Ruchheim (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)

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Ruchheim, a village (population in 1959,  1,451; 6,143 in 2008; coordinates: 49° 28′ 27″ N, 8° 19′ 46″ E) in the district of Ludwigshafen, Germany, was settled by Mennonites of the Eppstein congregation in 1732. The deacon for Ruchheim was Ludwig Gross. In 1766 it was united with Erpolzheim, Friedelsheim, and Spitalhof; in 1787 united with Assenheim; in 1805 independent with Melchior Eberly and Johannes Wiesler as preachers, both ordained in 1775, and after 1790 as elders. In 1888 the Ruchheim congregation, together with Flomersheim, Hessheim, and Oggersheim, again belonged to the Eppstein congregation.

Bibliography

Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 559.

Maps

Map:Ruchheim (Reinland-Pfalz)


Author(s) Ernst Crous
Date Published 1959

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Crous, Ernst. "Ruchheim (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ruchheim_(Rheinland-Pfalz,_Germany)&oldid=106708.

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Crous, Ernst. (1959). Ruchheim (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ruchheim_(Rheinland-Pfalz,_Germany)&oldid=106708.



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