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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
185 51.5%
Men
174 48.5%
Children & youth (0–19)
67 18.7%
Swiss citizens
201 56.0%
Foreign residents
158 44.0%
Population density
1'122 pop./km²
0–19 · 67 · 18.7%20–64 · 225 · 62.7%65+ · 67 · 18.7%
Foreign residents 44.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +12 (+3.5%) · 7 births · 0 deaths · net migration +4
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 33.5% Yes
19.6% YesNo 80.4%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 56.4% Yes
58.7% YesNo 41.3%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 48.8% Yes
33.6% YesNo 66.4%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 58.8% Yes
69.6% YesNo 30.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 43.1% Yes
50.8% YesNo 49.2%
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% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 23.7% Yes
23.3% YesNo 76.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 43.4% Yes
27.7% YesNo 72.3%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 39.6% Yes
25.7% YesNo 74.3%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Kreuzlingen: 71.5% Yes
74.1% YesNo 25.9%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP29.4% · strongest party
SVP29.4%
FDP22.2%
GRÜNE15.2%
Mitte9.9%
GLP9.5%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier129%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
129%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 14 of 80 in canton Thurgau
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
12'442 CHF(12.4%)
Rank 11 of 80 in the canton · 385 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 13'209 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Warth-Weiningen 10'862 CHF · most expensive Arbon 14'518 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:12'442 CHF(~12.4%)
GottliebenCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeGottliebenThurgauSwitzerland median
40'0005.8%5–6.8%5.4%
50'0007.4%6.4–8.8%7.8%
60'0009%7.7–10.6%10.5%
70'00010.1%8.8–11.9%11.9%
80'00011%9.5–12.9%13.1%
90'00011.6%10.1–13.6%14.1%
100'00012.4%10.9–14.5%15.3%
110'00013.2%11.6–15.4%16.3%
120'00013.9%12.2–16.1%17.2%
130'00014.5%12.8–16.8%18.1%
140'00015.1%13.4–17.5%19%
150'00015.7%13.9–18.1%19.7%
175'00017%15.1–19.5%21.6%
200'00018.3%16.3–20.9%23.2%
225'00019.4%17.4–22.1%24.6%
250'00020.4%18.3–23.2%25.8%
275'00021.2%19.1–24%26.8%
300'00021.9%19.7–24.8%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

Salen-Reutenen · 8.3 km
Annual mean temperature 202511.2 °C
Precipitation 2025952 mm
11.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°
2025 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 24.09.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
400 m
Mean elevation
397 m
Relief
5 m
Mean slope
0.7°
Flat share
100.0%
South-facing
0.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 5 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
2.9 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
3.6 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
600
Per inhabitant
8'134 kWh/yr
3 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027
Tariff H4
34.25 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.8 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
18.55 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
34.25 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Politische Gemeinde Gottlieben, Elektrizitätsversorgung
ElCom tariff comparison ↗
How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Thurgau382 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set not per municipality but per canton and premium region. Shown is the average adult premium paid in canton Thurgau (2024, BAG) — it applies canton-wide, not to any single location.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE
Vacancy rate
0 %
Second homes
12.1 %
Avg. rooms
3.8
Dwellings
202
Built before 194647.5%
Built since 200119.3%
0 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024
Jobs
140
Workplaces
36
Services share
62.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 0 (0.0%) · Secondary 52 (37.1%) · Tertiary 88 (62.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 102 min · Car 57 min
AgglomerationPT 20 min · Car 10 min
Remoteness 17/80 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number4651
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Gottlieben?
The postal code of Gottlieben is 8274.
What is the tax rate in Gottlieben?
The municipal tax multiplier of Gottlieben is 129% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
How much tax do you pay in Gottlieben?
A single person without children pays about 12'442 CHF income tax in Gottlieben on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 11 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Gottlieben have?
Gottlieben has 359 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Gottlieben?
Gottlieben has 158 foreign residents, a share of 44.01% (2025).

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