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Bezirk Frauenfeld
ThurgauBezirk Frauenfeld is one of 5 districts of the canton of Thurgau and comprises 23 municipalities with 74'150 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.
Frauenfeld
27'201Residents
Gachnang
4'778Residents
Diessenhofen
4'157Residents
Steckborn
4'036Residents
Müllheim
3'403Residents
Matzingen
3'355Residents
Felben-Wellhausen
3'312Residents
Pfyn
2'259Residents
Eschenz
1'951Residents
Basadingen-Schlattingen
1'935Residents
Schlatt
1'857Residents
Wagenhausen
1'852Residents
Hüttwilen
1'776Residents
Thundorf
1'771Residents
Homburg
1'597Residents
Warth-Weiningen
1'467Residents
Stettfurt
1'298Residents
Uesslingen-Buch
1'242Residents
Herdern
1'182Residents
Neunforn
1'170Residents
Berlingen
941Residents
Hüttlingen
898Residents
Mammern
712Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Bezirk Frauenfeld
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
60.2% YesNo 39.8%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
52.2% YesNo 47.8%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes
58.8% YesNo 41.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
22.0% YesNo 78.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
40.7% YesNo 59.3%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
37.1% YesNo 62.9%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
72.9% YesNo 27.1%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
44.1% YesNo 55.9%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
14.1% YesNo 85.9%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP38.5% · strongest party
SVP38.5%
Mitte14.2%
SP11.6%
FDP10.9%
GRÜNE9.6%
GLP7.9%
EVP2.7%
Übrige2.5%
EDU2.1%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Warth-Weiningen
94 %
median of its municipalities
142 %
Homburg
159 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 94 % % in Warth-Weiningen to 159 % % in Homburg (median 142 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 10.9 % in Warth-Weiningen to 13.8 % in Homburg (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
1.1 %
Dwellings
36'254
Avg. rooms
4
Built before 1946
24.0%
Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)
Population change
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesPopulation change 2025
+817 +1.1%
births
602
deaths
579
net migration
+829
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
40'841
Workplaces
5'656
Services share
69.5 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 2'648 (6.5%) · Secondary 9'816 (24.0%) · Tertiary 28'377 (69.5%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
619
Organic share
15.7 %
Farmland
14'770 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9.5 °C
Precipitation
938 mm
Elevation
369–720 m
Flat share
59.8%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
719 GWh
Electricity
28.4 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
80 min
Road to centre
50 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (25.213–36.017 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities
Where the municipalities of Bezirk Frauenfeld rank
sum of its municipalities8252Schlatt TG8253Diessenhofen8254Basadingen8255Schlattingen8259Kaltenbach8264Eschenz8265Mammern8266Steckborn8267Berlingen8476Unterstammheim×28500Frauenfeld×28505Pfyn8506Lanzenneunforn8507Hörhausen8508Homburg8512Thundorf8524Uesslingen8525Niederneunforn×28526Oberneunforn8532Warth +18535Herdern8536Hüttwilen8537Nussbaumen TG8546Islikon×28547Gachnang8552Felben-Wellhausen8553Harenwilen8555Müllheim Dorf9507Stettfurt9548Matzingen
4 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
BasadingenBerlingenBuch b. FrauenfeldDettighofenDiessenhofenEschenzEschikofenEtzwilenFelben-WellhausenFrauenfeldGachnangGerlikonHarenwilenHerdernHomburgHörhausenHüttlingenHüttwilenIslikonKaltenbachKefikon TGLanzenneunfornLustdorfMammernMatzingenMettendorf TGMüllheim DorfNiederneunfornNussbaumen TGOberneunfornPfynRheinklingenSchlatt TGSchlattingenSteckbornStettfurtThundorfUerschhausenUesslingenUnterstammheimWagenhausenWarthWeiningen TGWetzikon TGWilen b. NeunfornWillisdorf
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swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Frauenfeld?
- Bezirk Frauenfeld comprises 23 municipalities: Frauenfeld, Gachnang, Diessenhofen, Steckborn, Müllheim, Matzingen, Felben-Wellhausen, Pfyn, Eschenz, Basadingen-Schlattingen, Schlatt, Wagenhausen, Hüttwilen, Thundorf, Homburg, Warth-Weiningen, Stettfurt, Uesslingen-Buch, Herdern, Neunforn, Berlingen, Hüttlingen, Mammern. Together they have 74'150 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Frauenfeld in?
- Bezirk Frauenfeld lies in the canton of Thurgau, which is divided into 5 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Frauenfeld?
- Bezirk Frauenfeld has 74'150 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 23 municipalities; the largest is Frauenfeld with 27'201.
- Does Bezirk Frauenfeld have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Frauenfeld the municipal rate ranges from 94 % (Warth-Weiningen) to 159 % (Homburg).
- How did Bezirk Frauenfeld vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Frauenfeld voted 60.2 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.