The „Kottenweg“ leads hikers through the districts of the local community and display boards explain the historical field names. Field names are the names of mountains and valleys,forests and fields,…

The community of Kottweiler-Schwanden was first mentioned in a document in 1349. In the certificate, the knight Friedrich von Beilstein and his wife Grete waived their share of the property…

The first part of the double name of the local community Kottweiler-Schanden goes back to the word „Kotten“, also known as „Kate“ in other regions. It describes simple huts that…

The predominant part of the rock layer in the Kottweiler-Schwanden district is the „Lower Buntsandstein“. It formed in the Triassic, about 250-200 million years ago. Scenically the district Kottweiler-Schwanden is…