Weinfelden district

Weinfelden district
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Thurgau (TG)
Main town :	Weinfelden
FSO number :	2015
Area :	227.08  km²
Height range :	404–775 m above sea level M.
Residents:	55,830 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	246 inhabitants per km²
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Weinfelden is a district in the canton of Thurgau . The main town is Weinfelden .

The following 18 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
	Affeltrangen	2552	14.43	177
	Amlikon-Bissegg	1346	14.46	93
	Mountain (TG)	3410	13.14	260
	Birwinken	1320	12.29	107
	Bischofszell	6017	11.58	520
	Bürglen (TG)	3842	11.71	328
	Bussnang	2343	18.88	124
	Alders	3750	12.19	308
	Hauptwil-Gottshaus	1953	12.49	156
	Hohentannen	586	8.01	73
	Kradolf-Schönenberg	3592	10.95	328
	Märstetten	2898	9.96	291
	Schönholzerswilen	865	10.93	79
	Sulgen	3869	9.12	424
	Weinfelden	11'534	15.48	745
	Wigoltingen	2457	17.13	143
	Wuppenau	1111	12.12	92
	Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf	2385	12.21	195
Total (18)		55,830	227.08	246

Changes in the community

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  Municipalities until 1974

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  Municipalities until 1992

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  Municipalities until 1994

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  Municipalities until 1995

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  Municipalities until 1997

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  Municipalities until 2010

• 1975: Merger of Märstetten and Ottoberg → Märstetten

• 1993: Merger of Andhausen and Berg → Berg

• 1995: Amlikon , Bissegg , Griesenberg and Strohwilen → Amlikon-Bissegg merged
• 1995: Merger of Andwil , Birwinken , Happerswil-Buch , Klarsreuti and Mattwil → Birwinken
• 1995: Merger Berg , Graltshausen and Mauren → Berg
• 1995: Merger of Bonau , Engwang , Illhart and Wigoltingen → Wigoltingen
• 1995: Merger of Bürglen , Istighofen , Leimbach and Opfershofen → Bürglen
• 1995: Weerswilen and Weinfelden → Weinfelden merge

• 1996: Merger of Alterswilen , Altishausen , Dotnacht , Ellighausen , Hugelshofen , Lippoldswilen , Neuwilen and Siegershausen → Kemmental
• 1996: Merger of Donzhausen , Götighofen , Hessenreuti and Sulgen → Sulgen
• 1996: Fusion Bussnang , Friltschen , Lanterswil , Mettlen , Oberbussnang , Oppikon , Reuti and Rothenhausen → Bussnang

• 1998: Land exchange: The district of Ast changes from the municipality of Oberhofen near Kreuzlingen → Berg

• 2011: District change in Bischofszell , Erlen , Hauptwil-Gottshaus , Hohentannen , Kradolf-Schönenberg , Sulgen and Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf from the former Bischofszell district → Weinfelden district
• 2011: Change of district Affeltrangen , Schönholzerswilen and Wuppenau from Münchwilen district → Weinfelden district

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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 . 
2. ↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.

Web links

Commons : Bezirk Weinfelden  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files