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Make Hienheim great again
What is Hienheima small district of Neustadt an der Danubeso special? Hienheim was one of the first permanent rural settlements Central Europe, in nearby begbegan the Upper GermanicRaetian Limes, and a proverb has its origins here. So if you think: “America first!“, has apparently still never heard of of Hienheim has heard of Hienheim.
From Katharina Heinrich on 17.09.2024
The first farmers in Europe
With the end of the last ice age the climate climate the ice sheets disappeared and extensive forests were created. forests spread across the northern hemisphere. These Environmental changes made it possible for people to settle down and found the first settlements. While they were building their livelihood initially with the hunting and collecting of plants they soon began breeding cattle, sheep and goats and cultivating cereals. Starting from Mesopotamia in the Near East, these early Farmers to Europe. One such settlement has been archaeologically investigated near Hienheim. Its inhabitants lived around 7000 years ago and belonged to the Bandkeramik culture, named after the typical band decoration on their ceramic vessels.
The beginning of the Limes
After the devastating defeat of Varus the Romans to the easily defensible river courses of the Rhine and Danube back. Only the resource-rich low mountain ranges of the Black Forest and the Swabian Alb and the fertile Wetterau remained in the Reich. This new demarcation line was protected by the Upper German-Raetian Limeswhich was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site was appointed. The Romans erected the first watchtower near Hienheim, from where the border wall continued in the direction of Stuttgart ran along the river. The so-called Hadrian’s Column has marked the beginning of the Limes here since 1856.
The iron hand
Everyone knows the proverb “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you!” While today we use it to suggest that you don’t want your superiors or teachers is supposed to be nice, it was meant literally in Hienheim Forest. Here, according to legend, a girl on her way to school again and again to a wolf have encountered. Day after day, it gave the wild animal its Snackto be able to pass unmolested. When she forgot her snack at home one morning, the wolf got angry and ate the girl instead. The only thing he left out was the hand that had fed him. Today, it is not only the proverb that reminds us of the legend, but also a monument from the 17th/18th century. An iron hand points to the Hienheimer Forst.
Katharina Heinrich
studied classical archaeology and history, which is why she is particularly interested in ancient for ancient cultures and the origin of of objects, buildings and concepts. and concepts. During various excavations, she has learned how important even the the smallest and most inconspicuous objects can be for the history of mankind.
