Bichelsee-Balterswil

Bichelsee -Balterswil is a municipality in the district of Münchwilen the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.

Geography

Bichelsee -Balterswil is (also called Tannzapfenland ) in Hinterthurgau, the south-western, mountainous part of the canton.

The community Bichelsee -Balterswil was on 1 January 1996 from the merger of the former local churches and Balterswil Bichelsee.

  • Balterswil is located at 575 m above sea level. M. and counts 1130 inhabitants ( former FSO -No. 4721 )
  • Bichelsee is located on 601 m above sea level. M. and counts 935 inhabitants ( former FSO -No. 4722 )

History

On June 4, 817 Ifinwilare ( Ifwil ) is first mentioned in a deed of gift of the Emperor Louis the Pious to the monastery of St. Gall. On March 25, 885 is first mentioned in a document of the Abbot of St. Gallen Baldherreswilare ( Balterswil ). On January 10, 894 is first mentioned in a deed Pichelense ( Bichelsee ). The monastery of St. Gall was then in Bichelsee ( Pichelense ) servants, houses, draft animals, meadows etc. given. On November 6, 912 first appeared Ittenasana ( Itaslen ) on in a document. By the year 1209, no further documentary records are known.

The Lords of Bichelsee are first mentioned in documents in 1209. It is believed that the origin of the two brothers, Walter I. and Eberhard of I. related to the origin of the Lords of Elgg. These noble men were servants of the monastery of St. Gall, and belonged to the lower nobility. The area, which dominated the men of Bichelsee was quite a bit larger than the extent of today's political community. In 1250 the monastery was founded by Taenikon Eberhard I of Bichelsee. In these years, the Castle Neu - Bichelsee was built, but was sacked by Rudolf von Habsburg already in 1273. The Castle Neu - Bichelsee was never rebuilt.

1884 burned the village Balterswil from for the most part.

In Bichelsee In 1899, the first Raiffeisen Bank Switzerland. This was led by the pastor Johann Traber in the way. The decision of the Raiffeisen bank in 2012, the founding seat to close the branch Bichelsee, met with resistance.

Policy

Bichelsee is the only municipality in the canton of Thurgau in which the CVP is still represented in the majority. Otherwise, the SVP is the largest party in each municipality in the canton of Thurgau. In the national elections of 2007, the CVP made ​​2025 party votes, followed by the SVP with year 1690.

2008 at the Grand Conseil election the CVP scored almost twice as many votes as the SVP. She has not reached half of the votes short.

Attractions

The Reformed Church was built in 1960, according to the Modulor of Le Corbusier. An artistic feature is the entrance door to the animals of Noah's Ark, which are carved in modern stylized shapes in the wood.

The Bichelsee is a shallow lake with about 300 meters in diameter. The western part of the beach is already in the area of the Canton of Zurich.

Pictures

Half-timbered house in Balterswil

Post Office Balterswil

Catholic Church of Bichelsee

Interior of the Catholic Church Bichelsee

Schoolhouse in Bichelsee

Country inn Bichelsee

Niederhofen

Personalities

  • Johann Traber ( Raiffeisen pioneer )
  • Hans Leutenegger (former Bobrennfahrer, actor)
  • Brigitte Häberli CVP - Councillor
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