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Amriswil

Thurgau, Switzerland · Europe

About Amriswil

Amriswil works well as a base: 5 minutes from Muolen, 17km from Meersburg Castle.

Amriswil is a town located in Thurgau, Switzerland. With a population of 11,351, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Amriswil sits in Switzerland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Zurich time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Amriswil to your route.

About Amriswil

Amriswil (Low Alemannic: Amerschwiil) is a town and a municipality in Arbon District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland near the Lake Constance. The official language of Amriswil is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.

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Where is Amriswil located?

Amriswil is located in Thurgau, Switzerland, Europe. The coordinates are 47.5470 latitude, 9.2959 longitude.

What is the population of Amriswil?

Amriswil has a population of approximately 11,351 people, making it a town in Switzerland.

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Quick Information

Population
11,351
Continent
Europe
Country
Switzerland
Region
Thurgau
Timezone
Europe/Zurich
Coordinates
47.5470, 9.2959

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Switzerland

Police
117
Ambulance
144
Fire
118
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Motorway vignette (toll sticker) required: buy at the border or online. Roadside assistance (TCS): 140.

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Worth the detour from Amriswil

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Autobau Erlebniswelt

Racing driver Fredy Lienhard's supercar and motorsport collection in a former Romanshorn industrial plant on Lake Constance: Ferraris, Le Mans prototypes and Indy cars.

5 km · about 10 min drive

castle

Meersburg Castle

Germany's oldest inhabited castle overlooks Lake Constance from a vineyard terrace in a charming medieval old town.

17 km · about 20 min drive

museum

Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen

The world's largest airship collection, in the Bauhaus harbour station of the town where the giants were built, including a walk-through, full-scale reconstruction of the Hindenburg's passenger quarters.

18 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Mainau Island

A Mediterranean flower island on Lake Constance bursts with palms, butterfly house and a baroque palace garden.

19 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Appenzell

A colourful village in rolling green hills known for its painted wooden houses, direct democracy traditions, and the dramatic Alpstein range.

26 km · about 30 min drive

restaurant

Berggasthaus Aescher

An 1846 guesthouse pressed under a 100 m overhanging cliff below Ebenalp, made world-famous by a National Geographic cover; cable car from Wasserauen, then a 15-minute walk to rösti on the terrace.

31 km · about 35 min drive

museum

Rolls-Royce Museum Dornbirn

One of the world's largest Rolls-Royce collections, filling a converted 19th-century mill in the Gütle valley near Dornbirn with Phantoms and Silver Ghosts once owned by royalty.

39 km · about 45 min drive

castle

Vaduz Castle

The princely family's hilltop residence overlooking Liechtenstein's capital and the Rhine valley.

48 km · about 55 min drive

Driving roads near Amriswil

  • 51 kmTriesenbergWalser mountain village terraced 400 m above the Rhine on the hairpin road to Malbun; its balcony viewpoints take in the entire principality and the Swiss Alpstein across the valley.
  • 62 kmRiedberg PassGermany's highest paved mountain pass at 1,407 m, carrying the B308 Alpine road over gradients up to 16% between Balderschwang and the Illertal in the Allgaeu Alps.
  • 70 kmSalginatobel BridgeRobert Maillart's slender 1930 concrete arch spanning the Salgina ravine near Schiers: declared a World Monument and revered by engineers as one of the most beautiful bridges ever built.

Driving in Switzerland

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.82/litre
Motorway tolls
None
Vignette
Required, around €42 for a short-stay sticker

When to drive here

April to October

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