According to Walahfrid Strabo the Irish missionaries Columban and Gall arrived at Tuggen around the year 610. They intended to settle in the area, but fled after Gall had burnt down a local pagan holy place. Saint Gall is today depicted on the municipality's coat of arms.
Tuggen has an area, as of 2006, of 13.6 km2 . Of this area, 62.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.6% is settled and the remainder is non-productive . The Buechberg hill is located on the area of the municipality. The former Tuggenersee was named after the municipality.
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