About Güttingen
Güttingen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
- Canton
- Thurgau
- Area
- 9.6 km²
Population
1'799residents
Median taxable income
CHF 67'525
Vacancy
4.30%
Foreign residents
23.5%
Dwellings
930
Jobs (FTE)
674
Tax multiplier
138%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Güttingen, coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
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Jobs & economy
674 full-time-equivalent jobs across 161 businesses — services make up 52% of employment, industry 32% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
674FTE total
Primary15.7%
Secondary32.0%
Tertiary52.2%
Land use
12% built-up, 59% agricultural, 29% forest. Measured across 957 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement12.1%
Agriculture58.9%
Forest29.0%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 42.3%, ahead of Mitte at 18.3%.
Source BFS
SVP42.3%+5.3 pp
Mitte18.3%
SP10.4%−1.5 pp
Grüne7.8%−3.0 pp
GLP6.4%−2.8 pp
FDP6.3%−2.3 pp
EDU2.0%−0.5 pp
Others
1.4%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
83.6% of dwellings are primary residences; 16.4% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences83.6%
Second homes16.4%
Climate data
Annual mean 9.8°C with 951 mm of rain. Warmest in July (19.1°C), coldest in January (1.0°C). Station: Güttingen, 440 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
9.8°C
Annual mean
Mean 9.8°C
Rain 951 mm
Sun ≈137 days
Güttingen · 440 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at St. Gallen has risen by +2.5°C between the first 30 observed years (1864–1893) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.5°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1864–1893
St. Gallen · 776 m.a.s.l. · 1864–2025
