Harscheid (near Adenau)

Basic data
State :	Rhineland-Palatinate
County :	Ahrweiler
Association municipality :	Adenau
Height :	414 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.13 km 2
Residents:	134 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density :	43 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	53520
Area code :	02695
License plate :	AW
Community key :	07 1 31 026
Association administration address:	Kirchstrasse 15 ; 53518 Adenau
Website :	www.adenau.de
Local Mayor :	Günther Hilterscheid
Location of the local community Harscheid in the Ahrweiler district

Harscheid (near Adenau), aerial photo from 2015

Chapel of St. Donatus

Harscheid is a municipality in the Ahrweiler district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It belongs to the Adenau community .

geography

In addition to the main town, the district Am Steinkreuz belongs to the municipality.

Harscheid is right on the border with North Rhine-Westphalia. Neighboring communities are Sierscheid , Schuld , Lind and Bad Münstereifel .

history

The name Harscheid is made up of the two words "haris" and "Scheid". The final syllable “Scheid” comes from “scit” and means “wooded ridge”. Harscheid is mentioned in a document for the first time in 1501. The Cologne Domhof in Schuld owned goods in Harscheid, from which taxes had to be paid. In 1673 it is reported that the Harscheider petitioned the Elector: They wanted to be exempt from taxes because they had been attacked by French troops who had "snatched all the fruits, animals and furniture." The sovereign instructed the Nürburg winery to forego the money. Until 1794, Harscheid belonged to the mayor's office of the four "Honors" of guilt in the Electoral Cologne office of Nürburg.

Harscheid was always a branch of the parish to blame. The chapel dedicated to St. Jodokus and St. Donatus has stood in the village since 1754 . The pastor of Schuld owned a third of the tithe in Harscheid. According to the visitation protocol there were 15 families = 83 souls and 48 communicants in Harscheid in 1830. The chapel was then in good condition. The debtor pastor had to hold a high mass with a sermon on the feast days of the chapel patron.

The students in Harscheid had to attend school in Schuld until 1961 because of the lack of a school building . This situation was ended after the completion of a new school in Harscheid. However, it was dissolved again by the 1971/72 school reform; since then the school in Antweiler has been responsible for primary school children from Harscheid. Most of the other students are registered at Adenauer schools. The former school building in Harscheid served as a holiday home for many years. In 2008 the building went into private ownership and is now used as a private residence.

Population development

The development of the population of Harscheid, the values from 1871 to 1987 are based on censuses:

year	Residents
1815	82
1835	85
1871	89
1905	78
1939	76
1950	91

year	Residents
1961	76
1970	115
1987	119
1997	134
2005	153
2017	145

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council in Harscheid consists of six council members who were elected by a majority vote in the local elections on May 26, 2019 , and the honorary local mayor as chairman.

mayor

Günther Hilterscheid is the local mayor of Harscheid. In the direct election on May 26, 2019, he was confirmed in his office with 85.00% of the votes.

coat of arms

Blazon : “The head of the shield is square with a black cross on silver. A silver pilgrim's staff in the black cross. In the upper right red part of the shield a silver lion head turned to the left, in the upper left green part of the shield a golden lightning bolt. In the lower left green part of the shield a golden ax and in the lower right part of the red shield a silver cross of St. John. "

Culture and sights

In 1754 a chapel was built in honor of Saints Donatus and Jodok. The interior of the chapel houses a baroque altar and ten pews from the 18th century. In a niche that is flanked by two twisted columns, there is a wooden figure of St. Jodok. In 1838 a new church bell was installed, which was replaced by another in 1919. In 1857 new windows were installed. At the beginning of 1970 the roof of the chapel was renewed.
Circular hiking trails in and around Harscheid