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Short outline of the history of the Hühnerhof
 

1834

First mention of the innkeeper of the Talhof Johannes Rieß in the “Sportel” registry of the town of Tuttlingen (Sportel = fee for the liquor license)

1866

The name "Hühnerhof" appears for the first time in the Trade and Commercial Register of the town of Tuttlingen. The entry reads: David Holder, proprietor of the Hühnerhof, a golden hen was put up as sign of the inn

1882     

Liquor license granted to Johann Jakob Schlenker from Tuttlingen who submitted a total of five building applications between the years of 1883 and 1907

1883     

A shed was added to the residential house

1891     

Two story addition to the residential house

1892     

Addition of a shed to the back of the residential and business building

1896     

Construction of a bakehouse and pigsty behind the residential building

1897     

Raising of a barn on free standing posts at a distance of 50 meters at its own location

1909     

Granting of a liquor license to Georg Schlenker

1913     

Bartholomäus Kniesel becomes the new proprietor of the Äußerer Talhof and runs the Hühnerhof until his death in 1925

1925     

The widow of Bartholomäus Kniesel, Luise Kniesel keeps running the business with the help of her son Walter Kniesel

1955     

The liquor license is transferred to Walter Kniesel

1958     

After 45 years the Kniesel era comes to an end and a business permit is issued to Frau Gertrud Döbler, born Rentschler

1982     

The business is transferred to Karl-Heinz Abt, who previously ran the inn “Gasthof zur Sonne” in Wehingen

1994     

The new owner Ms. Christel Gande is granted a permission to run the Hühnerhof as bar and restaurant as well as a guest accommodation business with 14 beds

2002     

The son Thomas Gande who previously ran the restaurant "Beim Haxenwirt" in Radolfzell was granted permission to run the bar and restaurant with a guest accommodation business

2003     

Building permit to extend the establishment to 21 beds

2005     

New construction of the adjacent buildings. The "Landhotel Hühnerhof***" now has over 44 guestrooms and 6 apartments with a total of 100 beds and 2 conference rooms. The Wellness Area offers a sauna, solarium and steam bath as well as a large outdoor area. A former shed, the "Tenne" is available for events with up to 100 seats

During the last 170 years, a small inn at the former border between the old Kingdom of Württemberg and the Grand Duchy of Baden, that was rumored to be an ore smugglers tavern during the time of the smelting of the ore that was mined on the Eck, has grown into a modern 21st Century country hotel.