Editing Haslach im Kinzigtal (section)

==History==
The first documentary mention as "Haselahe" dates from 1240.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Haslach im Kinzigtal: Geschichte und Brauchtum|url=https://www.haslach.de/startseite/tourismus/geschichte.html|access-date=2020-11-29|website=www.haslach.de}}</ref>

Haslach earliest proven settlements date back to [[Ancient Rome|Roman times]]. Roman Age finds (pottery shards, stone altar, Roman grave relief) indicate the presence of a settlement here at the time of the construction of a military road through the Kinzig valley (about 74 A.D.). Archaeological finds indicate a Roman road station.

Haslach experienced its first heyday in the 13th century when the town, seat of the mountain judge, became the center of an important [[silver mining]] area. From the 17th century, Haslach continued to develop as a market town. Its market streets and squares, which were wide for the time, have been completely preserved to this day and, together with the narrow residential and craft alleys, give the picturesque old town, which consists almost exclusively of baroque [[Timber framing|half-timbered houses]], a unique flair.<ref name=":0" />

After the decline of silver mining in the 16th century, Haslach developed further as an official and market town. In the [[War of the Spanish Succession|War of Spanish Succession]], it was completely burned down in 1704. Oriented at the medieval town plan, the city then emerged relatively modern [[Timber framing|timber-framed buildings]] in southern German baroque style.

During the last months of [[World War II]] (September 1944–April 1945), Haslach had three sub-camps of the [[concentration camp]] [[Natzweiler-Struthof]] at the volcano near the city. Reason for the establishment of the camp was the relocation of production of several arms factories in the bombproof tunnels of the mine Hartsteinwerke volcano. The Vulkan Memorial in Haslach commemorates the 1,700 prisoners from 21 countries who were forced to do labour work.<ref>{{Cite web|title=gedenkstaette-vulkan.de - Gedenkstätte Vulkan Haslach im Kinzigtal|url=http://www.gedenkstaette-vulkan.de/index.html|access-date=2020-11-29|website=www.gedenkstaette-vulkan.de}}</ref> More than 223 inmates known by name lost their lives in Haslach. Others were secretly buried in the vicinity of the camp.<ref>{{Cite web|title=gedenkstaette-vulkan.de - Gedenkstätte Vulkan Haslach im Kinzigtal|url=http://www.gedenkstaette-vulkan.de/html/geschichte_der_haslacher_lager.html|access-date=2020-11-29|website=www.gedenkstaette-vulkan.de}}</ref>

On September 15, 1978, the old town of Haslach was placed under a preservation order by the Freiburg Regional Council. This ordinance serves to preserve the appearance of the old town of Haslach, which is still characterised by its medieval floor plan, within its historical limits.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Haslach im Kinzigtal: Denkmalschutz|url=https://www.haslach.de/startseite/Rathaus+_+Service/Denkmalschutz.html#id265941|access-date=2020-11-29|website=www.haslach.de}}</ref>