Case study report - Amriswil

Amriswil is a small, former industrial town in the Canton Thurgau with 14,825 residents. The political municipality of Amriswil consists of the town Amriswil and several surrounding municipalities. Amriswil is located close to Lake Constance and within a rural region outside of a functional urban area (see map on cover page). The municipality covers an area of 19.0 km², around 78% of which is either agricultural land or covered in woods. After an extensive structural change from the textile industry to the service sector around the turn of the millennium, Amriswil’s economy and population has been moderately growing.