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Raperswilen
Raperswilen is a municipality in Kreuzlingen District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. History Prehistorically, two fortifications existed within the borders of Raperswilen. Risi was a Bronze Age fort while Schanz was probably from the Iron Age. The modern village of Raperswilen is first mentioned in 1227 as ''Raperswilar''. Büren and Müllberg hamlets belonged to the court of Klingenberg, while a part of Fischbach, Helsighausen and Raperwilen belonged to the court of Fruthwilen. Four houses in Fischbach belonged to the court of Hattenhausen and another six homes were directly under the Swiss Confederation Vogt in Thurgau. Raperswilen and Helsighausen are first mentioned together in 1616. In 1529 the chapel in Raperswilen was deconsecrated and around 1560, it was used by the local Protestants for meetings. Starting in 1562 the pastor of Wigoltingen held services in the chapel. From 1661 until 1798, this duty was shared with the pastor of Lipperswil. The new churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kreuzlingen District
Kreuzlingen District is one of the five districts of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel .... It has a population of (as of ). Its capital is the city of Kreuzlingen. The district contains the following municipalities: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kreuzlingen (District) Districts of Thurgau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ermatingen
Ermatingen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. History The Stone Age Westerfeld and Büge shoreline settlements were discovered in 1861 and studied extensively 1981-83, with finds from the Pfyn, Horgen and Corded Ware cultures (4000-2500 BC.) An Alamanni graveyard has also been found outside the early medieval village. The village of Ermatingen is first mentioned in 724 as ''Erfmotingas''. It was part of the land owned by the monastery of Reichenau, and the abbot was the landlord, judge and appointed the priest for the village. The low court in the village was administered by a monastery appointed ''Meier''. The position of ''Meier'' and the associated bailiwick were often used as security for a loan, for example in 1446 to the Lords of Klingenberg. In the 13th century and 1518 openings are occupied. In the Swabian War of 1499 the village was destroyed. By the 16th century, Ermatingen was on the way to becoming a tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homburg, Switzerland
Homburg is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. History Homburg is first mentioned in 899 as ''Hohenperc''. In 1243 it was mentioned as ''de Honburch''. From the Middle Ages until 1798 it was part of the lands of Klingenberg Castle. Between 1651 and 1798, Muri Abbey held the '' Herrschaft'' rights and they granted the low court to their governor who lived at the castle. The parish of Homburg covered the same land as the ''Herrschaft''. After the Protestant Reformation of 1528, in 1532 the old faith was restored. Both faiths used the same church until the 1555/56 when the Reformed worship was ended. In the 19th century livestock, dairy farming and fruit production began to replace agriculture. The dairy cooperative building was built in 1866-67. Despite the a small industry base, Herzog Küchen AG, and the construction of some houses Homburg has remained a farming village. Geography Homburg has an area, , of . Of this a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salenstein
Salenstein is a municipality in Kreuzlingen District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. Salenstein was the home village of Napoleon III, who lived at Castle Arenenberg in his youth. History In the ''Eichholz'' area near Salenstein, burial mounds from the late Hallstatt period (750-450 BC) have been discovered. The modern village of Salenstein is first mentioned in 1092 as ''Salestein''. In the 11th Century, Salenstein Castle was built as a seat for the Ministerialis (unfree knights in the service of a feudal overlord) officials of Reichenau Abbey. The smaller castles of Sandegg and Riederen were added to provide further housing for the officials. The land rights, ''Herrschaft'' rights and the low court rights were all held by the Abbey. In 1401, the noble Clare of Breitenstein, founded a Béguinage house in the ''Götschen'' woods, which was known as Blümlistobel. At some time before 1520 the Augustinian rule was introduced at the house. In 1534 a fire destroyed B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steckborn
Steckborn is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in Frauenfeld District in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is located on the south-western arm of Lake Constance known in German as the Untersee (Lake Constance), Untersee ("Lower Lake"). History The area around Steckborn was already inhabited in the second century. There are also Ancient Rome, Roman remains of walls and fortifications. It is thought that the village became part of the territory of the monastery of Reichenau Island, Reichenau in the ninth century. This is the period when it is first documented. In 1313 Steckborn was first granted municipal rights. Because all ecclesiastical authority ended with the French invasion in 1798, the dominance of Reichenau also ended. Steckborn has been the district capital of its district since the founding of the canton of Thurgau in 1803. When a new tower was to be built for the church in 1833, a 17-year-old first-year apprentice, Ferdinand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wäldi
Wäldi is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. Geography Wäldi has an area, , of . Of this area, or 74.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 8.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 2.5% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.3% and t ...
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Wigoltingen
Wigoltingen is a municipality in the district of Weinfelden in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. Geography Wigoltingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 75.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 12.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 11.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.1% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 4.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.5%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 6.2%. Out of the forested land, 11.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.5% i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlingen, Switzerland
Berlingen is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is located on the ''Untersee'', the west tip of Lake Constance. History Berlingen is first mentioned in 894 as ''Berenwanc''. In 1267 it was mentioned as ''Bernanch'' and until the 18th Century it was known as ''Bernang''. Geography Berlingen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 30.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 58.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 11.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 6.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.0% and tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German ( ) is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol. It is also a co-official language of Luxembourg and Belgium, as well as a national language in Namibia. Outside Germany, it is also spoken by German communities in France ( Bas-Rhin), Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Poland ( Upper Silesia), Slovakia (Bratislava Region), and Hungary ( Sopron). German is most similar to other languages within the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German, Luxembourgish, Scots, and Yiddish. It also contains close similarities in vocabulary to some languages in the North Germanic group, such as Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language after English, which is also a West Germanic language. German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mica
Micas ( ) are a group of silicate minerals whose outstanding physical characteristic is that individual mica crystals can easily be split into extremely thin elastic plates. This characteristic is described as perfect basal cleavage. Mica is common in igneous and metamorphic rock and is occasionally found as small flakes in sedimentary rock. It is particularly prominent in many granites, pegmatites, and schists, and "books" (large individual crystals) of mica several feet across have been found in some pegmatites. Micas are used in products such as drywalls, paints, fillers, especially in parts for automobiles, roofing and shingles, as well as in electronics. The mineral is used in cosmetics and food to add "shimmer" or "frost." Properties and structure The mica group is composed of 37 phyllosilicate minerals. All crystallize in the monoclinic system, with a tendency towards pseudohexagonal crystals, and are similar in structure but vary in chemical composition. Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. The word and concept of a hamlet has roots in the Anglo-Norman settlement of England, where the old French ' came to apply to small human settlements. Etymology The word comes from Anglo-Norman ', corresponding to Old French ', the diminutive of Old French ' meaning a little village. This, in turn, is a diminutive of Old French ', possibly borrowed from ( West Germanic) Franconian languages. Compare with modern French ', Dutch ', Frisian ', German ', Old English ' and Modern English ''home''. By country Afghanistan In Afghanistan, the counterpart of the hamlet is the qala ( Dari: قلعه, Pashto: کلي) meaning "fort" or "hamlet". The Afghan ''qala'' is a fortified group of houses, generally with its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
