Frauenfeld

Frauenfeld
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Country Switzerland Canton Thurgau District Frauenfeld 47°33′N 8°54′E / 47.55°N 8.9°E / 47.55; 8.9Coordinates: 47°33′N 8°54′E / 47.55°N 8.9°E / 47.55; 8.9
Population	22,313 (December 2007[update])
- Density	814 /km2 (2,109 /sq mi)
Area	27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi)
Elevation	417 m (1,368 ft)
- Highest	593 m - Stähli at Oberherten
- Lowest	380 m - Schleizi at Horgenbach
Postal code	8500
SFOS number	4566
Mayor	Carlo Parolari (as of 2008) FDP/PRD
Localities	Gerlikon, Herten, Horgenbach, Huben, Kurzdorf, Langdorf, Schönenhof, Zelgli
Surrounded by (view map)	Aadorf, Bertschikon (ZH), Ellikon an der Thur (ZH), Felben-Wellhausen, Gachnang, Hagenbuch (ZH), Matzingen, Thundorf, Uesslingen-Buch, Warth-Weiningen
Twin towns	Kufstein (Austria)
Website	www.frauenfeld.ch SFSO statistics

Frauenfeld is the capital of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.

Frauenfeld Rathaus

History

The city is first documented in 1246. It grew up around the Frauenfeld castle on the land of the Reichenau convent.

In 1264, it became a territory of the Habsburgs. In 1374, the Habsburgs bestowed the right of judgment for all of Thurgau (which then included St. Gallen) on the Duke of Frauenfeld.

The castle of Frauenfeld is an example of late baroque and classical architecture. The Rathaus dates from Frauenfeld's second period of prominence in the 18th century. Starting in 1712, the gathering of Swiss Eidgenossen took place alternately in Frauenfeld and Baden. In 1742, this gathering took Frauenfeld as its regular meetingplace.

Twice in the 18th century, Frauenfeld was partly destroyed by fire, in 1771 and in 1788.

The fall of the old Old Swiss Confederacy in 1798 as a result of the French invasion brought an end to the gatherings in Frauenfeld.

In 1919, the municipalities of Langdorf, Kurzdorf, Huben, Herten, and Horgenbach became part of Frauenfeld. In 1998, Gerlikon, Schönenhof, and Zelgli were incorporated.

Transportation

Frauenfeld is a central location in western Thurgau and is served by a railway station and two exits on the A7 motorway.

It has a town bus service which runs every 15 minutes to every corner of the town. Frauenfeld's station supports a regional train (one that stops at every station) to Winterthur every 20 minutes and a fast train that travels to Zurich every 30 minutes. Frauenfeld is a stop of the Zürich S-Bahn on the line S8.UEZU

Frauenfeld Castle

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

External links

• Official website
• Media related to Frauenfeld at Wikimedia Commons
• Frauenfeld in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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