Bischofszell

Bischofszell is a village and a municipality in in the canton of Thurgau in . It is the seat of the district. In 1987, the city was awarded the Wakker Prize for the preservation of its architectural heritage.
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  • Type: Village with 6,020 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland
  • Also known as: Bischofszell TG
  • Postal code: 9220

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zeitglockenturm and Bischofszell Stadt railway station.

Railway station
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is a railway station in Bischofszell, in the canton of Thurgau. It is an intermediate stop on the Sulgen–Gossau line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hauptwil and Hohentannen.

Village
is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, . It was first recorded in year 1413 as Hoptwill. The municipality had 50 inhabitants in 1649, which increased to 598 in 1850, 741 in 1900, 819 in 1950 and 910 in 1990.

Village
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is a municipality in in the canton of in .

Hamlet
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is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, . It was first recorded somewhere between year 1250 and 1300 as . is situated 3½ km east of Bischofszell.

Bischofszell

Latitude
47.49377° or 47° 29′ 38″ north
Longitude
9.24092° or 9° 14′ 27″ east
Population
6,020
Elevation
476 metres (1,562 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CH BCZ
Open location code
8FVFF6VR+G9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7514153955
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8394414
Wiki­data ID
Q64865
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Bischofszell” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بيشوفتزل
  • Basque: Bischofszell
  • Belarusian: Бішафцэль
  • Breton: Bischofszell
  • Bulgarian: Бисчофсзел
  • Catalan: Bischofszell
  • Cebuano: Bischofszell
  • Chinese: 比紹夫斯采爾
  • Chinese: 比绍夫斯采尔
  • Chuvash: Бишофсцелль
  • Dutch: Bischofszell
  • Esperanto: Bischofszell-Nord
  • Esperanto: Bischofszell
  • Esperanto: Halden
  • Esperanto: Schweizersholz
  • Esperanto: Sittertal
  • Esperanto: Stocken/Breite
  • French: Bischofszell
  • German: Bischofszell
  • German: Halden TG
  • German: Rosenwoche
  • German: Schweizersholz
  • Hebrew: בישופזוזול
  • Hungarian: Bischofszell
  • Irish: Bischofszell
  • Italian: Bischofszell
  • Japanese: ビショフスツェル
  • Kazakh: Бишофсцелль
  • Kurdish: Bischofszell
  • Lombard: Bischofszell
  • Malay: Bischofszell
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Bischofszell
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Bischofszell
  • Occitan (post 1500): Bischofszell
  • Persian: بیشوفزوزل
  • Piemontese: Bischofszell
  • Polish: Bischofszell
  • Portuguese: Bischofszell
  • Romanian: Bischofszell
  • Russian: Бишофецелль
  • Russian: Бишофсцелль
  • Spanish: Bischofszell
  • Swedish: Bischofszell
  • Swiss German: Bischofszell
  • Tosk Albanian: Bischofszell
  • Turkish: Bischofszell
  • Ukrainian: Бішофсцелль
  • Upper Sorbian: Bischofszell
  • Uzbek: Bischofszell
  • Uzbek: Bishofssell
  • Uzbek: Бишофсцелл
  • Venetian: Bischofszell
  • Volapük: Bischofszell
  • Waray (Philippines): Bischofszell
  • Welsh: Bischofszell

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