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The town hall building was erected in 1851/52. The ridge turret contained the fire bell that warned of fire danger. The ground floor housed the equipment for extinguishing fires. The entrance to the fire engine room was on the west side. In former times, the Schöffenhaus (aldermen's house) stood on the site of the town hall. It is mentioned as early as 1394 as a respectable two-storey building with an attached bakehouse. There is also evidence of a forge leaning against the north in 1508. The community forge with stables was abandoned in…
The carnival museum, which opened in 2004, presents the history of carnival in Mainz to visitors. From jester's caps, medals, guard uniforms and costumes to songbooks, programs and historical video and audio documents to excerpts from the famous television sessions “Mainz, wie es singt und lacht” (Mainz, as it sings and laughs), the exhibition offers a lively slice of Mainz history and culture. The exhibits document carnival from its beginnings in 1837 to the present day. The political and literary tradition dates back to the…
ONE OF GERMANY’S MOST DAZZLING POETS WAS BORN IN BINGEN Stefan George was born in Bingen-Büdesheim on 12th July 1868, the son of a wine merchant and inn keeper. Even as a child, he gravitated towards ritual, religion and national ideas. After completing his secondary education, George travelled throughout Europe and was in contact with major authors and artists of his time. Right from his early works, there is evidence of a renunciation of everyday reality. Followers and admirers of the young poet very soon formed the elite “George group”. He…
Through the door behind the altar of the imposing transverse hall from 1775, you enter the medieval tower, the chancel of the previous building. From there you can enter the pulpit via a modern staircase through the former east window. On the walls and especially in the deep reveals of the three windows of the tower, high-quality wall paintings from around 1420 have been preserved. Among them are scenes of the Passion and Resurrection: Christ on the Mount of Olives, Ignoring Christ and Noli metangere. The eastern side shows the Last Judgment…
The quarter of Neustadt or "New Town" is located to the north-west of the city centre, on the other side of Kaiserstrasse. This area just outside the city walls was first developed at the end of the 19th century on a site known as Gartenfeld. With this development the city doubled in size. Although nearly razed to the ground during the Second World War, Neustadt is still dominated by a street layout and buildings designed by the city architect Eduard Kreyssig (1830-1897). Apartment blocks built during the Wilhelminian era featuring…
The history of the Deutschherrenhof cultural monument dates back to the 15th century.
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.
