Kemmental

This article describes a municipality in Switzerland, for the parking lot on the German federal highway 8, see federal highway 8 # expansion between Hohenstadt and Ulm

Kemmental
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Thurgau (TG)
District :	Kreuzlingen
BFS no. :	4666
Postal code :	8565 Hugelshofen 8566 Dotnacht 8566 Ellighausen 8566 Lippoldswilen 8566 Neuwilen 8573 Alterswilen 8573 Altishausen 8573 Siegershausen
Coordinates :	729 908  /  275429 coordinates: 47 ° 37 '0 "  N , 9 ° 10' 0"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred and twenty-nine thousand nine hundred and eight  /  275429
Height :	548  m above sea level M.
Height range :	449–678 m above sea level M.
Area :	25.04  km²
Residents:	2545 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	102 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.kemmental.ch
Location of the municipality

Kemmental is a municipality in the Kreuzlingen district of the Swiss canton of Thurgau . The community, which has existed since 1996, emerged from the merger of the former municipal communities of Alterswilen and Hugelshofen with their local communities .

geography

The Kemmental lies between the Ottenberg and the Seerücken . With an area of ​​28.4 km², Kemmental is one of the largest communities in the canton of Thurgau. The name Kemmental is a new creation and refers to the Kemmenbach , which flows through the municipality from east to west.

history

The northern half of the Kemmental was originally part of the Konstanzer Bischofshöri . According to a document from Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa from 1155, the Bischofshöri extended to the Mannenmühle and the Dütschenmühle . The Bailiwick of Eggen emerged from the Bischofshöri, and its owners changed several times over the next few centuries. On April 11, 1499, the memorable battle in Schwaderloh took place in the Triboltingen area . At the same time Jacob Nufer performed the first caesarean section in Siegershausen , which the mother survived.

On January 1, 1996, the municipal communities of Alterswilen and Hugelshofen and the local communities of Alterswilen, Altishausen , Ellighausen , Lippoldswilen , Neuwilen , Siegershausen , Dotnacht and Hugelshofen merged to form the political municipality of Kemmental. The villages of Bommen with the Bommer Weiher , Engelswilen and Schwaderloh also belong to the municipality of Kemmental .

→ see also: Sections of history in the articles about the individual former local churches (links in the section above)

population

Population development in the area of ​​today's municipality of Kemmental

Population development of the individual communities

	1850	1900	1950	1990	2000	2010	2018
Unified Church					2189	2285	2537
Municipal municipality of Alterswilen	1281	1230	1200	1295
Munizipalgemeinde Hugelshofen	769	641	662	569

Of the total of 2537 inhabitants in the municipality of Kemmental in 2018, 473 or 18.6% were foreign nationals. 1200 (47.3%) were Protestant Reformed and 570 (22.5%) were Roman Catholic. The village of Alterswilen (municipal municipality) had 0 residents at this time.

coat of arms

Blazon : About yellow shield foot of black and yellow to the navel point to nine seats gest changes , covered by reduced blue wave beams with white hem .

After the new political municipality Kemmental was established in 1996, a new municipal coat of arms was created in 2001. The upper coat of arms is divided into nine stripes and symbolically reminds of the rising sun over the Kemmental. The Kemmenbach occupies a dominant position.

economy

In 2016, Kemmental offered work for 526 people (converted to full-time positions). Of these, 28.1% were employed in agriculture and forestry, 37.0% in industry, trade and construction and 34.9% in the service sector.

Attractions

The hamlet of Bommen is listed in the inventory of places worth protecting in Switzerland .

See also : List of cultural assets in Kemmental

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  Siegershausen

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  Wiler Bommen

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  Bommen, pond in winter

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  Hugelshofen church

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• René Back (* 1982), Swiss ice hockey player
• Jacob Nufer (* 15th century), Swiss pig tailor, made the first caesarean section that the operated woman survived

Connected with Kemmental

• Sebastian Vettel (* 1987), German Formula 1 racing driver and world champion 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, has lived in Kemmental since 2009.

See also

• Articles about each of the previous local churches

Web links

Commons : Kemmental  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Kemmental
• Verena Rothenbühler: Kemmental. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Thurgau in figures 2019 . On the website of the Statistical Office of the Canton of Thurgau (PDF file; 1.8 MB), accessed on April 28, 2020.
3. ^ Verena Rothenbühler: Kemmental. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
4. ↑ From the history of the Kemmental. On the website of the Kemmental municipality, accessed on December 8, 2019
5. ↑ Mutation No. 44d to the official register of municipalities in Switzerland, 1986
6. ↑ ^{a b} Population development of the municipalities. Canton Thurgau, 1850–2000 and resident population of the municipalities and change from the previous year. Canton of Thurgau, 1990–2018. On the website of the Statistical Office of the Canton of Thurgau (Excel tables; 0.1 MB each), accessed on April 28, 2020.
7. ^ André Salathé: Alterswilen. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
8. ^ Verena Rothenbühler: Hugelshofen. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
9. ↑ 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.
10. ↑ ^{a b} municipal coat of arms . On the website of the State Archives of the Canton of Thurgau, accessed on December 8, 2019