Au TG

TG is the abbreviation for the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Au .

Au TG

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Thurgau (TG)

District :

Münchwilen

Political community :

Fischingen

Postal code :

8376

former BFS no. :

4726

Coordinates :

714 399 / 250 846 coordinates: 47 ° 23 '55 " N , 8 ° 57' 15" O ; CH1903: seven hundred and fourteen thousand three hundred ninety-nine / two hundred fifty thousand eight hundred forty-six

Height :

691 m above sea level M.

Area :

10.55 km²

Residents:

275 (1970)

Population density :

26 inhabitants per km²

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Au is a village in the political municipality of Fischingen in the Münchwilen district of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland . The scattered settlement on the Hörnli includes a valley settlement with a church and numerous hamlets and farms in the foothills of the Alps.

From 1812 Au was a local parish in the municipality of Fischingen. On January 1, 1972 , the local community Au merged to form the unitary community Fischingen.

history

Au near Fischingen.

Parish before the merger in 1972

Au was first mentioned around 1160/70 as Ovwun (?) And in 1275 as in der Owe. In the 11th / 12th In the 19th century, a Marienkapelle was built, which belonged to the parish of Dussnang . After Dussnang was incorporated into Fischingen Monastery in 1244, Au was supplied from the monastery, which also held the jurisdiction until 1798 . A Catholic parish has existed since 1852, while the Protestant residents belong to the parish of Dussnang.

The most important branch of business after the abandonment of agriculture was livestock. In 1887 a cheese dairy was established. The weaving and embroidery offered temporary additional purchases, but could not prevent poverty and continuous emigration.

population

Population development of Au
year	1831	1850	1920	1970	2018
Residents	764	434	319	275	137

Of the total of 137 inhabitants in the village of Au in 2018, 87 (63.5%) were Roman Catholics and 30 (21.9%) were Protestant Reformed.

Attractions

Catholic Church of St. Anna
Catholic rectory
Buchegg farmhouse 3

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Gregor Spuhler: Au (TG). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
These sections are largely based on the entry in the Historical Lexicon of Switzerland (HLS), which, according to the HLS's usage information, is under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - Share under the same conditions 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Individual evidence

↑ Swiss land use statistics. Completed on July 1, 1912. Published by the Federal Statistical Bureau. ( Memento from April 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
^ Gregor Spuhler: Au (TG). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Localities and their resident population. Edition 2019 . On the website of the Statistical Office of the Canton of Thurgau (Excel table; 0.1 MB), accessed on April 28, 2020.

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[Areal-1] Swiss land use statistics. Completed on July 1, 1912. Published by the Federal Statistical Bureau. ( Memento from April 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

[Einwohner-2] Gregor Spuhler: Au (TG). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

[Orte_TG-3] Localities and their resident population. Edition 2019 . On the website of the Statistical Office of the Canton of Thurgau (Excel table; 0.1 MB), accessed on April 28, 2020.