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We are Contact | General information on Thurgau and further addresses: Verwaltung des Kantons Thurgau | Thurgau Regierungsgebäude | CH-8510 Frauenfeld | Schweiz | Tel. +41 52 724 11 11 | Fax +41 52 724 29 93 | Internet: www.tg.ch | E-Mail: [email protected] The information brochure of Thurgau canton Impressum Publishers: The state chancellery of Thurgau canton | Executive Manager: 2 | 3 Introduction & Contents Walter Hofstetter, information office | Text: departments, information office, VetschCom | Editor, Realization: Hanspeter Vetsch, VetschCom, Frauenfeld | 4 | 5 Geography & Location Graphical Design: Barbara Ziltener, Visuelle Gestaltung, Frauenfeld | Photos: 6 | 7 Landscape & Residents Susann Basler, Müllheim | Translation: Betty Fahrni-Jones | Proofreader: 8 | 9 Life & Mobility Brigitte Ackermann, Maienfeld | Print and Lithography: Sonderegger Druck, 10 | 11 Economics & Work Weinfelden | Source of Supply: Informationsdienst Kanton Thurgau, 12 | 13 Education & Research Regierungs gebäude, 8510 Frauenfeld, Tel. +41 52 724 25 16, [email protected] 14 | 15 Culture & Leisure 16 | 17 State & Politics 18 | 19 History & Impressum The orchard of Switzerland Thurgau canton is the number one fruit-growing area in Switzer land. Every third apple is from here and is either for the table or for apple We are Thurgau – and we are proud of it. We explain why on the following pages. juice and cider. In Rogg wil there is Concise, colourful and with affection we present our canton to you. Take your time, an orchard containing trees with 300 different sorts of apples. The because Thurgau is often perceived on the second look, and then you get the drift. origin of all these various brands The gentle beauty of the softly rolling landscape with the lovely Lake Constance is an of apples is said to be the wild crab apple which was on the menu invitation to live, to work, to relax and to enjoy just being here. here in Thurgau 5700 years ago. Come and have a look at Thurgau. First in this brochure and then in reality. This brochure shall be your invitation and animation to come and see for yourself and to discover unknown facts and characteristics of Thurgau canton. | 3 | www.obstsortensammlung.ch | www.hr-schweizer.ch/ obstsortensammlung Photos from left to right: At the chapel in Klingenzell looking towards Mammern and Untersee | Frauenfeld in twilight | At Aspenrüti near Neukirch an der Thur Kreuzlingen and Arbon, are on the outer edge of the canton, so the centre is the canton itself – the countryside, the hills and the waters. Location | Thurgau canton nestles between | www.thurgau-tourismus.ch the Lake Constance and the foothills of the Geography & Location Alps on the border of Switzerland but in the Travel | Thurgau has very good connections centre of the Lake Constance region. From to the surrounding areas by road and rail. The the heights of the gently rolling hills you can national highways link Thurgau to the Swiss see the landscapes of Zurich, Schaffhausen, network of motorways. The German and St. Gallen and Appenzell and to the north Ger- Austrian motorways are reached just across On the border and in the centre: Thurgau many and Austria, united and separated by the the border. Two express railway lines com- canton is situated in the north-east of waters of Lake Constance, Untersee and the ing from Zurich traverse the canton. Between river Rhine. The author, Jochen Kelter, wrote: Weinfelden and Zurich there is an express Switzerland, on the borders to Germany and «Here I find strength. Because I have a clear train every half hour. The southern part of the Austria. It is however in the centre of the range of vision over hills and borders without canton is joined in Wil (St. Gallen canton) to thriving Lake Constance region. Many paths knowing exactly where they are», and thus the ICE town-joining fast rail network. The rail he explains his love of Thurgau and the views services Zurich–Stuttgart and Zurich–Munich lead here – welcome! over distances. The largest towns, Frauenfeld, are easily reached from Schaffhausen and 4 | Photos from left to right: Ermatingen at the Untersee | Roundabout at the railway station in Kreuzlingen | View looking towards the monastery in Fischingen Schaffhausen Diessenhofen Q Steckborn Konstanz Friedrichshafen Kreuzlingen Statistics Thurgau canton ▶ Population: ca. 241 000 ▶ Capital: Frauenfeld, population 22 500 Singen (Germany) and from Winterthur and ▶ 80 towns and villages ▶ St. Gallen. From Constance (Germany) the Weinfelden Area: 991 square kilometres Romanshorn Amriswil ▶ Highest altitude 991 metres Black Forest rail service runs to Offenburg Frauenfeld Bürglen above sea level – Hörnli area and Karlsruhe. The car ferry across the lake Sulgen ▶ Lowest altitude 370 metres leaves Romanshorn for Friedrichshafen in Arbon above sea level – the river Germany every hour, joining the roads in the Thur near Fahrhof Rorschach Q direction of Ulm. The airports Zurich-Kloten, Winterthur Bischofszell Aadorf Altenrhein ▶ North-south distance Münchwilen St. Gallen-Altenrhein and Friedrichshafen 35 kilometres Wil (Germany) are within easy distance by road Sirnach ▶ East-west distance or rail. | www.thurgaumobil.tg.ch Q Kloten 61 kilometres | www.ovt.tg.ch | www.tiefbauamt.tg.ch St. Gallen | www.statistik.tg.ch Zürich | 5 Frankfurt Key to map Q Germany Q water Mannheim national border Saarbrücken Q Nürnberg Karlsruhe main road Stuttgart motorway Strassburg Q Ulm Augsburg railway München Q France airport Salzburg Q Konstanz Müllhausen Austria Bregenz Reproduziert mit Bewilligung des Amtes für Basel Zürich St. Gallen Innsbruck Geoinformation des Kantons Thurgau vom Dijon 50 Luzern 28. April 2009. Code 8510/V Bern Chur 100 Switzerland 150 Genf 200 Lugano Italy 250 Mailand Verona Turin 300 km Land & Residents Landscape | The people who live here and the visitors, all love the gentle beauty of the landscape. Towns, villages, farmland and countryside are attractive contrasts. A shore- line of 62 kilometres stretches along Lake Constance and the river Rhine in Thurgau. The difference in altitudes is 600 metres. In «I felt a great silent amazement when Thurgau canton has a picture-book country- the south of the canton are the wooded foot- contemplating the landscape of Thurgau. side. The towns and villages have grown hills of the Alps. In the central region, where The feeling never left me during all the the river Thur flows, the countryside is flatter, years when I made it my home. So much naturally over the past centuries and the living and here are the main roads and railway lines space and light and clear vision in all is good. If there is a need for the big cities, leading from west to east. To the north is directions.» be it for work or for pleasure, they are not far the thinly populated idylic landscape of the Seerücken, giving spectacular views of the Walter Kessler, Thurgau writer, away. Alps and the lake. 1904–1972 6 | Photos from left to right: Residential area in Bottig hofen | Rapeseed field near Pfyn | The harbour and marinas of Romanshorn | The old town of Bischofszell | On the Nollen Thurgauer Hymn (1st. Verse) O Thurgau, du Heimat, wie bist du so schön, wie bist du so schön. Dir schmücket der Sommer Security | To make everyone feel safe in die Täler und Höhn! Thurgau, there is a cantonal police force of O Thurgau, du Heimat, about 400. Police patrols are on duty day and wie bist du so hold, The settlement structure | Thurgau is night, and there are 25 police stations where dir tauchet der Sommer surrounded by important cities such as Zurich, Residence | The greater part of the canton the public finds assistance. The criminal po- die Fluren in Gold. Winterthur, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen and is made up of small towns, villages and ham- lice, traffic control and security police operate la, la, la, ... Constance. There are many regional centres lets set in rural and unspoiled countryside. from the command centre in Frauenfeld. The Dir tauchet der Sommer and a network of villages, becoming denser Wherever you are, you can be out in the green lake police have their headquarters in Kreuz- die Fluren in Gold. from west to east. The construction of the rail- very quickly. However, the regional centres are lingen, with 62 kilometres of lakeside and Composer: Johannes Wepf ways furthered the development of the settle- easily reached either by public transport or by river shores to patrol. 5000 firemen are on (1810–1890) ments, especially in the valley of the river Thur car. Residential areas are mostly quiet, often call from 70 fire stations. Under the leadership Lyrics: Johann Ulrich Bornhauser to Romanshorn. Over the last decades the with fine views of the Alps and of Lake Con- of the centre for protection of the population, (1825–1848) building of the motorways A1 and A7 have stance. Thurgau offers a good quality of living, the police, the fire brigade, the rescue service, influenced the growth of the settlements. and housing prices are moderate. the home guard and the public utilities work | www.de.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | www.raumplanung.tg.ch | www.wifoe.tg.ch | www.wifoe.tg.ch closely together. | www.kapo.tg.ch Thurgauerlied | 7 Life & Mobility Infrastructure | Well organized and modern: The infrastructure of Thurgau is up-to-date. Thurgau was the first canton to organize its hospitals as a public holding company, retain- Traffic | The quality of the road network in this ing 100% of the shares itself. The cantonal particularly finely structured area is of great hospitals in Frauenfeld and Münsterlingen, importance. 800 kilometres of well constructed the rehabilitation clinic St. Katharinental in and maintained national and cantonal roads Diessenhofen and the psychiatric clinic in run through the canton, connecting regions, Münsterlingen with its services belong to the towns and villages. A further 2200 kilometres Thurgau canton has the ambition to be among company.