Even Elze-Jan Hoek, a Dutch transplant who came from outside Utrecht with his wife to set up a farm and raise his children, was first brought to Jungholz by accident. "My parents loved southern Bavaria and we used to drive down from the Netherlands for long summer holidays in nearby Pfronten," he told me, wistfully. "So it felt natural to decide to move to Germany – but almost by mistake we found a B&B just over the border in Jungholz instead."