The farmer with the red stockings

Long before the great war, there were two villages near Fechingen, named Boenningen and Friedrichingen. They then perished in the great war, so that …

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February 19, 2022

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Note: "The Great War" of course means the "Thirty Years' War". Bönningen (or Benningen) was a small village bordering on Eschringen. However, it probably became a deserted settlement (sunken or abandoned settlement) as early as the end of the Middle Ages (perhaps due to the plague?). Field names are still reminiscent of both villages.

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