Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz

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Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz
Museum Herxheim
Museum Herxheim
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Location of Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz within Südliche Weinstraße district
Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz is located in Germany
Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz
Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz
Coordinates: 49°08′49″N 8°13′12″E / 49.14694°N 8.22000°E / 49.14694; 8.22000Coordinates: 49°08′49″N 8°13′12″E / 49.14694°N 8.22000°E / 49.14694; 8.22000
CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
DistrictSüdliche Weinstraße
Municipal assoc.Herxheim
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Hedi Braun[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total29.12 km2 (11.24 sq mi)
Elevation
129 m (423 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total10,652
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
76863
Dialling codes07276
Vehicle registrationSÜW
Websitewww.herxheim-pfalz.de

Herxheim is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km south-east of Landau. Herxheim is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Herxheim.

Herxheim is twinned with:

History[]

The first European farmers cleared the forest in the present-day Herxheim region about 7,000 years ago during the Neolithic Age and founded a settlement. The hamlet was originally enclosed with a double ring of elongated pits.[3]

The Alemanni first settled the area in the third century followed by Franconian settlers in the sixth century.[4] The Franks often named their new home after their leader so it is assumed a Franconian leader name Hari or Heri who settled here with his clan.[3] In 773, a document found in the Weißenburg monastery refers to the location as "Harieschaim."[4]

In 1057, the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV donated the land so that Herxheim would come under the rule of the Speyer Monastery.[5][6]

After the Treaties of Nijmegen in 1678/79, Herxheim and all the communities south of the Queich fell to the Sun King Louis XIV of France. Thus Herxheim was part of the French state of Bas-Rhin until 1815.[7]

After Napoleon's second defeat in 1815, the Second Treaty of Paris reassigned the areas north of the Lauter to the Kingdom of Bavaria.

After World War II, Herxheim became part of the newly formed state of Rhineland-Palatinate within the French occupation zone, thus ending the Bavarian era.

Herxheim was included in a new district known as Landau-Bad Bergzabern which was formed in 1969 by merging the districts Landau and Bergzabern. In 1978, Landau-Bad Bergzabern was renamed to Südliche Weinstraße. The district is named after the first touristic route built in Germany in the 1930s, the German Wine Route (Deutsche Weinstraße).[8]

Sights[]

Waldstadion[]

The Waldstadion special sports facility in the south part of Herxheim is a multi-purpose facility for horse racing, motorcycle racing and football.[9]

Herxheim hosts domestic and international motorcycle racing at a venue. It has hosted the World Longtrack Championship Final three occasions and in recent years had hosted a number of rounds of the Grand-Prix series.[10]

Museum Herxheim[]

The Herxheim Museum is the first in Germany to have its archaeological department entirely dedicated to the first peasant culture in Central Europe, the linear pottery culture - the ceramics in the oldest part of the Neolithic. The museum also showcases the history of the tobacco industry in Herxheim.[11]

Parish church of St. Mary of the Assumption[]

St Maria Himmelfahrt in Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz

The Catholic parish church of St Mary of the Assumption (German = St. Maria Himmelfahrt) is located in center of Herxheim and has an unmistakable position in the town due to its central and elevated location. The church is consecrated in honor of the Assumption of Mary. The first documented mention of a church in Herxheim came from Conrad III of Scharfenberg in 1213. However, new research suggests there was probably a church in the same place in 773, even before the place came under episcopal rule.

Over the centuries, the church has been redesigned and enlarged several times, so that today it combines several architectural styles. The late Gothic choir, built in 1507, including the church tower from 1585 and the hall-like nave in the late Baroque style are noteworthy.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ortsgemeinderat". www.herxheim.de (in German). 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2020, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz (in German). 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Historischer Spaziergang". www.herxheim.de (in German). 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Chronik von Herxheim". www.herxheim.de (in German). 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  5. ^ "RI III,2,3 n. 97, Heinrich IV., 1057 April 5, Worms : Regesta Imperii". www.regesta-imperii.de. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  6. ^ GRANDIDIER, Philippe André (1787). Histoire ... de la Province d'Alsace, etc (in French).
  7. ^ "The Wars of Louis XIV in Treaties (Part V): The Peace of Nijmegen (1678–1679)". Oxford Public International Law. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  8. ^ "Geschichte - Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße". www.suedliche-weinstrasse.de. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  9. ^ "Waldstadion - Rennbahn". www.herxheim.de (in German). 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  10. ^ "Venue - Herxheim - Grasstrack GB". grasstrackgb.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  11. ^ Herxheim, Museum. "Wir über uns". www.museum-herxheim.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  12. ^ "Katholische Pfarrkirche". www.herxheim.de (in German). 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
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