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Steckborn (district)
Steckborn District is a former district of the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It had a population of (as of 2009). Its capital was the town of Steckborn Steckborn is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is located on the south-western arm of Lake Constance known in German as the Untersee ("Lower Lake"). History The area around Steckborn was alrea .... The former district contained the following municipalities: References {{coord, 47, 40, N, 8, 59, E, source:eowiki_region:CH, display=title Former districts of Thurgau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hüttwilen
Hüttwilen is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. History Archeological sites and scattered, individual items indicate that there was a mesolithic settlement in the ''Seebachtal'' near Hüttwilen. In 1928 a Roman era estate was discovered in Stutheien which proves that there was a Roman settlement in the area. The modern municipality of Hüttwilen is first mentioned in 1255 as ''Hutewiler''. In 1466 the village came the rule of the Carthusian monastery at Ittingen. The monastery held the majority of the lower court authority over the village until 1798. In 1466 the church was built in the village, under the monastery's authority. During the Protestant Reformation in 1529 the village converted to the new faith. The Catholic nobles in the village were able to reinstate the Catholic Mass at the church in 1551. Until 1961 the church was used by both denominations. In 1962 a new Reformed church was built. It was followed in 1964 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salenstein
Salenstein is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in Kreuzlingen District in the Cantons of Switzerland, 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 culture, 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 (territory), Herrschaft'' rights and the High, middle and low justice, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Pfyn
Pfyn is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. Pfyn gives its name to the ancient Pfyn culture, one of several Neolithic cultures in Switzerland which centered on intensive pig farming and trading, dating from c. 3900 BC to c. 3500 BC. Pfyn was also the site of a Roman era frontier outpost, named ''Ad Fines (Latin: meaning "at the borders")'' History Pre-Roman Pfyn The oldest traces of a settlement are about west of Pfyn in the former peat bog of ''Breitenloo''. Located in a depression carved by a lateral moraine of the Thur glacier, it dates from the Neolithic era (4300 BC). The settlement site was discovered during peat cutting in the late 19th century, but subsequently forgotten. During the war years 1940-41 an attempt to drain the bog to increase arable production land, led to its rediscovery. drainage work on arable production was raised again. In the autumn of 1944, an area of approximately was excavated by interned Polish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Müllheim, Switzerland
Müllheim is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. History Müllheim is first mentioned in 1254 as ''Mulhain''. In the 13th and 14th Centuries the Ministerialis (unfree knights in the service of a feudal overlord) family of Müllheim was mentioned. Initially the Counts of Kyburg owned the bailiwick of Müllheim. When that line died out, the Habsburgs took over. Reichenau Abbey bought the rights over the village in 1460. The abbey and its successors (between 1540 and 1798 the Bishop of Constance) were the judicial rulers and landlords of the village. The municipality had the right to impose fines and light corporal punishment The village church was probably first built, as part of Pfyn parish, around 1340. It belonged to the parish (now a hamlet within northeast Müllheim) until 1483 and then to Hüttlingen. In 1528 the Protestant Reformation entered the village and many of the villagers converted. In 1540 the rights t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
