Helmeringhausen does not have an official governing body nor status as
it is completely situated on private land, and all infrastructure except
the roads are part of Farm Helmeringhausen. It features a small
airfield (ICAO code: FYHH), a country hotel, and a private agricultural
museum.
Helmeringhausen was founded as a farm by a member of the Schutztruppe, the colonial armed force of Imperial Germany.
