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The Bleichergebäude (Bleicherhäusle) in Rangendingen is a historic building that was formerly used for bleaching linen and other textiles. Today, it is considered a cultural monument worth seeing and is reminiscent of the traditional craftsmanship and everyday history of the place.

The Vörbach ruin is a ridge castle near the municipality of Pfalzgrafenweiler in the district of Freudenstadt in Baden-Württemberg, above the Waldach valley. Remains of the keep, the shield wall, and a flanking tower have been preserved. The castle is first mentioned in a document in 1140 as the property of the Counts Palatine of Tübingen. The brothers Albrecht and Diem von Steinhilben were named as the first named owners in 1330. Their father Dietrich von Steinhilben likely received the castle as a fief from the Count Palatine. In 1360, Vörbach was sold by Count Burkhard to Count Palatine Ruprecht I. of the Palatinate. The complex was sold by Count Otto I. in 1440 to Counts Ludwig I. and Ulrich of Württemberg. The fief was granted to the Lords of Emershofen until 1483. They sold Vörbach for 1,800 guilders to the Lords of Ehingen. In 1485, Jörg von Ehingen was enfeoffed with Vörbach by Count Eberhard im Bart. Rudolf von Ehingen sold, among other things, the castle in 1498 to Hans von Neuneck zu Glatt. Wildhans von Neuneck sold the Vörbach castle estate in 1625 for 70,000 guilders to the Duke of Württemberg. After the great village fire of Pfalzgrafenweiler on April 24, 1798, the stones were used to rebuild the town. In 1906, the Schwarzwaldverein built the Nördlinger Hütte on a tower stump of the surrounding wall, named after a founding member, as a resting and shelter hut. It was last renovated in 1990 and is now used as the clubhouse of the Schwarzwaldverein Pfalzgrafenweiler. A curved ditch cuts off the castle site from the corner of the mountain. The foundation walls of the square keep are found on a hill. Rough-hewn ashlar blocks were used to build the tower, suggesting a late Staufen construction. The exact height is not known, but is estimated to be around 30 meters. A large castle complex with numerous outbuildings can be seen on a historical forest map from 1584. A description from 1625 mentions a summer house, a gatekeeper's house, cattle and horse stables, and a well, among other things. Two buildings used as cattle stables and a sheep barn were located outside the castle. No remains of these are visible anymore. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruine_V%C3%B6rbach

The Nördlinger Hütte in Pfalzgrafenweiler was built in 1906 by the Schwarzwaldverein on the remains of Burg Vörbach and named after its chairman Julius Nördlinger. Since 1990 it has been renovated several times, most recently in 2019. Today it serves as a club house and resting place for hikers. Burg Vörbach was already mentioned in 1140, changed owners several times and came to the municipality in 1625. After a fire in 1798, its stones were used for the reconstruction of the town, so that only a few remains are preserved today.

The Bleicherhäusle is located clearly visible on the road from Hirrlingen to Rangendingen, on the left shortly before the town entrance. On the opposite side of the road stands the St. Joseph Chapel. It is not precisely known when the Bleicherhäusle was built. It was already recorded in the land survey of 1861 in the cadastral map in the area called „Galgenrain“. Originally, the simple building served the bleacher as a place to stay and sleep, as well as for storing his work equipment. The „Bleicherbuckel“, about 1.2 km from Rangendingen, was the ideal place for bleaching the farmers' linen, which was brought there by the linen weaver. To this day, the hill on the right of Hirrlinger Straße bears its name. The Bleicherhäusle still stands on the crest.

The ideal place to take a break...

A hut built in 1906 with a lot of timber framing. There are seating areas in front of the hut for a rest.

In 1625, the last knight surrendered Vörbach Castle. Until the massive fire on April 24, 1798, a 26-meter-high keep stood here. In 1906, the Nördlingen Ironworks was built on the ruins with considerable craftsmanship.

Beautiful corner, including ascent and descent