 Between the mid-13th Century to 1798, it was under the court of the Griesenberg family, which was a side branch of the Bussnang family.It was always part of the parish of Bussnang, until in 1857 Bissegg and Junkholz became part of the Reformed parish of Leutmerken.The local economy was based on grain cultivation, and some vineyards until the 19th Century when it transitioned to cattle and dairy farming.