A document dated 28 July 782 by Charlemagne makes mention of the village of Schornsheim.
During the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), the village of Schornsheim was abandoned. By 1666, four families had returned to the village.
King Louis XIV annexed this area into France, but it was returned to the Holy Roman Empire in 1697.
Just 100 years ago, Schornsheim was known as a tailors' village with over 130 families making a living as tailors.
Church:
The document by Charlemagne references a church in the village of Schornsheim.
Around 1550, the Reformation was introduced into the village. Catholic services were not held again in the village until 1686 during the time that the region was controlled by the French.
Since 1702, the church in Schornsheim was shared by Catholics and Protestants.
The Protestant Ludwigskirche was built between 1851 and 1853 and was named after the then reigning Grand Duke.
- Schornsheim (German Wikipedia)
- Schornsheim Rheinhessen (Meyer's Gazetteer)
- Schornsheim in Rheinhessen (regionalgeschichte.net)
Evangelische Ludwigskirche in Schornsheim (2015).
Source: Wikipedia Commons.
Interior of the Ludwigskirche in Schornsheim.
Source: Rheinhessen.de