A smithy on the site of the village was to start with talked about in 1378. The section west of Schmalkalde river was recorded in 1465 being a village. It belonged to Amt Brotterode while in the lordship of Schmalkalden which was an exclave with the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel. If https://tinybookmarks.com/story17852848/link-alternatif-apel-888-an-overview