The area of ​​the valley between Schwanden and Kottweiler was mentioned as early as 1600, when it was still called „wilte Schwane“. „The wilte Schwane is a little meadow valley,…

There are two possible explanations for the derivation of the name: The term „Ameisen“ (ants) indicates the busy little forest dwellers who built their anthills here on the sunny south-facing…

The Bermeshöhe is at one of the highest points in the district at 359 meters. The parcels on the Bermeshöhe have been used for agriculture since 1845, while the steep…

The Hebenhübel hill has long been the dividing line between five local communities: Kottweiler-Schwanden, Reichenbach-Steegen, Schwedelbach, Mackenbach and (Ramstein-)Miesenbach. As early as 1771 the so-called five-corner stone was built where…

The dividing line between the local communities Miesenbach, Mackenbach, Schwedelbach, Reichenbach-Steegen and Kottweiler-Schwanden was used as a reference point by the citizens of these communities as early as 1600. It…

The „Stickelbach“ rises between the Hebenhübel and the Bermeshöhe and flows through a meadow valley in a south-southwestern direction towards the Miesenbach creek. Vigorously bubbling springs filled „four little Wööglein“…

The bank and memorial stone were erected by the community in 1912 for the longtime field and forest ranger Michael Holzhauser as a present on his 60th birthday at his…

The “Wildbretsdell” (venison dell) describes the basin between the Herzerkopf and the Schulkopf hills. Game liked to stay here which led to its name. The official name, transferred into New…

The Herzerkopf is officially part of the open-field system „An der Wildpretsdell“. It is mentioned for the first time in the original cadastre in 1845. The designation is very likely…