Griesheim (Hessen, Germany)
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Griesheim in the Palatinate, Germany (coordinates: 49° 51′ 50″ N, 8° 33′ 50″ E), is mentioned in 1732 as a Mennonite congregation, with Hans Burkhalter as preacher. Later on in the 18th century the Griesheim Mennonites belonged to the Ober-Flörsheim congregation.
Bibliography
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam, 2 vols. Amsterdam, 1883-84: v. I, Nos. 1248 f., 1472.
Müller, Ernst. Geschichte der Bernischen Täufer. Frauenfeld: Huber, 1895. Reprinted Nieuwkoop : B. de Graaf, 1972: 211.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1088. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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MLA style: van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Griesheim (Hessen, Germany)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 18 May 2013. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/griesheim_hessen_germany.
APA style: van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1959). Griesheim (Hessen, Germany). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 May 2013, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/griesheim_hessen_germany.
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