Märwil is a village and former municipality in the district of
Frauenfeld
Frauenfeld (Alemannic German, Alemannic: ''Frauefäld'') is the capital of the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Thurgau, Thurgau in Switzerland.
The official language of Frauenfeld is (the Swiss variety of Standard) Swiss Standard Ge ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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It was first recorded in 827 as ''Marinwilare''.
The municipality also contained the villages
Breite,
Ghürst,
Himmenreich and
Langnau. It had 357 inhabitants in 1850, which decreased to 274 in 1900. It then increased to 461 in 1950, 579 in 1970 and 622 in 1990.
In 1995 the municipality was incorporated into the larger, neighboring municipality
Affeltrangen
Affeltrangen is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Münchwilen (district), Münchwilen in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
History
Affeltrangen is first mentioned in 779 as ''Affaltrawan ...
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References
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Former municipalities of Thurgau
Villages in Switzerland
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