Revered as a "bridge saint", John of Nepomuk was drowned in Moldavia in 1383 for refusing to confess the queen's confessional secrets, his statue of 1771 was stolen and replaced by a new statue in 2005.
A virtual 360° tour invites you to explore and gives you the opportunity to view the kING from a distance at any time. Further information on the event programme can be found here .
The 1914 erected on the Liebfrauenberg pillar reminiscent of a pilgrimage chapel, which was built by the Dalbergern and whose existence on the Liebfrauenberg in 1326 is mentioned in a document.
First mentioned in 1413 and thus the oldest mill in Monsheim. The mill was converted into an electricity plant in 1900. The first electric current in Monsheim was produced here. The landowner at this time was Hermann Finger. A special feature of the mill was the historical boundary between Monsheim and Kriegsheim, which ran right through the middle of the estate. Since about 1920, the mill has been owned by the Milch family, who successfully run a restaurant and wine-growing business here. Text taken from the Monsheim tour with kind…
According to historical maps, this round and two storey fortified tower with a pointed stone cone shaped roof was to the south-east of the old defences. The former eastward section of the wall led, across the later Neuweg, towards the Uffhubtor. The tower dates from the first half of the 15th century. This style of tower is most frequent in Ober-Ingelheim. In the 19th century they were often transformed to condominiums.
Europe´s first wine church can be found in Alzey-Weinheim. It is a House of God made of vines, alive and growing, that are so near to the sky but tightly-rooted in the earth.