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Kemmental
Kemmental is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
The municipality was formed on 1 January 1996 through the merger of Alterswilen, Hugelshofen, Altishausen, Dotnacht, Ellighausen, Lippoldswilen, Neuwilen and Siegershausen.
Each of the former municipalities that now make up Kemmental had a long history as an independent municipality. Alterswilen is first mentioned in 1248 as Alterswilaer while the hamlet of Bommen was first mentioned in 1348 as Boumen. Altishausen is first mentioned in 1159 as Altinshusin. Ellighausen is first mentioned in 1331 as Adlikusen. Of the other villages that made up Ellighausen, Bächi was mentioned in 1259 as Baecho, Geboltschhusen in 1385 as Geboltzhusen. Ellighausen also included the hamlet of Neumühle. Lippoldswilen is first mentioned in 1303 as Lupoltwile. Neuwilen is first mentioned in 1159 as Nunewillare. Siegershausen is first mentioned in 1227 as Sigehardishusin. Hugelshofen is first mentioned in 1176 as Hugolteshouen. Dotnacht is first mentioned in 824 as Tottinheiche, and Altshof, a village in the former municipality of Dotnacht is first mentioned in 775 as Adalolteshoba.
Kemmental has an area, as of 2009[update], of 25.02 square kilometers (9.66 sq mi). Of this area, 17.01 km2 (6.57 sq mi) or 68.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.78 km2 (2.23 sq mi) or 23.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi) or 8.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.11 km2 (27 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.16 km2 (0.062 sq mi) or 0.6% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.6%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.6%. Out of the forested land, 21.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 61.6% is used for growing crops, while 6.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes. The lake Bommer Weiher is located in the municipality.
The municipality is located in the Kreuzlingen district. It was created in 1996 when the municipalities of Alterswilen, Altishausen, Dotnacht, Ellighausen, Hugelshofen, Lippoldswilen, Neuwilen and Siegershausen formed the new municipality of Kemmental. It is one of the largest municipalities in the Kreuzlingen district.
Kemmental has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 2,603. As of 2008[update], 11.5% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 11.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.0%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 0.6%) and Italian being third ( 0.4%).
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 50.5% male and 49.5% female. The population was made up of 989 Swiss men (44.7% of the population), and 127 (5.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 968 Swiss women (43.8%), and 127 (5.7%) non-Swiss women.
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Kemmental
Kemmental is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
The municipality was formed on 1 January 1996 through the merger of Alterswilen, Hugelshofen, Altishausen, Dotnacht, Ellighausen, Lippoldswilen, Neuwilen and Siegershausen.
Each of the former municipalities that now make up Kemmental had a long history as an independent municipality. Alterswilen is first mentioned in 1248 as Alterswilaer while the hamlet of Bommen was first mentioned in 1348 as Boumen. Altishausen is first mentioned in 1159 as Altinshusin. Ellighausen is first mentioned in 1331 as Adlikusen. Of the other villages that made up Ellighausen, Bächi was mentioned in 1259 as Baecho, Geboltschhusen in 1385 as Geboltzhusen. Ellighausen also included the hamlet of Neumühle. Lippoldswilen is first mentioned in 1303 as Lupoltwile. Neuwilen is first mentioned in 1159 as Nunewillare. Siegershausen is first mentioned in 1227 as Sigehardishusin. Hugelshofen is first mentioned in 1176 as Hugolteshouen. Dotnacht is first mentioned in 824 as Tottinheiche, and Altshof, a village in the former municipality of Dotnacht is first mentioned in 775 as Adalolteshoba.
Kemmental has an area, as of 2009[update], of 25.02 square kilometers (9.66 sq mi). Of this area, 17.01 km2 (6.57 sq mi) or 68.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.78 km2 (2.23 sq mi) or 23.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi) or 8.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.11 km2 (27 acres) or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and 0.16 km2 (0.062 sq mi) or 0.6% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 3.2% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.6%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.6%. Out of the forested land, 21.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.8% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 61.6% is used for growing crops, while 6.4% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in lakes. The lake Bommer Weiher is located in the municipality.
The municipality is located in the Kreuzlingen district. It was created in 1996 when the municipalities of Alterswilen, Altishausen, Dotnacht, Ellighausen, Hugelshofen, Lippoldswilen, Neuwilen and Siegershausen formed the new municipality of Kemmental. It is one of the largest municipalities in the Kreuzlingen district.
Kemmental has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 2,603. As of 2008[update], 11.5% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 11.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.0%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 0.6%) and Italian being third ( 0.4%).
As of 2008[update], the gender distribution of the population was 50.5% male and 49.5% female. The population was made up of 989 Swiss men (44.7% of the population), and 127 (5.7%) non-Swiss men. There were 968 Swiss women (43.8%), and 127 (5.7%) non-Swiss women.