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Mysteriously, without revealing its history, on the slope of the L430 feeder road from Udenheim to the former B 40, now the L401 in the Nieder-Saulheim district, stood the little shrine, popularly called "Heljerheisje". The Gothic wayside shrine has a four-sided base made of limestone. The upper, widened half contains four niches facing all points of the compass, which are protected against wind and weather by a roof-like closure. Inside the niches there were probably figures of saints in earlier times. The Heiligenhäuschen was mentioned…
The Nachtigallenhof in Wallertheim is primarily a large perennial garden (18,000 square metres) with site-appropriate plantings that cope well with the summer-dry climate. Orchards with species-appropriate poultry husbandry and a kitchen garden complete the picture. We offer guided tours for visitors and visitor groups by appointment. Of course, you can also visit the garden without a guided tour. Spend a few inspiring hours with us and stroll through the near-natural plantings (admission for garden visit 5 euros per person). Our small…
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN ON RUPERTSBERG Hildegard of Bingen left her home abbey on Disibodenberg between 1147 and 1151 and founded her abbey on Rupertsberg, on the Nahe river. “This abbey was founded not by an emperor or bishop, a powerful or rich person of this world, but rather by a poor, weak, immigrant woman. Within a short time, after 27 years, it has grown both in monastic spirit and in external construction, such that it is well appointed in all aspects, not with ostentatious but rather with imposing and spacious buildings – such as befit…
St. Paul’s Church (Pauluskirche), now Protestant, is a gothic building with a three-span roof. It was built as the parish church for Count Johann of Sponheim and consecrated in 1332, originally as the Church of the Blessed Mary and Saint Kilian (Jesu Mutter Maria und dem heiligen Kilian). St. Paul’s became Protestant in 1558. In 1689, it was destroyed by the troops of King Louis XIV of France. It underwent major reconstruction in 1781 and has largely retained its 18th century form. The church stands on an island between the Nahe and the…
Hinkelstein Since the 14th century, a Hinkelstein is mentioned here. The original stone is most likely installed in the drywall. The current stone was erected in 2004 and comes from a foundations excavated during canal works in Osthofen, next to which bricks of Roman origin were found. Height: 188 District: "Am Hinkelstein" History / Stories / Anecdotes: Since about 1300 a Hinkelstein was mentioned here. Approximately In 1890 it was demolished according to the Monzernheimer chronicler, teacher Georg Wendel.…
In 2010, the site of the starling defence transmitter was converted into an approx. 4 m high observation tower with a great view of the Rhine plain, Flörsheim-Dalsheim and the surrounding area, and in 2016, panorama panels describing the view were added.
The early Gothic parish church of St. Christopher's at Karmeliterplatz was built between 1292 and 1325. It was virtually destroyed during the heavy bomb raids on Mainz in 1942 and 1945. In 1963/64, a chapel was built on its ruins. St. Christopher's features a late Gothic baptismal font believed to be the font in which Johannes Gutenberg was baptised. The contemporary relief between the concrete pillars is the work of Heinz Hemrich. In 2010, Stefan Schmitz, a well-known patron of the arts in the city, decided that something should be done…