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Oftershausen

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Oftershausen
Village
Oftershausen is located in Switzerland
Oftershausen
Oftershausen
Location in Switzerland
Coordinates: 47°36′52″N 9°10′9″E / 47.61444°N 9.16917°E / 47.61444; 9.16917
Country Switzerland
MunicipalityKemmental
First recorded1275 (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

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  1. ^ Dippishausen-Oftershausen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.