Dozwil

History

Dozwil is first mentioned in 1385 as Dotzwile.

Geography

Dozwil has an area, , of . Of this area, or 80.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 0.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 18.2% is settled (buildings or roads). Industrial buildings made up 14.4% of the total developed area while housing and buildings made up 1.5%, transportation infrastructure made up less than 0.1% and parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.5%. All of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests. 59.8% of the agricultural areas are used for growing crops, while 20.5% is used for orchards or vine crops. The municipality is located in the Arbon district, on the eastern Seerücken region. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and densely built village, built around a central square) of Dozwil.

Most-observed species

• Indian Balsam

  Impatiens glandulifera Royle · Magnoliopsida
  10,842
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  6,221
• Japanese Knotweed

  Reynoutria japonica Houtt. · Magnoliopsida
  5,792
• Butterfly-bush

  Buddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida
  3,282
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,110
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,109
• Early Goldenrod, Tall goldenrod, Giant goldenrod

  Solidago gigantea Aiton · Magnoliopsida
  3,028
• Black-headed Gull

  Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,920

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2026-04-26
  4 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
• M 4.2 — 2024-06-04
  2 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
• M 3.4 — 2022-10-16
  Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
• M 3.8 — 2022-09-01
  2 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
• M 4 — 2022-07-09
  2 km NNE of Grosselfingen, Germany
• M 4 — 2020-10-25
  5 km ESE of Ennenda, Switzerland