Neukirch an der Thur is a village and former municipality in the

canton of Thurgau Thurgau (; ; ; ), anglicized as Thurgovia, and formally as the Canton of Thurgau, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of five districts. Its capital is Frauenfeld. Thurgau is part of Eastern Switzerland. I ...

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

. In 1996 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities

Buhwil Buhwil is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It is first mentioned in 838 as ''Puabinwilare''. , The municipality had 320 inhabitants in 1850, which decreased to 283 in 1900, 282 in 1950 and 190 in 1980, and i ...

Kradolf Kradolf is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 883 as ''Chreinthorf''. The municipality had 147 inhabitants in 1850, which increased to 228 in 1880, 649 in 1900 and 1,064 in 1920. ...

and

Schönenberg an der Thur Schönenberg may refer to: People * Schönenberg (surname) Places * Schönenberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany * Schönenberg, Zürich, Switzerland See also * Schönenberger (disambiguation) Schönenberger is a surname. Notable people with the sur ...

to form a new and larger municipality

Kradolf-Schönenberg Kradolf-Schönenberg is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in Weinfelden District in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. The municipality was created in 1996 by a merger of Buhwil, Kradolf, Neukirch an der Thur ...

. Neukirch an der Thur is first mentioned in 1291 as ''Eliswil''. In 1296 it was mentioned as ''Sêliswille'', which remained its name until the

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. After 1520 it was known as ''Nüwenkilchen''. The population in 1850 was 2,546. It decreased in 1900 to 1,921 and continued to drop so that in 1950 it was 1,879. By 1990 it had increased slightly to 1,997.

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Former municipalities of Thurgau Villages in Switzerland {{Thurgau-geo-stub