Thalheim an der Thur

Thalheim an der Thur

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton Zurich Zurich (ZH)
District :	Andelfingenw
BFS no. :	0039i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	8478
Coordinates :	698 989 / 270 814 coordinates: 47 ° 34 '50 " N , 8 ° 45' 16" O ; CH1903: six hundred ninety-eight thousand nine hundred eighty-nine / two hundred and seventy thousand eight hundred fourteen47.580556 8.754437 385
Height :	385 m above sea level M.
Height range :	364–503 m above sea level M.
Area :	6.44 km²
Residents:	917 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	142 inhabitants per km²
Proportion of foreigners : (residents without citizenship )	8.4% (December 31, 2018)
Mayor :	Caroline Hofer Basler ( FDP )
Website:	www.thalheim.ch
Thalheim
Location of the municipality
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Thalheim an der Thur (officially Dorlikon until 1878 ) is a political municipality in the Andelfingen district of the canton of Zurich in Switzerland .

coat of arms

Blazon

In gold a soaring black, red-tongued lion and a silver place with a black paw cross

geography

Historical aerial photo by Werner Friedli (1958)

The village of Thalheim is not directly on the Thur , but a little south of the river. Only the suburb of Gütighausen lies directly on the river that forms the northern border of the municipality.

population

Population development
year	1637	1707	1799	1850	1900	1950	2000
Residents	269	480	442	561	469	433	637

politics

The mayor is Caroline Hofer Basler (as of 2020).

history

The village of Thalheim an der Thur (which is not directly on the Thur ) was originally called Dorlikon . This name is attributed to an Alemanni named Torilo , who is said to have founded the settlement in the 7th century. Now the Dorliker were laughed at again and again because the name sounded too strongly like Tor in the sense of a dumb idiot , which is said to have led to fights more than once. The government council of the canton of Zurich therefore approved the name change to Thalheim an der Thur in 1878 , but the original name Dorlikon is still known, at least in the area.

In 1862 the first bridge over the Thur was built in the suburb of Gütighausen . Just 14 years later, it was swept away by the flood and was only rebuilt three years later. In 1875 the railway line Winterthur – Etzwilen was opened, which brought the community Thalheim the connection to the world.

Christmas Market

Every year since 1996 there has been a Christmas market with many market stalls and restaurants. The market is one of the larger events in the community.

Christmas market 2007
Village center
Gütighausen schoolhouse
Thurbrücke near Gütighausen

Partnership relationship

"T (h) alheim" and "Da (h) lheim" in Central Europe. Not all of the towns listed take part in the regular T (h) alheim meetings.

Thalheim maintains partnerships with various other places of this name through the T (h) alheimer Treffen .

Attractions

literature

Hermann Fietz: The art monuments of the canton of Zurich, Volume I: The districts of Affoltern and Andelfingen. (= Swiss art monuments. Volume 7). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1938. DNB 365803030 .

Christmas market in late November

Christmas market 2007

Village center

Gütighausen schoolhouse

Every year since 1996 there has been a Christmas market with many market stalls and restaurants. The market has now become one of the larger events in the community.

Web links

Commons : Thalheim an der Thur - 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 .
↑ Data on the resident population by home, gender and age (community profile). Statistical Office of the Canton of Zurich, accessed on December 22, 2019 .

[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] Data on the resident population by home, gender and age (community profile). Statistical Office of the Canton of Zurich, accessed on December 22, 2019 .