Ramsen is first mentioned in 846 as Rammesheim. In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Habsburg Landgraviate of Nellenburg. In 1539 the lower jurisdiction passed from the Lords of Klingenberg to the town of Stein am Rhein, which was under the sovereignty of Zurich. Zurich finally acquired high jurisdiction over Ramsen in 1770. In 1798, as part of the Helvetic Republic, Ramsen, together with Stein, became part of the canton of Schaffhausen. As a border town, Ramsen was the end point of the Singen escape route during the Second World War, an escape route for Dutch and British officers taken prisoner of war who found their way from the Colditz Castle prison camp in Saxony via Singen to Switzerland. After the war, it was an important entry point for refugees, who were housed in the Catholic church and in the Schüppelwald. More information...
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