It is presumed that the last Staufenberg liege subjects, the Wiedergrün von Staufenberg, built the Gasthaus zum Ritter [inn] around 1580, which to this day holds so-called ewige Schildgerechtigkeit [an unlimited licence which allowed it to accommodate guests].The first official record of this fine inn dates back to 1656. With the increasing population in the valley along the Durbach, the house also gained importance as an inn, a venue for meetings and official negotiations. It also housed the Zehntkeller [tithe cellar], which was used to collect the tithe wine for the Staufenberg liege subjects and the All Saints’ Abbey.

From 1921, the Ritterwirt [Ritter’s innkeeper] offered a daily stagecoach service with two horse-drawn carriages to the Windschläg railway station, Offenburg, and sometimes to Strasbourg.