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The Fohrenbühl is a mountain or a mountain pass in the Black Forest. The pass road connects Hornberg in Gutachtal with Schramberg Schiltachtal and runs over Reichenbach (Black Forest) and Lauterbach. At the pass (786 m above sea level. NHN ) is a small settlement. This settlement also bears the name Fohrenbühl and is largely a part of the community Lauterbach ( Black Forest) and is referred to as Lauterbach district Fohrenbühl. The pass Fohrenbühl and the settlement Fohrenbühl ( district Lauterbach ) are below the moss forest head, which is one of the highest elevations in the middle of the Black Forest. A running on the ridgeline road crosses the mountain pass and divides the settlement into a Hornberger and Lauterbach part, it is part of the north-south distance hiking trail midway through the Black Forest from Pforzheim to Waldshut. The settlement is now oriented tourism ( four dining establishments ), and agricultural and forestry.

History

On the Fohrenbühl the former border between Baden and Württemberg, a limit that was from time immemorial always at the same time Gemarkungs, state and religion border runs. Lauterbach belonged as part of the former county of Hohenberg Austria to front, but fell in the Peace of Pressburg in 1805 to Württemberg. By the former Austrian rule Lauterbach was Catholic. Hornberg was part of Württemberg, thus evangelical, and fell in 1810 by exchange to the Grand Duchy of Baden. Thus, the curiosity resulted in two straight 25 meters apart inns that of belonging to Hornberg Gasthof Schwanen until 1810 was part of Württemberg and then Baden, and the previously front Austrian, associated because to Lauterbach, Gasthof Adler from 1805 fell to Württemberg.

Landmark of the Baden side

Schell market

Every year at Pentecost on the Fohrenbühl a Schell -called fair market place, which takes its name from the traded cowbells. Documented this traditional market has been mentioned already in 1548. Originally it was a traditional meeting of shepherds, in which the exchanged cowbells and even made ​​things like carvings were traded. The Schell market at Pentecost were once widespread in the Black Forest, today is just another Schell market, also at Pentecost, on the Biereck at Haslach instead.

It was a customary law of the Shepherds at Whitsun to have off duty, in his story " Giftklärle " Arthur Achleitner writes: " ... Is that a way in broad daylight the pasture to leave? And for what? Just so the guy make his preparations for Schell market can! Haha! I'll cast him Schell trade! "

"Well, Klärle! It's an old custom that the shepherds gather on Pentecost Sunday to the clamp on the market Fohrenbühl! "

"Well, then maybe I should herd the cattle on Pentecost Sunday? "

"Who 's talking about you? That can get the next best servant. The Whitsunday belongs now once since time immemorial to the shepherds, and farmers of the whole district have joined this practice and guard their livestock at year day itself! "

The meeting was for the shepherds an important day in the calendar, which was also celebrating and socializing part of it. Achleitner leads in a footnote: "The scrimmage after the official Schell market without acute event is traditional and has resulted in the sequence to the fact that each of the market from the Baden region, the year it was banned by the Württemberg authority. The existence of the Baden curfew anyway forcing the revelers to leave at night 11 clock the " Swan " and move to the Württemberg " eagle ". Danced may be reproduced in any economy. More recently, prevented police contingent of Baden Württemberg Country gendarmerie and hunters greater excesses. "

Today, the market Schell from Swan host and the association is organized, " Bies - Büdie free Office 05 eV" and there are also rides and other Kirmesatraktionen one. The annual crush is far too large for the local gastronomy, so that a marquee needs to create space for the number of visitors, brass bands from near and far provide for the entertainment of visitors. But even today there are sometimes on Whit Sunday evening fight, but experienced forces provide rapidly for rest.

Gastronomy

Located in Hornberg bar Tavern "The Red Lion" had a monopoly on the restaurant business for the community Reichenbach (now Reichenbach district ), and the first opposition to the scheme in 1557 should still 235 years pass, open up in the district Reichenbach Guest allowed. On the Fohrenbühl Gasthaus Zum Schwanen could open in 1785. Located on the other side of the border to Lauterbach district Gasthaus Adler already exists since 1780, two other dining establishments ( Cafe Lauble and Memorial House Fohrenbühl ) were added in the 20th century.