Gamshurst
Sign in to saveGamshurst is a German neighborhood (Stadtteil) of the major district town (Große Kreisstadt) of Achern in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. First documented on February 21, 902, Gamshurst was originally the site of a Catholic monastery. The village of Gamshurst is originally mentioned in a Papal bull in 1216. From the 13th to the mid-20th century, Gamshurst was predominantly an agricultural village.
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Gamshurst is a German neighborhood (Stadtteil) of the major district town (Große Kreisstadt) of Achern in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. First documented on February 21, 902, Gamshurst was originally the site of a Catholic monastery. The village of Gamshurst is originally mentioned in a Papal bull in 1216. From the 13th to the mid-20th century, Gamshurst was predominantly an agricultural village.
==History== Records from 1428 show that serfdom was abolished in Gamshurst at this time. In July 1675, during the Franco-Dutch War a French army led by General Turenne invaded and occupied the village. After departing Gamshurst, Turenne was killed in Sasbach by a cannonball on July 27, 1675.
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