Historical background
Around 250 AD the romans built a supply route to Bregenz in the Hindelang area.
Hindelang itself was built by the Alemanni, who must have favoured the location on the sunny southern slope of the Hirschberg. From the year 1540, salt was transported from Tyrol to the Rhine River via the Jochstraße. This was an excellent business opportunity for the waggoners of Hindelang, who travelled the route from Nesselwängle to Sonthofen on a daily basis with approximately 300 horses. When the salt shipments ceased in 1823, the road lost its’ importance.
At the end of the 19th century, the new Jochstraße was built with 105 bends. It is the highest main road in Germany.
The knights of Hindinlang and their fortress are mentioned in a document dated as early as the 13th century. Hindelang itself became a parish in 1481. The sculptors Franz and Konrad Eberhard were born here. The Fugger family of Augsburg owned the Mitterhaus in the Retterschwanger Valley from 1575 to 1646, establishing their horse stables there.
Prince Luitpold had a hunting lodge in Hinterstein, which he visited regularly. This had a favourable effect on the postal and train services in this area east of the Iller. The highest sulphur spring in Germany is situated in the neighbouring spa hotel „Prinz-Luitpold-Bad“, which can be reached via our shared garden path.