Alterswilen is a village and former municipality in the
canton of Thurgau
Thurgau (; french: Thurgovie; it, Turgovia), anglicized as Thurgovia, more formally the Canton of Thurgau, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of five districts and its capital is Frauenfeld.
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,
Switzerland.
It was first recorded in year 1248 as ''Alterswilaer''.
The municipality also contained the village
Bommen. It had 129 inhabitants in 1850, which increased to 186 in 1920. After a decline to 134 in 1970 it was back on 182 in 1990.
In 1996 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities
Altishausen,
Dotnacht,
Ellighausen,
Hugelshofen,
Lippoldswilen,
Neuwilen Neuwilen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.
The municipality also contained the village Schwaderloh Schwaderloh is a village in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.
In 1499, it was the site of the Battle ...
and
Siegershausen
Siegershausen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.
In 1984 the municipality Dippishausen-Oftershausen was incorporated into Siegershausen.
In 1996 Siegershausen municipality was merged with the other, nei ...
to form a new and larger municipality
Kemmental
Kemmental is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
The municipality was formed on 1 January 1996 through the merger of Alterswilen, Hugelshofen, Altishausen, Dotnacht, Ellighausen, Lippoldsw ...
.
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Former municipalities of Thurgau
Villages in Thurgau
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