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Plauelmatte and Hanfbau Historical Information Sign

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  • Location: Achern, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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    June 15, 2024

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    The importance of the commercial plant hemp shaped the urban image of Achern from the 14th century onwards.
    Here, in what is now Plaukelmatten, the first hemp mill (Plauel) was mentioned.
    Today an information board commemorates it ℹ️.
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    For centuries, hemp was the region's most important cash crop and main source of income.

    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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    Location: Achern, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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