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Herrenweg
Benzenbühl and Thiermondingen

During earthworks for a sewer line remains of a linear pottery culture settlement were uncovered in 1972. This settlement can be assigned to the young stone age (Neolithic). The oldest traces of settlement testify that in this area people lived here around 7,000 years ago. If you follow the paved road for about 1 km (Herrenweg) to the Northwest, you come to this place where once the village 'Thiermondingen' was situated. At the crossroads, a sign informs you about the 1008-1526 settlement, of which today only the name 'Dermedinger Wäldle' remains.

Over a length of almost 1,000 meters, an approximately 25 m-wide strip was uncovered here in 1972 for a sewer line. Here, four settlement parts were cut, which were visible through dark places in the clay soil. In the exposed soil pits came to light, which probably have been used for the extraction of clay for housing construction and then as waste pits. These pits were shards of different colour, size and wall thickness. Ribbon-like lines and line decorations attracted special attention and are typical for the period of the so-called 'pottery' (approx. 5,700 - 4100 BC).

Some dark spots of 20-40 cm diameter post holes are identified as remains of timber structures of the 'pottery' community.

Apart of stones and fragments at the forest floor you can not find anything from the medieval settlement of ‘Thiermondingen’ and the Chapel of St. Nicholas. The 'Ingen' place of birth mentioned in many documents of the 11-15th centuries (settlement of Thiermund with his people) may have arisen in the Adrienne time (3rd/4th 7th/8th century) as well as Emmendingen, Denzlingen, Gundelfingen. The first time 'Thiermondingen' was mentioned in a description dates back to a hunting right by King Henry II for the Bishop of Basel.

In the hallway called 'Dermedinger Wäldle' the name of the village of completely missing still continues.


The settlement 'Thiermondingen' was once in the middle of the villages of Reute, Vörstetten and Denzlingen.