THURGAU

toorˈgou, canton (1993 pop. 213,200), 388 sq mi (1,005 sq km), NE Switzerland. Bordered in the north by Lake Constance and watered by the Thur River, Thurgau is a fertile and cultivated region. Cereals and fruit are grown, cattle are raised, and wine is produced. It has several industrial towns, notably Arbon and Frauenfeld, the capital of the canton. Manufactures include textiles, motor vehicles, and shoes. The population is mainly Protestant and German-speaking. Thurgau was acquired (1264) by the Hapsburgs and was conquered (1460) by the Swiss cantons; it was ruled by the cantons until 1798, when the French invaded Switzerland. In 1803 it became a canton of Switzerland.

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books on: Thurgau  - 127 results

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Living on the Lake in Prehistoric Europe: 150 Years of Lake-Dwelling Research
Book by Francesco Menotti; Routledge, 2004
Subjects: Europe--Antiquities, Lake-Dwellers And Lake-Dwellings--Europe, Underwater Archaeology--Europe, Water-Saturated Sites (Archaeology)--Europe
...Pfahlbaues in der Bleiche von Arbon (Kt. Thurgau). Eclogae geologicae helveticae , 39...Arbon/Bleiche 3: Funde. Archaologie im Thurgau 11 . pp. 76-114. Frauenfeld: Veroffentlichungen des Amtes fur Archaologie des Kantons Thurgau. Markert, D. (1985a) Knochenfunde...
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A Short History of Switzerland
Book by E. Bonjour, H. S. Offler, G. R. Potter; Clarendon Press, 1952
Subjects: Switzerland--History
the Thurgau, Toggenburg, St. Gallen, and Baden...of the persecuting Catholic officials in Thurgau, Marx Wehrli. Unable to make any effective...Zurich was aiming at the incorporation of Thurgau, the five Catholic cantons accepted at...
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Principles of Political Economy: With Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy - Vol. 1
Book by John Stuart Mill; Colonial Press, 1899
Subjects: Economics
...people. The writer of the account of Thurgau goes so far as to say, that since the...speak more particularly of them here. "Thurgau," p. 7. Historical, Geographical...of the estate. Part XVII. Canton of Thurgau, by A. Pupikofer, 1837, p. 209.
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Principles of Political Economy: With Some of their Applications to Social Philosophy - Vol. 1
Book by John Stuart Mill; Appleton, 1897
Subjects: Economics
...people. The writer of the account of Thurgau goes so far as to say, that since the...speak more particularly of them here. "Thurgau," p. 7. Historical, Geographical...of the estate. Part XVII. Canton of Thurgau, by A. Pupikofer, 1837, p. 209.
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The History and Character of Calvinism
Book by John T. McNeill; Oxford University Press, 1967
Subjects: Calvinism
...important frontier was on Lake Constance, where lay the bailiwick of Thurgau. This was one of the common bailiwicks, subject to the joint rule of a number of cantons. While the Thurgau was later 1531 to become a canton, the city of Constance itself...
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journal articles on: Thurgau  - 6 results

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Zwingli and the Urban Reformation
Journal article by Michael Mullett; History Review, 1997
Subjects: History--16th century, Reformation--Switzerland, Sixteenth century--History, Switzerland--History, Zwingli, Huldrych--Biography
...Zurichs intervention on behalf of oppressed Protestants in one of the common territories, the Thurgau. Now suspecting that Zurich aimed to take over the Thurgau, in the spring of 1529 the Catholic cantons formed an alliance with the Habsburgs, overlords...
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Decentralized Taxation and the Size of Government: Evidence from Swiss State and Local Governments
Journal article by Lars P. Feld, Gebhard Kirchgassner, Christoph A. Schaltegger; Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 77, 2010
Subjects: Local government--Management, Local government--United States, Public sector--Management
...108 Vaud 106.2 99 Schaffhausen 114.6 94 Ticino 64.6 88 Thurgau 86.6 86 St. Gallen 115.5 79 Glarus 134.8 77 Solothurn...Aargau 28.7 Vaud 26.3 Schaffhausen 28.2 Ticino 30.8 Thurgau 29.1 St. Gallen 29.4 Glarus 29.1 Solothurn 28.2 Bern...
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Ernst Leumann Revisited
Journal article by Ludo Rocher; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 120, 2000
Subjects: Authors--Biography, Leumann, Ernst--Biography
...similar conclusions. I summarize some of these conclusions in the next few pages. Ernst Leumann was born in Berg, Canton Thurgau, Switzerland, on 11 April 1859; he died in Freiburgim-Breisgau on 24 April 193 1931. 5 His preoccupation with Jainsism...
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Of MohrenkÖpfe and Japanesen: Swiss Images of the Foreign
Journal article by Regina Bendix; Journal of Folklore Research, Vol. 30, 1993
Subjects: Folklore
...Bernese are characterized as extremely slow, the people of Zurich as excessively fast, the people of Appenzell as diminutive in size and witty, the people of Thurgau (or alternately Schaffhausen) as having a tendency to steal, etc. There
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August Adolf Ludwig Follen (1794-1855): Political Radicalism and Literary Romanticism in Germany and Switzerland
Journal article by Edmund Spevack; Germanic Review, Vol. 71, 1996
Subjects: Germanic Philology
...brought down the entire company. 76 From 1847 until 1854, August resided in his own castle at Liebenfels in the canton of Thurgau. The windows of the castle looked over the Swiss border down into German territory. He lived in a grand style beyond his...
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magazine articles on: Thurgau  - 7 results

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Patrolling across International Borders
Magazine article by Alan Harman; Law & Order, Vol. 48, July 2000
Subjects: Boundaries, Jurisdiction, Lake Constance, Lakes, Law enforcement, Switzerland
...than fines. Switzerlands Kantonspolizei Thurgau water unit operates on a section of Lake...50 safety vessels working on the lake. Thurgau is about 60 kilometers (37 miles) from...a state in the U.S. and the Kanton Thurgau police departments water unit patrols...
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Wine Connects: The Rhineland Wince Culture
Magazine article by Stephen J. Osmond; World and I, Vol. 13, August 1998
Subjects: Germany, Wine industry--Germany, Wineries--Germany, Wineries--History
...under half of Germanys wine production is based -- in almost equal quantities -- on either the Riesling grape or the Muler-Thurgau hybrid (developed in last century from a cross between Riesling and Silvaner grapes). Nonetheless, several makers and experts...
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Open House
Magazine article; Sunset, Vol. 201, November 1998
...any in this area. Tom and Wendy Kreutner own the winery, and Tom creates the consistently wonderful wines. The Muller-Thurgau has always been a favorite of mine. Velda H. Rogers SALEM, OREGON BATTLING BERMUDA GRASS Your article A Lawn You Can Love...
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Staying at Home
Magazine article by Victoria Moore; New Statesman, Vol. 128, October 11, 1999
Subjects: Wine industry--United Kingdom, Wine--Public opinion
...was voted best English wine of its vintage. Bacchus is an early ripening grape, a cross of Sylvaner, Riesling and Muller Thurgau and represents almost 10 per cent of the total planting in this country. Its quite a favourite in the Welsh Marches, though...
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The New Wine Countries
Magazine article by Lora J. Finnegan, Chuck Hill, Elaine Johnson, Karen MacNeil-Fife; Sunset, Vol. 203, August 1999
Subjects: Amador County California, Arizona, Puget Sound, Recipes, Rogue River, Snake River, Tourism, Walla Walla Washington, Wineries & vineyards, Wines
...Subscribing to an unbending philosophy of local wine production, Bainbridge Island Winery produces Madeleine Angevine, Miller-Thurgau, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, and Siegerrebe, all from grapes grown at the winery. Intensely flavored strawberry and raspberry...
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newspaper articles on: Thurgau  - 31 results

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Amazing Wines from Italy's Alto Adige
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 4, 2006
Subjects: Wine, Wine industry, Wineries
...are all fantastic. Finally, what has to be the worlds best Muller Thurgau comes from Alto Adige. This is a generally lackluster grape variety, but Tiefenbrunner Muller Thurgau "Feldmarschall" 2005 is simply stunning. Marked by apple, pear...
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The Magic of Marlborough; WINE
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), October 24, 2008
...also cheap. They decided to plant high-yielding Muller-Thurgau grapes to make cheap, cheerful white plonk. Rather against...aromas. High-yielding but clumsy and disease-prone Muller Thurgau was forgotten. The rush to buy land on the increasingly expensive...
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Sparkling English Wines; HELEN SAVAGE Chats to Frazer Thompson, the Geordie Boss of Chapel Down - England's Biggest Wine Producer.: Geordie Frazer Is Aiming for Sparkling English Winesales
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), May 7, 2010
Subjects: Wine, Wine industry, Wineries
...the blend. The rest is from two, much earlier-ripening though less interesting varieties, Reichensteiner and Muller-Thurgau. "Therell be much more Pinot Noir - and Chardonnay in it by 2012," Frazer promised. The trend to premium French varieties...
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WITH EYES ON THE OFFSPRING; Opening Up Second Versions of Already Well-Established Restaurants Creates a Host of New Challenges, Says Fay Maschler
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), December 16, 2010
Subjects: Restaurants
...up) pounds sterling23.75. Encouraging the exploration of wine -- we were given a sampling of a breezy 2009 Muller-Thurgau from Slovakia and later a nip of Venezuelan rum with little squares of chocolate truffle -- and also selling it retail is...
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Grape Growers Unite for Taste of the North
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), July 5, 2011
Subjects: Farmers, Wine industry, Wineries
...the grapes into red and white, but we may do that this year if the quantities are sufficient. "My own vines are a Mller Thurgau vine and a Chardonnay and they both grow outdoors on the front wall of our house. The warm spring has got them off to a good...
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encyclopedia articles on: Thurgau  - 4 results

 
 
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Thurgau
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
THURGAU toor gou, canton (1993 pop. 213,200...Constance and watered by the Thur River, Thurgau is a fertile and cultivated region. Cereals...mainly Protestant and German-speaking. Thurgau was acquired (1264) by the Hapsburgs...
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Switzerland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Schaffhausen , Saint Gall , the Grisons (Graubunden), Aargau , Thurgau , Ticino , Vaud , Valais , Neuchatel , Geneva , and Jura...the first rank as a military power. The conquest of Aargau, Thurgau, and the valleys of Ticino, which were ruled as subject territories...
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Frauenfeld
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FRAUENFELD frou nfelt, city (1993 pop. 20,300), capital of Thurgau canton, NE Switzerland, on the Murg River. Although it produces textiles, metal products, and food preserves, it is chiefly...
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Kreuzlingen
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KREUZLINGEN kroits ling n, town (1990 pop. 17,239), Thurgau canton, NE Switzerland, on the Lake of Konstanz. The town is contiguous with the German city of Konstanz. It is an industrial...


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