Münchwilen district
Münchwilen district | |
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Basic data | |
Country: | Switzerland |
Canton : | Thurgau (TG) |
Main town : | Münchwilen TG |
FSO number : | 2014 |
Area : | 138.19 km² |
Height range : | 422–991 m above sea level M. |
Residents: | 47,325 (December 31, 2018) |
Population density : | 342 inhabitants per km² |
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Münchwilen is a district in the canton of Thurgau . The main town is Münchwilen . The traditional name of the landscape is Hinterthurgau , and the region is popularly called Tannzapfenland. As an economic region, it was marketed as Südthurgau from 2009 to 2016 .
From 1798 to 1871 Täger was the district capital.
Political communities
The following 13 municipalities belong to the district:
As of January 1, 2011
coat of arms | Name of the parish | Population (December 31, 2018) |
Area in km² |
Inhabitant per km² |
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Aadorf | 9037 | 19.94 | 453 | |
Bed meadows | 1247 | 3.85 | 324 | |
Bichelsee-Balterswil | 2864 | 12.26 | 234 | |
Braunau | 778 | 9.17 | 85 | |
Eschlikon | 4372 | 6.22 | 703 | |
Fischingen | 2792 | 30.58 | 91 | |
Lommis | 1215 | 8.61 | 141 | |
Münchwilen (TG) | 5624 | 7.81 | 720 | |
Rickenbach (TG) | 2774 | 1.58 | 1756 | |
Sirnach | 7766 | 12.38 | 627 | |
Tobel-Tägerschen | 1615 | 7.11 | 227 | |
Wängi | 4720 | 16.43 | 287 | |
Wilen (TG) | 2521 | 2.25 | 1120 | |
Total (13) | 47,325 | 138.19 | 342 |
Changes in the community
- 1871: Merger of Holzmannshaus and Oberhofen near Münchwilen → Oberhofen near Münchwilen
- 1950: Merger of Münchwilen , Oberhofen bei Münchwilen and St. Margarethen → Münchwilen
- 1953: Change of name from Buch bei Affeltrangen → Buch bei Märwil
- 1964: Fusion Schönholzerswilen and Toos → Schönholzerswilen
- 1971: Merger of Heiligkreuz , Hosenruck and Wuppenau → Wuppenau
- 1972: Merger of Au , Dussnang , Fischingen , Oberwangen and Tannegg → Fischingen
- 1995: Fusion Affeltrangen , Buch bei Märwil , Märwil and Zezikon → Affeltrangen
- 1995: Fusion of Kalthäusern , Lommis and Weingarten → Lommis
- 1995: Merger of Lustdorf , Thundorf and Wetzikon → Thundorf
- 1996: Fusion of Balterswil and Bichelsee → Bichelsee-Balterswil
- 1996: Merger of the districts of Heiterschen and Jakobstal from Wittenwil and Wängi → Wängi
- 1997: Fusion Busswil Horben , Sirnach and Wiezikon → Sirnach
- 1997: Eschlikon and Wallenwil → Eschlikon merge
- 1999: Merger of Tägerschen and Tobel → Tobel-Tägerschen
- 2011: Aadorf district change from Frauenfeld district to Münchwilen district
- 2011: Change of district Affeltrangen , Schönholzerswilen and Wuppenau from Münchwilen district → Weinfelden district
Web links
Commons : Münchwilen - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Why the southernmost part of the canton is called Hinterthurgau. In: Regionaljournal Ostschweiz from 9 September 2016
- ^ History. On the website of the Tobel-Tägerschen community, accessed on November 30, 2019
- ↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.