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Do you think you have already seen the best view of the region? The Johannisberger Türmchen will prove you wrong. On the hiking trail "Rabenschule" between Gau-Algesheim and the Jakobsberg Monastery, a viewpoint awaits you with breathtaking panoramic views – from the Rhine Valley to the Taunus. The chirping of birds and the rustling of grape leaves in the wind make this experience unforgettable.
The evangelical church was completed in 1886. A Gothic baptismal font from the 13th century, a Gothic pulpit from the 15th century and a Rococo organ from 1728 are particularly worth seeing.
Epitaph at Windhäuser Hof by Jeanbon Saint-André on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of his death in 2013 From 1801 Jeanbon Saint-André was General Commissioner under Napoleon Bonaparte of the four departments on the left bank of the Rhine that were established in 1798. From February 1802 he was French prefect of the Département du Mont-Tonnerre based in Mainz. In 1809 he acquired the Windhäuser Hof as a summer residence.
Of the Templar church of a moated castle in the Appelbach valley, first mentioned in 1258, only the choir, consisting of a pre-joch and 5/8 end, has survived. It lies hidden in the middle of a farm. The extremely high quality architecture is decorated with naturalistic leaf capitals. These outstanding works belong to the circle of the so-called "Naumburg Master", one of the best sculptors of the 13th century. He was trained in Reims and helped to teach the new forms of architecture on his way via Noyon, Mainz and Naumburg. The small, precious…
Today, the house is a two-storey residential building and is considered the oldest house in the district of Dalsheim. Probably after the destruction in the Palatinate War of Succession in 1689, the building was renovated in 1716 according to the date above the door. The foundations, cellar and window jambs indicate that the building was originally built about 150 years earlier, in the 16th century. The upper storey is adorned all around with Franconian half-timbering, which was put back under plaster on the street side during the last…
