Arbon (district)
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Arbon District is one of the five districts of the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...

 of Thurgau
Thurgau
Thurgau is a northeast canton of Switzerland. The population, , is . In 2007, there were a total of 47,390 who were resident foreigners. The capital is Frauenfeld.-History:...

 in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. It has a population of (as of ).Its capital is the town of Arbon
Arbon, Switzerland
Arbon is a municipality and district capital of the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-Geography:Arbon is situated on a peninsula on the southwest shore of Lake Constance between Romanshorn and Rorschach. On the south, the municipality borders the canton of St. Gallen. St...

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The district contains the following municipalities:



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| align="center" | || Amriswil
Amriswil
Amriswil is a municipality in Arbon District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Amriswil is first mentioned in 799 as Amalgeriswilare. During the Middle Ages Amriswil and Brüschwil were part of a Bishop's fief. During the 15th Century, the Helmsdorf family ruled in Eppishausen...

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| align="center" | || Arbon
Arbon
Arbon may refer to:* Arbon, Haute-Garonne, French commune* Arbon, Switzerland* Arbon , in Switzerland* Arbon Valley, Idaho...

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| align="center" | || Dozwil
Dozwil
Dozwil is a municipality in the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-Geography:Dozwil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 80.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 0.8% is forested...

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| align="center" | || Egnach
Egnach
Egnach is a municipality of the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Egnach is first mentioned in 1155 as Egena. By the 9th Century it appears to have belonged to the Bishopric of Constance and was part of the upper Bailiwick of Arbon...

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| align="center" | || Hefenhofen
Hefenhofen
Hefenhofen is a municipality in the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Hefenhofen is first mentioned in 817 as Hebinhova. Hefenhofen was a fief of the Abbey of Saint Gall and until the 17th Century it was part of the Bailiwick of Hagenwil. In 1600, the low court of...

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| align="center" | || Kesswil
Kesswil
Kesswil is a municipality in the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.The village was the birthplace of the influential psychiatrist Carl Jung.-History:...

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| align="center" | || Roggwil (TG) || align="center" | || align="right" | 11.9
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| align="center" | || Romanshorn
Romanshorn
Romanshorn is a municipality in the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Romanshorn was probably settled in the 7th Century, and is first mentioned in 779 as Rumanishorn in a land grant from Waldrata to the Abbey of St. Gall. During the Late Middle Ages and until...

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| align="center" | || Salmsach
Salmsach
Salmsach is a municipality in the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Salmsach is first mentioned in 1155 as Salmasa. Salmsach was probably founded by the Bishop of Constance Salomo I who founded a religious community there. It was placed under the Abbey of St....

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| align="center" | || Sommeri
Sommeri
Sommeri is a municipality in the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:In 1967, Sommeri was created when the municipalities of Niedersommeri and Obersommeri merged. Sommeri is first mentioned in 905 as Sumbrinaro. Between 1474 and 1798, the vogteien of Niedersommeri...

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| align="center" | || Uttwil
Uttwil
Uttwil is a municipality in the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-Geography:Uttwil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 52.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 30.6% is forested...

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