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With the Hildegard jubilee in 1998, the Historical Museum on the River - Hildegard von Bingen, the former electricity generating station on the bank of the Rhine River, opened its doors. There is a large department dedicated to Hildegard, the universal scholar and theologist. The museum offers something very special: a complete set of surgical instruments from the Roman days, discovered during renovation work in Bingen. A further department focuses on the Rhine Romantic epoch. In a unique way, the 200-year epoch is illustrated using, among…
Somewhat hidden behind the café and next to the Drusus Stone on the citadel, in building D, you will find the City Historical Museum, which has been around since 2003 and is still almost a hidden gem. The City Historical Museum Mainz is a private museum funded by membership fees, donations, and entrance fees. The museum is run by the Friends of the City Historical Museum Mainz e.V., which was established in May 1996. In addition to an overview of the entire history of Mainz, it predominantly presents exhibits from the social and…
The name of this alley derives from a little wooden footbridge to the east of the gate, over which the knowing ones could enter the village late at night when the main gate was closed. The Stiegelgässer Tor, first mentioned 1483, was the southern exit towards Groß-Winternheim, primarily to the numerous mills along the Selz. Still preserved are the round towers guarding the former gate. The western one has a merlon wreath and external stairs. In the eastern tower a deep cellar is located.
The wetland lies directly on the Appelbach. The Hiwweltour Tiefenthaler Höhe leads right through this important retreat for plants and animals. Please stay on the marked paths.
The Protestant church was built in 1910 in Art Nouveau style, after the former Reformed church in Kirchstraße from 1739 had become too small and dilapidated. It is named after King Gustav II Adolf, who entered the Thirty Years' War in 1630 as a Protestant army commander of the Swedes. His image is shown in a church window on the west side. For four years from the winter of 1631/32, the Swedes ruled the Ingelheim area after driving out the Spanish occupation. The construction of the church was financed by donations, in which…
The Siefersheim Höllberg comprises a rocky hilltop of rhyolite with a rare plant community of e.g. rock pears, medlars, roses and heather as well as a dense ring of woody plants on the slopes.