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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.
Residents
60'886
sum of its municipalities
Municipalities
18
Switzerland
Area
227 km²
swisstopo
Density
268 /km²
sum of its municipalities
BFS district number
2015
BFS
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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 24.09.2026
Votes in Bezirk Weinfelden
district results as published by BFS27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% Yes
21.7% YesNo 78.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% Yes
39.6% YesNo 60.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'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%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
18.0% YesNo 82.0%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
45.8% YesNo 54.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
42.7% YesNo 57.3%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
70.4% YesNo 29.6%
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
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 24.09.2026
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 24.09.2026
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
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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 27.09.2026, Bezirk Weinfelden voted 21.7 % yes on “Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'” (Rejected) — the district figure BFS publishes.
Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.