Matzingen

Matzingen [ matsiŋən ] ( in the local dialect: [ matsiŋ ː ə ] ) is a municipality in the district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau.

The municipality also includes the villages of Weierhäusli and Gass and the hamlet Ristenbüel, Halingen and Dingenhart. Matzingen lies at the Frauenfeld -Wil -Bahn and is also accessible via the A1.

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Geography

The village lies in a Matzingen from Immenberg, scrap wood Fuchsberg, the Ristenbühl and the Guggenbühl surrounded trough, at the junction of the tuna Bach and the leeks with the Murg and the Lützelmurg.

Population

The population has increased significantly in recent years. Lived in 1990 was 1841 people in the community, there were at the end of the year 2005 already 2433rd

History

The oldest evidence of the place name ( Mazcingas ) dates from the year 779, it is an education to the Old High German personal name Maz ( z) o with the Ortsnamensuffix - ing, with the followers, the clan of the Mentioned '.

Churches

The Protestant church Verena houses a separate parish and looks back on a long history; it is 894 first mentioned.

The Catholic Church of St Joseph was consecrated in 1971 and belongs to the parish Wängi.

The free - Protestant community Webi Matzingen was founded in 1994. It belongs to the community association movement plus Switzerland.

Traffic

Matzinger mill

The Reformed Church to Matzingen