History

In 1995 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Amlikon

Amlikon

Amlikon is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.-History:In 1995 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Bissegg, Griesenberg and Strohwilen to form a new and larger municipality Amlikon-Bissegg.It was first recorded in year 1282 as...

, Griesenberg

Griesenberg

Griesenberg is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.-History:In 1995 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Amlikon, Bissegg and Strohwilen to form a new and larger municipality Amlikon-Bissegg.It was first recorded in year 1256 as...

 and Strohwilen

Strohwilen

Strohwilen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.In 1995 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Amlikon, Bissegg and Griesenberg to form a new and larger municipality Amlikon-Bissegg....

 to form a new and larger municipality Amlikon-Bissegg

Amlikon-Bissegg

Amlikon-Bissegg is a municipality in the district of Weinfelden in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.The municipality was created on 1 January 1995 by a merger of Amlikon, Bissegg, Griesenberg and Strohwilen.-History:...

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It was first recorded in year 1324 as Bynssegge.

Much of the village was owned by the Abbey of St. Gall

Abbey of St. Gall

The Abbey of Saint Gall is a religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in present-day Switzerland. The Carolingian-era Abbey has existed since 719 and became an independent principality during the 13th century, and was for many centuries one of the chief Benedictine abbeys in Europe. It was...

en. During the High Middle Ages

High Middle Ages

The High Middle Ages was the period of European history around the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries . The High Middle Ages were preceded by the Early Middle Ages and followed by the Late Middle Ages, which by convention end around 1500....

 it was under the influence of the Baron of Bussnang. Between the mid-13th Century to 1798, it was under the court of the Griesenberg family, which was a side branch of the Bussnang family. It was always part of the parish

Parish

A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...

 of Bussnang, until in 1857 Bissegg and Junkholz became part of the Reformed

Swiss Reformed Church

The Reformed branch of Protestantism in Switzerland was started in Zürich by Huldrych Zwingli and spread within a few years to Basel , Bern , St...

 parish of Leutmerken.

The local economy was based on grain cultivation, and some vineyard

Vineyard

A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice...

s until the 19th Century when it transitioned to cattle and dairy farming. Starting about 1870 milk from the village went to Holzhof village in the municipality of Griesenberg. Finally, in 1905, a cheesemaker

Cheesemaker

A cheesemaker is a person who makes cheese.The craft of making cheese dates back at least 4,000 years. Archaeological evidence exists of cheesemaking by the ancient Egyptian civilizations....

 opened in Bissegg.

Historic population

The municipality also contained the villages Holzhäusern

Holzhäusern

Holzhäusern is a village in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 1397 as Holtzhusern.Holzhäusern is located in the former municipality Bissegg. In 1995 Bissegg municipality merged with its neighbor to form a new and larger municipality Amlikon-Bissegg....

, Hünikon

Hünikon

Hünikon is a village in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 857 as Huninchova.Hünikon is located in the former municipality Bissegg. In 1995 Bissegg municipality merged with its neighbor to form a new and larger municipality Amlikon-Bissegg.-References:...

 and Junkholz

Junkholz

Junkholz is a village in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.It was first recorded in year 1324 as Junkholtz.Junkholz is located in the former municipality Bissegg. In 1995 Bissegg municipality merged with its neighbor to form a new and larger municipality Amlikon-Bissegg....

. 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.