The Rombachhof was an old timber carving and rafting settlement. Today there are only the buildings of the state forest administration. In April 1945 the French troops came with their tanks into the Rombach valley via Kaltenbronn. The forester and his eldest son were captured by the French army. On April 25, 1945, ten family members and relatives of the forester were found murdered in the forest house. Only a seven year old boy survived. The background to the murders was never really clarified. Today a memorial stone commemorates the dead.

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Nice corner with marsh marigolds, chestnut trees and water features

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The Rombachhof has a very long history as a forester's house, in terms of forestry and also rafting.

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