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A special feature among the vineyard cottages, which served as shelters for farmers and winegrowers throughout Rheinhessen, are the trulli. Like white sugar loaves, they shine between the rows of vines. Three of them can be found in the region around Flonheim. The name comes from the roundhouses that are mainly found in Apulia/Italy. In our region they were built in the 18th century as shelters in the vineyards, although there is no historical evidence as to whether the round houses from Puglia served as a model or not. One of the most…
In 1270, the first Carmelites came to Mainz. The first proper monastery was built together with the church in the first half of the 14th century. During the secularization, the monastery was dissolved in 1802. Only over a hundred years later, in 1924, did the Carmelite church revert to the mendicant order that had been established in Mainz since 1270. Until then, it had been used as a storage space and was saved from demolition only through the protests of Mainz citizens. The construction of the current monastery began in 1963. Since 1964,…
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…
At the entrance to the Ulmengraben on Pariser Strasse, opposite the kath. Church (place at the "Neutor") there are stone frames in the form of gallows, which the farmers used to store loads. These "rests" used to stand "in the Oberfeld" (= district above the Schlossberg). At the Neutor there is also a pillar from the former Wörrstadt Castle.
The town hall is two-storeyed, built of small field and quarry stones, which were quarried in the Gewann Steinkaut, called " Steinstück " in earlier centuries. The corners are made of house stones. The round tower attached to the building in the Renaissance style makes it possible to use the upper rooms of the town hall inside completely, as can be seen in many former noble houses in the 16th and 17th centuries. These rooms are reached via a beautiful stone spiral staircase in the staircase of the round tower. On the broad side of the…
Wines and estates are spectacular. The castle ensemble (16th/17th century) towers stately over Ingelheim. In 1900, the von Opel family acquired the estate. Today, the VDP winery is run by Count and Countess Schönburg-Glauchau in the fourth generation. It benefits from an outstanding stock of vines in the Schloss Westerhaus monopollage and other sites in the Selz Valley. Wine tastings are available by appointment for up to 50 people. The winery is located directly on the premium hiking trail "Hiwweltour Westerberg". …
The town's prosperity has always been linked to wine. Even today, Oppenheim vineyards such as Sackträger, Krötenbrunnen and Herrenberg have a good reputation among wine connoisseurs from all over the world. A visit to the German Wine Museum offers visitors not only information about viticulture in Rheinhessen, but also interesting facts about the wine-growing regions in Germany, wine production and wine enjoyment. Permanent and temporary exhibitions introduce visitors to the diverse world of German wine. You can visit the museum…