Uesslingen-Buch | ||
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Coordinates: 47°35′N 8°49′E / 47.583°N 8.817°ECoordinates: 47°35′N 8°49′E / 47.583°N 8.817°E | ||
Country | Switzerland | |
Canton | Thurgau | |
District | Frauenfeld | |
Area | ||
• Total | 14.01 km2 (5.41 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 465 m (1,526 ft) | |
Population (Dec 2015) | ||
• Total | 1,086 | |
• Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
Postal code | 8524 | |
SFOS number | 4616 | |
Localities | Berlingerhof, Buch bei Frauenfeld, Dietingen, Iselisberg, Trüttlikon, Uesslingen, Vorderhorben, Hinterhorben, Wyden | |
Surrounded by | Altikon (ZH), Ellikon an der Thur (ZH), Frauenfeld, Hüttwilen, Neunforn, Warth-Weiningen | |
Website |
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Uesslingen-Buch is a municipality in the district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
It was formed in 1995 from the union of the municipalities of Uesslingen and Buch bei Frauenfeld.
Uesslingen-Buch has an area, as of 2009[update], of 14.01 square kilometers (5.41 sq mi). Of this area, 10.58 km2 (4.08 sq mi) or 75.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.93 km2 (0.75 sq mi) or 13.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi) or 7.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi) or 2.6% is either rivers or lakes and 0.04 km2 (9.9 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.1%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 4.2%. Out of the forested land, 11.9% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 70.0% is used for growing crops, while 5.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the water in the municipality, 1.0% is in lakes and 1.6% is in rivers and streams.
In 1995 the municipality was created when Buch bei Frauenfeld and Uesslingen merged.
Uesslingen-Buch has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,086 As of 2008[update], 4.8% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 1.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German(97.2%), with Italian being second most common ( 0.6%) and English being third ( 0.4%).