What is Weinfelden?
{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Weinfelden | municipality_name = Weinfelden | municipality_type = municipality | imagepath_coa = Weinfelden-blazon.svg|pixel_coa= | map = Karte Gemeinde Weinfelden.png | languages = German | canton = Thurgau | iso-code-region = CH-TG | district = [[Weinfelden (district)|Weinfelden]] | coordinates={{coord|47|34|N|9|6|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 8570 | municipality_code = 4946 | area = 15.5 | elevation = 432|elevation_description= | population = 9408|populationof=2002 | website = www.weinfelden.ch | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [[Amlikon-Bissegg]], [[Berg, Thurgau|Berg]], [[Bürglen, Thurgau|Bürglen]], [[Bussnang]], [[Kemmental]], [[Märstetten]] | twintowns = |}} [[File:Weinfelden Thurgau 02062005.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Weinfelden]] '''Weinfelden''' is a [[municipality]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Thurgau]] in [[Switzerland]]. It is the capital of the [[district]] of the same name. In December 2004 it had about 9500 people. Since it is in the middle of the canton, part of the canton's government is in the town. The Thurgau cantonal bank is also there. The grand council of the canton meets in Weinfelden during the winter. == History == === Early history === Already in the year 124 AD, there was a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] bridge over the [[Thur]] at Weinfelden. The name ''Weinfelden'' is first documented in 838. Weinfelden was by far the biggest town in the canton of Thurgau. In 1798, [[Paul Reinhart (Swiss politician)|Paul Reinhart]] and his committee led the area to freedom from the domination of the ''[[Eidgenosse]]n''. In 1803, Thurgau became an independent canton, through the mediation of [[Napoleon]], with [[Frauenfeld]] as capital. === Modern history === In 1830, [[Thomas Bornhauser]] spoke to a large crowd in Weinfelden, demanding a liberal constitution for the canton. It is one of the first (if not the f