Neunforn

Neunforn is first mentioned in 962 as Niuvora. In 963 a court was mentioned in the village. The Freiherr of Teufen sold his property in Neunforn to Töss Monastery in 1250. The high and low courts in Niederneunforn were merged in 1500 and in 1554 both courts were acquired by Stokar from Schaffhausen. From 1694 until 1798 the courts were owned by Zurich. The parish included Oberneunforn, Niederneunforn, Wilen and Burghof. In 1265, the parish was given as a donation to Töss Monastery, and was incorporated into the abbey in 1291. The Reformation reached and converted Neunforn in 1525. During the Protestant Reformation, Zurich closed Töss Monastery and took over the parish rights in Neunforn. Zurich retained the right to appoint the preacher in the parish until 1843.
Neunforn has an area, as of 2009, of 11.36 square kilometers . Of this area, 7.46 km2 or 65.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.78 km2 or 24.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.82 km2 or 7.2% is settled , 0.19 km2 or 1.7% is either rivers or lakes and 0.12 km2 or 1.1% is unproductive land.

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