It was created in 1858, when the village separated from Cevio.

In 1945, the village itself separated from the parish municipality and was incorporated as the Municipality of Crabtree.

The village of Marmora separated from the township and was incorporated as a separate municipality in 1901.

In 1851 the village of Hüttwilen separated from Eschenz to form an independent municipality.

Only the village of Thurmaston to the south separates it from Leicester.

A post office was established in 1899, and the village separated from Nevis Township and incorporated in 1921.

The village separated from the Canton of Stanstead and became a separate municipality.

In 1567, the village separated from the political and religious authority of the Pieve of Balerna, to become an independent parish.

The roads bypass the village and the crossroads junction separates the village from the hamlet of Sollom.

The wall represents annexing of territory: 30 water wells seized, 16 Palestinian villages separated from cultivatable land.