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The Protestant church was built in 1910 in Art Nouveau style, after the former Reformed church in Kirchstraße from 1739 had become too small and dilapidated. It is named after King Gustav II Adolf, who entered the Thirty Years' War in 1630 as a Protestant army commander of the Swedes. His image is shown in a church window on the west side. For four years from the winter of 1631/32, the Swedes ruled the Ingelheim area after driving out the Spanish occupation. The construction of the church was financed by donations, in which…
Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg
The Rotenfels is a nature reserve and home to a variety of rare plants and animals found only here in the region. It is also an ideal place for hiking enthusiasts. One of many hiking trails leads directly along the entire rim of the rock massif. The Rotenfels lies on the left bank of the Nahe River between the villages Norheim and Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg. The south-south-eastern border is defined by the Nahe Wine Route running at the foot of the slope and the outskirts of Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg. In the southwestern…
The Stadecker Warte was built in 1930 to stir pest control broth. Later it was extended and served as an observation post from which detonations were triggered by a firing range to drive away the flocks of starlings that had invaded the vineyards.
The parish church of St. Quentin's is the oldest parish church in Mainz, first documented in 774. It is a hall church in the late Gothic style built between 1288 and 1330. Its belfry dates from 1489 and included a watchman's dwelling. Today, it contains four bells, including the oldest bell in Mainz known as the "Lumpenglöckchen" a beehive bell made in 1250. To the left of the High Altar, we find a larger than life-sized statue of St. Quentin, the patron saint of prisoners. To the right is St. Blaise, the second patron saint of the…
The coexistence of Roman and Germanic deity worship is exemplarily reflected in the column. 28 reliefs depict Roman and Celtic deities. Currently, the column, which is a copy, has been dismantled due to insufficient stability. It is now being restored in segments. The original Jupiter column is located in the State Museum.
After a chequered history, culture moved into a building erected in 1925 for the Freemasons in 2003. Seminars, conferences, theatre and concerts take place in the pleasant and spacious ambience of the House of the Guest and ensure a varied programme all year round. The concert and theatre hall is the centre of the House of the Guest. There is room for about 200 visitors. Two seminar and lecture rooms are also part of the room programme. The ideal place for conferences and congresses. Exhibitions by contemporary artists enrich the…
The Church of St. George in the center of Dalheim was completed in 1611 and renovated in 2013.
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
Here at the northern end of Rinderbachstraße there was a roofed double gate in the Middle Ages. It regulated access to and from Nieder-Ingelheim and led along newly built Grundstraße directly to the small market square near St. Remigius. The remains of the gate were built over at the beginning of the 19th century in order to provide housing in the shape of a gatehouse. Meanwhile even these changes have had to be removed because of decay. The only remaining part is a side pillar, which stayed connected to the outside wall of the…
For several centuries, ship mills operated on the Rhine River near Ginsheim. Up to 21 of these floating small businesses for grain processing were anchored here simultaneously, before they had to make way for the rising industrialization and increasing shipping traffic. Today, the authentic reconstruction of the last productive Rhine ship mill offers interesting and exciting insights into the technology and working conditions of past times.
Every week on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday from 7 AM to 2 PM, the cathedral squares in Mainz transform into a colorful market scene. The Mainz weekly market is one of the most beautiful weekly markets in Germany and invites you to shop in a special atmosphere, stroll around, and enjoy the regional diversity. Here you will find a large selection of fresh foods and specialties: from crunchy vegetables and fruits from the region to delicious delicacies, bread, cheese, and meats. During the peak season, 20-30 daily stalls complement the…
With the Pertelturm, I realised a long-standing dream that had already developed in childhood. Back then, I was surprised by a thunderstorm during a potato harvest; a Wingertshäusjen provided shelter for many farmers and even their livestock that day. That left its mark. Today I would like to show with this tower, which is a living recycle from many regions of Rheinhessen, that we in Reinhessen can also get something going. Only by prior request! With two cosy rooms and two viewing platforms, it is intended to be a contact point for…
There is evidence of a ship's crane on the Frei-Weinheim shore as early as the 14th century. A first massive land crane was erected in 1549, modeled on the Bingen crane (1487). The still visible foundation is a relic of the last crane moved by human power, which was built around 1680. The rotatable crane stand, to which the two treadwheels and the jib were attached, was embedded in the central shaft. Two farmhands had to run in the wheels and thus provide for the drive of the equipment. There was a charge for unloading and loading. The…
Europe´s first wine church can be found in Alzey-Weinheim. It is a House of God made of vines, alive and growing, that are so near to the sky but tightly-rooted in the earth.
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 menhirs date from prehistoric times. Of the originally larger number, three have survived, of which the "Hinkelstein" still stands near its former location at the southern end of the town, while the other two, the "Dicke Stein" and the "Spitze Stein", have been removed from their original location in the course of land consolidation are now located near the Wiesbachbrücke on a property on Bahnhofstrasse. The "Dicke Stein" has been erected again, the "Spitze Stein", which has been smashed into two pieces, is a few meters further. A…