On February 4, 1660, representatives of the Alsatian Anabaptist communities met in the mill in Ohnenheim to join the Dutch creed of 1632. The descendants of those gathered at that time who live in the Amish communities in the USA still follow this creed today.
The "Daifer", as they were called in the region, had settled in the area as religious refugees after the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), as the Lords of Ribeaupierre had allowed them to cultivate fallow land in their region devastated by the war. At the end of the 17th century, more than half of the population in Ohnenheim were Anabaptists.
The historic mill no longer exists today. A successor building was severely damaged and partially destroyed by fire in 2016. Only a small memorial plaque on the outside wall commemorates the importance of the place.

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