Mysteriously, without revealing its history, on the slope of the L430 feeder road from Udenheim to the former B 40, now the L401 in the Nieder-Saulheim district, stood the little shrine, popularly called "Heljerheisje". The Gothic wayside shrine has a four-sided base made of limestone. The upper, widened half contains four niches facing all points of the compass, which are protected against wind and weather by a roof-like closure. Inside the niches there were probably figures of saints in earlier times. The Heiligenhäuschen was mentioned in documents as early as 1429 and for centuries invited pilgrims on the pilgrimage route between Bingen and Worms on the alternative route between Wolfsheim, Partenheim, Nieder-Saulheim, Udenheimer Bergkirche, Schornsheim, Gabsheim, Bechtolsheim, Gau-Odernheim, Gau-Köngernheim and Framersheim to take a rest. The famous Saulheimer Heiligenhaus vineyard, where the cottage stands, takes its name from this prominent waypoint. With the construction of the motorway at the end of the 1970s, the wayside shrine had to move from its original location and was hoisted in its entirety to its present site at the exit from the L401 towards Udenheim. The site, which has been somewhat neglected so far, is to be upgraded for tourism, and a sign for places of interest is to draw attention to the old structure on the L401.
Öffnungszeiten
- 01.01.2024 to 31.12.2024