the village, situated in the march of austria, was first mentioned in an 1143 deed issued by duke henry xi of bavaria, whereby one "chunradus" (conrad) of "tolersheim" appeared as a witness. owing to its location near the austrian border with bohemia the nearby market town held by the lords of ottenstein was devastated during the hussite wars in 1427 and again in the run-up to the battle of white mountain in 1620.