Weinfelden

Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Weinfelden
municipality_name = Weinfelden
municipality_type = municipality
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languages = German
canton = Thurgau
iso-code-region = CH-TG
district = Weinfelden
lat_d=47|lat_m=34|lat_NS=N|long_d=9|long_m=6|long_EW=E
postal_code = 8570
municipality_code = 4946
area = 15.5
elevation = 432|elevation_description=
population = 9852|populationof=2007
website = www.weinfelden.ch
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neighboring_municipalities= Amlikon-Bissegg, Berg, Bürglen, Bussnang, Kemmental, Märstetten
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Weinfelden is a municipality in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is the capital of the district of the same name.

In December 2007 it had 9852 inhabitants. Since it lies in the middle of the canton, part of the cantonal administration is located in the town, as is the Thurgau cantonal bank. The grand council of the canton meets in Weinfelden during the winter. The town is also a significant railway junction.

Weinfelden is an old town, which was known during Roman times as Quivelda (Winis Feld).

History

Already in the year 124 AD, there was a Roman bridge over the Thur at Weinfelden. The name "Weinfelden" is first documented in 838.

Weinfelden was by far the biggest town in the canton of Thurgau. In 1798, Paul Reinhart and his committee led the area to freedom from the domination of the "Eidgenossen". In 1803, Thurgau became an independent canton, through the mediation of Napoleon, with Frauenfeld as capital.

In 1830, Thomas Bornhauser spoke to a large crown in Weinfelden, demanding a liberal constitution for the canton. It is one of the first (if not the first) such document.

Portraits of both Paul Reinhart and Thomas Bornhauser hang in the "Rathaus".

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