Geography
Fischingen has an area, as of 2009, of 30.62 square kilometers (11.82 sq mi). Of this area, 14.58 km2 (5.63 sq mi) or 47.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 14.16 km2 (5.47 sq mi) or 46.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.79 km2 (0.69 sq mi) or 5.8% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.06 km2 (15 acres) or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and 0.1 km2 (25 acres) or 0.3% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.5%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 2.4%. Out of the forested land, 42.8% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.5% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 45.3% is used for growing crops, while 1.6% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Münchwilen district, on the northern foot of the Hörnli. It consists of the villages of Fischingen, Au, Dussnang, Oberwangen and Tannegg as well as over 100 scattered settlements.
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