The municipality of Haimhausen celebrated the first documented mention of the place 1250 years ago with a ceremony in the Golden Hall of the Castle. In addition, a few dozen invited guests came together in the high room with the golden walls and the artistically painted ceiling, including politicians such as the deputy district administrator Helmut Zech and the member of the state parliament Bernhard Seidenath (both CSU).
After the welcome by Marja-Leena Varpio, chairwoman of the Haimhauser Kulturkreis eV, an act followed: Bernhard Skrabal, former pastoral officer in the Fahrenzhausen-Haimhausen parish association, acted out the delivery of Haimhausen’s deed of donation to the Freising bishop in 772. At that time, the Germanic nobleman Rihpert gave the diocese of Freising five towns, including Haimhausen. Today it is assumed that Rihpert hoped that his sins would be forgiven. In order to recreate the donation, Skrabal disguised himself as a herald with a dark green cloak and dignifiedly handed over the transfer letter to the mayor of Haimhausen, Peter Felbermeier (CSU).
“History is a staple that holds people together”
Felbermeier emphasized how important homeland and history are for the community. “History is a bracket that holds people together,” said the mayor. Helmut Zech, who is also the mayor of the municipality of Pfaffenhofen an der Glonn, referred to Haimhausen as a special region in his speech and wished the people of Haimhausen “courage and looking ahead” for the future. In addition to the greetings, there were ceremonial lectures by historian Wilhelm Liebhart and district home nurse Norbert Göttler.
Hans Schindlböck, Gabriele Donder-Langer and Hiltrud Frühauf present their book about the history of Haimhausen.
(Photo: Toni Heigl)
A book on the history of Haimhausen was also presented: over a period of several years, the Haimhausen working group on local history, consisting of honorary local chroniclers, had written a work on the origin of all 90 street names in Haimhausen. The book bears the appropriate title “Haimhauser streets. History in 90 episodes”.
The entire ceremony was accompanied by music from the ensemble Almara. The internationally trained quartet played songs from the late medieval and early modern period, using a variety of instruments to set the medieval tone, including bagpipes.
The pride that the community feels in view of its history was clearly evident in the effort that went into the ceremony. And the joy of the successful celebration was evident in the people of Haimhausen.