Alterswilen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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It was first recorded in year 1248 as Alterswilaer.

The municipality also contained the village Bommen

Bommen

Bommen is a village in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. It was first recorded in year 1348 as Boumen. Bommer Weiher is located north of the village....

. It had 129 inhabitants in 1850, which increased to 186 in 1920. After a decline to 134 in 1970 it was back on 182 in 1990.

In 1996 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Altishausen

Altishausen

Altishausen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 1159 as Altinshusin.The municipality had 120 inhabitants in 1850, which increased to 155 in 1950...

, Dotnacht

Dotnacht

Dotnacht is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 824 as Tottinheiche.The municipality also contained the village Engelswilen, Aufhäusern, Altshof and others. It had 327 inhabitants in 1850, which decreased to 281 in 1900...

, Ellighausen

Ellighausen

Ellighausen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 1331 as Adlikusen.The municipality also contained the village Bächi, Geboltschhusen and Neumühle...

, Hugelshofen

Hugelshofen

Hugelshofen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 1176 as Hugolteshouen.The municipality had 442 inhabitants in 1850, which decreased to 360 in 1900, 359 in 1950 and 325 in 1990....

, Lippoldswilen

Lippoldswilen

Lippoldswilen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 1303 as Lupoltwile.The municipality also contained the village Unterstöcken as well as six other hamlets...

, Neuwilen

Neuwilen

Neuwilen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.The municipality also contained the village Schwaderloh.In 1996 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Alterswilen, Altishausen, Dotnacht, Ellighausen, Hugelshofen, Lippoldswilen and...

 and Siegershausen

Siegershausen

Siegershausen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.In 1984 the municipality Dippishausen-Oftershausen was incorporated into Siegershausen....

 to form a new and larger municipality Kemmental

Kemmental

Kemmental is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.The municipality was formed on 1 January 1996 through the merger of Alterswilen, Hugelshofen, Altishausen, Dotnacht, Ellighausen, Lippoldswilen, Neuwilen and Siegershausen.-History:Each of the former...

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