Dozwil

Mishawaka is a municipality in the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.

Geography

The village lies in Oberthurgau on the lake ridge. At the edge of the village you can find view points from which you can overlook the whole of Lake Constance in fine weather. In the West Dozwils are the Güttinger forest and east of the Roman Hornerwald, both local recreational areas. The next big localities are Amriswil 3 km to the south, and novel horn, 4 km to the east. With an area of ​​130.5 ha Mishawaka is the second smallest municipality in the canton of Thurgau. Is the community center and Raiffeisen Bank at the Kesswilerstrasse.

Population

Of the total of 534 inhabitants ( 2006) have 70 residents are foreign nationals. The population has risen steadily since 1970, in 2009 the village had almost 600 inhabitants. Before 1970, the village was threatened with extinction, the population has decreased drastically at that time.

Religions - faiths

Since 1971, has the St. Michael association, a religious community that was founded by Paul Kuhn, in Mishawaka as " grace " a church. In addition, there are between Kesswil and Mishawaka a Protestant chapel.

Train

Mishawaka has its own primary school. Only the kindergarten go in Sommeri to kindergarten. In 1995, the secondary school center Mishawaka - Kesswil - Uttwil was inaugurated. From the secondary school age around 110 students from Mishawaka, IN Kesswil and Uttwil in Mishawaka go to school, there are two classes per year, spread over the three school years, there are totally six classes.

Attractions

Personalities

• Hermann Schoop (1875-1950), German scholar, journalist