Gottshaus 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. Thurgau is part ...

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 was first recorded somewhere between year 1250 and 1300 as ''Gottshaus''. The municipality also contained the village Sankt Pelagiberg as well as 40 others. It had 781 inhabitants in 1850, which went up and down over the years to 676 in 1900, 798 in 1950, 707 in 1980 and 811 in 1990. In 1996 the municipality was merged with the neighboring municipality

Hauptwil Hauptwil is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1413 as ''Hoptwill''. The municipality had 50 inhabitants in 1649, which increased to 598 in 1850, 741 in 1900, 819 in 1950 and 910 ...

to form a new and larger municipality

Hauptwil-Gottshaus Hauptwil-Gottshaus is a municipality in Weinfelden District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. The municipality was created in 1996 by a merger of Hauptwil and Gottshaus. The Wakker Prize was bestowed on Hauptwil in 1999 for the prese ...

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