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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…
In 1860, the Wackernheim council decided to purchase a local bleaching plant. In 1862, the required property of approx. 3800 m² was purchased from a total of ten different owners. Lawn bleaching was a process in which white linen, such as sheets or tablecloths, was freed from the grey haze. The washed linen or hemp textiles were spread out on the grass and repeatedly moistened. The interaction of sunlight, water and oxygen from the grasses caused a chemical reaction that produced small amounts of the bleaching agent hydrogen peroxide.…
The baptismal church of Hildegard of Bingen in Bermersheim v.d.H. has been used repeatedly since the Reformation and finally to the present day as a Simultankirche - a church used separately by both denominations. This is a Franken characteristic and it stands under the patron of Saint Martinus.
Katholische Kirche "Christkönig" Köngernheim
The Winternheimer Wäldchen is a small forest on the Westerberg.
At the time of the introduction of the Reformation, Spiesheim had one dedicated to St. Stephen parish church. It served the Reformed congregation as a place of worship until 1706. In that year the congregation lost its church as a result of the Palatinate church division and bought a barn called "Auf dem Liding", which was set up as a place of worship. The first plans to build a new church dated from 1788 and in 1789 the construction of the foundations began. A lack of money, French occupation, two wars and finally the incorporation of…
Until 1889, the so-called "Weed" was located here. This was an artificial pond where horses and other draught animals were washed and watered after work. In addition, the Weed also served as a fire-fighting pond. The water basin was fed by a spring that rises in the "Im Schneckenbangert" field. Today it supplies the Weedbrunnen, whose overflow is led to Neustraße. In the summer months, the water runs above ground up to the Catholic church. In 1934, the milk house was built on the site of the filled-in basin. Whereas previously the…
The old centre of Mainz with its medieval cathedral, the Electoral Palace, patrician town houses, narrow lanes, cobblestone streets, and beautiful squares, reflects the fascinating history of the city. Modern landmark buildings include the City Hall, designed by the Danish architect Arne Jacobsen and built in 1971, the "Am Brand" shopping centre, the Rheingoldhalle conference centre, and Fort Malakoff. Walking through Mainz means walking through 2000 years of history and cultural life, Golden Ages, and times of upheaval and utter…
Exhibition on three levels, pilgrimage site, nesting site. For more than 50 years, electrical energy was converted from the medium-voltage network to the low-voltage network, i.e. the local network, in the Sulzheim transformer tower, thus ensuring the supply of customers in the area. After all electrical overhead lines in the village were laid underground in 2009, the transformer tower no longer had any function and was for sale. This was taken over by a private individual with the vision of turning it into a meeting place with public…