Patrick Henry Village

Location within Heidelberg. PHV is dark red.

Patrick Henry Village, also called PHV, is a United States Army installation at Heidelberg, Germany. It opened in 1947 after World War II and was named after Patrick Henry, first and sixth Governor of Virginia.

PHV was at its height populated with up to 16000 Americans, and is now (2012) mostly unoccupied.

After the attacks on the twin towers in 2001 in New York PHV was fenced in and an access is only possible through guarded check points with an installation pass. The yearly American 'volksfest' was also cancelled.

The PHV became extended in the south just recently with a new commissary and parking lot, as well a new entrance, due to the new road from Heidelberg to Schwetzingen. In 2002 the US Army planned a large extension of the housing area, but soon after announced the closure of the Heidelberg and Mannheim facilities. This is planned for 2014.

General information

• 2 schools and day care center
  • Day care center
  • Patrick Henry Elementary School (Grades K-5)
  • Heidelberg Middle School (Grades 6-8)
  • Heidelberg High School (Grades 9-12) is located at Mark Twain Village.

• Stores
  • Commissary
  • Shoppette

• Dining facilities
  • The Village Grille
  • Burger King
  • Anthony's Pizza

• Recreation
  • Arcade
  • Gym
  • Bowling alley
  • Miniature Golf Course
  • Movie theater
  • Tennis Courts
  • Baseball fields
  • Basketball courts
  • Skate Park
  • Numerous Children's Parks.
  • Legends (Bar)
  • Java Cafe
• Public services
  • Clinic for dentistry
  • Library
  • Recycling center
  • Three automated teller machines
  • Post office (costs if for commercial use)
  • 2 Laundry facilities (costs if for commercial use)
  • 5 Baseball parks
  • 4 Tennis Courts
  • Two Soccer fields
• Church (one church)
  • Roman Catholic Church
  • Protestant Church

A military hospital is at Nachrichten Kaserne in southern Heidelberg near Mark Twain Village. This site is home to the Europe Regional Medical Command headquarters, as well as the US Army Heidelberg Medical Activity (USAHMEDDAC).

See also

List of United States Army installations in Germany

External links

Facility updates can be found here:

• http://www.bw.eur.army.mil/news/facility_updates.htm

General information:

• http://www.bw.eur.army.mil/