reflects the high infant mortality as reported in the church records: 41 babies younger than one year, while in the group 1-4 only 73 children are listed. Religion Between the reformation and the end of the rule of the Princely Abbey of St Gall in 1806 Ebringen's population was at least de jure all Roman Catholic, although the 1781 Patent of Toleration formally allowed other Christian cults. The Roman Catholic confession stayed dominant until the 1970s. Population growth due to immigration into new quarters and fewer religious ties decreased the Catholic share of the population to 55% at the end of 2014. Economy and Infrastructure Local supply Local supply with food and services decreased drastically in 2016, when at 29 December Ebringen's only supermarket was abandoned. While in 2014 Ebringen had one supermarket, one bakery, two butchers and one beverage market, at the beginning of 2017 there was only one bakery, one butcher and one beverage market. Internet Since October 2016, for most households in Ebringen VDSL2, in Talhausen ADSL2 is provided. Viticulture Viticulture has most likely been present since the Roman era in the first century AD, as ruins of a Roman grange were found in the Ebringen area. As mentioned above, the earliest written record for viticulture dates from the early 8th century. In 1770 an area is reported of 110 ha covered with vineyards, which shrank from the end of the century. In the first decade of the 21st century an area of 90 ha was covered with vineyards, which is slightly less than during the last three decades of the 20th century. Gallery Points of interest Buildings Townhall (Schloss, the former St Gall manor house) Roman Catholic church St Gallus and Otmar Roman Catholic Berghausen chapel St Trudpert Ruin Schneeburg (Schneeberg Castle) Nature reserves Jennetal Berghausen Meadows (Berghauser Matten) Notable residents Honorary citizens Eugen Schüler, mayor from 1963 until 1990 (1922–2012, honorary citizen since 1991) Otto Goldschmidt (1918–2013, honorary citizen since 2002) born in Ebringen Julius Schüler (1850–1914), mayor, Member of Parliament in Germany and Baden Alois Herth, 1853–1937, Member of Parliament in Baden, mayor of Furtwangen 1903–1919, honorary citizen of Furtwangen Franz Sales Kuhn (1864–1938), Architect, honorary citizen of Heidelberg other residents Georg von Wildenstein († 1379) Gallus Alt (1610–1687) Pankraz Vorster (1753–1829) Ildefons von Arx (1755–1833) Norbert Ruf (1933–2012) Manfred Hermann (1937–2011) Natascha Thoma-Widmann (* 1971), German Wine Queen 1997/98, wife of mayor Widmann