Losebornbrunnen Wackernheim

Ingelheim am Rhein

The Loseborn Fountain

Bornstraße runs along a waterlogged layer where several springs emerge horizontally. The spring water was collected in several wells. The Loseborn was already described in 1348 and fed a well here in the 15th century. At the beginning of the 19th century, a two-pipe well is known to have existed here, which was renewed around 1860. Bornstraße was originally named after this spring and was still called Losebornstraße in the 19th century. A three-tube fountain once flowed between the properties at Bornstraße 1 and 3…

Liebesnet

Westhofen

Liebesnest

  The love nest   Built by Daniel Graf from Monzernheim in 1934. It is a brick building with a concrete flat roof and a quarry stone foundation. Inside, a small bench was placed all around. The eastern wall clearly proves that it was and still is a favorite shelter for lovers.   Height: 182 District: "In the middle valley" called "Hasenloch" History / Stories / Anecdotes: The current owner is the winery Keller / Flörsheim-Dalsheim (since 2014). Previously, it belonged to the winery Mayer from Ober…

Altes Schulhaus Wackernheim

Ingelheim am Rhein

Die „Groß Schul“

The building used today as the Protestant parish hall is an example of the traditional quarry stone construction typical of the region. It was built in 1828 as a Protestant school with a teacher's flat, stable and barn, after the old building at Schulgasse 6 was no longer sufficient. In 1827, the Grand Ducal Hessian government introduced compulsory schooling from the age of six to fourteen for girls and boys. Until 1842, children in the countryside only attended school from November to Easter. During the warmer seasons, they helped out on…

Innenansicht Römerhalle

Bad Kreuznach

Museum Römerhalle

300 years of Roman culture and history on the banks of the river Nahe! In a rustic ambience, the exhibition shows you excavation finds from a colossal palace villa from the Roman "cruciniacum", which once stood on the site of the museum. The exhibition presents the luxury of wealthy Romans on the Rhine border of the Roman Empire. At the centre are two magnificent mosaic floors (gladiator mosaic, Oceanus mosaic), images of gods, funerary monuments, glass art and everyday objects. Directly next to the Roman hall are the accessible and thus…