Frauenfeld

Frauenfeld is the capital city of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is also the capital city of the district of Frauenfeld.

Frauenfeld
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Frauenfeld
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Coordinates: 47°33′N 8°54′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Thurgau
District	Frauenfeld
Government
• Mayor	Carlo Parolari (FDP)
Area [1]
• Total	27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi)
Elevation	417 m (1,368 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2][3]
• Total	25,607
• Density	930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	8500
SFOS number	4566
Localities	Gerlikon, Herten, Horgenbach, Huben, Kurzdorf, Langdorf, Schönenhof, Zelgli
Surrounded by	Aadorf, Bertschikon bei Attikon (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 Rathaus

History

Early history

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

In 1264, it became the property 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.

Twice in the 1700s, 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.

Modern history

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

Frauenfeld Castle