Weinfelden
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| Population | 9,852 (2007) | |||||||||
| - Density | 636 /km² (1,646 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 15.5 km² (6 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 432 m (1,417 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 8570 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 4946 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Amlikon-Bissegg, Berg, Bürglen, Bussnang, Kemmental, Märstetten | |||||||||
| Website | www.weinfelden.ch | |||||||||
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Weinfelden is a municipality in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is the capital of the district of the same name.
In December 2007 it had 9852 inhabitants. Since it lies in the middle of the canton, part of the cantonal administration is located in the town, as is the Thurgau cantonal bank. The grand council of the canton meets in Weinfelden during the winter. The town is also a significant railway junction.
Weinfelden is an old town, which was known during Roman times as Quivelda (Winis Feld).
[edit] 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.
In 1830, Thomas Bornhauser spoke to a large crown 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.
[edit] References
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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