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Bezirk Weinfelden
ThurgauBezirk Weinfelden is one of 5 districts of the canton of Thurgau and comprises 18 municipalities with 60'886 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.
Weinfelden
12'652Residents
Bischofszell
6'438Residents
Bürglen
4'252Residents
Sulgen
4'186Residents
Erlen
4'028Residents
Kradolf-Schönenberg
3'935Residents
Berg
3'757Residents
Märstetten
3'067Residents
Affeltrangen
2'890Residents
Wigoltingen
2'674Residents
Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf
2'655Residents
Bussnang
2'599Residents
Hauptwil-Gottshaus
2'121Residents
Birwinken
1'452Residents
Amlikon-Bissegg
1'423Residents
Wuppenau
1'215Residents
Schönholzerswilen
872Residents
Hohentannen
670Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Votes in Bezirk Weinfelden
district results as published by BFS14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
62.0% YesNo 38.0%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
61.5% YesNo 38.5%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% Yes
54.0% YesNo 46.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
18.0% YesNo 82.0%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
45.8% YesNo 54.3%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
42.7% YesNo 57.3%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
70.4% YesNo 29.6%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
49.0% YesNo 51.0%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
11.4% YesNo 88.7%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalitiesSVP46.2% · strongest party
SVP46.2%
Mitte14.7%
FDP9.1%
SP7.8%
GRÜNE6.8%
GLP6.2%
EDU3.9%
Übrige2.8%
EVP2.5%
Tax rate in the district
ESTV 2026Berg (TG)
137 %
median of its municipalities
150.5 %
Amlikon-Bissegg
162 %
A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 137 % % in Berg (TG) to 162 % % in Amlikon-Bissegg (median 150.5 % %).
Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 12.8 % in Berg (TG) to 13.9 % in Amlikon-Bissegg (ESTV 2'026)
Housing
BFSVacancy rate
1.32 %
Dwellings
28'543
Avg. rooms
4.1
Built before 1946
29.5%
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
+690 +1.2%
births
543
deaths
455
net migration
+592
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalitiesJobs
33'784
Workplaces
4'611
Services share
58 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 2'559 (7.6%) · Secondary 11'617 (34.4%) · Tertiary 19'608 (58.0%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalitiesFarms
743
Organic share
18.7 %
Farmland
14'865 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Climate · Terrain
MeteoSchweiz · swisstopoAnnual mean temperature
9.5 °C
Precipitation
1'020 mm
Elevation
404–778 m
Flat share
68.8%
Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon
Energy · Accessibility
BFE · ElCom · ARESolar potential
710 GWh
Electricity
32.6 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
90 min
Road to centre
65 min
Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (26.217–41.048 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 Weinfelden rank
sum of its municipalities8514Amlikon-Bissegg8554Bonau +18556Wigoltingen8560Märstetten8561Ottoberg8564Engwilen×28570Weinfelden8572Berg TG8575Bürglen TG8576Mauren TG8577Schönholzerswilen8583Sulgen8584Leimbach TG +18585Mattwil×28586Andwil TG +1×28588Zihlschlacht8589Sitterdorf9213Hauptwil×29214Kradolf9215Schönenberg an der Thur9216Heldswil9217Neukirch an der Thur9220Bischofszell×29223Schweizersholz×29225Wilen (Gottshaus)9313Muolen×29503Stehrenberg9504Friltschen9514Wuppenau×29515Hosenruck×29517Mettlen9555Tobel×29556Affeltrangen9562Märwil9565Bussnang
10 of these postal codes reach across the district border.
AffeltrangenAmlikon-BisseggAndhausenAndwil TGBerg TGBirwinkenBischofszellBonauBuch b. KümmertshausenBuch b. MärwilBuchackernBuhwilBürglen TGBussnangDonzhausenEngishofenEngwangEngwilenEnnetaachErlenFriltschenGötighofenGraltshausenGuntershausen b. BergHaldenHapperswilHauptwilHeldswilHohentannenHosenruckIllhartIstighofenKlarsreutiKradolfKümmertshausenLamperswil TGLanterswilLeimbach TGMärstettenMärwilMattwilMauren TGMettlenMüllheim-WigoltingenMuolenNeukirch an der ThurOberbussnangOpfershofen TGOppikonOttobergRiedt b. ErlenRothenhausenSchmidshofSchönenberg an der ThurSchönholzerswilenSchweizersholzSitterdorfSt. PelagibergStehrenbergSulgenTobelWagerswilWeinfeldenWigoltingenWilen (Gottshaus)WuppenauZezikonZihlschlacht
Map
swisstopo · OSM- Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Weinfelden?
- Bezirk Weinfelden comprises 18 municipalities: Weinfelden, Bischofszell, Bürglen, Sulgen, Erlen, Kradolf-Schönenberg, Berg, Märstetten, Affeltrangen, Wigoltingen, Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf, Bussnang, Hauptwil-Gottshaus, Birwinken, Amlikon-Bissegg, Wuppenau, Schönholzerswilen, Hohentannen. Together they have 60'886 residents (BFS, 2025).
- Which canton is Bezirk Weinfelden in?
- Bezirk Weinfelden lies in the canton of Thurgau, which is divided into 5 districts.
- How many people live in Bezirk Weinfelden?
- Bezirk Weinfelden has 60'886 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 18 municipalities; the largest is Weinfelden with 12'652.
- Does Bezirk Weinfelden have its own tax rate?
- No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Weinfelden the municipal rate ranges from 137 % (Berg (TG)) to 162 % (Amlikon-Bissegg).
- How did Bezirk Weinfelden vote in the latest federal vote?
- On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Weinfelden voted 62 % 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.