Switzerland · Canton TG · District
Bezirk Kreuzlingen
ThurgauBezirk Kreuzlingen is one of 5 districts of the canton of Thurgau and comprises 14 municipalities with 53'412 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.
Kreuzlingen
23'550Residents
Tägerwilen
5'558Residents
Ermatingen
3'799Residents
Münsterlingen
3'726Residents
Kemmental
2'924Residents
Bottighofen
2'765Residents
Altnau
2'351Residents
Güttingen
1'905Residents
Lengwil
1'814Residents
Langrickenbach
1'551Residents
Salenstein
1'502Residents
Wäldi
1'179Residents
Raperswilen
429Residents
Gottlieben
359Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Bezirk Kreuzlingen
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
56.4% YesNo 43.6%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
48.8% YesNo 51.3%
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
23.7% YesNo 76.3%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
43.4% YesNo 56.7%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
39.6% YesNo 60.5%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
71.5% YesNo 28.5%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
45.8% YesNo 54.2%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
16.1% YesNo 84.0%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP35.7% · strongest party
SVP35.7%
Mitte15.1%
SP13.6%
FDP12.0%
GRÜNE9.7%
GLP6.3%
Übrige3.5%
EDU2.0%
EVP2.0%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Bottighofen
103 %
median of its municipalities
135 %
Raperswilen
163 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 103 % % in Bottighofen to 163 % % in Raperswilen (median 135 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 11.3 % in Bottighofen to 14 % in Raperswilen (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
1.41 %
Dwellings
26'914
Avg. rooms
3.8
Built before 1946
20.2%
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
+670 +1.3%
births
482
deaths
436
net migration
+680
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
26'258
Workplaces
4'321
Services share
76.1 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 1'221 (4.7%) · Secondary 5'042 (19.2%) · Tertiary 19'995 (76.1%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
323
Organic share
22.9 %
Farmland
6'730 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9.5 °C
Precipitation
956 mm
Elevation
395–721 m
Flat share
80.5%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
443 GWh
Electricity
31.5 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
102 min
Road to centre
60 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (24.18–36.54 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 Kreuzlingen rank
sum of its municipalities8268Mannenbach-Salenstein8269Fruthwilen8272Ermatingen8273Triboltingen8274Gottlieben +18280Kreuzlingen8558Raperswilen8564Hefenhausen×28565Hugelshofen8566Neuwilen8573Siegershausen8574Illighausen8585Langrickenbach×28586Kümmertshausen×28594Güttingen8595Altnau8596Scherzingen8597Landschlacht8598Bottighofen
3 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
AlterswilenAltishausenAltnauBottighofenDettighofen (Lengwil)DotnachtEllighausenEngwilenErmatingenFruthwilenGottliebenGunterswilenGüttingenHattenhausenHefenhausenHerrenhofHugelshofenIllighausenKreuzlingenKümmertshausenLandschlachtLangrickenbachLengwilLipperswilLippoldswilenMannenbach-SalensteinMünsterlingenNeuwilenOberhofen TGRaperswilenSalensteinScherzingenSchönenbaumgartenSiegershausenSonterswilTägerwilenTriboltingenWäldiZuben
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Kreuzlingen?
- Bezirk Kreuzlingen comprises 14 municipalities: Kreuzlingen, Tägerwilen, Ermatingen, Münsterlingen, Kemmental, Bottighofen, Altnau, Güttingen, Lengwil, Langrickenbach, Salenstein, Wäldi, Raperswilen, Gottlieben. Together they have 53'412 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Kreuzlingen in?
- Bezirk Kreuzlingen lies in the canton of Thurgau, which is divided into 5 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Kreuzlingen?
- Bezirk Kreuzlingen has 53'412 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 14 municipalities; the largest is Kreuzlingen with 23'550.
- Does Bezirk Kreuzlingen have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Kreuzlingen the municipal rate ranges from 103 % (Bottighofen) to 163 % (Raperswilen).
- How did Bezirk Kreuzlingen vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Kreuzlingen voted 56.4 % 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.