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Botnang – Village of Washers and Bleachers

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Botnang – Village of Washers and Bleachers

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Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. Metzgerbach Forest Stream – Metzgerhau Pond loop from Beethovenstraße

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2. Birkenkopf Information Plaque – Hasenbergturm Ruins loop from Stuttgart Schwabstraße

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3. Buberlesweiher – Saufang Hut loop from Botnang

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Kristian

May 19, 2025

Information panel on the history of Botnang: Until the beginning of industrialization, the town was known as the village of washermen and bleachers, as its geographical location provided it with an excellent supply of wood and water, which served the whole of Stuttgart. Agriculture and viticulture were also the town's main economic activities.

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🌳 samota

December 22, 2020

Information board about the history of Botnang

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Waldaubruddler

September 12, 2020

Location + history: The info sign is on Buberlesweg immediately after Buberlesweg on Botnang's Kuckucksweg.
Already in 1603 the Botnang people were certified that they “had to feed and maintain themselves until now with washing and bleaching alone”.
The valley, rich in springs, offered enough water and the forest provided wood. It was washed with ash liquor. Beech wood ash was scalded with hot water, filtered and then poured over the laundry.
The leached laundry was rinsed well, laid out on the meadow for bleaching and repeatedly sprinkled with water.
After a week it was rinsed again and then hung on the line to dry.
The washers not only had the special “Botnang wash brush” but also had their own bleaching formulas.
In the second half of the 19th century, the bleaching business continued to decline.
Source: Information board at the Botnang Kuckucksweg

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Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Botnang – Village of Washers and Bleachers

1. Metzgerbach Forest Stream – Metzgerhau Pond loop from Beethovenstraße

2. Birkenkopf Information Plaque – Hasenbergturm Ruins loop from Stuttgart Schwabstraße

3. Buberlesweiher – Saufang Hut loop from Botnang

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