Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
1'270 47.8%
Men
1'385 52.2%
Children & youth (0–19)
598 22.5%
Swiss citizens
2'195 82.7%
Foreign residents
460 17.3%
Population density
217 pop./km²
0–19 · 598 · 22.5%20–64 · 1'620 · 61.0%65+ · 437 · 16.5%
Foreign residents 17.3%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +31 (+1.2%) · 25 births · 16 deaths · net migration +29
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 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 21.7% Yes
16.7% YesNo 83.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 39.6% Yes
40.9% YesNo 59.1%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 62.0% Yes
64.6% YesNo 35.4%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 61.5% Yes
66.7% YesNo 33.3%
14.06.2026Änderung der Kantonsverfassung zur Anpassung der FinanzkompetenzenCantonal TG● Accepted · 57.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 54.0% Yes
52.7% YesNo 47.3%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 33.3% Yes
30.3% YesNo 69.7%
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 Weinfelden: 18.0% Yes
15.4% YesNo 84.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 45.8% Yes
44.8% YesNo 55.2%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 42.7% Yes
40.1% YesNo 60.0%
08.03.2026Federal decree on Swiss currency and cash supply (counter-proposal to Cash Initiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% YesDistrict Bezirk Weinfelden: 70.4% Yes
73.3% YesNo 26.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP52.8% · strongest party
SVP52.8%
Mitte11.3%
FDP7.2%
EDU6.7%
SP6.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier150%
Cantonal tax multiplier109%
150%TG range 94%175%
Tax rank 50 of 80 in canton ThurgauTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
13'390 CHF(13.4%)
Rank 50 of 80 in the canton · 658 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
100'000 CHF:13'390 CHF(~13.4%)
Zihlschlacht-SitterdorfCanton range ThurgauSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf | Thurgau | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 6.2% | 5–6.8% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 8% | 6.4–8.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 9.7% | 7.7–10.6% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 10.9% | 8.8–11.9% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 11.8% | 9.5–12.9% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 12.5% | 10.1–13.6% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 13.4% | 10.9–14.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 14.2% | 11.6–15.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 14.9% | 12.2–16.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 15.6% | 12.8–16.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 16.2% | 13.4–17.5% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 16.8% | 13.9–18.1% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 18.2% | 15.1–19.5% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 19.5% | 16.3–20.9% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20.6% | 17.4–22.1% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.7% | 18.3–23.2% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.5% | 19.1–24% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.2% | 19.7–24.8% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.7 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'009 mm
9.7 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
597 m
Mean elevation
519 m
Relief
130 m
Mean slope
3.3°
Flat share
82.9%
South-facing
10.3%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 130 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
34 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
44.3 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
7'600
Per inhabitant
12'798 kWh/yr
34 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 · 2027Tariff range H4
34.25–41.05 Rp./kWh
37.65 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 28.29 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operators Elektra Zihlschlacht-Riet · Technische Gemeindebetriebe Bischofszell
ElCom tariff comparison ↗This municipality is served by 2 network operators with different tariffs; the range spans the cheapest and the most expensive.
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
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Standard 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 · AREVacancy rate
0.99 %
Second homes
9.3 %
Avg. rooms
4.2
Dwellings
1'209
Built before 194633.5%
Built since 200127.4%
0.99 %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 · 2024Jobs
1'564
Workplaces
184
Services share
80.3 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 116 (7.4%) · Secondary 192 (12.3%) · Tertiary 1'256 (80.3%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
35
Organic share
25.7 %
Farmland
848 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities2'655 #38 TG · #807 CHGrowing municipalities1.2% #38 TG · #696 CHShrinking municipalities1.2% #42 TG · #1414 CHJobs per resident0.59 #10 TG · #359 CHFamilies & children22.5% #18 TG · #426 CHAge structure16.5% #74 TG · #1853 CHWomen share47.8% #76 TG · #1911 CHForeign residents17.3% #52 TG · #1098 CHPopulation density217/km² #46 TG · #981 CHTax burden13'390 #54 TG · #667 CHTaxes150% #50 TGWarmest municipalities9.7 °C #37 TG · #836 CHSunniest municipalities39.7% #34 TG · #2004 CHRainiest municipalities1'009 mm #19 TG · #1587 CHVoter turnout54.8% #59 TG · #1253 CHAgainst Switzerland25.5% #20 TG · #217 CHAligned with Switzerland74.5% #49 TG · #1254 CHSVP strongholds52.8% #15 TG · #170 CHSP strongholds6.6% #55 TG · #1827 CHCentre strongholds11.3% #69 TG · #1089 CHFDP strongholds7.2% #55 TG · #1687 CHGLP strongholds4.2% #68 TG · #1372 CHGreen strongholds6% #63 TG · #1334 CHLargest by area12.2 km² #27 TG · #801 CHHighest municipalities465 m #41 TG · #1424 CHSecond homes9.3% #52 TG · #1358 CHOrganic farming25.7% #12 TG · #419 CHBest-connected municipalities101 min #62 TG · #1721 CHRemotest municipalities101 min #20 TG · #392 CHHighest peaks597 m #44 TG · #1558 CHHighest-lying municipalities519 m #31 TG · #1351 CHGreatest vertical range130 m #55 TG · #1690 CHSteepest municipalities3.3° #56 TG · #1867 CHSolar potential34 GWh #31 TG · #590 CHSolar potential per capita12'798 kWh #27 TG · #658 CHCheapest electricity37.65 Rp./kWh #78 TG · #2102 CHMost expensive electricity37.65 Rp./kWh #2 TG · #5 CH
Postal codes (4)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 4Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf?
- Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf has 4 postal codes: 8588, 8589, 9220, 9313.
- What is the tax rate in Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf is 150% (2026); canton TG levies 109%.
- How much tax do you pay in Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf?
- A single person without children pays about 13'390 CHF income tax in Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 50 of 80 in canton TG. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf have?
- Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf has 2'655 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf?
- Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf has 460 foreign residents, a share of 17.33% (2025).
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