Saubachtal

Stadecken-Elsheim

Saubachtal

The Saubach is the name giver for the Saubach valley. It was extensively renaturalised in 2017 and now offers an ideal retreat for endangered animals and plants thanks to several ponds. At the most beautiful spot in the Saubach Valley, a bench and a resting place invite you to linger.

Vierecks-Heisje

Westhofen

Vierecks-Heisje

  The quadrangle Heisje   On the built-in Firstabschlusstein is the year 1891th However, the Heisje actually should have been built in 1920. The peculiarity of this Heisjes is that only half of it is privately owned by the winery Christian Weinbach. The other half has leased the winegrower. Height: 215 District: "In Kelterstein" Useful information: The Heisje was built around 1920. It consists for the most part of rubble and the frames and corners of bricks. The saddle roof is made of reinforced concrete. The…

Trauben

Mommenheim

Expedition Weinberg

A guided tour through the vineyarrds in Mommenheim with explanations about flora and fauna, history and current events and of course about everything interesting around the topic wine.

Jupiter Column

Mainz

Jupitersäule

The Jupiter Column is more than 9 metres high and tells us a lot about Roman life, politics, and worship. The inscription at its base describes a time of upheaval during the rule of Nero. The column also shows how both Roman and ancient gods were worshipped side by side, as there are 28 reliefs depicting both Roman and Celtic deities. The replica erected at the original site of the column has recently been removed as it fell into disrepair. It is now being restored and is to be reinstated soon. The original Jupiter Column is on display at…

Alter Trafoturm 1

Sulzheim

old transformer tower

Exhibition on three levels, pilgrimage site, nesting site. For more than 50 years, electrical energy was converted from the medium-voltage network to the low-voltage network, i.e. the local network, in the Sulzheim transformer tower, thus ensuring the supply of customers in the area. After all electrical overhead lines in the village were laid underground in 2009, the transformer tower no longer had any function and was for sale. This was taken over by a private individual with the vision of turning it into a meeting place with public…

Digital leadership

Ingelheim am Rhein

Digital tour: five extraordinary empresses of the Middle Ages

Digital tour, developed in a cooperation between the Research Center Kaiserpfalz Ingelheim and the Museum bei der Kaiserpfalz, which you can view on YouTube . It is led by Miriam Maslowski, historian and art historian (Museum bei der Kaiserpfalz). She introduces a number of outstanding women personalities of the High Middle Ages: They were all rulers who had an amazing wealth of power and even directed the fortunes of the Holy Roman Empire for a certain time. There is also evidence that all five empresses stayed in the imperial palace in…