sentences:  The settlement of many peasants, craftsmen and merchants led to a strong population increase in the first half of the 19th century from about 500 inhabitants in 1815 to 1,000 in 1840.During this period, the settlement expanded in a westerly direction.Until 1900, the local boundaries remained virtually unchanged, after which most new development was on the western side of the original centre as the steep slope to the "Niederterrasse" on the eastern border constituted a problem.