Kesswil

Kesswil is a municipality in the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.

The village was the birthplace of the influential psychiatrist Carl Jung.

History

Kesswil is first mentioned in 817 as Chezzinwillare. In the 9th Century, the Abbey of St. Gall owned land in Kesswil. In the 13th Century, Münsterlingen Abbey acquired rights over the town. From the Late Middle Ages until 1798, Kesswil was under the courts of the Abbot of St. Gall.

In 1429 the monastery of Münsterlingen allowed the construction of a chapel. In 1529 the parish (which included Dozwil, and after 1588 also included Uttwil) converted to the Protestant Reformation.

In the 19th Century, most of the local economy was based mostly around agriculture, viticulture and fisheries, though some weaving, trade and small businesses were also located in the village. With the transition to cattle and dairy farming, the number of fruit-growing orchards increased. The Seetalbahn opened in 1870, but brought the village little industry or trade. By 1900, there were some small embroidery businesses in the village. K. premises. At the beginning of the 21st Century, the walnut factory Matzingen AG (prior to 2003, the building was the Pressta AG Tubes Factory) employed 85 employees in 2005. Many of the other local jobs were in farming (fruit, berries) and a nursery (Roth Pflanzen AG).