-neolithic settlement at Underflüe and the neolithic hilltop settlement at Flühhalde as well as the Trottenhaus and another house in the village of Osterfingen are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.
Weather
Wilchingen has an average of 123.6 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives 938 mm (36.9 in) of precipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Wilchingen receives an average of 101 mm (4.0 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 11 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 12.2, but with only 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is September with an average of 65 mm (2.6 in) of precipitation over 11 days.