Oftershausen
Appearance
Oftershausen | |
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Village | |
Location in Switzerland | |
Coordinates: 47°36′52″N 9°10′9″E / 47.61444°N 9.16917°E | |
Country | Switzerland |
Municipality | Kemmental |
First recorded | 1275 (as Oftershusen) |
Oftershausen is a village in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.
It was first recorded in 1275 as Oftershusen.[1]
Oftershausen is located in the former municipality Dippishausen-Oftershausen. In 1984 Dippishausen-Oftershausen municipality was incorporated into its neighboring municipality Siegershausen, which in turn merged with its neighbors in 1996 to form a new and larger municipality Kemmental.
Oftershausen was also the name of the municipality Dippishausen-Oftershausen before 1900.
References
[edit]- ^ Dippishausen-Oftershausen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.