Guntershausen (Aadorf)

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Guntershausen
Coat of arms of Guntershausen
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of ThurgauCanton of Thurgau Thurgau (TG)
District : Münchwilen
Political community : Aadorfi2
Postal code : 8357
former BFS no. : 4554
Coordinates : 711 419  /  259 299 coordinates: 47 ° 28 '30 "  N , 8 ° 55' 0"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred eleven thousand four hundred and nineteen  /  two hundred fifty-nine thousand two hundred ninety-nine
Height : 546  m above sea level M.
Area : 5.54  km²
Residents: 1478 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 267 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.guntershausen.ch
Guntershausen (Aadorf)

Guntershausen (Aadorf)

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Guntershausen bei Aadorf is a former municipality and a village in the political municipality of Aadorf in the Münchwilen district in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland .

The local community Guntershausen bei Aadorf belonged to the municipal community of Aadorf from 1803 to 1995 . 1996 united to Guntershausen with the local churches Aadorf, Aawangen , Ettenhausen and Wittenwil the political community Aadorf.

geography

The street village is nestled between the Haselberg in the south and the Landsberg in the northeast. The gentle valley basin is shaped by the natural course of the Lützelmurg . Once as two separate villages, Guntershausen and Maischhausen have grown together in recent years. Together with Tänikon and Wittershausen they now form a strong part of the political community of Aadorf in the canton of Thurgau. The area of ​​the local parish was 5.215 km². The place is at 549  m above sea level. M. The highest point is the Costanosellari 800 m above sea level. M., the lowest point is Tänikon at 535 m above sea level. M.

history

Aerial photo from 1958
Parish before the merger in 1996

Guntershausen was first mentioned in 1282 as the Gundolthuser valley . Guntershausen was originally an imperial estate ( Mark Tänikon). The Vogtei and the majority of the farms belonged to the Hohenlandenbergers of Sonnenberg before they bought the Tänikon Monastery in 1509 . The lower court of Guntershausen, which was independent after its opening (1482 and 1511), remained part of the Tänikon rule until 1798 .

Before the Reformation , Guntershausen belonged to the parish of Elgg , after the restoration of Tänikon in 1548–1550 and the re-catholicization of the monastic fiefs from 1566 to the Catholic parish of Tänikon. The parish independent from the monastery was established in 1848.

Between 1862 and 1867 the Aadorf – Sirnach road was built instead of the road over the Tuttwilerberg . In 1927 the station on the railway line Winterthur – Wil of the SBB was inaugurated. Home embroidery was very common between 1870 and 1914. 130 single-family houses were built between 1961 and 1881. In 2000 around two thirds of the workforce commuted to Aadorf, Winterthur and Zurich .

population

Population development
year 1850 1870 1960 1990 2000 2010 2018
Local parish 473 400 656 1051
Locality 1170 1060 1478
source
languages

The majority of the population in Guntershausen is German-speaking. Of the total of 1,478 inhabitants in Guntershausen near Aadorf in 2018, 171 or 11.6% were foreign nationals.

Religion - denomination

In 2018, 573 residents (38.8%) were Roman Catholic and 491 (33.2%) Protestant Reformed.

The Catholic Church of St. Bernhard is located in the former Tänikon monastery . In the buildings of the former monastery of the nuns of the order of the Cistercians there is not only the church but also the agricultural research institute Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon (ART). The Protestant Christians visit the church in Aadorf.

Economy and Infrastructure

Once an agricultural small village, Guntershausen has developed into a well-mixed economic structure in the last few decades, in which, in addition to the still intact agriculture, trade and small businesses are also spreading. Well-developed residential areas have contributed to the development. Direct sales from the farm are also popular. Three restaurants take care of the physical well-being.

traffic

Guntershausen station, Thurbo multiple unit, view of the Säntis, 2502 m above sea level. M.

The Winterthur – Wil railway also promoted the Guntershausen location. A stop has existed since 1927, which connects Guntershausen every half hour with the centers of Winterthur / Zurich and Wil SG . The Zurich airport is located over the road at 33 kilometers away respectively, can be reached by train in 38 minutes.

schools

The school is on the lower levels in its own village. 2 years of kindergarten and 6 years of primary school are in the facilities of the primary school community of Guntershausen. The secondary school is integrated in the upper level community of Aadorf.

Leisure and culture

The village associations actively participate in the wide range of leisure and cultural activities. With the school's gymnastics and multi-purpose facilities, the ideal premises are available to enable attractive club life. The TSV Guntershausen offers almost everyone the opportunity to actively participate in sports in the community. The male choir enriches cultural life with its performances and activities.

Attractions

Fountain in the center of the village

The former St. Bernhard monastery church and the Agrotechnorama Tänikon are included in the list of cultural assets in Aadorf .

Web links

Commons : Guntershausen (Aadorf)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Swiss land use statistics. Completed on July 1, 1912. Published by the Federal Statistical Bureau. ( Memento from April 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ a b c d e Localities and their resident population. Edition 2019 . On the website of the Statistical Office of the Canton of Thurgau (Excel table; 0.1 MB), accessed on April 28, 2020.
  3. ^ A b c d e André Salathé: Guntershausen near Aadorf. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
    These sections are largely based on the entry in the Historical Lexicon of Switzerland (HLS), which, according to the HLS's usage information, is under the Creative Commons license     - Attribution - Share under the same conditions 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  4. ↑ Locations and Settlements Directory. Canton of Thurgau, 2005 edition . On the website of the Statistical Office of the Canton of Thurgau (PDF; 1.7 MB), accessed on April 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ Locations and Settlements Directory. Canton of Thurgau, 2012 edition. On the website of the Statistical Office of the Canton of Thurgau (PDF; 3.4 MB), accessed on May 11, 2020.

Remarks

  1. ↑ with outside courtyards