Schlatt bei Diessenhofen

Schlatt bei Diessenhofen
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Schlatt bei Diessenhofen
Location of Schlatt bei Diessenhofen
Coordinates: 47°39′N 8°42′E / 47.650°N 8.700°E / 47.650; 8.700Coordinates: 47°39′N 8°42′E / 47.650°N 8.700°E / 47.650; 8.700
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Thurgau
District	Frauenfeld
Area
• Total	15.53 km2 (6.00 sq mi)
Elevation	416 m (1,365 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	1,652
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Postal code	8252
SFOS number	4546
Surrounded by	Basadingen-Schlattingen, Büsingen am Hochrhein (DE-BW), Dachsen (ZH), Diessenhofen, Feuerthalen (ZH), Trüllikon (ZH), Truttikon (ZH)
Website	www.schlatt.ch SFSO statistics

Schlatt bei Diessenhofen is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.

Schlatt bei Diessenhofen is first mentioned in 858 as Slate. In the Middle Ages, the House of Kyburg (subsequently House of Habsburg) bailiwick of Diessenhofen had jurisdiction over Schlatt. In the 15th century, the town of Diessenhofen became mostly independent and took over the jurisdiction of Schlatt. It exercised this right until 1798. The major landowner before 858 was the Abbey of St. Gall, then after 858 Rheinau Abbey acquired the land. In the 13th century, the monastery of St. Katharinental, along with others, held most of the land in the village. The St Nicholas Chapel, which existed from 1316 until 1812, belonged to Stammheim parish (today Oberstammheim and Unterstammheim). Though the Protestant Reformation of 1529 created an independent parish of Schlatt, it declined until it was abolished in 1769. In the late 16th century the pastor was provided by Basadingen, and he was provided by Diessenhofen from 1625-31.

Schlatt bei Diessenhofen has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 15.53 square kilometers (6.00 sq mi). Of this area, 7.81 km² (3.02 sq mi) or 50.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.76 km² (2.22 sq mi) or 37.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.41 km² (0.54 sq mi) or 9.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.32 km² (0.12 sq mi) or 2.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.18 km² (0.069 sq mi) or 1.2% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 1.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.0%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.6%. Out of the forested land, 36.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 49.1% is used for growing crops, while 1.2% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.