Steckborn

municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland

Steckborn is a municipality in Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It was the capital city of Steckborn.

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Coat of arms of Steckborn
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Steckborn is located in Switzerland
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Steckborn is located in Canton of Thurgau
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Steckborn
Coordinates: 47°40′N 8°59′E / 47.667°N 8.983°E / 47.667; 8.983
CountrySwitzerland
CantonThurgau
DistrictFrauenfeld
Area
 • Total8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total3,753
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8266
SFOS number4864
Surrounded byBerlingen, Gaienhofen (Germany), Homburg, Mammern, Öhningen (Germany), Raperswilen
Websitewww.steckborn.ch
SFSO statistics
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Steckborn is near Lake Constance. In 2005, 3,398 people lived there.

History

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People already lived in the area around Steckborn in the 100s. There are also Roman ruins of walls and other buildings. Probably in the 800s, the village became part of the territory of the monastery of Reichenau. This is the period when it is first written about.

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

Other websites

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  Media related to Steckborn at Wikimedia Commons