Torkel

Torkel is a hamlet in Hohentannen, Weinfelden District, Thurgau. Torkel is situated nearby to the hamlet Heidelberg, as well as near the locality Burgstogg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Heidelberg castle with annexes (tenant’s house, barn, stable) and Bischofszell Nord railway station.

Heidelberg castle with annexes (tenant’s house, barn, stable)

Castle

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Bischofszell Nord railway station

Railway station

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

Château

Castle

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Château is a castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bischofszell and Hauptwil.

Bischofszell is a village and a municipality in Weinfelden District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district. In 1987, the city was awarded the Wakker Prize for the preservation of its architectural heritage.

Hauptwil

Village

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hauptwil is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. 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. Hauptwil is situated 3 km southeast of Torkel.

Schönenberg an der Thur

Village

Schönenberg an der Thur is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. In 1996 the municipality was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Buhwil, Kradolf, and Neukirch an der Thur to form the new municipality of Kradolf-Schönenberg. Schönenberg an der Thur is situated 3 km northwest of Torkel.

Torkel

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Hohentannen, Weinfelden District, Thurgau, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.50108° or 47° 30′ 4″ north

Longitude

9.22721° or 9° 13′ 38″ east

Open location code

8FVFG62G+CV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2545920748

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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