Kreuzlingen

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Coordinates: 47°38′N 9°10′E

Kreuzlingen
Canton Thurgau
District Kreuzlingen
Coordinates  47°38′N 9°10′E
Population 17,441   (December 2004)
Area 11.5 km²
Elevation 397 m
Postal code 8280
SFOS number 4671
Mayor Josef Bieri
Website www.kreuzlingen.ch
Twin towns Wolfach (Germany), Cisternino (Italy)
Location on map of Switzerland
Kreuzlingen

Kreuzlingen is a city in Switzerland on Lake Constance, bordering with Konstanz in Germany.

Located at 47°38′N 9°10′E in the canton of Thurgau, it is halfway between Schaffhausen and Rorschach on a slightly southward-dipping west-east axis. It is the second largest city of the canton with a population of about 17.000.

Kreuzlingen is a rail node, and also the northern terminus of the A7 motorway in Switzerland.

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