Steckborn is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.

It is thought that the village became part of the territory of the monastery of Reichenau in the ninth century.

When a new tower was to be built for the church in 1833, a 17-year-old first-year apprentice, Ferdinand Stadler, was given the chance to draw up the plans.

Steckborn has an area, as of 2009[update], of 8.76 square kilometers (3.38 sq mi).

Of the rest of the land, 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi) or 17.4% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 (4.9 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (87.4%), with Italian being second most common ( 4.6%) and Albanian being third ( 1.9%).

[5] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Steckborn is; 306 children or 8.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 411 teenagers or 11.9% are between 10 and 19.

[11] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 37.5% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 992 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 45.9%.

[12] The historical population is given in the following table:[13] The Reformed church and church yard on Kirchgasse and the Turmhof at Seestrasse 84 as well as the prehistoric lake side settlements at Schanz and Turgi / Feldbach are all listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.

[14] The entire village of Steckborn and the region of Glarisegg are designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[6] From the 2000 census[update], 1,262 or 38.0% were Roman Catholic, while 1,260 or 38.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

Of the children in kindergarten, 32 or 43.8% are female, 11 or 15.1% are not Swiss citizens and 10 or 13.7% do not speak German natively.

The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and lasts for 6 years.

At the lower primary level, there are 49 children or 45.0% of the total population who are female, 26 or 23.9% are not Swiss citizens and 22 or 20.2% do not speak German natively.

In the upper primary level, there are 45 or 45.0% who are female, 21 or 21.0% are not Swiss citizens and 23 or 23.0% do not speak German natively.

In the secondary school district there are 174 students who are in special or remedial classes, of which 86 or 49.4% are female, 37 or 21.3% are not Swiss citizens and 32 or 18.4% do not speak German natively.