Tour of Spiesheim’s History

Birthplace of Hans Walter Hessinger

Author of "Reading Book Spiesheim" (Chronicle)

Hans Walter Hessinger was born in this house on January 21, 1931.

After his graduation he worked as a teacher at different schools in Rhine Hesse from 1952 on.
From 1968 to 1993, he was headmaster at the Verbandsschule in Flomborn and he lived in Ober-Flörsheim from 1954 to 2002.

Through his whole life Hans Walter Hessinger always kept in close touch with his home village Spiesheim.
The "Reading Book" he wrote about and for his birthplace of Spiesheim provides many exciting facts of the history of our village – worth knowing for future generations.

He died on November 21, 2002. His final resting place is in the cemetery of Spiesheim.

Translation: Hildegard Wingert – Oktober 2016/06

09. Oktober 2016

Tour of Spiesheim’s History

The oldest house in Spiesheim/Germany
built in 1610

 
Photographs taken in 1912 left and 2016 right

This house was built before the "Thirty Years War" which lasted in Central Europe from 1618 – 48.

On the house, clearly visible from the yard, the numbers 1618 are carved on an oak tree beam, which is part of the wooden frame structure.

During the chaos and turmoil of war, the house was mainly uninhabitated. The population of Spiesheim was either expelled or had left (fled) their hometown. The village was at times an empty place, devastated and many houses destroyed or burned down.

It is part of the historical heritage of this house, passed on from one generation to the next, that when people returned at the end of the war, a tree had grown through the chimney of the house.
After this terrible "Thirty Years War", sparked mainly for religious reasons, and which had left the countries in rubbles, in some regions it took more than 100 years to recover and rebuild villages and towns.

Records prove that only five families returned to the village of Spiesheim after the war. Their names were: Dexheimer, Diefenthäler, Jung, Steil and Weinz (up to 2016). Descendants of these families still live in the village with the exception of the Weinz family whose last family member in Spiesheim died in 2016.

Translation : Erich Dexheimer – Sept. 2016/03e

09. Oktober 2016

Historischer Ortsrundgang Spiesheim

Geburtshaus Hans Walter Hessinger

Verfasser Spiesheimer Lesebuch (Chronik)

Hans Walter Hessinger wurde am 21.01.1931 in diesem Haus geboren. Nach seinem Lehrerexamen unterrichtete er ab 1952 an verschiedenen Schulen in Rheinhessen. Von 1968 bis 1993 war er Rektor an der Verbandsschule in Flomborn und lebte von 1954 bis 2002 in Ober-Flörsheim.

Hans Walter Hessinger war mit seiner Heimatgemeinde Spiesheim zeitlebens sehr verbunden. Er verfasste ein "Lesebuch" über und für seinen Geburtsort Spiesheim mit viel spannendem Wissen und Fakten aus der Vergangenheit unseres Dorfes.

Er starb am 27.11.2002. Seine letzte Ruhestätte ist auf dem Friedhof in Spiesheim.

09. Oktober 2016