From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation,
search Romanshorn - Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of
Romanshorn Canton Thurgau District Arbon 47°34′N 9°23′E﻿ /
﻿47.567°N 9.383°E﻿ / 47.567; 9.383Coordinates: 47°34′N 9°23′E﻿ /
﻿47.567°N 9.383°E﻿ / 47.567; 9.383 Population 10,254 (Dec
2012)[1] - Density 1,172 /km2 (3,035 /sq mi) Area 8.75 km2
(3.38 sq mi)[2] Elevation 406 m (1,332 ft) Postal code 8590 SFOS
number 4436 Mayor Norbert Senn Surrounded by Friedrichshafen
(DE-BY), Hefenhofen, Immenstaad am Bodensee (DE-BY), Salmsach,
Uttwil SFSO statistics Romanshorn is located in Switzerland
Romanshorn was probably settled in the 7th Century, and is first
mentioned in 779 as Rumanishorn in a land grant from Waldrata to
the Abbey of St. Gall.[3] During the Late Middle Ages and until
1367, the bailiwick of Romanshorn was partially owned by the
Landsberg family. In 1455 Abbot Kaspar Landsberg sold the
Romanshorn estate to the city of St. Gallen, but his religious
superiors forced the courts to repeal th