Münsterlingen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.

During the Middle Ages Scherzingen was owned by the Bishop of Constance and, until 1798, was part of the bailiwick of Eggen.

The parish of Münsterlingen, which included Scherzingen, Bottighofen, Rickenbach (until 1709) and Oberhofen (after 1712), had a long association with the monastery but converted quickly to the Reformation.

[5] Landschlacht was also owned by the Bishop of Constance, but during the High Middle Ages, the bailiff was the Baron of Güttingen.

In 1413 a half share of the low court was sold to Hans Duerrmüller and ten secondary investors from Landschlacht.

In 1621 the eleven investors families sold their share of the court to Münsterlingen, where it remained until 1798.

[6] Münsterlingen has an area, as of 2009[update], of 5.42 square kilometers (2.09 sq mi).

[9] The age distribution, as of 2009[update], in Münsterlingen is; 271 children or 9.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 312 teenagers or 11.3% are between 10 and 19.

[15] In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 35.88% of the vote.

In the federal election, a total of 713 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 49.7%.

[16] The historical population is given in the following table: The former Benedictine Monastery and the Chapel of St. Leonhard are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The entire village of Münsterlingen is part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

[10] From the 2000 census[update], 877 or 33.7% were Roman Catholic, while 1,014 or 39.0% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.

Of the children in kindergarten, 21 or 50.0% were female, 12 or 28.6% were not Swiss citizens and 13 or 31.0% did not speak German natively.

At the lower primary level, there were 44 children or 48.4% of the total population who were female, 27 or 29.7% were not Swiss citizens and 25 or 27.5% did not speak German natively.

In the upper primary level, there were 35 or 40.7% who were female, 21 or 24.4% were not Swiss citizens and 17 or 19.8% did not speak German natively.