Triboltingen

Triboltingen was formerly an independent municipality in the canton of Thurgau, until it was incorporated in 1975 by Ermatingen. The hamlet lies at the foot of the lake ridge and on the shores of the lower lake. The numerous half-timbered buildings date from the 17th to the early 19th century.

History

If a suspected fire trench from the first century indicates an early Roman settlement. The village itself was founded by the Alemanni. Together with Sale Stone, Fruthwilen, Bach and Ermatingen Triboltingen made ​​a mark association (forest, pasture ). To give 950 Duke Hermann of Swabia the village to the monastery of Reichenau. After chronicling the Triboltinger fled the famine of 1146 with belongings to the nearby monastery Peterhausen in Konstanz. A document mentioned in 1155 the village as Triboldinga. East of Triboltingen has 1499 battle in Schwaderloh occurred. Constance as the legal successor of the monastery of Reichenau held lower jurisdiction over Triboltingen to the founding of the Canton of Thurgau.

Chapel of St. Niklaus

The chapel was probably built in the 13th century, from this time are still highly preferred arched windows get; The choir was built in 1500. The outstanding feature is the built in 1602 with a cantilevered roof turret spire. The movement was made by Winterthur Andreas Liechti. Inside remnants can be seen of medieval wall paintings in three layers of paint. On the north wall of the nave are red chalk drawings and pilgrims inscriptions from the late 15th century. After the Reformation, the chapel was no longer used for worship. From 1850 she became the firehouse, used in World War II even as a powder magazine. In 1957 she was refurbished by Homeland Security. Today in chapel services take place again occasionally, it is also used for small concerts.