Ellikon an der Thur

History

Ellikon an der Thur is first mentioned in 1257 as Ellinkon.

Geography

Ellikon an der Thur has an area of . Of this area, 69.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 5.9% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (4.3%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.4% of the area. 6.7% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction.

Most-observed species

• European roe deer

  Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  28,618
• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  14,084
• red fox

  Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  10,655
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  9,324
• Common Blue

  Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
  7,934
• Marbled White

  Melanargia galathea Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
  6,583
• wild boar

  Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
  5,336
• Silver-washed Fritillary

  Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  5,091

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2026-04-26
  4 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
• M 3.5 — 2024-06-27
  1 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
• 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