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| Arbon | ||
| Canton | Thurgau | |
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| Residents | 14.537 (2017) | |
| height | 402 m | |
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Arbon is a Swiss City in the canton Thurgau. It is also the capital of the district of the same name.
background
The city is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Constance.
There is evidence that it has been inhabited since the Stone Age, as Stone Age pile dwellings have been found on the bank. The Bronze Age settlement in the same place was even the namesake for the Arbon culture (see Wikipedia: Arbon culture). It is believed that there was a Roman settlement on the slope. However, only the late Roman fort is archaeologically proven, which in Roman literature as Arbor Felix first mentioned late around 300 AD.
In the 13th century the city received first market rights and then city rights.
getting there
By train
The 1 Arbon train station is located on the railway line between Rorschach and Romanshornon which the S7 and S8 trains run.
By bus
There are regular low-floor buses to and from St. Gallen. (NFB 200 / NFB 201)
By bicycle
In the street
The city has two exits on the connecting motorway A 1.1, Arbon Süd and the end of the motorway Arbon Nord. The connecting motorway ends at the Meggenhorn junction into the A 1. From the end of the motorway, main road number 13 leads along Lake Constance Kreuzlingen (Constancy), as well as the main road number 14 to Weinfelden.
By boat
Ships of the White fleetthat operate on Lake Constance in summer also call at Arbon. However, this is more of an excursion character than a practicable way of getting there. Anyone traveling on Lake Constance with their own boat can head for the small port of Arbon.
mobility
Since the city is manageable, it can be easily explored on foot or by bike.
Tourist Attractions
- Parts of the former enclosure of the Roman Fort have been preserved in the castle fortifications.
- At the Arboner lock it is a former castle with a keep. Of this, the keep from the 13th century has been preserved, of which the top floor was replaced in 1520. The residential wings were built around 1515.
- There is a local museum in the castle.
- The Catholic Church of St. Martin was built on the site of a Romanesque basilica. The hull was built in 1457 and was given a Tudor Gothic structure in 1895. The choir was built in 1490, the nave between 1786 and 1789. Inside there is a late Gothic figure of Mary that is well worth seeing.
- The Gallus Chapel is located on the substructure of the fort wall and the southeast tower of the Roman fort and was probably founded in the 7th century. The nave is in Romanesque style, while the polygonal apse was built after 1768. Inside there are remains of frescoes from the 14th century. To the left of the entrance is a field stone that shows the footprint of St. Gallus, who reached the bank here in 612.
- The catholic rectory arose from the Rothen Haus, which was built in 1704. It was rebuilt in 1783 in the late Rococo style for today's use.
- The town hall is located in the old part of the city and was originally a Freihof.
- The Townhouse on the main street was a former canvas mansion. It was redesigned for the canvas gentlemen Alberti between 1768 and 1769 and converted into a town house by Oskar Linner in 1941.
- in the Saurer Museum Restored, roadworthy vehicles from the renowned Arbon manufacturer from the years 1911 to 1980 are shown.
- in the Juice and Distillery Museum of the Möhl cider factory, old machines and equipment from the traditional sweet cider and cider production in Oberthurgau are on display.
activities
shop
Most of the shops and services are located on St. Gallerstraße or in and around the old town.
kitchen
- Frohsinn Brewery, Romanshornerstrasse 15, CH-9320 Arbon. Tel.: 41 (0)71 4478484, Fax: 41 (0)71 4464142, Email: [email protected]. There are three restaurants in the house, an Italian, called Enoteca, an upscale home-style, the Frohsinn Stube and the rustic brewery cellar and beer garden. Local specialties and a variety of home-brewed beers are on offer. All credit cards.Open: without a day of rest.
nightlife
accommodation
- Hotel Frohsinn Brewery, Romanshornerstrasse 15, CH-9320 Arbon. Tel.: 41(0)71 4478484, Fax: 41(0)71 4464142, Email: [email protected]. 14 rooms with shower / toilet, telephone and TV. Hotel with its own beer and three restaurants. All credit cards.Price: single CHF 120, - double CHF 170, -.
security
There is a police post at Bahnhofstrasse 16. The city of Arbon also has a base fire brigade.
health
Practical advice
- mail department, at Friedenstrasse 7. With an ATM (Postomat).
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.arbon.ch - Arbon official website
