Weinfelden

Coordinates: 47°34′N 9°6′E / 47.567°N 9.100°E / 47.567; 9.100
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Weinfelden is located in Switzerland
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Weinfelden is located in Canton of Thurgau
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Weinfelden
Coordinates: 47°34′N 9°6′E / 47.567°N 9.100°E / 47.567; 9.100
CountrySwitzerland
CantonThurgau
DistrictWeinfelden
Area
 • Total15.48 km2 (5.98 sq mi)
Elevation
432 m (1,417 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total11,534
 • Density750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8570
SFOS number4946
Surrounded byAmlikon-Bissegg, Berg, Bürglen, Bussnang, Kemmental, Märstetten
Websitewww.weinfelden.ch
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Weinfelden

Weinfelden is a municipality in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is the capital of the district of the same name.

In December 2004 it had about 9500 people. Since it is in the middle of the canton, part of the canton's government is in the town. The Thurgau cantonal bank is also there. The grand council of the canton meets in Weinfelden during the winter.

History[change | change source]

Early history[change | change source]

Already in the year 124 AD, there was a Roman bridge over the Thur at Weinfelden. The name Weinfelden is first documented in 838.

Weinfelden was by far the biggest town in the canton of Thurgau. In 1798, Paul Reinhart and his committee led the area to freedom from the domination of the Eidgenossen. In 1803, Thurgau became an independent canton, through the mediation of Napoleon, with Frauenfeld as capital.

Modern history[change | change source]

In 1830, Thomas Bornhauser spoke to a large crowd in Weinfelden, demanding a liberal constitution for the canton. It is one of the first (if not the first) such document.

Portraits of both Paul Reinhart and Thomas Bornhauser hang in the Rathaus.

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

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