Dozwil | ||
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Coordinates: 47°34′N 9°19′E / 47.567°N 9.317°ECoordinates: 47°34′N 9°19′E / 47.567°N 9.317°E | ||
Country | Switzerland | |
Canton | Thurgau | |
District | Arbon | |
Area | ||
• Total | 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 465 m (1,526 ft) | |
Population (Dec 2015) | ||
• Total | 683 | |
• Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
Postal code | 8582 | |
SFOS number | 4406 | |
Surrounded by | Hefenhofen, Kesswil, Uttwil | |
Website |
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Dozwil is a municipality in the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
Dozwil is first mentioned in 1385 as Dotzwile.
Dozwil has an area, as of 2009[update], of 1.32 square kilometers (0.51 sq mi). Of this area, 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi) or 80.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 0.01 km2 (0.0039 sq mi) or 0.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.24 km2 (0.093 sq mi) or 18.2% is settled (buildings or roads).
Industrial buildings made up 14.4% of the total developed area while housing and buildings made up 1.5%, transportation infrastructure made up less than 0.1% and parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.5%. All of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. 59.8% of the agricultural areas are used for growing crops, while 20.5% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in the Arbon district, on the eastern Seerücken region. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and densely built village, built around a central square) of Dozwil.
Dozwil has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 683 As of 2008[update], 12.0% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 6.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German(95.5%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 1.0%) and Polish being third ( 1.0%).
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.0% male and 51.0% female. The population was made up of 247 Swiss men (43.7% of the population), and 30 (5.3%) non-Swiss men. There were 250 Swiss women (44.2%), and 38 (6.7%) non-Swiss women.