Mountain TG

TG is the abbreviation for the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries in the name Berg .

mountain

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of Thurgau Thurgau (TG)
District :	Weinfelden
BFS no. :	4891i1 f3 f4
Postal code :	8572
Coordinates :	730030 / 269 871 coordinates: 47 ° 34 '0 " N , 9 ° 10' 0" O ; CH1903: 730030 / 26987147.566664 9.166658 540
Height :	540 m above sea level M.
Height range :	429–668 m above sea level M.
Area :	13.14 km²
Residents:	3410 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	260 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.berg-tg.ch
Andhausen and Berg with the Ottenberg in the background
Location of the municipality
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Berg is a municipality and a town in the district of Weinfelden the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland . The existing since 1995 municipality includes the former Munizipalgemeinde mountain with their former congregations Mountain, Andhausen , Graltshausen and Moors and the earlier the former Munizipalgemeinde Birwinken counting local church Guntershausen bei Birwinken .

geography

The political municipality Berg consists of the following localities:

The former municipality of Berg TG is a scattered settlement on the Ottenberg, located on the Kreuzlingen - Weinfelden road and is structured as follows: In the north-west is the district of Bergerwilen and in the south, Kehlhof. Beckelswilen in the north-west, Heimenlachen in the north and Hohenalber in the north-east also belong to Berg. Berg Castle became known through letters and a poem by Annette von Droste-Hülshoff . The last Count of Thurn zu Berg, Johann von Thurn and Valsassina, was a member of the government of the Canton of Thurgau from 1817 to 1831.
Andhausen is located to the east of Berg and has grown together with Berg due to the ongoing construction boom.
The rural village of Graltshausen is located at the northeastern end of Berg. This also includes the hamlets of Ast near Graltshausen and Lanzendorn. Ast used to belong to the local community of Oberhofen bei Kreuzlingen , was separated and in 1998 assigned to the political community of Berg.
Guntershausen bei Berg lies below Andhausen and is best known in the region for the old people's home.
The southern village of Mauren on the slope of the Ottenberg is an important transit point for individual traffic. The Unterhard district is located on the municipal border with Weinfelden, whereas Mittelhard and Oberhard already belong to Weinfelden.

The former local community of Weerswilen , which used to belong to the former municipality of Berg , has belonged to Weinfelden since 1995.

history

Berg Castle with chapel

There are traces of settlement from the Stone Age and litter finds from the Bronze Age . In the early Middle Ages, Berg and the surrounding area were owned by the Bishop of Constance and were located on the southern border of the Bischofshöri . It was mentioned as Berga from the year 796 . As a forerunner of the castle built around 1600, a fortification system from the 12th / 13th centuries is being used. Century. The castle and jurisdiction with the villages of Berg, Andhausen and Donzhausen as well as parts of Andwil , Mauren and Mattwil were given as fiefs by the cathedral monastery of Konstanz until 1798 . The separation from the diocese administration and the emergence of the judicial rule documented from 1386 are unclear. Court lords were u. a. the Egli von Zug (1518–1567), the Brümsi von Herblingen (1586–1653 / 56) and that of Thurn-Valsassina (1676–1798).

In 1506 a benefice was donated to the Mauritius altar of the chapel, which was probably built in the 11th century, so that a chaplain could be employed in Berg, a branch of Sulgen . After the Reformation in 1529, to which the residents adhered while the judiciary remained in Catholic hands, there was no regular service until 1575. Until the reformed parish was founded in 1851 with Berg, Andhausen, Mauren and Weerswilen, Berg was supplied from Sulgen. The in 16./17. The Catholic parish , which was established in the 19th century, also included Altishausen , Birwinken, Dotnacht, Graltshausen, Guntershausen, Hugelshofen and Mattwil. In 1935 parity was lifted and a Catholic church was built.

Brickyard Berg

The most important branches of agriculture were fruit growing (distillery), cattle farming and until 1900 viticulture. A cheese dairy was established in 1899. As a result of industrialization , the Brauchli brickworks were established in Berg around 1865 and several embroidery factories around 1900. In 1911 it was connected to the Mittelthurgau Railway with the Kehlhof and Berg stations. In recent times, a favorable tax rate and the attractive location have led to strong population growth and the development of new residential areas. In 1990 45% of those employed in Berg worked in the second and third economic sectors .

In 1993 the local community Andhausen was incorporated into the local community Berg. In 1995, the local churches Berg, Graltshausen, Moors, by the United Munizipalgemeinde Birwinken separated municipality Guntershausen bei Birwinken and separated from the local church Weerswilen district Beckel Wilen on political community Berg. As early as 1866, the former municipality of Graltshausen was separated from the municipality of Hugelshofen and assigned to the municipality of Berg.

→ see also the history sections in the articles Andhausen , Graltshausen , Guntershausen bei Berg and Mauren TG

coat of arms

Blazon : A white tower in red .

The coat of arms goes back to that of the von Thurn family. The local community Berg used the coat of arms since 1947. In the run-up to the formation of the political community Berg it was decided to continue using this coat of arms.

population

Population development in the municipality of Berg

Population development of the individual communities
	1850	1910	1950	1980	1990	2000	2010	2018
Political community						2876	3067	3406
Municipal parish	1374	1767	1690	1953	2517
Local parish	440	833	795	1142	1575
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Of the total of 3,406 inhabitants in the municipality of Berg in 2018, 472 or 13.9% were foreign nationals. 1651 (48.5%) were Protestant Reformed and 902 (26.5%) were Roman Catholic. The village of Berg had 2447 residents at that time.

economy

In 2016, Berg offered work for 1,156 people (converted to full-time positions). 8.4% of them were employed in agriculture and forestry, 28.3% in industry, trade and construction and 63.3% in the service sector.

traffic

The community lies in the triangle of the three regional centers Amriswil , Kreuzlingen and Weinfelden and is well connected to public transport. The two railway stations Berg and Kehlhof are located in the municipality on the Konstanz – Weinfelden route of the former MThB.