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 time after it was built Received parish church status.
Used after the construction of the Ingelheimer Kaiserpfalz at the end of the 8th century Charlemagne (747 / 48−814) and his successors 400 meters away St. Remigius Church as a Palatinate Church. The representative sacred building offered enough Place for ecclesiastical synods or coronations. Existed in the Palatinate itself approx. 200 years only a small chapel (three-apse church). A central, The imperial palace only received a large church building in the 10th century with the Construction of the hall church.
Today there are only underground remains of the Merovingian church to find. The tower dates from the 12th / 13th centuries. Century, the baroque The nave was built in 1739/40. The baptismal font can be used as part of Guided tours can be visited.
Öffnungszeiten
- 01.01.2024 to 31.12.2024
- 01.01.2024 to 31.12.2024
The Kaiserpfalz Archaeological Zone (AZK) is freely accessible at all times, as the individual monuments are located in a residential area (hall area). Some presentation areas can be visited in full every day during the following opening hours:
Opening hours: Outdoor areas of the Imperial Palace monuments (Aula regia, Heidesheimer Tor)
April-October: Mon-Thu from 10 am to 5 pm, Fri-Sun and on public holidays from 10 am to 6 pm
November-March: Tue-Sun and on public holidays 10am-4pm
Most of the presentation areas in the Imperial Palace area are barrier-free. The warm air heating and Jewish cemetery area is expected to be closed until 2024 for safety reasons and due to urgently needed renovation work.
Opening hours: Visitor centre and museum at the Imperial Palace
April-October: Tue-Thu 10am-5pm, Fri-Sun and on public holidays 10am-6pm
November-March: Tue-Sun and on public holidays 10am-4pm
The visitor centre and museum at the Kaiserpfalz, the Saalkirche church and the theme house in the Heidesheimer Tor monument area are closed on Mondays.
The Saalkirche church is open on Sundays from 11.30 am from April to October.
The Museum bei der Kaiserpfalz is closed between 23 December and 5 January. - 01.01.2024 to 31.12.2024