Thundorf, Switzerland
Encyclopedia
Thundorf is a municipality
in the district of district of Frauenfeld
in the canton
of Thurgau
in Switzerland
.
The village of Thundorf lies on a plateau above Frauenfeld
. In 1995, the communal territory was enlarged to the east, when Wetzikon and Lustdorf, the latter of which until then was autonomous, were joined to it.
: Gules, a fess argent between three mullets of six points argent (2, 1).
anthroponym Duomo/*Tuomo and the noun substantive
dorf ‚hamlet, farm, village, estate, quarter of a town‘.
Thundorf has an area, , of 15.61 square kilometres (6 sq mi). Of this area, 8.91 km² (3.4 sq mi) or 57.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.82 km² (2.2 sq mi) or 37.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.88 km² (0.339769899561431 sq mi) or 5.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km² (4.9 acre) or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km² (2.5 acre) or 0.1% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.2%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 35.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 54.3% is used for growing crops, while 2.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
In 1995 Wetzikon merged into Thundorf.
(98.2%), with Spanish
being second most common ( 0.4%) and Romansh being third ( 0.3%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 51.0% male and 49.0% female. The population was made up of 613 Swiss men (47.2% of the population), and 49 (3.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 593 Swiss women (45.7%), and 43 (3.3%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 12 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 9 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 non-Swiss man who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 1 non-Swiss woman who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 14 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 7 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.6%.
The age distribution, , in Thundorf is; 145 children or 11.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 189 teenagers or 14.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 136 people or 10.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 154 people or 11.9% are between 30 and 39, 223 people or 17.2% are between 40 and 49, and 203 people or 15.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 126 people or 9.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 69 people or 5.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 47 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 4 people or 0.3% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.55 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.56 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43.1 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 61.2% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage
or a rent-to-own agreement).
, there were 447 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. there were 187 single family homes (or 84.2% of the total) out of a total of 222 inhabited buildings. There were 19 two family buildings (8.6%), 5 three family buildings (2.3%) and 11 multi-family buildings (or 5.0%). There were 248 (or 20.8%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 744 (or 62.5%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 50 (or 4.2%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 10 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 4 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 4 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 11 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.33%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.7 new units per 1000 residents. there were 466 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 6 room apartment of which there were 127. There were 7 single room apartments and 127 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Thundorf was 1217.92 Swiss franc
s (CHF) per month (US$970, £550, €780 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one room apartment was 600.00 CHF (US$480, £270, €380), a two room apartment was about 728.75 CHF (US$580, £330, €470), a three room apartment was about 968.48 CHF (US$770, £440, €620) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1661.18 CHF (US$1330, £750, €1060). The average apartment price in Thundorf was 109.1% of the national average of 1116 CHF.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 47.08% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Green Party
(13.55%), the CVP
(12.27%) and the SP
(9.49%). In the federal election, a total of 468 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
was 51.1%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
there were 870 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 420 or about 48.3% of the residents worked outside Thundorf while 180 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 630 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 7.5% used public transportation to get to work, and 49.4% used a private car.
. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 Old Catholic who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
there is 1 individual who belongs to the Orthodox Church, and there are 37 individuals (or about 3.11% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were there is 1 individual who is Islam
ic. There are 2 individuals (or about 0.17% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 100 (or about 8.40% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
or atheist
, and 23 individuals (or about 1.93% of the population) did not answer the question.
. The wettest month is June during which time Thundorf receives an average of 114 mm (4.5 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 12.1 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 12.9, but with only 107 mm (4.2 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is March with an average of 62 mm (2.4 in) of precipitation over 12.1 days.
).
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the district of district of Frauenfeld
Frauenfeld (district)
Frauenfeld District is one of the five districts of the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It has a population of . Its capital, and the capital of Thurgau, is the city of Frauenfeld.The district contains the following municipalities:...
in 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....
.
The village of Thundorf lies on a plateau above Frauenfeld
Frauenfeld
Frauenfeld is the capital of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-Early history:The earliest trace of human settlement are several La Tène era graves to the east of Langdorf. The Roman road from Oberwinterthur to Pfyn ran through what is now the Allmend in Frauenfeld. Two Roman villas were...
. In 1995, the communal territory was enlarged to the east, when Wetzikon and Lustdorf, the latter of which until then was autonomous, were joined to it.
Coat of arms
BlazonBlazon
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: Gules, a fess argent between three mullets of six points argent (2, 1).
Etymology
The earliest mention of Thundorf dates back to the year 888 (Tuomsdorof<*tuomesdorf). This place name is composed by the OHGOld High German
The term Old High German refers to the earliest stage of the German language and it conventionally covers the period from around 500 to 1050. Coherent written texts do not appear until the second half of the 8th century, and some treat the period before 750 as 'prehistoric' and date the start of...
anthroponym Duomo/*Tuomo and the noun substantive
Noun
In linguistics, a noun is a member of a large, open lexical category whose members can occur as the main word in the subject of a clause, the object of a verb, or the object of a preposition .Lexical categories are defined in terms of how their members combine with other kinds of...
dorf ‚hamlet, farm, village, estate, quarter of a town‘.
Thundorf Today
The village is mainly residential and has a large school with over 500 hundred pupils. Despite having a population of over a thousand, Thundorf only has a single shop named "Volg" on the main street which serves the local population selling groceries and farming supplies. Transport to the village is provided by a daily bus service that operates between Frauenfeld and Weinfeld. The town is famous locally for its annual "Banae Tanz" festival which has been celebrated since shortly after the 1798 French Invasion and establishment of the helvetischen Republic of Loskauf and is held annually on September 9.Geography
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.2%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 35.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.0% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 54.3% is used for growing crops, while 2.8% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
In 1995 Wetzikon merged into Thundorf.
Demographics
Thundorf has a population of , 7.1% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 9.2%. Most of the population speaks GermanGerman language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
(98.2%), with Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
being second most common ( 0.4%) and Romansh being third ( 0.3%).
, the gender distribution of the population was 51.0% male and 49.0% female. The population was made up of 613 Swiss men (47.2% of the population), and 49 (3.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 593 Swiss women (45.7%), and 43 (3.3%) non-Swiss women.
In there were 12 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 9 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 while the foreign population remained the same. There was 1 non-Swiss man who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 1 non-Swiss woman who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was an increase of 14 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 7 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.6%.
The age distribution, , in Thundorf is; 145 children or 11.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 189 teenagers or 14.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 136 people or 10.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 154 people or 11.9% are between 30 and 39, 223 people or 17.2% are between 40 and 49, and 203 people or 15.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 126 people or 9.7% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 69 people or 5.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 47 people or 3.6% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 4 people or 0.3% who are 90 and older.
the average number of residents per living room was 0.55 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.56 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m² (43.1 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 61.2% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage
Mortgage loan
A mortgage loan is a loan secured by real property through the use of a mortgage note which evidences the existence of the loan and the encumbrance of that realty through the granting of a mortgage which secures the loan...
or a rent-to-own agreement).
, there were 447 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. there were 187 single family homes (or 84.2% of the total) out of a total of 222 inhabited buildings. There were 19 two family buildings (8.6%), 5 three family buildings (2.3%) and 11 multi-family buildings (or 5.0%). There were 248 (or 20.8%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 744 (or 62.5%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 50 (or 4.2%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 10 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 4 persons who lived in a household made up of relatives, 4 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 11 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing.
The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.33%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 4.7 new units per 1000 residents. there were 466 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 6 room apartment of which there were 127. There were 7 single room apartments and 127 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Thundorf was 1217.92 Swiss franc
Swiss franc
The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...
s (CHF) per month (US$970, £550, €780 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one room apartment was 600.00 CHF (US$480, £270, €380), a two room apartment was about 728.75 CHF (US$580, £330, €470), a three room apartment was about 968.48 CHF (US$770, £440, €620) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1661.18 CHF (US$1330, £750, €1060). The average apartment price in Thundorf was 109.1% of the national average of 1116 CHF.
In the 2007 federal election
Swiss federal election, 2007
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007...
the most popular party was the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
which received 47.08% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Green Party
Green Party of Switzerland
The Green Party of Switzerland is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland, and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.-History:...
(13.55%), the CVP
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss...
(12.27%) and the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(9.49%). In the federal election, a total of 468 votes were cast, and the voter turnout
Voter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...
was 51.1%.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 835 |
| 1960 | 797 |
| 1980 | 841 |
| 1990 | 930 |
| 2000 | 1,190 |
Sights
The entire village of Lustdorf is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage SitesInventory of Swiss Heritage Sites
The Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage.-Sites of national importance:-Types:...
Economy
, Thundorf had an unemployment rate of 1.43%. , there were 162 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 59 businesses involved in this sector. 172 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 22 businesses in this sector. 73 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 27 businesses in this sector.there were 870 workers who lived in the municipality. Of these, 420 or about 48.3% of the residents worked outside Thundorf while 180 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 630 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 7.5% used public transportation to get to work, and 49.4% used a private car.
Religion
From the , 250 or 21.0% were Roman Catholic, while 775 or 65.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed ChurchSwiss Reformed Church
The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel , Bern , St...
. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 Old Catholic who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
The Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland is the Swiss member church of the Union of Utrecht, also known as Old Catholic Church, originally founded by the jansenists, with a later influx of discontented Catholics following their disappointment with the First Vatican Council. It has 14,000...
there is 1 individual who belongs to the Orthodox Church, and there are 37 individuals (or about 3.11% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were there is 1 individual who is Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic. There are 2 individuals (or about 0.17% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 100 (or about 8.40% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
Agnosticism
Agnosticism is the view that the truth value of certain claims—especially claims about the existence or non-existence of any deity, but also other religious and metaphysical claims—is unknown or unknowable....
or atheist
Atheism
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities. In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities...
, and 23 individuals (or about 1.93% of the population) did not answer the question.
Weather
Thundorf has an average of 130.8 days of rain or snow per year and on average receives 1015 mm (40 in) of precipitationPrecipitation (meteorology)
In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity. The main forms of precipitation...
. The wettest month is June during which time Thundorf receives an average of 114 mm (4.5 in) of rain or snow. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 12.1 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 12.9, but with only 107 mm (4.2 in) of rain or snow. The driest month of the year is March with an average of 62 mm (2.4 in) of precipitation over 12.1 days.
Education
In Thundorf about 80.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a FachhochschuleFachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
).
External links
- Thundorf Official website