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Bissegg

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Bissegg
Village
Bissegg is located in Switzerland
Bissegg
Bissegg
Location in Switzerland
Coordinates: 47°34′N 9°03′E / 47.567°N 9.050°E / 47.567; 9.050
Country Switzerland
CantonCanton of Thurgau
MunicipalityAmlikon-Bissegg
First recorded1324 (as Bynnsegge)

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

History

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The village was first recorded in year 1324 as Bynssegge.[1]

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.[2]


References

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  1. ^ Bissegg in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  2. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 14 January 2010

47°34′N 9°03′E / 47.567°N 9.050°E / 47.567; 9.050


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