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Coordinates: 47°38′N 8°50′E / 47.633°N 8.833°ECoordinates: 47°38′N 8°50′E / 47.633°N 8.833°E | ||
Country | Switzerland | |
Canton | Thurgau | |
District | Frauenfeld | |
Area | ||
• Total | 11.84 km2 (4.57 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 403 m (1,322 ft) | |
Population (Dec 2015) | ||
• Total | 1,674 | |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) | |
Postal code | 8259 | |
SFOS number | 4871 | |
Surrounded by | Diessenhofen, Eschenz, Hemishofen (SH), Hüttwilen, Oberstammheim (ZH), Ramsen (SH), Stein am Rhein (SH), Unterstammheim (ZH) | |
Website |
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Wagenhausen is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. The municipality includes the settlements of Etzwilen, Kaltenbach and Rheinklingen.
Wagenhausen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 11.84 square kilometers (4.57 sq mi). Of this area, 6.36 km2 (2.46 sq mi) or 53.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.45 km2 (1.33 sq mi) or 29.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) or 11.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) or 4.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.14 km2 (35 acres) or 1.2% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.6%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 1.1% of the area while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 4.6%. Out of the forested land, 27.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 51.5% is used for growing crops, while 2.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 1.2% is unproductive vegetation.
In 1995 Rheinklingen merged into Wagenhausen.
Wagenhausen has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,674 As of 2008[update], 15.7% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 1.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German(91.2%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.9%) and Turkish being third ( 1.3%).