Müllheim

Müllheim lies at the mouth of the Weilertal, between the Black Forest and the Upper Rhine. It appears in a document of 758 recording a gift of land and vineyards to the monastery of St Gall. The settlement belonged to the lordship of Badenweiler and was originally divided into Obermüllen and Untermüllen. Farming and vineyards shaped the surrounding countryside, while the nearby Roman baths at Badenweiler recalled an older period of settlement.

Müllheim gained the right to hold a weekly market in 1698. In 1727 the administrative seat of the Badenweiler lordship moved here, encouraging the two settlements to grow together. Officials, craftsmen and merchants joined the inhabitants, and the wine trade helped support the community. Müllheim received town rights in 1810 under Baden, formalizing the growth of a place that had long served its rural hinterland.