Germany, Schurwald, Hohengehren
by blauepics
Hohengehren:
It can be assumed that the first settlers came here in the 11th and 12th century from the Filstal (Fils valley). The village was first mentioned in 1275 AD. It belonged to the house of Württemberg and was administrated by the district of Schorndorf. By 1635 some 300 people were living here. Due to the disastrous Thirty Years' War in the 17th century, the number of inhabitants declined down to 35 only in 1641. A part of the village was destroyed by French troops.
The village must have had some attraction as it gained soon many inhabitants, 390 in 1744. In the 19th century, the village produced a lot of flax and hemp which is still represented in the village emblem. Hohengehren became in 1938 part of the district of Esslingen.
The village saw little fighting during WW2. After WW2, many Germans refugees from the Eastern territories moved into the village. By 1948, Hohengehren had 815 inhabitants.
In 1975 the community was joined with the neighbour village Baltmannsweiler to one administrative entity. Hohengehren has currently some 2200 inhabitants.
