The Murg is a long tributary of the
Thur in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. It rises in the
canton of St. Gallen
The canton of St. Gallen, also canton of St Gall (german: link=no, Kanton St. Gallen ; rm, Chantun Son Gagl; french: Canton de Saint-Gall; it, Canton San Gallo), is a canton of Switzerland. The capital is St. Gallen.
Located in northeastern ...
, flows through the
canton of Thurgau, and joins the Thur near
Warth.
Along its route, the river flows through the communities of
Mosnang
Mosnang is a village and municipality in the constituency (''Wahlkreis'') of Toggenburg in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen.
History
Mosnang is first mentioned in 854 as ''Masinang''.
Geography
Mosnang has an area, , of . Of this area, 47.3% is ...
,
Fischingen
Fischingen is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
History
Fischingen is first mentioned in 1328 as ''Fischinon''. In 1972, Dussnang, Fischingen, Oberwangen and Tannegg merged with Fischinge ...
,
Sirnach
Sirnach is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
Geography
Sirnach has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 24.9% is forested. Of the rest of ...
,
Münchwilen,
Wängi
Wängi is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
Geography
Wängi has an area, , of . Of this area, or 71.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.3% is forested. Of the rest of the ...
,
Stettfurt,
Matzingen
Matzingen (Swiss German: Matzinge) is a municipality in the district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
History
Matzingen is first mentioned in 779 as ''Mazcingas''. During the High Middle Ages, the Freiherr of Matzingen ha ...
and
Frauenfeld
Frauenfeld (Alemannic: ''Frauefäld'') is the capital of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
The official language of Frauenfeld is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Sw ...
. Between Münchwilen and Frauenfeld the river is closely followed by the
Frauenfeld–Wil railway line.
External links
*
Hydrographic data of the Murg on the FOEN website(in German)
Rivers of Switzerland
1Murg
Rivers of the canton of St. Gallen
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