History
There was a small, prehistoric lake-front settlement near the village. The modern village of Bottighofen is first mentioned in 830 as Pottinchovum. The main landlord for the village, was the monastery of Münsterlingen, from the High Middle Ages until the 19th Century. Until 1798, it belonged to the bailiwick of Eggen.
Bottighofen was part of the parish of Münsterlingen, which was restored after the resumption of monastic life in 1549/51. In 1594 the majority Reformed residents were assigned to the parish of Scherzingen.
In the 19th Century, the main businesses were in milling, farming and viticulture as well as some timber trade. In the 20th Century some small businesses settled in the village. In 1990, 35% of workforce were in the manufacturing sector, and 57% were in the services sector. Due to strong population growth since 1960, the village became an independent municipality in 1994.
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