Weinfelden

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

Weinfelden
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Weinfelden
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Coordinates: 47°34′N 9°6′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Thurgau
District	Weinfelden
Area [1]
• Total	15.48 km2 (5.98 sq mi)
Elevation	432 m (1,417 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	11,534
• Density	750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	8570
SFOS number	4946
Surrounded by	Amlikon-Bissegg, Berg, Bürglen, Bussnang, Kemmental, Märstetten
Website	www.weinfelden.ch SFSO statistics

Weinfelden

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

Early history

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

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.