Schönenberg an der Thur 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 ...

. In 1996 the municipality was merged with the neighboring municipalities of

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 decreased to 228 in 1880, 649 in 1900 and 1,064 in 1920. ...

, and

Neukirch an der Thur Neukirch an der Thur is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. In 1996 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Buhwil, Kradolf and Schönenberg an der Thur to form a new and large ...

to form the new municipality of

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

. Schönenberg an der Thur is first mentioned in 883 as ''Thuruftisthorf''. In 1359 it was mentioned as ''Schönnenberg''. The population in 1831 was 190 people, and by 1870 it had increased to 254. In 1910 there were 820 people. The population in 1960 was 813 and in 1995 it had increased to 1,249.

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