Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf

Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf is a municipality in Weinfelden District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.

Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf has an area, as of 2009[update], of 12.2 square kilometers (4.7 sq mi).

while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.2%.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (92.7%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.6%) and Portuguese being third ( 1.5%).

[7] As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 52.5% male and 47.5% female.

[6] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf is; 207 children or 10.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 319 teenagers or 15.6% are between 10 and 19.

[12] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 51.13% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 648 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 46.1%.

[13] The historical population is given in the following table:[14] The Gardens of Bildegg Castle and the Chapel of St Nikolaus and St Magdalena are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The entire village of Zihlschlacht and the Blidegg – Degenau region are listed as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[7] From the 2000 census[update], 638 or 32.9% were Roman Catholic, while 898 or 46.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

[7][18] The Swiss sitcom Fascht e Familie (1994–1999) was produced in Sitterdorf.