Local history
Harxheim’s chronicle is very diverse and extensive. In order to facilitate orientation, some contributions to the local chronicle are assigned to certain topics below.
Theme groups
Harxheim Chronicles
Stroll through the history of Harxheim
The first documented mention of the community of Harxheim is found in a deed of donation to the Lorsch Monastery from the year 776. The year 767 mentioned in another document, which in the past was always assumed to be the first mention, almost certainly refers to...
Rheinhessen’s history before 1816
Favorable climatic conditions and the Rhine as a traffic artery have attracted people to Rheinhessen at all times. Thus, the region called Rheinhessen since 1816 has also experienced eventful times long before that.First settlements existed in Rheinhessen already...
Rhinehessen
In 1816, after the repartition of Europe at the Congress of Vienna, our region was added to the Grand Duchy of Hesse and was given the name Province of Rhinehesse. Today, Rheinhessen is no longer an administrative unit, but now denotes an evolved cultural region and...
The Harxheim coat of arms
The current Harxheim coat of arms was certified in 1967 by the Ministry of the Interior of Rhineland-Palatinate and goes back to an old court seal from 1636. The Harxheim local coat of arms is precisely defined in the official description of the coat of arms:"In gold,...
The Harxheim Wine Yard Festival
The Harxheimer Weinhöfefest was first celebrated in 1980 and quickly became the most important festival in the village. Since 2014, it has carried the "Rheinhessen AUSGEZEICHNET" seal of quality. With the exception of the Corona year 2020, a new wine princess has been...
Excerpts from the postal history
The municipality of Harxheim acquired a rural mailbox as early as 1861, which was ordered daily by the letter carrier from Bodenheim. From 1904 to 1996 there was also a post office in Harxheim, which was first located in the Obergasse and from 1987 in the Untergasse....
