Neukirch an der Thur

Neukirch an der Thur is a village and former municipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.
In 1996 the municipality was merged with the other, neighboring municipalities Buhwil, Kradolf and Schönenberg an der Thur to form a new and larger municipality Kradolf-Schönenberg.
Neukirch an der Thur is first mentioned in 1291 as "Eliswil". In 1296 it was mentioned as "Sêliswille", which remained its name until the Protestant Reformation. After 1520 it was known as "Nüwenkilchen".
The population in 1850 was 2,546. It decreased in 1900 to 1,921 and continued to drop so that in 1950 it was 1,879. By 1990 it had increased slightly to 1,997.