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Canton of Thurgau

Also known as TG, Kanton Thurgau, Thurgovia, Thurgau

Thurgau ( , ; ; ; ), anglicized as Thurgovia, and formally as the Canton of Thurgau, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of five districts. Its capital is Frauenfeld.

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The Canton of Thurgau is one of the 26 cantons (regional divisions) that make up Switzerland, with its capital city in Frauenfeld. It matters as a constituent part of the Swiss federal system, organized into five districts within the confederation.

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Settlement.name: Thurgau
Settlement.official_name: Canton of Thurgau
Settlement.settlement_type: Canton
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Canton of Thurgau.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Wappen Thurgau matt.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 80x80px
Settlement.map_alt: Map of Switzerland, location of Thurgau highlighted
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Switzerland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Switzerland
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.seat: Frauenfeld

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History
Geography
Demographics
Historical population
Political subdivisions
Districts
Municipalities
Politics
Federal election results
Economy
Transport
Notes and references
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Thurgau is part of Eastern Switzerland. It is named after the river Thur, and the name Thurgovia was historically used for a larger area, including part of this river's basin upstream of the modern canton. The area of what is now Thurgau was acquired as subject territories by the cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy from the mid 15th century. Thurgau was first declared a canton in its own right at the formation of the Helvetic Republic in 1798.