Rötenbach lies about 7 km east of Titisee-Neustadt in the southeast of the Black Forest where it transitions to the Baar, at a height of 780 to 950 metres above sea level.

A local nobleman called Ruadger gave a gift to St Martin's Church in Löffingen.

Previously there is evidence of ownership by the following ecclesiastical bodies: Following the dissolution of the Principality of Fürstenberg, Rötenbach went in 1806 to the Grand Duchy of Baden.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, Rötenbach was home to a cottage industry, mainly involved in the following activities: From 1770, clock and watchmaking expanded.

He died shortly after the end of the Second World War and was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 3 May 1987 in Munich.