canton of Thurgau

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The canton of Thurgau is a largely rural northeastern Swiss canton along Lake Constance, known for its agriculture, fruit-growing, and proximity to Germany.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Canton of Thurgau 7
canton of Thurgau canonical 5
Swiss canton of Thurgau 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
canton of Switzerland
bordersBodyOfWater Lake Constance
bordersCanton canton of Schaffhausen NERFINISHED
canton of St. Gallen NERFINISHED
canton of Zurich NERFINISHED
bordersCountry Germany
capital Frauenfeld
country Switzerland
createdBy Act of Mediation
economySector primary sector agriculture
services
FrenchName canton de Thurgovie NERFINISHED
GermanName Kanton Thurgau NERFINISHED
hasBorderType international border along the Rhine with Germany
hasCity Arbon
Frauenfeld
Kreuzlingen
Romanshorn
Weinfelden
hasCoatOfArms green lion and yellow diagonal band on white field
hasGovernment Regierungsrat des Kantons Thurgau
hasLakePort Romanshorn on Lake Constance
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.tg.ch
hasParliament Grosser Rat des Kantons Thurgau
hasRailConnectionsTo Konstanz
St. Gallen
Zurich
highestPoint Höchster
historicalAffiliation Old Swiss Confederacy
surface form: Old Swiss Confederacy (as subject territory)
isLargely rural
ISO3166-2Code CH-TG
ItalianName Canton Turgovia
joinedSwissConfederationIn 1803
knownFor agriculture
apple orchards
fruit-growing
viticulture
locatedInRegion northeastern Switzerland
locatedOnRiver Thur
namedAfter Thur River
officialLanguage German
partOf Swiss Plateau
religionTradition mixed Protestant and Catholic population
RomanshName Chantun Turgovia
shortName Thurgau
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

A1 motorway (Switzerland) passesThrough canton of Thurgau
Canton of St. Gallen borders canton of Thurgau
this entity surface form: Canton of Thurgau
Canton of Zürich borderedBy canton of Thurgau
this entity surface form: Canton of Thurgau
Schweizerische Nordostbahn servedCanton canton of Thurgau
this entity surface form: Canton of Thurgau
A7 motorway (Switzerland) region canton of Thurgau
Swiss cantons include canton of Thurgau
this entity surface form: Canton of Thurgau
Kesswil, Thurgau, Switzerland locatedIn canton of Thurgau
subject surface form: Kesswil
this entity surface form: Canton of Thurgau
Kesswil, Thurgau, Switzerland countrySubdivision canton of Thurgau
subject surface form: Kesswil
this entity surface form: Canton of Thurgau
Kesswil, Thurgau, Switzerland partOf canton of Thurgau
subject surface form: Kesswil
this entity surface form: Canton of Thurgau
Thur River flowsThrough canton of Thurgau
Toggenburg borders canton of Thurgau
district of Toggenburg borderedBy canton of Thurgau
Germany–Switzerland adjacentTo canton of Thurgau
subject surface form: Germany–Switzerland border
this entity surface form: Swiss canton of Thurgau