The Murg () is a long tributary of the
Thur in
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. It rises in the
canton of St. Gallen, flows through the
canton of Thurgau
Thurgau (; ; ; ), anglicized as Thurgovia, and formally as the Canton of Thurgau, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of five districts. Its capital is Frauenfeld.
Thurgau is part of Eastern Switzerland. I ...
, and joins the Thur near
Warth.
Along its route, the river flows through the communities of
Mosnang
Mosnang is a village and Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the constituency (''Wahlkreis'') of Toggenburg (Wahlkreis), Toggenburg in the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss canton of St. Gallen (canton), St. Gallen.
History
Mosnang is first ...
,
Fischingen,
Sirnach
Sirnach is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Münchwilen (district), Münchwilen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
Geography
Sirnach has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.9% is ...
,
Münchwilen,
Wängi,
Stettfurt,
Matzingen
Matzingen (Swiss German: Matzinge) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Frauenfeld (district), Frauenfeld in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
History
Matzingen is first mentioned in 77 ...
and
Frauenfeld
Frauenfeld (Alemannic German, Alemannic: ''Frauefäld'') is the capital of the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Thurgau, Thurgau in Switzerland.
The official language of Frauenfeld is (the Swiss variety of Standard) Swiss Standard Ge ...
. Between Münchwilen and Frauenfeld the river is closely followed by the
Frauenfeld–Wil railway line.
See also
*
List of rivers of Switzerland
The following is a list of rivers of Switzerland (and tributaries thereof). Included rivers flow either entirely or partly through Switzerland or along its international borders. Swiss rivers belong to five drainage basins, i.e. of the Rhine, th ...
References
External links
*
Hydrographic data of the Murg on the FOEN website(in German)
Rivers of Switzerland
1Murg
Rivers of the canton of St. Gallen
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