Location and landscape
Eßingen is an Ortsgemeinde in the Verbandsgemeinde of Offenbach an der Queich in the district of Südliche Weinstraße in Rhineland-Palatinate. The municipality lies in the valley of the Hainbach, which runs along the southern edge of the built-up area. Fertile loess soils characterise the cadastral area.
Viticulture in the Pfalz
Eßingen is a wine-growing municipality in the Pfalz. The Großlage Trappenberg includes the individual vineyards Osterberg with 129.2 hectares, Roßberg with 112.0 hectares and Sonnenberg with 170.5 hectares.
History
Archaeological finds provide evidence of settlement in the cadastral area for about 7,300 years. The earliest mention in written records dates from the period between 850 and 900, when the Weißenburg monastery owned property there with 90 Morgen of vineyards. From 1585 to 1793 Oberessingen and Niederessingen were under the rule of the Freiherren of Dalberg. The historic town hall was built in 1590 in the Renaissance style.
