Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf

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Location of Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf

Coordinates: 47°31′N 9°16′E / 47.517°N 9.267°ECoordinates: 47°31′N 9°16′E / 47.517°N 9.267°E

Country

Area

• Total

12.2 km² (4.7 sq mi)

Elevation

527 m (1,729 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

2,254

• Density

180/km² (480/sq mi)

Postal code

8588

SFOS number

4511

Surrounded by

Amriswil, Bischofszell, Erlen, Hauptwil-Gottshaus, Hohentannen, Muolen (SG)

Website

www.zihlschlacht-sitterdorf.ch
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Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf is a municipality in Weinfelden District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.

Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf has an area, as of 2009^[update], of 12.2 square kilometers (4.7 sq mi). Of this area, 8.98 km² (3.47 sq mi) or 73.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.94 km² (0.75 sq mi) or 15.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.12 km² (0.43 sq mi) or 9.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.14 km² (35 acres) or 1.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acres) or 0.1% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.2%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.2%. Out of the forested land, 13.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.3% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 60.9% is used for growing crops, while 12.7% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf was formed in 1997 through the merger of Zihlschlacht with Sitterdorf.

Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf has a population (as of December 2015^[update]) of 2,254 As of 2008^[update], 10.5% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 4.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German(92.7%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.6%) and Portuguese being third ( 1.5%).

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