Guntmadingen is first mentioned in 1111 as Guntrammingin, though this comes from a 12th-century forgery. In 1122 it was mentioned as Guntramingin.
Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Per pale Gules a Dove Argent statant on a Cross patte sable regardant to sinister holding in the beak a branch Vert and of the last a Garb Or.
Geography
Before the merger, Guntmadingen had a total area of. Of this area, 37.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 56.7% is forested. The rest of the land, is settled. The municipality is located in the Oberklettgau district. The farming municipality is located at the foot of the Lauferberg and includes a high, forested region.
Demographics
Guntmadingen had a population of 237. In 2008 a total of 5.6% were foreign nationals. Of the foreign population,, 35.7% are from Germany, 14.3% are from Italy, and 50% are from another country. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.7%. Most of the population speaks German, with Swedish being second most common and English being third. The age distribution of the population is children and teenagers make up 25.4% of the population, while adults make up 59.7% and seniors make up 14.9%. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 65.1% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the SP, and the FDP . The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Guntmadingen about 77.1% of the population have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education. In Guntmadingen,, 2.86% of the population attend kindergarten or another pre-school, 8.98% attend a Primary School, 2.45% attend a lower level Secondary School, and 3.27% attend a higher levelSecondary School. , 10.1% of the population belonged to the Roman Catholic Church and 77.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. The historical population is given in the following table:
year
population
1771
105
1798
134
1850
232
1900
176
1950
208
2000
258
Economy
Guntmadingen has an unemployment rate of 0.73%. , there were 43 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 9 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 4 businesses in this sector. 8 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector. the mid year average unemployment rate was 0.6%. There were 8 non-agrarian businesses in the municipality and 40% of the population was involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 60% were involved in the third. At the same time, 55% of the working population was employed full-time, and 45% was employed part-time. There were 20 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 35% of the workforce. there were 39 residents who worked in the municipality, while 84 residents worked outside Guntmadingen and 15 people commuted into the municipality for work. , there is 1 restaurant and the hospitality industry in Guntmadingen employs 4 people.
