The lime kilns mark a turning point in the industrial history of this municipality. According to parish registers, there was already some industrial operation of the stone quarries in the mid-16th century. In the mid-1850s, the municipality built a first kiln. Almost 25 years later, a second kiln was built commissioned by the operator of the first kiln.

Since 1890, the business has been operated by the same family. A third lime kiln was built in collaboration with another family. By the 1920s, these three kilns were operating at full capacity. They were not shut down until fifty years later. Part of the old buildings has been abandoned. These buildings belong to the old forge, which now houses a museum.