Ka cika wannan magana: A shekara ta 1600 mutane 900 ne suke zaune a ƙauyen. A cikin karni na 17 Köngen ya sha wahala daga barkewar cututtuka da tashin hankali na yaƙi. Daga 1609 zuwa 1611 akwai barkewar annoba ta farko, ta biyu ta faru a 1627. Kusan kashi ɗaya bisa uku na mutanen sun mutu sanadiyyar cutar. Fiye da mazauna ɗari ne suka kashe sojojin da suka yi wa sarki nasara bayan da
Yaƙin Nördlingen a shekara ta 1634. Adadin mazauna 1,000 an wuce shi ne kawai a farkon rabin karni na 18.