Altishausen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.
The canton of Thurgau is a northeast canton of Switzerland.
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a country situated in western, central and southern Europe. It consists of 26 cantons, and the city of Bern is the seat of the federal authorities. The sovereign state is a federal republic bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura, spanning a total area of 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi). While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately 8.5 million people is concentrated mostly on the plateau, where the largest cities are to be found: among them are the two global cities and economic centres Zürich and Geneva.
It was first recorded in year 1159 as Altinshusin.
The municipality had 120 inhabitants in 1850, which increased to 155 in 1950. After a decline to 111 in 1970 it rose to 161 in 1990.
In 1996 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Alterswilen, Dotnacht, Ellighausen, Hugelshofen, Lippoldswilen, Neuwilen and Siegershausen to form a new and larger municipality Kemmental.
Alterswilen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.
Dotnacht is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.
Ellighausen is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.
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