The Sironabad in Nierstein was a former Roman bathing hall with two sulfur and two fresh water springs. The sources led early to settlements, as finds from Celtic, early Germanic and Roman times clearly prove. The sulfur spring of the Sironabades was rediscovered in 1802, after it had been buried for centuries. During clearing work, copper coins surrounded by gypsum balls were found in stone basins with the years 87 to 267 after the birth of Christ and also small figures. Through these finds it is perfectly proven that the well plant was…
The Gigser is the local mountain of the municipality of Wolfsheim. The vantage point is about 1 km outside the local community and offers wonderful views of the surrounding area. A refuge, a Wingerts swing, a lounger and a few tables and benches are inviting for a rest. In addition, there are two "tables of wine" below the gigser. In summer, the Gigser is hosted by Wolfsheim wineries and clubs on the afternoon of the 3rd Sunday of each month. Since 2017, the refuge at the Gigser has been a branch of the registry office of the VG…
The water tower built in 1906 on the Höllberg near Wöllstein is considered a landmark of the place. The listed tower was restored in 2025. It is a popular meeting point and picnic area and is located on the Küstenweg Rheinhessen hiking trail.
The windows with pointed arch frames divide the facade in a regular arrangement. Above the gate, there are two large niches on the city side with coupled pointed arch windows and reliefs in the arch fields. Depicted on the left are the busts of a king and on the right of a patrician couple (with hair bands). From the war-destroyed house "Zum Molsberg," two comparable stone half-figures from the 14th century have been preserved, showing middle-class couples in love (currently in the state museum). The pointed, hollowed gate is ribbed vaulted…
After St. Martin's, the only place of worship until then, had been awarded to the Reformed during the division of the church, the Catholics initially had to move to a chapel in honour of all the saints at Bornstraße 14. The Catholic cemetery had been located there since 1610. The Catholic Church of Our Lady of Sorrows was built in 1733. Its construction was made possible by a donation from the Mainz patrician family Gedult von Jungenfeld, who provided the land. The interior is partly furnished with furniture from other Christian…
The wine-growing community of Schornsheim was first mentioned in 782 AD in a deed of gift from Charlemagne to the Hersfeld monastery. He donated his Schornsheim treasury, including the church and land, to "Saint Lioba" as a retirement home. She is one of the most important women of the Middle Ages. Although Lioba of Tauberbischofsheim only lived in Schornsheim for a few months until her death, she is still very much present here today. She stands as a bronze Benedictine abbess in the middle of the village square, surrounded by an artificial…
This was once the site of the Catholic schoolhouse, which was built in 1857. As early as 1850, the Catholic pastor of Heidesheim, Heinrich Berthes, had assured the church fund of the donation of this property. It was to serve as quarters for clergymen, as accommodation for the organist and the bell-ringer, and as a classroom for the Catholic denominational school. Until the introduction of the communal schools, the Catholic teacher Josef Becker from Heidesheim lived and taught here. After that, the house was rented out and finally auctioned…