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Bichelsee-Balterswil
Bichelsee-Balterswil is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It was formed from the union on January 1, 1996 of Bichelsee and Balterswil. History It was created in 1996 when the former municipalities of Balterswil and Bichelsee merged.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010 Bichelsee is first mentioned in 894 as ''Pichelense'' and Balterswil is mentioned in 885 as ''Baldherreswilare''. Bichelsee [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balterswil
Balterswil is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. The municipality also contained the villages Lützelmurg, Zielwies, Ifwil and Lochwies. History Balterswil is first mentioned in 885 as ''Baldherreswilare'. Balterswil was owned in the Late Middle Ages by the Lords of Bichelsee. In 1419 it was given by the Landenberger's to Fischingen Abbey. Until 1798 it was part of the old court of Fischinger. In 1521, certain farm land usage rights were extended to Ifwil, followed in 1651 by limited civil benefits to existing farmsteads. In 1884 an arsonist caused a large fire in the village. It was always part of the Bichelsee parish. The major sources of income were vineyards, fields and orchards, and peat extraction until the 19th Century, when the livestock industry moved into the village. By 1900, there were several small embroidery businesses, but local economy remained rooted in small businesses and agriculture until around 1970. Between 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bichelsee Lage
Bichelsee is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, 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 takes its name from the nearby lake, Bichelsee. The municipality also contained the villages Höfli, Niederhofen am Bichelsee and Itaslen. History Bichelsee is first mentioned in 894 as ''Pichelense''. The Udalrichinger family donated the village of Bichelsee, in the Early Middle Ages, to the Abbey of St. Gallen. During the High Middle Ages, the Bichelsee family ruled the village as a fief for the Abbey. Originally they ruled from Alt-Bichelsee Castle, though in the early 13th century, they built Neu-Bichelsee Castle. This castle was destroyed in 1274 by the House of Habsburg, Habsburgs. In 1358 Hermann IV of Landsberg-Greifensee acqui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eschlikon
Eschlikon is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Münchwilen (district), Münchwilen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. History Eschlikon is first mentioned in 1280 as ''Aeslikon''. During the Middle Ages, most of Eschlikon (except for the farms of a few free peasants) belonged to the monastery of Magdenau and ''Heiliggeistspital'' in St. Gallen. Eschlikon was part of the High, middle and low justice, high courts of Tuttwilerberg. From the Late Middle Ages until 1798 it was the home of the Old Swiss Confederacy, Swiss Confederation Governor in Thurgau or his appointed Vogt. The village Church (building), church was originally part of the Sirnach parish. In 1529, the majority of the population converted to the new religion during the Protestant Reformation. The Reformed majority separated from Sirnach parish in 1936, and formed a new parish with Münchwilen, Oberhofen, St. Margaret and Wallenwil. The Catholicism, cath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fischingen
Fischingen is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. History Fischingen is first mentioned in 1328 as ''Fischinon''. In 1972, Dussnang, Fischingen, Oberwangen and Tannegg merged with Fischingen.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office . Retrieved 14 January 2010 The village was built north of the twelfth-century . It was, together with Bichelsee, Balterswil, Ifwil, and probably Au, par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bichelsee (lake)
Bichelsee is a lake in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. The village of Bichelsee in the municipality Bichelsee-Balterswil is named after the lake. Of the surface of 0.092 km², 5/6 are located in the canton of Thurgau, the remainder in the canton of Zurich Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ent .... Lakes of Thurgau Lakes of the canton of Zürich Lakes of Switzerland {{Zürich-lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbenthal
Turbenthal is a municipality in the district of Winterthur located in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography Turbenthal has an area of . Of this area, 34.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 57.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 4.3% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (2.8%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 0.3% of the area. , 4.8% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. Turbenthal is situated in the upper Töss Valley. Demographics Turbenthal has a population (as of ) of . , 16.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. the gender distribution of the population was 50.2% male and 49.8% female. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.3%. Most of the population () speaks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wängi
Wängi is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. Geography Wängi has an area, , of . Of this area, or 71.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 16.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.3% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.4% 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 5.7% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.7% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.4%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 4.9%. Out of the forested land, 15.0% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.3% is covere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadorf
Aadorf is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. In 1996 Ettenhausen, Guntershausen bei Aadorf, and Wittenwil merged into Aadorf.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010 History Aadorf is first mentioned in 886 as ''Ahadorf''. The oldest record of Tänikon, now part of Ettenhausen, dates to 789 as ''Tanninchova''. Tänikon is also the site of the Tänikon monastery, founded in the 13th century. Aawangen is first mentioned in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bichelsee
Bichelsee is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It takes its name from the nearby lake, Bichelsee. The municipality also contained the villages Höfli, Niederhofen am Bichelsee and Itaslen. History Bichelsee is first mentioned in 894 as ''Pichelense''. The Udalrichinger family donated the village of Bichelsee, in the Early Middle Ages, to the Abbey of St. Gallen. During the High Middle Ages, the Bichelsee family ruled the village as a fief for the Abbey. Originally they ruled from Alt-Bichelsee Castle, though in the early 13th century, they built Neu-Bichelsee Castle. This castle was destroyed in 1274 by the Habsburgs. In 1358 Hermann IV of Landsberg-Greifensee acquired Alt-Bichelsee Castle along with various rights and possessions, including the bailiwick of Balterswil. In 1407, Alt-Bichelsee was burned by Appenzell troops. After rebuilding the castle, the Abbey of Fischingen bought the castle, land and parish in 1419–21. It re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Münchwilen (district) , a district within the Swiss canton of Thurgau
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Münchwilen may refer to: * Münchwilen, Aargau, a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland *Münchwilen, Thurgau, a municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, capital of Münchwilen district * Münchwilen District Münchwilen District is one of the five districts of the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It has a population of (as of ). Its capital is the town of Münchwilen, Thurgau, Münchwilen. The district contains the following municipalities: Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protestant Reformation
The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in particular to papal authority, arising from what were perceived to be errors, abuses, and discrepancies by the Catholic Church. The Reformation was the start of Protestantism and the split of the Western Church into Protestantism and what is now the Roman Catholic Church. It is also considered to be one of the events that signified the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the early modern period in Europe.Davies ''Europe'' pp. 291–293 Prior to Martin Luther, there were many earlier reform movements. Although the Reformation is usually considered to have started with the publication of the '' Ninety-five Theses'' by Martin Luther in 1517, he was not excommunicated by Pope Leo X until January 1521. The Diet of Worms of May 1521 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counter-Reformation
The Counter-Reformation (), also called the Catholic Reformation () or the Catholic Revival, was the period of Catholic resurgence that was initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation. It began with the Council of Trent (1545–1563) and largely ended with the conclusion of the European wars of religion in 1648. Initiated to address the effects of the Protestant Reformation, the Counter-Reformation was a comprehensive effort composed of apologetic and polemical documents and ecclesiastical configuration as decreed by the Council of Trent. The last of these included the efforts of Imperial Diets of the Holy Roman Empire, heresy trials and the Inquisition, anti-corruption efforts, spiritual movements, and the founding of new religious orders. Such policies had long-lasting effects in European history with exiles of Protestants continuing until the 1781 Patent of Toleration, although smaller expulsions took place in the 19th century. Such reforms included the foundation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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