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Location of the Mainzer Tor The gatehouse flanked by a tower originally had towering gables. After bombardment by Spanish artillery in 1621 it was renewed in more modest form. Above the gate lived a porter. Until 1806 it had to close "at 10:00 pm". Canceled in 1898
The Protestant Luther Church to the west of the city centre was built between 1910 and 1912 according to plans by Prof. Friedrich Pützer. It is easy to recognise the strong echoes of Darmstadt Art Nouveau with sparse ornamentation on the outside. The octagonal Luther rose appears several times as a consistent feature of the church. The single-nave hall building has a pulpit altar.
Built in the 14th century. The lords of Kriegsheim built this building, which is probably the oldest preserved residential building in the municipality. In the 16th century, the residential tower belonged half to the Counts of Leiningen-Hartenberg and half to those of Rodenstein. The three-storey building radiates a certain security and tranquillity, which the observer still feels today. The residential tower is privately owned. Text taken from Rundgang Kriegsheim with kind permission.
The ghost mill is a historical mill farm with a beautiful half-timbered construction. Today the farmstead is a renowned winery. However, there are still some testimonials from days gone by in the mill, such as the old millstones. Technically oriented mill tours through the still completely preserved water mill are offered. During the tour, the passage from grain to flour is explained in detail.
The Winzerkeller is not just a piece of Ingelheim's wine-growing history. It still characterises the face of the town today and bears witness to a great cooperative achievement. The multimedia wine experience exhibition brings this history back to life. At the centre of the permanent multimedia wine experience exhibition on the second basement floor, everything revolves around the history of the Winzerkeller and the people who laid the foundation stone for this extraordinary building almost 120 years ago. Step into the experience…
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.
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…
The St. Remigius Church is one of the earliest Merovingian church foundations on the Middle Rhine. Your documentary evidence goes back to Year 741. Archaeological excavations in the years 2010-2013 showed theirs Originated in the 2nd half of the 7th century. The 23 meter long Stone construction was built on an existing Merovingian burial ground established and initially served as a cemetery church for the nearby settlement. The discovery of a rare early medieval baptismal font in the church tower conclude that the church was already a short…