Erlen

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Erlen

Total population

3,980

Coordinates47.55°, 9.23°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Erlen is a municipality in Weinfelden District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

C

Caroline Farner

Swiss doctor and activist (1842-1913)

C

Caspar Tobias Zollikofer

Swiss botanist (1774-1843)

Adolf Germann

Swiss politician (1857-1924)

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Aldo Haesler

French sociologist (1954–2025)

Carl Haffter

Swiss university teacher (1909-1996)

H

Heinz Haffter

Swiss classical philologist (1905-1998)

Elisabeth Binder

Swiss writer

F

Fritz Wartenweiler

Swiss educationist (1889-1998)

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Hans Straub

Swiss historian of technology (1895-1962)

Hedwig Scherrer

Swiss philanthropist (1878-1940)

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Kaspar Schläpfer

Swiss politician (1951-)

M

Max Küchler

Swiss theologian

Willi Sauter

Swiss entomologist and professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich

J

Jürg Bruggmann

Swiss bicycle racer

M

Markus Hotz

Hermann Lei

Swiss politician (1937-)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Thurgau

• Riedt b. Erlen
  0.6 mi away
• Buchackern
  0.9 mi away
• Andwil TG
  1.1 mi away
• Engishofen
  1.2 mi away
• Kümmertshausen
  1.2 mi away
• Heimenhofen
  1.3 mi away
• Donzhausen
  1.4 mi away
• Buch bei Kümmertshausen
  1.5 mi away
• Biessenhofen
  1.6 mi away
• Bleiken
  1.9 mi away
• Happerswil
  1.9 mi away
• Leimbach TG
  1.9 mi away

Browse all places in Thurgau →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Trivittate Marsh Fly

Helophilus trivittatus

Seen 2026-10-16

Alpine Newt

Mesotriton alpestris

Seen 2026-10-16

Amber Wood Cockroach

Ectobius vittiventris

Seen 2026-10-14

European Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Seen 2026-10-14

Dog-rose

Rosa canina

Seen 2026-10-14

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Seen 2026-10-14

Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Seen 2026-10-13

Sloe Bug

Dolycoris baccarum

Seen 2026-10-12

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Seen 2026-10-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers