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Switzerland
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In 1999 the municipality was merged with the neighboring municipality Basadingen
Basadingen
Basadingen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.In 1999 the municipality was merged with the neighboring municipality Schlattingen to form a new and larger municipality Basadingen-Schlattingen.-History:...
to form a new and larger municipality Basadingen-Schlattingen
Basadingen-Schlattingen
Basadingen-Schlattingen is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.It was formed on 1 January 1999 from the union of the municipalities of Basadingen and Schlattingen.-History:...
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History
It was first mentioned in 897 as Slattingarro. Finds from the PaleolithicPaleolithic
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and Roman era
Switzerland in the Roman era
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indicate that there were earlier settlements in the area. In the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
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the monasteries of St. Gallen
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...
, Münsterlingen
Münsterlingen
Münsterlingen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:In 1994 the municipality was created from Landschlacht and Scherzingen. Münsterlingen is first mentioned in 1125 as Munsterlin...
, St. Katharinental and Wagenhausen
Wagenhausen
Wagenhausen is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-Geography:Wagenhausen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 53.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 29.1% is forested...
all held property and rights in Schlattingen. The town of Diessenhofen
Diessenhofen
Diessenhofen is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Diessenhofen is first mentioned in 757 as Deozincova. In 2000, the village of Willisdorf was incorporated into the municipality...
held the low justice
High, middle and low justice
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rights from 1489 to 1798 and the high justice rights after 1460.
The right to appoint pastors of the village church (built in 1275) was held by the Göberg family. Soon after the Protestant Reformation
Protestant Reformation
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, it became part of the parish
Parish
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of Stammheim
Stammheim
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and remained so until 1827. The Diessenhofen parish staff gave the sermon after 1585 in Schlattingen. In 1827 the church of Schlattingen became a filial church
Filial church
A filial church, in the Roman Catholic Church, is a church to which is annexed the cure of souls, but which remains dependent on another church. The term comes from the Latin filialis, from filia, daughter....
of Basadingen
Basadingen
Basadingen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.In 1999 the municipality was merged with the neighboring municipality Schlattingen to form a new and larger municipality Basadingen-Schlattingen.-History:...
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In the 18th Century, the village acquired most of its own land and owned 259 acres (1 km²) of woods. It produced grain, fruit, clover and grapes and in the 19th Century there was increased dairy farming. Between 1920 and 1980, the proportion of jobs in agriculture dropped from 72% to 46%, while the services sector saw an increase from 6% to 29%. A new housing development opened in 1945.