▁south . ▁It ▁is ▁tr anse cted ▁by ▁the ▁La uter bach , ▁which ▁flows ▁into ▁the ▁Ross el ▁in ▁Ge is la ut ern . ▁The ▁name ▁War nd t ▁first ▁appears ▁in ▁a ▁de ed ▁of ▁don ation ▁from ▁ 9 9 9 AD ▁of ▁the ▁Emperor ▁Otto ▁III . ▁ ▁Of - limits ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁population , ▁the ▁War nd t ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁lord ly ▁hunting ▁ground ▁since ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁Prince ▁Ludwig ▁of ▁N ass au - S aar br ücken ▁had ▁a ▁hunting ▁l odge ▁built ▁at ▁Kar ls br unn ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 7 ▁and ▁used ▁it ▁frequently ▁for ▁large ▁hun ts , ▁often ▁last ing ▁several ▁days . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁the ▁state ▁forest ry ▁administration ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁estate . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁the ▁War nd t ▁was ▁a ▁refuge ▁for ▁French ▁H ug uen ots . ▁Their ▁settlement s ▁in ▁the ▁War nd t , ▁in ▁Lud we iler , ▁caused ▁a ▁last ing ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁area , ▁since ▁they ▁brought ▁the ▁craft ▁of ▁glass b low ing ▁and ▁introduced ▁the ▁glass ▁industry ▁to ▁the ▁S aar . ▁The ▁abund ance ▁of ▁wood ▁in ▁the ▁War nd t ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁fire ▁the ▁glass works . ▁Co al ▁min ing ▁ended ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁art ▁of ▁glass b low ing ▁can ▁now ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁demonstr ation ▁factory ▁of ▁Vill ero y