The name of the village of Rothenkirchen, where a fortified manor of the Andechs-Merani family was located as early as the 12th century, derives from the locally predominant red sandstone …
Haig was first mentioned in a document in the first half of the 14th century. From the beginning it belonged to the Bishopric of Bamberg. The foundation stone of Haiger Castle was laid in 1731.