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At the beginning of the 20th century, the up-and-coming fishing village of Frei-Weinheim needed a larger Protestant church. It was inaugurated in 1910: the Gustav Adolf Church. Until 1958 Frei-Weinheim was a branch of the castle church in Ober-Ingelheim. Then the parish joined forces with Gau-Algesheim and became independent. In 1964 a new Reconciliation Church was put into service, suddenly the Gustav Adolf parish had two churches. In the same spring, however, the parish offices of Frei-Weinheim and West separated. In 1973 the…
Katholische Kirche St. Joseph Dorn-Dürkheim
The ghost mill is a historical mill farm with a beautiful half-timbered construction. Today the farmstead is a renowned winery. However, there are still some testimonials from days gone by in the mill, such as the old millstones. Technically oriented mill tours through the still completely preserved water mill are offered. During the tour, the passage from grain to flour is explained in detail.
On the KulTOUR from the castle tower to Froschmühle Nierstein-Schwabsburg, you will travel back to the 13th century and learn more about the old bakery in Schwabsburg and the Froschmühle. The tour starts at the Schwabsburg castle tower. All you need for this tour is a smartphone with a QR code scanner. Each building on the tour has a QR code with interesting facts behind it. A total of 6 stations invite you to get to know Nierstein-Schwabsburg better on your own. After the tour, you can stop off at one of the restaurants around the…
An event venue with a WOW effect! Visitors to the kING Kultur- und Kongresshalle experience cultural enjoyment at the highest level! With 324 windows and hardly a straight wall, it is an architectural eye-catcher in the centre of Ingelheim. However, its true greatness is revealed inside: Since its opening in 2017, the multifunctional concert and congress hall has enriched Ingelheim's cultural life with a varied programme of events and attracts people from the region and far beyond to the red wine town. Whether concerts or musicals, shows…
Hier stand er - ein Wormser Ort und seine Geschichte
Every Roman city, even small ones, had theatres and baths. Historians therefore always assumed that a theatre or amphitheatre also existed at some stage in Mogontiacum. However, the discoveries made between 1914 and 1916 when a new road to the citadel was being constructed, took everybody by surprise. Excavations revealed a Roman theatre of gigantic size, the largest such building north of the Alps with an auditorium of 116 metres in width. Its stage alone measured 42 metres. The theatre was large enough for around ten thousand people, which…