Hackenheim

Article summary

Hackenheim ( ) is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Bad Kreuznach, whose seat is in the like-named town, although this lies outside the Verbandsgemeinde. Hackenheim is a winegrowing village.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1124 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 1852 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. population: 200 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. population: 770 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1124". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of establishment is "1852". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the population is "200 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the population is "770 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378791384