Schwendbau is a regionally spread form of the agriculture and the pastoral industry. Schwenden designates a releasing from potenziellem field or from pastures from unwanted upper-laminar vegetation, (trees, bushes) whereby the Ausstockung is omitted.

was probably supported Schwendbau by excessive use of the forests by feasting cattle and Schneitelung. Schwendung and/or Rodung took place then via early Ankerben of the crust (Ringeln), whereby the trees died and drained. The heavy Roden of the Stubben was omitted, since in such a way won surface for the building of grave stick fields was easily usable and the root work obstructed a larger Errosion.

If an open space is neither nor geschwendet, it becomes at most locations in Central Europe within fewer years first verbuschen, before it becomes the forest. Schwenden is today an important part of the alpine dairy farming, the Almweiden is released Latschenkiefern and alpine roses, which would displace the fodder plants otherwise from shrubs. The Almbauern and its Sennern being entitled Schwendrecht also the removal permits otherwise strictly protected plants as for instance the Almrose in Germany.

To center the 20. Century usual practice to ignite with Latschenkiefer or alpine rose strongly verbuschte Almwiesen and slopes simply is today forbidden in Europe. The Schwenden takes place today usually mechanically with Sichel, engine scythe or chain saw.

Today's Almbauern stands before the dilemma that Schwenden is labor-consuming and expensive. Over several years geschwendete surfaces with arising tree vegetation are explained from the responsible frequently as protection forest and lost to go thereby as pastureland.

The ending frequent with Black Forest places and corridors "“shrank"” or "“e.g. shrank"”.

• Old person-shrank
• Aschwanden
• Elbe-shrank
• Large-shrank
• Gentleman-shrank
• High-shrank
• Menzenschwand
• Realm-shrank
• Silk-shrank

designates places on gerodeten surfaces developed. The suffix rod, - rodt, - rode, - raht, - rath, - rade, - reut (h), - reute, - ruit is likewise frequent.

See also: Mahd, Reuten, Roden

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