In the etymology of other toponyms that originate from deforestation, the act of slashing is
emphasised: for example the Swiss German Schwendi, derived from Old German swenden [to
droop, to bring to fall] and Ru¨ti, derived from Old German riuten [to stub]. In Italian thereare the expressions cesina [cut], runc, fratta [to hoe, to stub] and in Old French essart [to
hoe].38 In other cases, such as the Ru¨ttibrennen in the Black Forest, both aspects are combined
in the same name. The Ru¨ttibrennen was part of the traditional ‘Reutbergwirtschaft’. This
consisted of a short rotation coppicing of Quercus spp. and sometimes Betula pendula, Corylus
avellana and other species, and then burning of the dry lopping on the steep slope where
traditional labouring was impossible. In the first years after the burning the area was
used for horticulture or corn-growing (such as rye), then for grazing and then for the growth
of the next coppice generation. Many toponyms related to the ‘Reutbergwirtschaft’ and
other similar uses of fire for rangeland agriculture are still to be found in the Black
Forest.
In the etymology of other toponyms that originate from deforestation, the act of slashing isemphasised: for example the Swiss German Schwendi, derived from Old German swenden [todroop, to bring to fall] and Ru¨ti, derived from Old German riuten [to stub]. In Italian thereare the expressions cesina [cut], runc, fratta [to hoe, to stub] and in Old French essart [tohoe].38 In other cases, such as the Ru¨ttibrennen in the Black Forest, both aspects are combinedin the same name. The Ru¨ttibrennen was part of the traditional ‘Reutbergwirtschaft’. Thisconsisted of a short rotation coppicing of Quercus spp. and sometimes Betula pendula, Corylusavellana and other species, and then burning of the dry lopping on the steep slope wheretraditional labouring was impossible. In the first years after the burning the area wasused for horticulture or corn-growing (such as rye), then for grazing and then for the growthof the next coppice generation. Many toponyms related to the ‘Reutbergwirtschaft’ andother similar uses of fire for rangeland agriculture are still to be found in the BlackForest.
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