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Salenstein

Municipality in the canton of Thurgau · FSO no. 4851

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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The parcel data lists 1’045 parcels in Salenstein, covering 6.6 km². 50.4% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’028 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’045
0.8% of the canton
Total area
6.6 km²

0.8% of the canton

Median area
1’028 m²

Canton: 1’142 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
50.4%

Canton: 53.5%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1986

Canton: 1986

Switzerland: 1976

About Salenstein

Salenstein ranks 57th of 80 municipalities in the canton of Thurgau by number of parcels and holds 0.8% of the canton's parcels on 0.8% of its area. The median parcel in Salenstein measures 1’028 m², about the same as the canton median of 1’142 m². Salenstein is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 50.4% of its parcels have a building, against 53.5% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Dorfzonen (22.5%), Landschaftsschutzzone (14.8%) and Wohnzone W1 (12.2%). In total, Salenstein uses 19 zone designations.

According to the building register, Salenstein has 856 buildings with 859 dwellings, 1.0 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (72.9%). Non-residential buildings account for 40.8% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (27.7% of them), and 27.7% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1986, is the same as in the canton as a whole.

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 527 (50.4%)Unbuilt: 518 (49.6%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Dorfzonen2350.21 km²80.0%
Landschaftsschutzzone1551.17 km²25.8%
Wohnzone W11270.15 km²74.8%
Wohnzone W2a1270.12 km²79.5%
Wald1242.84 km²10.5%
Landwirtschaftszone911.20 km²25.3%
Strassenflächen innerhalb Bauzone620.07 km²3.2%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone WA610.07 km²85.2%
Strassenflächen ausserhalb Bauzone310.06 km²0.0%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen70.03 km²57.1%
Gewässer50.01 km²40.0%
Deponiezone40.03 km²0.0%
Other zones (7 labels)160.60 km²43.8%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 856 buildings with 859 dwellings here; 334 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
856
Dwellings
859
Single-family houses
334
Building volume
1 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential458
  • Mixed use30
  • Non-residential349
  • Other19

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192062
  • 1920-194524
  • 1946-196038
  • 1961-1980108
  • 1981-2000146
  • 2001-201073
  • 2011-202053
  • 2021 and later20
  • Unknown year3

Maps and geodata for Salenstein

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