Geography
Salenstein has an area, as of 2009, of 6.54 square kilometers (2.53 sq mi). Of this area, 2.3 km2 (0.89 sq mi) or 35.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi) or 50.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.89 km2 (0.34 sq mi) or 13.6% is settled (buildings or roads).
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 8.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.2%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 4.1%. Out of the forested land, 48.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.1% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 28.0% is used for growing crops, while 7.2% is used for orchards or vine crops.
The municipality is located in Kreuzlingen District, on a terrace in the Seerücken hills between Berlingen and Ermatingen. It consists of the village of Salenstein and the hamlets of Fruthwilen and Mannenbach.
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