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Thurgau
- Capital
- Frauenfeld
- Joined the Confederation
- 1803
- Official language
- German
- Population
- approx. 288'000
- Municipalities
- 80
Thurgau is a Swiss canton with capital Frauenfeld, which joined the Confederation in 1803. Explore the cantonal coat of arms and collect the crests of its municipalities.
Blazon
Per bend vert and argent, two lions passant Or.
Origin & meaning
The two lions derive from the counts of Kyburg and the old landgraviate of Thurgau. The arms were fixed in 1803.
The flag
The square cantonal flag is divided per bend green and white, with two gold lions.
Sources
- Mühlemann, L. (1991). Wappen und Fahnen der Schweiz. Bühler-Verlag.
- Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz — «Thurgau (Kanton)».
Neighbouring cantons
Municipalities
- Frauenfeld
- Aadorf
- Affeltrangen
- Altnau
- Amlikon-Bissegg
- Amriswil
- Arbon
- Basadingen-Schlattingen
- Berg (TG)
- Berlingen
- Bettwiesen
- Bichelsee-Balterswil
- Birwinken
- Bischofszell
- Bottighofen
- Braunau
- Bürglen (TG)
- Bussnang
- Diessenhofen
- Dozwil
- Egnach
- Erlen
- Ermatingen
- Eschenz
- Eschlikon
- Felben-Wellhausen
- Fischingen
- Gachnang
- Gottlieben
- Güttingen
- Hauptwil-Gottshaus
- Hefenhofen
- Herdern
- Hohentannen
- Homburg
- Horn
- Hüttlingen
- Hüttwilen
- Kemmental
- Kesswil
- Kradolf-Schönenberg
- Kreuzlingen
- Langrickenbach
- Lengwil
- Lommis
- Mammern
- Märstetten
- Matzingen
- Müllheim
- Münchwilen (TG)
- Münsterlingen
- Neunforn
- Pfyn
- Raperswilen
- Rickenbach (TG)
- Roggwil (TG)
- Romanshorn
- Salenstein
- Salmsach
- Schlatt (TG)
- Schönholzerswilen
- Sirnach
- Sommeri
- Steckborn
- Stettfurt
- Sulgen
- Tägerwilen
- Thundorf
- Tobel-Tägerschen
- Uesslingen-Buch
- Uttwil
- Wagenhausen
- Wäldi
- Wängi
- Warth-Weiningen
- Weinfelden
- Wigoltingen
- Wilen (TG)
- Wuppenau
- Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf