Othmarsingen

Mesolithic siliceous rock objects and tools and Hallstatt era graves indicate that the Othmarsingen area was prehistorically occupied. Othmarsingen is first mentioned around 1184-90 as Otewizzingin. The modern municipality was formed from the village of Othmarsingen, part of the settlement along the north-west road and the village of Hüttwilen . In the Middle Ages the high court right was held by the Habsburgs, and after 1415 it was held by Bern. The lower court right belonged to various aristocratic families until 1484 when it went to Bern. The court that constituted Othmarsingen also included, Ammerswil, Dintikon and Brunegg in 1539 and was under a bailiff. During the Peasants War of 1653 Othmarsingen was heavily damaged. The village laws date from 1680 and 1734. In 1594 a teacher was active in the village and since 1657 there has been a private school.

The southern part of the village was in the Ammerswil parish while the northern part was in the Staufberg parish. In 1528, the Protestant Reformation spread into Othmarsingen from Bern. A chapel is mentioned in 1371 and 1421 with Saint Mary as the patron. In 1593 this chapel was moved. In 1675 a new church was built, and in 1873 it became its own parish.

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