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\documentclass[]{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{355.65944pt}
\setlength\parindent{0pt}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}

\usepackage{mdwtab}
\newcolumntype{P}[1][2cm]{>{\raggedright\hspace{0pt}}p{#1}}

\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{| P[1cm] | P | }\hlx{hv}
Beliebiger Text & Noch mal beliebiger Text\\\hlx{vh}
\end{tabular}
\end{document}