24 practice questions with answers and explanations on the authorities, history, geography and culture of Thurgau. The app has all 409 questions on Thurgau and Switzerland.
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Correct answer: D – As the '81st municipality'
Swiss citizens abroad whose place of origin or last residence is in Thurgau form the '81st municipality' in federal elections and votes. The canton itself has 80 political municipalities.
Source: tg.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: C – Since 1990
The current cantonal constitution was adopted in 1987 and came into force on 1 January 1990. It replaced the 1869 constitution.
Source: tg.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: C – 130
The Grand Council has 130 members and is the canton's legislature. It passes laws, the budget and the tax rate. Since the 2024 elections the SVP has been the largest party with 42 seats (2024-2028 term).
Source: tg.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: B – Proportional representation
The Grand Council is elected by proportional representation; seats are distributed among the lists in proportion to their votes. It was first elected this way in 1920.
Source: tg.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: D – 2011
With the 2011 judicial reform, the number of districts was reduced from eight to five. The former 8 districts and 31 circles were a legacy of the Napoleonic era.
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Correct answer: B – The dual municipal system
Thurgau was the only canton still to have two kinds of communities on the same territory: local and municipal communities (dual municipal system). The 1987 constitution abolished this; by 1999, 80 political municipalities had been formed. School communities still exist.
Source: tg.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: D – Since 1803
With Napoleon's Act of Mediation in 1803, Thurgau's cantonal independence began. During the Helvetic Republic (1798-1803) it was only an administrative district without legislative power.
Source: tg.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: B – The Confederates conquered it
In 1460 the Confederates conquered Thurgau. Afterwards, until 1798, it was a jointly administered subject territory (common lordship).
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Correct answer: C – Frauenfeld
Frauenfeld is the cantonal capital; the Government Council meets in the government building there. Kreuzlingen and Arbon are also important towns in Thurgau.
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Correct answer: A – 5
The five districts are Arbon, Frauenfeld, Kreuzlingen, Münchwilen and Weinfelden (as of 2026). They are cantonal administrative units and constituencies for the Grand Council.
Source: tg.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: B – 80
Thurgau comprises 80 political municipalities in five districts (as of 2026). They were formed between 1993 and 1999 from the former local and municipal communities; there have been no municipal mergers since.
Source: tg.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: C – Lake Constance
To the north, Thurgau borders Lake Constance, including the Untersee. Places such as Romanshorn, Arbon, Kreuzlingen and Steckborn lie on the shore.
Source: statistik.tg.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: A – About 300,000
According to cantonal statistics, the canton had 300,097 inhabitants at the end of 2025 (as of 31 Dec 2025). Just over a quarter (27%) hold a foreign passport, most commonly a German one.
Source: statistik.tg.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: D – Kreuzlingen
The Thurgau University of Teacher Education (PHTG) trains teachers and is located in Kreuzlingen. For university studies, people from Thurgau usually go to Zurich, St. Gallen or Konstanz.
Source: phtg.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: B – The Grand Council
First the political municipality grants municipal citizenship, then the federal naturalization permit (SEM) follows. The procedure ends when the Grand Council grants cantonal citizenship (as of 2026).
Source: hz.tg.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: A – The municipal authority
Knowledge is assessed through a test or an interview unless it is evident (§ 6(2) KBüG). The municipal authority is responsible; there is no uniform cantonal test.
Source: hz.tg.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: C – B2 spoken, B1 written
Thurgau requires more than the federal minimum: at least B2 spoken and at least B1 written (as of 2026). Proof is not needed e.g. for native German speakers or after five years of compulsory schooling in German.
Source: hz.tg.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: A – 5 years in the canton, the last 3 in the municipality
Besides 10 years in Switzerland, Thurgau requires 5 years' residence in the canton, the last 3 years without interruption in the municipality (as of 2026). A C permit (settlement permit) is also required.
Source: hz.tg.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: A – Stadler Rail
Stadler Rail builds trains and trams for customers worldwide and is based in Bussnang. It shows that besides agriculture Thurgau also has a strong industry.
Source: de.wikipedia.org · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: C – Fruit growing, especially apples
Thurgau is one of Switzerland's most important fruit-growing cantons, especially for apples and pears. The fruit is also made into cider and juice. There are no alpine pastures in Thurgau.
Source: de.wikipedia.org · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: C – Mostindien ('Cider India')
Thurgau is known for fruit growing, especially apples, and for 'Most' (cider and apple juice). Hence the joking nickname 'Mostindien'.
Source: de.wikipedia.org · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: A – Divided diagonally white and green with two golden lions
The coat of arms is divided diagonally into white and green and shows two walking golden lions. The lions go back to the arms of the Counts of Kyburg; the coat of arms was created in 1803.
Source: de.wikipedia.org · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: B – At Arenenberg Castle
The future French Emperor Napoleon III spent part of his youth at Arenenberg Castle in Salenstein on the Untersee. Today it houses the cantonal Napoleon Museum.
Source: tg.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: B – Ittingen Charterhouse
Kartause Ittingen in Warth-Weiningen was a Carthusian monastery. Today it is a cultural and seminar centre with the Thurgau Art Museum and the Ittingen Museum.
Source: tg.ch · Checked October 2026
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