sentences:  The Protestant Reformation swept Plüderhausen in 1536.As Prince Elector John Frederick of Saxony initiated his retreat in 1546 after defeat in the Schmalkaldic War, he and his army spent the night of 27–28 November in Plüderhausen, prompting complaints by the "Obervogt" of Schorndorf about the bad behavior of the robbing and plundering troops.In 1626 the cemetery was laid out, and is still used today.