Steckborn

Steckborn is a municipality in Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It was the capital city of Steckborn.

Steckborn is near Lake Constance. In 2005, 3,398 people lived there.

 History 
People already lived in the area around Steckborn in the 100s. There are also Roman ruins of walls and other buildings. Probably in the 800s, the village became part of the territory of the monastery of Reichenau. This is the period when it is first written about.

 Trivia 
Karl Friedrich Gegauf, entrepreneur
Fritz Gegauf, inventor of the sewing machine and founder of Bernina

 References 

 Other websites 

www.steckborn.ch 
BERNINA International site

Category:Municipalities in Frauenfeld
Category:Cities in Switzerland