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The settlement stone Some 7,000 years ago people were already settling here. They lived in so-called longhouses, which were living space, storage and stables at the same time. This stone was created in memory of the demonstrably oldest settlers of Westhofen. Also note the inscription on the plate donated by Mr Hilgert. The inscription of the plate reads: About 7000 years ago, the first farmers and cattle breeders of the Neolithic, band ceramics and Hinkelstein culture settled here. On one of the photos you…
Experience "Ingelheim in Roman times" via augmented reality The Museum bei der Kaiserpfalz has developed a new mobile app that allows users to immerse themselves in the world of antiquity. The digital application focuses on three life-size Roman statues that were originally part of a monumental, colourfully painted tomb. This funerary monument is embedded as a digital reconstruction in the Roman settlement landscape of the 1st century AD and can be recreated astonishingly realistically with a 360° panorama as augmented reality. …
The culturally and historically significant St. George's Chapel from the 10th century is located on the ground of a villa rustica that was built in 40 AD. Once an important pilgrimage site on the Roman Route Rheinhessen, St. George's Chapel is now only accessible during guided tours or events.
The tithe barn is the oldest farm building in the village. The quarry stone building with a crippled hipped roof is thought to have been built around 1700. Around 1350, all the properties of the Fulda Abbey in Wackernheim were transferred to the Mainz cathedral provostry by exchange or purchase. It received the tenth part of the proceeds from a total of 481 acres of farmland and vineyards. Since the levies were paid in kind, a larger barn was needed to collect and store them. A tithe barn is mentioned in Wackernheim as early as 1450. In 1630…
A nostalgic cabaret theater for magic and music in the middle of the old town center of Ober-Ingelheim.
The village church is composed of a Romanesque tower, a Gothic choir and a Baroque long house. The flat-roofed choir was built in the middle of the 15th century and equipped with extensive murals. On the left wall is a large protective mantle god. Saints are depicted between the four tracery windows. In the basement level, a circumferential carpet of rugs is painted, as a crowning of the figures a rich pseudo-architecture. Liebfrauenland - Gothic in Rheinhessen
The museum offers insights into the life of the author who was born in Bingen in 1868. You can also see his writing desk, part of his bequest libary, examples of different book designs and editions as well as foreign language translations of George´s works and several sculptures.
The well-preserved boundary stones still in good condition today marked the historical border between Rheinhessen and the former Bavarian Electoral Palatinate. An information board with a rest area informs about everything worth knowing.