What is Kreuzlingen?
{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Kreuzlingen | image_photo = StStefan Kreuzlingen 2.JPG | image_caption = Kreuzlingen in early-October 2009 | municipality_name = Kreuzlingen | municipality_type = Gemeinde | imagepath_coa = Kreuzlin.GIF|pixel_coa= | map = Karte Gemeinde Kreuzlingen.png | languages = German | canton = Thurgau | iso-code-region = CH-TG | district = [[Kreuzlingen (district)|Kreuzlingen]] |coordinates={{coord|47|38|N|9|10|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 8280 | municipality_code = 4671 | area = 11.5 | elevation = 397|elevation_description= | population = 18,085|populationof = December 2007 | popofyear = 2007 | website = www.kreuzlingen.ch | mayor = Andreas Netzle|mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = Emmishofen, Kurzrickenbach | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [[Bottighofen]], [[Constance]] (''Konstanz'') (DE-BW), [[Kemmental]], [[Lengwil]], [[Tägerwilen]] | twintowns = [[Wolfach]] (Germany), [[Cisternino]] (Italy) |}} '''Kreuzlingen''' is a [[municipality]] in the district of [[Kreuzlingen (district)|Kreuzlingen]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Thurgau]] in [[Switzerland]]. It is the second largest city of the canton, after [[Frauenfeld]], with a population of over 18,000. In 1874, the municipality of Egelshofen was renamed ''Kreuzlingen''. It reached the present size with the adding of Kurzrickenbach in 1927 and Emmishofen in 1928. ==Geography== It is located on [[Lake Constance]]. It is halfway between [[Schaffhausen]] and [[Rorschach]]. ==History== The name of the municipality stems from the [[Augustinians|Augustinian]] monastery ''Crucelin'', which was later renamed [[Kreuzlingen Abbey]]. It was built in 1125 by the [[Bishop]] of Constance, Ulrich I. In the [[Swabian War]] and the [[30 Years' War]] after the [[siege]] of Constance by [[Sweden|Swedish]] troops, Kreuzlingen Abbey was burned down by the people of [[Konstanz|Constance]]. The monks were blamed for having