Mar 26, 2023 | Chronicle, Local history
Viticulture in Harxheim – grape harvest in former times In earlier times, the grape harvest was exclusively manual. This was arduous and took a lot of time. But there were also the beautiful sides. In order to start the “autumn”, that is the grape...
Mar 9, 2023 | Chronicle, Economic center "Old Harxheim", Local history
Economic center “Old Hashem” Until the later decades of the last century, there were still many small commercial enterprises in the old center of Harxheim, which offered products for daily needs or services. The following article is dedicated to them. The...
Mar 9, 2023 | Chronicle, Jewish life in Harxheim, Local history
Jewish population in Harxheim Jewish life was part of the culture and history of Rheinhessen for generations. In almost all Rhine-Hessian towns and communities, Jewish families lived side by side with their Catholic or Protestant neighbors, including Harxheim. Old...
Mar 8, 2023 | Chronicle, Harxheim Points of Interest, Local history
Lambinet family in Harxheim The farms in Untergasse 21 and Untergasse 18 are closely linked to the history of the Lambinet family in Harxheim. Ludwig Remakle Lambinet, owner of the farm at Untergasse 21 since 1832, had the building opposite (Untergasse 18) built in...
Mar 8, 2023 | Chronicle, Harxheim Points of Interest
Bakery Darmstadt Until 1969, the Darmstadt bakery, one of the two bakeries in Harxheim, was located at Obergasse 25. Besides the bakery, a grocery store was also operated. Obergasse 25 in 1909 Image source: Franz Götz (detail from a postcard from Harxheim from 1909)...
Mar 8, 2023 | Chronicle, Local history
Harxheimer song By Klaus-Werner Fritzsch and Joachim Geiberger According to tradition, the Harxheimer Heimatlied was written on New Year’s Eve 1950 and was dedicated to the then mayor Friedrich Ackermann, called “Friedrich the Great” for his constant...
