Matzingen (Swiss German: Matzinge) is a municipality in the district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.

[3] During the High Middle Ages, the Freiherr of Matzingen had the low court rights.

For centuries farming, fruit production and viticulture (the latter operated until 1908) dominated the local economy.

The connection to the Frauenfeld-Wil railroad in 1887 promoted the creation of new companies (including a furniture factory).

A workshop founded in 1948 for agricultural machinery, developed into Gehring Cut AG, which today manufactures products for the automotive and medical technology.

The new road allowed companies in the metal and packaging industry to settle in Matzingen.

[3] Matzingen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 7.71 square kilometers (2.98 sq mi).

It consists of the village of Matzingen and the communities of Stettfurt, Dingenhart, Halingen and Ristenbühl.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German(88.7%), with Italian being second most common ( 2.7%) and Albanian being third ( 2.6%).

[6] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Matzingen is; 268 children or 10.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 359 teenagers or 14.2% are between 10 and 19.

[12] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 46.84% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 686 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 45.1%.

[7] From the 2000 census[update], 724 or 31.2% were Roman Catholic, while 1,090 or 46.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

Of the children in kindergarten, 25 or 53.2% were female, 18 or 38.3% were not Swiss citizens and 17 or 36.2% were not native German speakers.

The lower and upper primary levels began at age 5-6 and lasted for 6 years.

At the lower primary level, there were 32 children or 34.4% of the total population who were female, 29 or 31.2% were not Swiss citizens and 30 or 32.3% were not native German speakers.

In the upper primary level, there were 44 or 43.1% who were female, 25 or 24.5% were not Swiss citizens and 26 or 25.5% were not native German speakers.