Diessenhofen
Country Switzerland Canton Thurgau District Diessenhofen 47°41′N 8°45′E / 47.683°N 8.75°E / 47.683; 8.75Coordinates: 47°41′N 8°45′E / 47.683°N 8.75°E / 47.683; 8.75
Population	3,160 (December 2007[update])
- Density	316 /km2 (818 /sq mi)
Area	10.0 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Elevation	397 m (1,302 ft)
Postal code	8253
SFOS number	4545
Localities	Willisdorf
Surrounded by	Schlatt bei Diessenhofen, Basadingen-Schlattingen
Website	www.diessenhofen.ch SFSO statistics
Diessenhofen

Diessenhofen is a municipality in the district of Diessenhofen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.

The municipality is first mentioned in 757 as Deozincova. In 2000, the village of Willisdorf was incorporated into the municipality.

Contents 1 Location 2 Architecture 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Location

The municipality borders on the west and north with Germany and the canton of Schaffhausen. On the east is the district of Steckborn, on the southeast, the municipality of Schlatt bei Diessenhofen, and on the south the municipality of Basadingen-Schlattingen.

Germany	Canton of Schaffhausen	Germany
Germany		District of Steckborn
Schlatt bei Diessenhofen	Basadingen-Schlattingen	Basadingen-Schlattingen

[edit] Architecture

The Altstadt of Diessenhofen centers on the Siegelturm a tower in which seals and official documents are kept. The old covered bridge over the Rhine was rebuilt in 1814. It leads to Gailingen am Hochrhein in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

[edit] References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

[edit] External links

• Diessenhofen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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