 The Pilgerhof ("Pilgrim’s Estate") lies some 4 km from the centre on the southern edge of the Freudenwald ("Joy Forest").This was built in 1964-1965 as an "Aussiedlerhof" (an agricultural settlement established after the Second World War to increase food production).Gumbsweiler’s area measures 435 ha, of which 67 ha is cropland, 172 ha is grassland, 155 ha is wooded and 63 ha is settled ["sic"].