Armsheim

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	Coordinates: 49 ° 48 '  N , 8 ° 3'  E
Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Alzey-Worms
Association municipality :	Wörrstadt
Height :	142 m above sea level NHN
Area :	10.05 km 2
Residents:	2495 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	248 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	55288
Area code :	06734
License plate :	AZ
Community key :	07 3 31 004
Community structure:	2 districts
Association administration address:	Zum Römergrund 2–6 55286 Wörrstadt
Website :	www.armsheim.de
Local Mayor :	Arno Krätschmann (WHAT)
Location of the local community Armsheim in the Alzey-Worms district

The local community Armsheim is located in the Rheinhessen hill country and has around 2500 inhabitants. After Wörrstadt and Saulheim, it is the third largest municipality within the Wörrstadt community . Armsheim is part of the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate .

geography

Armsheim is located in the middle of Rheinhessen , about 14 km from Alzey, 18 km from Bad Kreuznach, 25 km from Bingen and about 30 km southwest of Mainz. The municipality is divided into the districts Armsheim and Schimsheim to Schimsheim also belongs abode Bahnwärterhaus.

history

Before Christ

People have lived in the Wiesbach floodplain for 40,000 years . The open landscape, criss-crossed by streams, offered the Paleolithic hunters and gatherers ideal living conditions. In 1995 a primary school pupil discovered the remains of an Ice Age fireplace in an excavation pit on the grounds of the primary school, which contained fragments of red deer antlers, bones and numerous stone tools made from various local raw materials. Due to the geological situation and the objects found, the camp site can be dated to the end of the Upper Paleolithic. The country has been permanently settled since the Neolithic Age (after 4,000 BC). Agriculture and animal husbandry were the basis of life. Numerous Neolithic , Bronze and Iron ( La Tène ) finds prove the dense settlement. One of her focal points was the area of ​​the new building area. Above-ground evidence of this early period are the menhirs , of which only one is in the vicinity of its original location.

In the 5th century BC There was a Celtic prince seat in the area of ​​the district. An associated grave on Laushöbel was cut when the railway was being built. Precious gifts - u. a. Parts of a carriage, Etruscan bronze dishes - reveal something about the power and wealth of these princes, who presumably had the Celtic city on the Wißberg as part of their rule . The Celtic period ended around the birth of Christ with the beginning of Roman rule.

Roman Empire

In the four hundred years of belonging to the Roman Empire, the land was farmed by state domains . Where these estates were located can be determined from soil finds and field names (“hamlets”). A Jupiter sanctuary was located in the area of ​​the Armsheimer church, a Diana sanctuary in the western district. In the Suntflur, the area of ​​such a villa, marked by boundary stones, was preserved until the 20th century. The Roman estates were abandoned at the turn of AD 400 after the advance of Germanic tribes across the Rhine and the withdrawal of the Roman military.

Franc time

The real history of the two places begins with the settlement of this country by the Franks around the year 500. The villages consisted of a loose grouping of farms around a central estate with a church and cemetery, after whose owners the settlements were named. Other individual farms were outside. They were abandoned in the troubled times of the 12th and 13th centuries and the still visible city-like densification of the settlements, which were protected by hedges and ditches, took place. The Franconian houseman Pippin the Middle († 714) donated goods in the three places Wörrstadt ( Weristan ), Armsheim ( Armodesheim ) and Saulheim ( Sowelenheim ) to the St. Nicomedes Church in Mainz.

The course of the road and the buildings provide important information on the origin and development of the two villages.

The center of Schimsheim today is the small square that is formed by the streets converging here. On it stood the village and court tree, the legendary Schimsheimer Effe. The linden tree currently growing here was planted in the cavity of the effe after it died. Originally the outskirts were here, the associated fountain has been preserved a few steps south. The adjacent Kirchgasse refers to the location of the St. Martins Church, which was destroyed in the Thirty Years War . The settlement structure of Armsheim shows the economic basis on which the settlement was based and what the driving forces behind the development of the area were. In contrast to the quiet development of Schimsheim, it was characterized by a rapid rise to a short bloom and an equally rapid decline.

A distinction must be made between two main settlement areas, one north of the thoroughfare with the “Freie Platz”, and one south along Mühlstrasse. There are many indications that this is a planned settlement, in particular the almost square layout of Rosenplatz, which is reminiscent of an urban market square.

The St. Remigius Church and the castle of the local lords, the Counts of Veldenz, proved to be the driving forces . A blood relic from the Remigius Church became the goal of a supraregional pilgrimage and the occasion for the construction of the pilgrimage church "Zum heiligen Blut" (1431), which is one of the most important Gothic buildings on the Middle Rhine. The mansion of the counts, built as a moated castle, was the center of their possessions in this area. The place received city rights (no later than 1349) and was fortified by walls and towers. Armsheim was considered the best fortified town in the Nahegau . Parts of the city wall between the churchyard and Neugasse, the Bielgraben and underground passages have been preserved. Three gatekeepers' houses document the extent of the place over a long period of time.

The size and beauty of the Gothic church reveal something about the importance of Armsheim as a place of pilgrimage and Veldenzian city. This development ended with the extinction of the Veldenz family and the introduction of the Reformation: In 1471 the place came to the Electoral Palatinate , which was later part of the Kurheinische Reichskreis . Walls and towers were razed, he lost his town charter and was subordinated to the Alzey District Office. The Reformation in 1556 destroyed the interior of the church and ended the pilgrimage. The tomb of Pastor Odenkemmer in the choir of the church and the battered figure of a saint, which was walled up in a property in the main street, show traces of the destruction.

The center of the village of Armsheim can be seen in the small square where the community bakery stood. Not far from there was the pillory, later the community scales . Just a little above stands the old town hall, from whose facade the normal size comes, the iron cubit that is now attached to the vestibule of the Evangelical Church. The largest inn in the village wasn't far either.

Outside the village, on the road to Schimsheim, was the hospital for lepers, the “Gutleuthaus”, and the executioner's house on the road to Alzey. The winning designation "Galgenberg" south of the station refers to the old place of execution.

Armsheim's importance was based on being the administrative seat and place of pilgrimage, and was not the fruit of trade and commerce. For these there was no connection to a national road network. The long-distance road from Worms to Bingen, the "Hohe Straße" passed via Flonheim west of the village, the "Alte Straße" from Alzey to Ingelheim east, roughly in the course of today's railway line. In addition, the local history of the 17th and 18th centuries is characterized by repeated destruction and looting. Little was left after the devastation of the Palatinate by Louis XIV . The first systematic expansion of the town took place in the 18th century on the filled-in ditch (Neugasse), then occasionally since the early 19th century later on the country road.

From the 19th century

A new era in local development began with the expansion of the Rheinhessen country roads in the 1830s and with the construction of the railway lines Bingen-Worms (1870) , Mainz-Alzey (1871) , Armsheim-Wendelsheim (1871–1895). The settlement that emerged at the station after 1870 was characterized by the wine, coal and cattle trade as well as the cooper's trade. The development on Bahnhofstrasse (previously "Sauweg") reflects the importance that the railway had for the town for over a hundred years. Another form of local expansion is in the new building area (construction began in 1983), which connects the two towns that were united in 1969.

The phases of local history since the 16th century can easily be read from the development of the house and farmstead forms. The typical Franconian farmsteads point to agriculture, partly combined with handicraft, as a source of income. In the period after 1870, the houses with their outbuildings show how the new residents, mainly from rural areas, strived for a combination of wage labor and agricultural sideline (especially the train station area). Finally, the residential buildings in the third phase are national and urban-oriented and show no relation to the landscape, local history or agriculture. The local history has thus entered a critical phase.

Today's community was created on June 7, 1969 through the merger of the communities of Armsheim and Schimsheim .

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Armsheim consists of 16 council members, who were elected in a personalized proportional representation in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman. Up to the 2019 election there were 20 council members, the decrease to 16 council members took place according to the current electoral law due to the reduced population of Armsheim.

The distribution of seats in the municipal council:

choice	SPD	FL	WHAT	Per	total
2019	6th	5	5	-	16 seats
2014	9	8th	3	-	20 seats
2009	7th	8th	3	2	20 seats
2004	7th	7th	3	3	20 seats

• FL = free list in Armsheim and Schimsheim e. V.
• WHAT = Voting Association Armsheim-Schimsheim e. V. (WHAT)
• Pro = Pro Armsheim e. V.

mayor

• Larius Frensrep (around 1618)
• Philipus Maul (around 1618)
• Christoph Wallrab 1st (1791–1797)
• Johannes Schöfer (around 1796)
• Ernst Wallrab (1801–1808)
• Philipp Hausmann (1808-1818)
• Ludwig Bayer for Armsheim, Schimsheim and Eichloch (1818–1822)
• Johann Gerlach 1st (1822–1837)
• Ludwig Göttelmann (1837–1843)
• Friedrich Krug (1843-1856)
• Jakob Zimlich 1st (1856–1875)
• Johann Gerlach 3. (1875–1889)
• Peter Eibach 4th (1890-1911)
• Philipp Feldmann 7th (1911-1933)
• Johann Weintz (1933–1945)
• Georg Link (1945-1946)
• Ernst Feldmann (1946–1948)
• Robert Heinrich Eichberger (1948–1952), son of the famous Mainz poet and sculptor Theodor Eichberger .
• Karl Feldmann 1st (1952–1964)
• Wilhelm Corell (1964–1984)
• Lothar Müller (1984–1994)
• Herbert Feldmann (1994–1999)
• Udo Nehrbaß-Ahles - SPD (1999-2005)
• Peter Starck - Free List Armsheim / Schimsheim e. V. (2005-2014)
• Axel Spieckermann - SPD (2014 - 2019)
• Arno Krätschmann - WHAT (2019 - today)

In the runoff election on June 16, 2019, Arno Krätschmann (WAS) prevailed against the previous incumbent Axel Spieckermann (SPD) with a share of 61.89% of the vote.

coat of arms

	Blazon : “Divided by black and silver; above a growing golden lion, red-armored, tongued and crowned; below an angled red arm with a hand. "

Parish partnership

Fléville-devant-Nancy and Armsheim have had a close partnership since 1988. Fléville has around 2,900 inhabitants and is located near Nancy .

Culture and sights

Buildings

The Protestant Church of the Holy Blood of Christ was built in 1431 as a pilgrimage church for the “worship of the miraculous blood of Christ”. Today it is still called the “most beautiful village church in Rheinhessen”. The monumental organ of the organ builder Johann Michael Stumm from 1739 , which is worthy of protection, is a gem. Every year organists perform the instrument in the concert series “Armsheimer Orgelsommer”. During the break, the concert-goers will taste the “Orgelropfen”, an annual special bottling of Armsheimer wine in the summer church garden. The “Art and Church” project has a particular attraction for those interested in art from all over the region. Every year at least one presentation of contemporary religious art takes place in the old pilgrimage church. In 2001 a total work of art was created: “Dietrich Bonhoeffer - An attempt to get closer” through images, words and music. Various artists came together for this joint project under the direction of Prof. Guido Ludes from Mainz. It received recognition through the participation of Prime Minister Kurt Beck.

See also: List of cultural monuments in Armsheim

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

→ Main article : Armsheim station

The tracks of the Armsheim station, looking towards Alzey and Worms

With its train station, which went into operation in 1869, Armsheim forms an important hub in Rheinhessen . This is where the two railway lines Alzey – Mainz and the Rheinhessenbahn from Bingen am Rhein to Worms cross . There used to be a branch from here to the Wiesbachtalbahn in the direction of Wendelsheim via Flonheim , but this was given up for passenger traffic as early as 1966. At weekends and on public holidays, trips with the Elsass-Express to Wissembourg are possible between May and October . The reception building is a three-storey late classicist type building from the time it was founded. It is a cultural monument according to the Rhineland-Palatinate Monument Protection Act .

Armsheim has a road connection to the federal autobahn 61 towards Bingen and Alzey ( Kreuz Alzey ) via the nearby junctions of Gau-Bickelheim and Bornheim .

Sons and daughters of the place

Christian and Jewish scholars in dispute (woodcut 1483); Johannes Schnitzer

• Johannes Schnitzer from Armsheim, cartographer of the Cosmographia of Claudius Ptolemy
• Friedrich Iffland (1871–1944), politician (SPD), member of the Oldenburg state parliament for the Birkenfeld region
• Theodor Eichberger (1926–2003), dialect poet, local historian and local chronicle , author of the book: From Aribosheim to Armsheim to Armsem - mosaic of a Rheinhessen village (1992)

People connected to the place

• Markus Conrad (* 1973), mayor of the Wörrstadt community, lives in Armsheim

Web links

Commons : Armsheim  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Arnsheim in the Topographia Palatinatus Rheni (Matthäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

• Official website of the local parish Armsheim
• For the history of Armsheim at regionalgeschichte.net
• Literature on Armsheim in the Rhineland-Palatinate State Bibliography

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate - population status 2019, districts, communities, association communities ( help on this ).
2. ↑ State Statistical Office Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Official directory of the municipalities and parts of the municipality. Status: January 2018 ^{[ Version 2020 is available. ]} . S. 85 (PDF; 2.2 MB).
3. ↑ Wolfgang Welker: The ice age hunters of Armsheim (Rheinhessen) and Nussbaum (Nahe valley) . In: Writings of the Working Group on Regional and Folklore Studies . tape 6 , 2007, ISSN  1610-8132 , p. 1-13 .
4. ↑ Yearbooks of the Association of Friends of Antiquity in the Rhineland, No. 74, 1882, p. 157, en ligne
5. ↑ Reinhard Schmid: Historical outline of the Nikomedes monastery (Mainz). In: Monasteries and monasteries in Rhineland-Palatinate - On the way to a Rhineland-Palatinate monastery lexicon. Institute for Historical Regional Studies at the University of Mainz, accessed on April 13, 2018 . 
6. ↑ Official municipality directory (= State Statistical Office of Rhineland-Palatinate [Hrsg.]: Statistical volumes . Volume 407 ). Bad Ems February 2016, p. 157 (PDF; 2.8 MB).
7. ^ The Regional Returning Officer RLP: Municipal Council Election 2019 Armsheim. Retrieved September 5, 2019 . 
8. ^ The Regional Returning Officer Rhineland-Palatinate: Municipal elections 2014, city and municipal council elections
9. ↑ The regional returning officer RLP: direct elections 2019. see Wörrstadt, Verbandsgemeinde, first line of results. Retrieved September 5, 2019 .