Dittelsheim-Heßloch

Dittelsheim- Heßloch is a municipality in the district Alzey- Worms in Rhineland- Palatinate. It belongs to the municipality Westhofen.

  • 4.1 Structures
  • 4.2 Sport
  • 4.3 associations
  • 5.1 wine
  • 5.2 traffic

Geography

The wine village located in Wonnegau in Rheinhessen. The municipality consists of the two districts Dittelsheim and Heßloch.

History

Werner II of Bolanden received in 1190 the place Dittelsheim fief of the Counts of Katzenelenbogen. The Electoral Palatinate gradually acquired the raugräflichen, altbolandischen shares and those of the home guard and von Dalberg ( 15th to early 17th century ). During the Middle Ages, the lords of Dalberg Bailiwick gentlemen were. In the witch-hunt against the Heßlocher women in 1599 at least three women were burned at the stake. The witch trial against Margreth, wife of Philip Mohr, the accused managed to escape from prison.

Today's church was established on June 7, 1969 by the merger of the previously independent municipalities Dittelsheim (then 916 inhabitants) and Hessloch (880 inhabitants). At the same time the spelling of the town " Hessloch " has been changed.

The development of the population of Dittelsheim- Heßloch based on the present-day municipality; the values ​​from 1871 to 1987 based on population censuses:

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Dittelsheim- Heßloch consists of 16 council members, who were elected at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 a personalized proportional representation, and the honorary mayor as chairman.

The distribution of seats in the local council:

Mayor

  • Moritz Hahn (1891-1925) (Mayor Heßloch )
  • Werner Spies - FWG (1970-1989) ( mayor )
  • Herbert Morch - SPD (1989 - 2004) ( mayor )
  • Rainer Fuhrmann - CDU (2004 - present) ( mayor )

Culture and sights

Structures

  • Saracen Tower: Tower of the Protestant church in the district Dittelsheim, dating back to 1200, popularly called " Heidenturm ". The church itself was canceled in 1729 and replaced by a Baroque building, only the porch and the tower remained. Supposedly also influence the Moorish or Byzantine style influences in this Romanesque tower; He is often referred to as the most beautiful of its kind in Rheinhessen. The spire with the 16-fold range of dome roof, on relations between the Hohenstaufen Rheinlande to the east and belongs to a group of similar spiers in Rheinhessen ( cf. Alsheim, Gunter Blum and St. Paul in Worms). The name " Heidenturm " ( Saracen ) refers to Crusaders, who are said to have built it.
  • Old Catholic Church of Christ

See also:

  • List of cultural monuments in Dittelsheim- Heßloch
  • List of natural monuments in Dittelsheim- Heßloch

Sports

  • S. C. Dittelsheim- Heßloch
  • Art bicycle club Dittelsheim

Clubs

  • Kloppenberg Gugger eV - The first Guggemusik from Rheinhessen
  • Musikverein Hessloch

Economy and infrastructure

Wine

Viticulture has a long tradition here. Dittelsheim- Heßloch covers about 1,350 hectares, of which 446 ha are planted with vines.

Height differences, different microclimatic conditions and highly differentiated soil conditions ranging from heavy clay soil to light sandy soils are good conditions for viticulture and therefore thrive in Dittelsheim- Heßloch many different varieties that enable a wide range of wines.

The winery winter forms as VDP member a quality lace Dittelsheim.

Traffic

  • Lies on the former railway line Osthofen - Gau Or Home

Personalities from Dittelsheim- Heßloch

  • Jakob Becker ( born March 15, 1810 in Dittelsheim, † December 22, 1872 in Frankfurt am Main ) painter, etcher and lithographer and art professor at the Städel School
  • Anton Praetorius was from 1592 to 1596, the first Reformed pastor in Dittelsheim. He wrote in 1595, the oldest description of the first Great barrel at Heidelberg Castle. In it, he praised the barrel as a symbol of the superiority of the Calvinist faith. Later he became known as a committed opponent of the witch trials and torture.
  • Margreth, wife of Philip Mohr, accused in the witch trials in 1599, managed to escape from prison
  • Julia Metzler was Rheinhessen Wine Queen 2006/2007 and German Wine Princess 2007/2008
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