Pfyn

Pfyn
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Pfyn is located in Switzerland
Pfyn
Pfyn
Pfyn is located in Canton of Thurgau
Pfyn
Pfyn
Coordinates: 47°35′N 8°57′E / 47.583°N 8.950°E / 47.583; 8.950
CountrySwitzerland
CantonThurgau
DistrictSteckborn
Area
 • Total13.0 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Elevation
411 m (1,348 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total2,016
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
8505
SFOS number4841
ISO 3166 codeCH-TG
Surrounded byFelben-Wellhausen, Herdern, Homburg, Hüttlingen, Müllheim, Warth-Weiningen
Websitewww.pfyn.ch
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Pfyn is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.

Pfyn gives its name to the ancient Pfyn culture, one of several Neolithic cultures in Switzerland which centered on intensive pig farming and trading, dating from c. 3900 BC to c. 3500 BC.

Pfyn was also the site of a Roman era frontier outpost, named Ad Fines (Latin: meaning "at the borders")

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

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