Harschemer stories
As in many places, there were and are also very specific circumstances, stories and personalities in Harxheim in addition to the “official local history”. Some have been collected here and are really worth reading; we wish you much pleasure with the “Haschemer stories” …
The landmark of Harxheim
Three buildings vie for the title of Harxheim's landmark. Which one is it really?Is it the typical view along Gaustraße in the direction of the Protestant church? Or is it the other direction - along the climb up to the top? Is it the chapel on the right or the...
The local scales – the scales at the former railroad crossing in Bahnhofstraße
In addition to the Harxheim local scales in Untergasse, there was another scale in Bahnhofstraße directly at the former railroad crossing in the direction of Lörzweiler. The scale existed from about 1910 until the early 1970s.Weigh house at the former railroad...
The local scales – the scales in the lower lane
Every community in Rheinhessen had a functioning community scale until the mid-1990s. The old weighing house still reminds of the Harxheim local scales in the Untergasse. Dark stones in the pavement in front of it show the outlines of the former cradle platform. Every...
“Michel Michel” – the last Harxheim original
Michel Michel was a truly oddball representative of the genre of village originals. He and his bicycle were inseparable, garden tools were his great collecting passion - to the annoyance of their owners."Michel Michel", October 1982Image source: Siegfried SchäferWho...
“Es Spritze-Heisje”
Every community in Rheinhessen had, in some cases until the 1960s, a central point in the village for mixing sprays to control pests and leaf diseases in the vineyards. In Harxheim this place was located in the Spritze-Heisje.A small building, which is only known to...
“Es Brockelche” – village servant, field gunner, and delivery man
Every community in Rheinhessen had people who were somehow special in their own way. Lovable, but sometimes very quirky. Unfortunately, this category of fellow human beings has become rare in Rheinhessen. "Es Brockelche" was one of those special kind of people."Es...
About the goodness and many of the wine from the year 1558 to 1862
A privately owned handwritten documentation reports on the basis of short comments of the author about the annual wine harvests as well as the weather conditions in the period from 1558 to 1862.The vintages over the centuries in Harxheim! It was a small, brown and...
