Balterswil
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Balterswil is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.
It was first recorded in year 885 as Baldherreswilare.
The municipality also contained the villages Lützelmurg, Zielwies, Ifwil and Lochwies. It had 348 inhabitants in 1870, which increased to 477 in 1900, 660 in 1910, 726 in 1950, 983 in 1980 and and 1,130 in 1990.
In 1996 the municipality was merged with the neighboring municipality Bichelsee to form a new and larger municipality Bichelsee-Balterswil.
[edit] References
- Balterswil in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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