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Herxheim Bei Landau Pfalz
Herxheim may refer to: * Herxheim am Berg, a town in the district Bad Dürkheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany ** Herxheim (archaeological site) The archaeological site of Herxheim, located in the municipality of Herxheim in southwest Germany, was a ritual center and a mass grave formed by people of the Linear Pottery culture (LBK) culture in Neolithic Europe. The site is often compared t ..., located in the town * Herxheim (Verbandsgemeinde), an administrative region in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany ** Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz, a town in the district Südliche Weinstraße, seat of the administrative region {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herxheim Am Berg
Herxheim am Berg is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies in the Palatinate on the German Wine Route. Herxheim am Berg belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Freinsheim, whose seat is in the like-named town. History In 774, the municipality had its first documentary mention as ''Heriesheim''. The municipality's landmark is the roughly one-thousand-year-old Evangelical church of St Jacob (''St. Jakobskirche''). The building contains the lower section of a quire tower with a groin-vaulted chancel onto which is built a semicircular apse. The church was built about 1014, making it one of the Palatinate's oldest ecclesiastical buildings. The nave dates to 1729. In the chancel, wall paintings have been brought to light showing the Four Evangelists, both in human shape with wings and with the heads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herxheim (archaeological Site)
The archaeological site of Herxheim, located in the municipality of Herxheim in southwest Germany, was a ritual center and a mass grave formed by people of the Linear Pottery culture (LBK) culture in Neolithic Europe. The site is often compared to that of the Talheim Death Pit and Schletz-Asparn, but is quite different in nature. The site dates from between 5300 and 4950 BC. Discovery Herxheim was discovered in 1996 on the site of a construction project when locals reported finds of bones, including human skulls. The excavation was considered a salvage or rescue dig, as parts of the site were destroyed by the construction. Culture The people at Herxheim were part of the LBK culture. Styles of LBK pottery, some of a high quality, were discovered at the site from local populations as well as from distant lands from the north and east, even as far as away. Local flint as well as flints from distant sources were also found. Settlement The structures at Herxheim suggested that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herxheim (Verbandsgemeinde)
Herxheim is a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the municipality is in Herxheim. The ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Herxheim consists of the following ''Ortsgemeinden'' ("local municipalities"): # Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz # Herxheimweyher # Insheim # Rohrbach Rohrbach or Röhrbach may refer to: Places Municipalities in Switzerland *Rohrbach, Switzerland, in the canton of Bern Municipalities in Germany *Rohrbach, Bavaria, in the district of Pfaffenhofen, Bavaria *Rohrbach, Birkenfeld, in the district o ... Verbandsgemeinde in Rhineland-Palatinate Südliche Weinstraße {{SüdlicheWeinstraße-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
