▁the ▁south ▁of ▁town . ▁In ▁multiple ▁exc av ations , ▁many ▁discover ies ▁have ▁been ▁made , ▁mostly ▁from ▁the ▁period ▁between ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁B . C . ▁ ▁At ▁least ▁since ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Rom ans , ▁important ▁travel ▁routes ▁have ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁Jul ier ▁and ▁Sept imer ▁passes . ▁Sav ogn in ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁B ish ops ▁of ▁Ch ur ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁Ober halb stein , ▁for ▁which ▁Sav ogn in ▁acted ▁as ▁principal ▁town ▁and ▁rural ▁area , ▁the ▁town ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁God ' s ▁House . ▁After ▁its ▁sale ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 2 , ▁the ▁valley ▁att ained ▁full ▁so vere ig nt y ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁State ▁of ▁the ▁Three ▁Le agues . ▁ ▁The ▁cattle ▁industry ▁and ▁traffic ▁through ▁the ▁passes ▁formed ▁the ▁economic ▁framework ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁since ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁Period s ▁of ▁increase , ▁for ▁example , ▁after ▁Mount ▁C rap ▁Ses ▁was ▁blow n ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 7 , ▁or ▁when ▁the ▁Jul ier ▁Road ▁was ▁improved ▁between ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁were ▁always ▁followed ▁by ▁periods ▁of ▁decrease , ▁most ▁recently ▁from ▁too ▁much ▁competition ▁after ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Got th ard bahn ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁At