Kreuzlingen (district)
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Kreuzlingen 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 city of Kreuzlingen
Kreuzlingen
Kreuzlingen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in north-eastern Switzerland. It is the seat of the district and is the second largest city of the canton, after Frauenfeld, with a population of over 18,000...

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The district contains the following municipalities:


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Altnau
Altnau is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Near the hamlet of Ruderbaum, the remains of a Horgen culture settlement have been discovered. Below the Horgen site, there may be also be Pfyn culture site, but that is less certain.The modern...

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| align="center" | || Bottighofen
Bottighofen
Bottighofen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:There was a small, prehistoric lake-front settlement near the village. The modern village of Bottighofen is first mentioned in 830 as Pottinchovum. The main landlord for the village, was...

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| align="center" | || Ermatingen
Ermatingen
Ermatingen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:The Stone Age Westerfeld and Büge shoreline settlements were discovered in 1861 and studied extensively 1981-83, with finds from the Pfyn, Horgen and Corded Ware cultures An Alamanni...

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| align="center" | || Gottlieben
Gottlieben
Gottlieben is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Gottlieben is first mentioned around the end of the 10th Century as Gotiliubon. It was originally part of the land owned by the Bishop of Constance. In 1251, Eberhard von Waldburg built a...

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| align="center" | || Güttingen || align="right" | || align="right" | 9.5
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| align="center" | || Kemmental
Kemmental
Kemmental is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.The municipality was formed on 1 January 1996 through the merger of Alterswilen, Hugelshofen, Altishausen, Dotnacht, Ellighausen, Lippoldswilen, Neuwilen and Siegershausen.-History:Each of the former...

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| align="center" | || Kreuzlingen
Kreuzlingen
Kreuzlingen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in north-eastern Switzerland. It is the seat of the district and is the second largest city of the canton, after Frauenfeld, with a population of over 18,000...

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| align="center" | || Langrickenbach
Langrickenbach
Langrickenbach is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Langrickenbach is first mentioned in 889 as Rihchinbahc. Together with Greuter, it was acquired by the Lords of Helmsdorf in 1351. Between 1521 and 1798 it belonged to the cathedral of...

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| align="center" | || Lengwil
Lengwil
Lengwil is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:The municipality was created in 1998 by a merger of the Ortsgemeinde of Illighausen and the village of Oberhofen bei Kreuzlingen. During the merger, the village of Schönenbaumgarten went to...

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| align="center" | || Münsterlingen || align="right" | || align="right" | 5.4
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| align="center" | || Raperswilen
Raperswilen
Raperswilen is a municipality in Kreuzlingen District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Prehistorically, two fortifications existed within the borders of Raperswilen. Risi was a Bronze Age fort while Schanz was probably from the Iron Age. The modern village of Raperswilen is first...

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| align="center" | || Salenstein
Salenstein
Salenstein is a municipality in Kreuzlingen District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.Salenstein was the home village of Napoleon III, who lived at Castle Arenenberg in his youth.-History:...

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| align="center" | || Tägerwilen
Tägerwilen
Tägerwilen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-Geography:Tägerwilen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 47.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 37.4% is forested...

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| align="center" | || Wäldi
Wäldi
Wäldi is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-Geography:Wäldi has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.8% is forested...

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