Hohentannen is a municipality in Weinfelden District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
[3] From the Middle Ages until 1798, the lower courts were granted as a fief by the Bishop of Constance to Heidelberg.
Hohentannen, Sitterdorf, Heidelberg and Oetlishausen all belonged to the parish of Bischofszell.
In 1812 Heidelberg and Oetlishausen joined the municipality of Hohentannen, followed in 1874, by the hamlet of Hummelberg.
Agricultural and viticulture were replaced at the end of the 19th century by cattle and dairy farming.
Despite the construction of single-family houses Hohentannen has preserved its character as a farming village.
[3] Hohentannen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 8 square kilometers (3.1 sq mi).
Of the rest of the land, 0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi) or 8.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.1 km2 (25 acres) or 1.3% is either rivers or lakes.
[4] The municipality is located in Weinfelden District, in the heights north-east of Bischofszell.
[6] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Hohentannen is; 69 children or 11.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 117 teenagers or 19.7% are between 10 and 19.
In the federal election, a total of 208 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 51.7%.
[13] The historical population is given in the following table:[3] The entire area of Oetlishausen is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
[7] From the 2000 census[update], 171 or 29.2% were Roman Catholic, while 308 or 52.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.