Moving Company Thayngen – removals for private customers and businesses

Thayngen grew in two steps. On 1 January 2004 the previously independent municipality of Barzheim joined, followed on 1 January 2009 by Altdorf, Bibern, Hofen and Opfertshofen. Since then all six places have been administered centrally in Thayngen. The municipality covers just under 20 km², had 5,453 inhabitants (as of 2018) and lies around 37 km from our base in Wallisellen as the crow flies.

New municipality, old postcodes

The merger agreement stipulated that the former municipalities would become districts but keep their postcodes. For a removals company in Thayngen this is an important point: an address in Hofen or Opfertshofen belongs politically to Thayngen but still has its own postcode. That is why we record the district and postcode with every enquiry.

In the Biber valley, at the foot of the Chapf

Thayngen lies in the Reiat, north-east of the town of Schaffhausen. The valley was formed by the small river Biber, and on the north side the Chapf, at about 550 m above sea level, towers over the village, which itself lies at 437 m. Between the valley floor and the slope, we clarify during the free viewing, on site or by WhatsApp video:

• access and loading space in front of the house,
• carrying route and stairwell,
• the right vehicle size and whether a furniture lift is needed.

You can book furniture assembly, end-of-tenancy cleaning and disposal at the same time, and if moving out and moving in do not coincide, we take care of furniture storage.

Stone Age, pile dwellings and a brickworks

West of the village lies the Kesslerloch cave, where reindeer hunters lived more than 10,000 years ago; it is considered one of the most important sites in Switzerland from this period. South of Thayngen, in the Weier area, pile dwellings stood around 3900 to 3500 BC; they have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2011, and finds are on display in the Museum zu Allerheiligen in Schaffhausen. During the Swabian War in 1499, the young Götz von Berlichingen witnessed the "Thaynger Sturm" (storming of Thayngen) and later described it in his autobiography. On 25 December 1944, Thayngen was bombed due to a navigation error instead of Singen, around 10 km away; the brickworks south of the station was almost completely destroyed.

For local businesses, our movers carry out office and business relocations outside working hours. On request we schedule private moves on a Saturday, with no Saturday surcharge.

If you are moving from the Reiat to the cantonal capital, you will also find us as the removals company for Schaffhausen; we likewise handle a move to Neuhausen am Rheinfall in the same canton. Your moving company in Thayngen sends you the quote within 24 hours.

Questions about Thayngen

Do you also move households to Barzheim, Altdorf, Bibern, Hofen and Opfertshofen?
Yes. Barzheim has been part of Thayngen since 2004, and Altdorf, Bibern, Hofen and Opfertshofen since 2009. The districts have kept their own postcodes; we record them with your enquiry and clarify the loading space and carrying route during the viewing.

How do you plan a move on the slopes of the Chapf?
The Chapf towers over Thayngen on the north side at about 550 m above sea level. For hillside addresses we check access and vehicle size during the viewing and decide whether a furniture lift makes sense.