Plauelmatte and Hanfbau Historical Information Sign
Plauelmatte and Hanfbau Historical Information Sign
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Plauelmatte and Hanfbau Historical Information Sign
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June 15, 2024
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Here, in what is now Plaukelmatten, the first hemp mill (Plauel) was mentioned.
Today an information board commemorates it ℹ️.
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May 19, 2026
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As early as the 14th century (from 1363), the first water-powered hemp mills (Plaueln) existed on the Mühlbach stream.
Around 1500, numerous regulations already existed, and in 1578, a dedicated "Hänferordnung" (hemp ordinance).
Old place names like Hänferstück or Plauelmatten bear witness to this history to this day.
The processed hemp bundles (,,Docken") were sold far beyond the region - as far as the Netherlands and Bohemia.
From 1850 onwards, new means of transport brought cheaper competition from overseas, which displaced domestic cultivation.
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