Bissegg Explained

Bissegg
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Switzerland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Switzerland
Coordinates:47.5667°N 12°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Canton
Subdivision Name1:Canton of Thurgau
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Amlikon-Bissegg
Established Title:First recorded
Established Date:1324 (as Bynnsegge)
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto

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

History

The village was first recorded in year 1324 as Bynssegge.

The municipality Bissegg contained the villages Bissegg, Holzhäusern, Hünikon and Junkholz. It had 205 inhabitants in 1870, which decreased to 187 in 1900 and 138 in 1920. It then increased, to 153 in 1950, 161 in 1960 and 185 in 1990.

In 1995 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Amlikon, Griesenberg and Strohwilen to form a new and larger municipality Amlikon-Bissegg.[1]

References

47.5667°N 12°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz