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Kreuzlingen, Switzerland

Kreuzlingen
Kreuzlingen in early-October 2009
Kreuzlingen in early-October 2009
Coat of arms of Kreuzlingen
Coat of arms
Kreuzlingen is located in Switzerland
Kreuzlingen
Kreuzlingen
Kreuzlingen is located in Canton of Thurgau
Kreuzlingen
Kreuzlingen
Coordinates: 47°38′N 9°10′E / 47.633°N 9.167°E / 47.633; 9.167Coordinates: 47°38′N 9°10′E / 47.633°N 9.167°E / 47.633; 9.167
Country Switzerland
Canton Thurgau
District Kreuzlingen
Government
 • Executive Stadtrat
with 5 members
 • Mayor Stadtammann (list)
Andreas Netzle
(as of March 2014)
 • Parliament Gemeinderat
with 40 members
Area
 • Total 11.49 km2 (4.44 sq mi)
Elevation 397 m (1,302 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
 • Total 21,542
 • Density 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Postal code 8280
SFOS number 4671
Localities Emmishofen, Kurzrickenbach
Surrounded by Bottighofen, Constance (Konstanz) (DE-BW), Kemmental, Lengwil, Tägerwilen
Twin towns Wolfach (Germany), Cisternino (Italy)
Website www.kreuzlingen.ch
SFSO statistics

Kreuzlingen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in north-eastern Switzerland. It is the seat of the district and is the second largest city of the canton, after Frauenfeld, with a population of about 20,800. Together with the adjoining city of Konstanz just across the border in Germany, Kreuzlingen is part of the largest conurbation on Lake Constance with a population of almost 120,000.

In 1874, the municipality of Egelshofen was renamed Kreuzlingen. It reached its present size with the incorporation of Kurzrickenbach in 1927 and Emmishofen in 1928.

The name of the municipality stems from the Augustinian monastery Crucelin, later Kreuzlingen Abbey. It was founded in 1125 by the Bishop of Constance Ulrich I. In the Swabian War and the 30 Years' War after the siege of Constance by Swedish troops, the Augustinian monastery was burned down by the people of Constance, who blamed the monks for having supported the enemy. In 1650, the monastery was rebuilt in its present location. With secularization in 1848, the buildings became a teachers' school. The chapel became a Catholic church

The area was already settled during the Bronze Age. Celtic and Roman coins and artifacts testify of continued settlement. Kurzrickenbach is first mentioned as Rihinbah in 830, Egelshofen as Eigolteshoven in 1125, and Emmishofen as Eminshoven in 1159. The territory of the municipality, except for the Augustinian monastery, belonged to the Bishop of Constance. When the Eidgenossen conquered Thurgau in 1460 and further with the Reformation, the ties to the neighboring city loosened.


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