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Steckborn

Municipality in the canton of Thurgau · FSO no. 4864

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

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The parcel data lists 1’978 parcels in Steckborn, covering 8.8 km². 57.3% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 856 m².

Key figures

Parcels
1’978
1.4% of the canton
Total area
8.8 km²

1% of the canton

Median area
856 m²

Canton: 1’142 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
57.3%

Canton: 53.5%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1973

Canton: 1986

Switzerland: 1976

About Steckborn

Steckborn ranks 24th of 80 municipalities in the canton of Thurgau by number of parcels and holds 1.4% of the canton's parcels on 1% of its area. The median parcel in Steckborn measures 856 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’142 m². Steckborn is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 57.3% of its parcels have a building, against 53.5% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2 (31%), Landschaftsschutzzone (10.4%) and Kernzone Altstadt (8.9%). In total, Steckborn uses 28 zone designations.

According to the building register, Steckborn has 1’738 buildings with 2’395 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (66%). Non-residential buildings account for 36.1% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (16.9% of them), and 24.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1973, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1986).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’133 (57.3%)Unbuilt: 845 (42.7%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone 26140.61 km²87.3%
Landschaftsschutzzone2061.66 km²20.9%
Kernzone Altstadt1770.06 km²78.5%
Forstzone1753.80 km²7.4%
Strassen und Wege innerhalb von Bauzonen1460.16 km²7.5%
Dorfzone 21190.09 km²85.7%
Strassenflächen ausserhalb von Bauzonen1100.17 km²0.0%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone 2740.08 km²91.9%
Landwirtschaftszone731.41 km²17.8%
Wohnzone 3730.08 km²93.2%
Wohn- und Arbeitszone 3580.06 km²84.5%
Sonderbauzone Familiengärten330.07 km²33.3%
Other zones (16 labels)1200.55 km²66.7%

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

Building stock

The building register lists 1’738 buildings with 2’395 dwellings here; 670 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
1’738
Dwellings
2’395
Single-family houses
670
Building volume
2.1 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’015
  • Mixed use52
  • Non-residential628
  • Other43

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920183
  • 1920-194593
  • 1946-1960153
  • 1961-1980186
  • 1981-2000192
  • 2001-2010124
  • 2011-2020124
  • 2021 and later31
  • Unknown year47

Maps and geodata for Steckborn

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