. ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁All sch w il ▁was ▁located ▁along ▁the ▁Als ace - Sol oth urn ▁via ▁Pass w ang ▁pass ▁trad ing ▁route ▁along ▁the ▁border . ▁Its ▁location ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁and ▁trade ▁route ▁allowed ▁All sch w il ▁to ▁grow ▁into ▁an ▁important ▁custom s ▁facility . ▁After ▁ 1 7 2 4 ▁it ▁hous ed ▁the ▁northern ▁salt ▁w are house ▁of ▁the ▁v og tei ▁of ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁Bas el . ▁All sch w il ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁seven ▁so - called ▁free ▁villages ▁( V ag antes ▁extra ▁civ itate ▁Bas ili ens em ) ▁and ▁was ▁therefore ▁under ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁Chap el ▁at ▁Bas el ' s ▁c athedral ▁for ▁bapt ism ▁and ▁high ▁church ▁festiv als . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Pe as ants ' ▁War ▁All sch w il , ▁together ▁with ▁Rein ach , ▁Ther w il , ▁Ober w il ▁and ▁E tt ingen , ▁joined ▁Bas el ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 5 ▁with ▁a ▁Burg recht ▁agreement . ▁This ▁agreement ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 5 ▁in ▁the ▁Baden ▁Ag re ement . ▁In ▁ 1 5 2 9 ▁the ▁village ▁emb rac ed ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Re formation ▁and ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁faith . ▁Near ly ▁a ▁hundred ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 7 , ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Bas el ▁succeeded ▁in ▁spread ing ▁the ▁C ounter