Highlights at the cycle path
The cathedrals in Mainz and Worms, the Rochus Chapel in Bingen or the Oppenheim cellar labyrinth. Along the Rhine Cycle Route there are countless sights that will introduce you to the culture and history of Rheinhessen.
In one of the most beautiful buildings of Worms, in the former St. Andreasstift, a late Romanesque building complex with a picturesque inner courtyard, the museum of the city of Worms is located. The permanent exhibition presents numerous excavation finds from Worms from the Bronze Age and the Neolithic Age. No less impressive is the Roman department of the museum as well as finds from the time of the Franks, who settled in Worms around 500 AD. The Luther Room is reminiscent of the appearance of the famous reformer during the Worms…
The Protestant Luther Church to the west of the city centre was built between 1910 and 1912 according to plans by Prof. Friedrich Pützer. It is easy to recognise the strong echoes of Darmstadt Art Nouveau with sparse ornamentation on the outside. The octagonal Luther rose appears several times as a consistent feature of the church. The single-nave hall building has a pulpit altar.
In addition to the north portal of the cathedral as the venue of the momentous dispute of rank between Brunhild and Kriemhild and the "Siegfriedstein" on the south side of the cathedral, visitors are attracted above all by the Hagen statue erected in 1905. The bronze work standing on the banks of the Rhine reminds us of the sinking of the legendary treasure of the Nibelungs into the waters of the Rhine. Because of its numerous references to poetry, Worms is the starting point of the Nibelungen Route leading via the Lorsch Monastery in the…
The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe has around 2,000 graves, the oldest gravestone dates from around 1058/1059 and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage SchUM Sites Speyer, Worms, Mainz - Jewish Heritage for the World. From the part on the former city rampart you have an impressive view of the cathedral, the so-called "Martin Buber View". The old Jewish cemetery "Heiliger Sand" is still of great importance to Jews worldwide. Numerous influential Jewish scholars and rabbis were buried here. The oldest gravestones date back to 1058/59 and thus…
The double choir, romanic pillar basilica with transept was set up in 1125/1130 and 1181 on the fundament of the already built cathedral. The ' argument of the queens' of the 'Nibelungenlied' took place at the so- called imperial portal on the north side. The gothic chapel of st. nicholas is situated next to the south portal. Inside of the cathedral are romanic and late gothic stoneworks. The east choir was furnished baroque after the city destruction in 1689. The high altar is from Balthasar Neumann. In 1048 the cathedral experienced a pope…
One of the largest Reformation monument complexes in the world was designed by the Dresden artist Ernst Rietschel, executed by his students Adolf von Donndorf, Gustav Kietz and Johannes Schilling and inaugurated on June 25, 1868. In the middle, Luther stands on a high pedestal and holds a fist on the Bible, alluding to the Worms Reichstag. Seated at his feet are Petrus Waldus (France), John Wyclif (England), Jan Hus (Bohemia / Czech Republic) and Girolamo Savonarola (Italy), four European reformers who worked before Luther. Wall battlements,…
The three-part lake was created by the extraction of gravel and sand, which has since ceased. The water body is mainly fed by groundwater and to a lesser extent by surface water from the surrounding area. A narrow shallow water zone is immediately followed by the deep water zone. Leaving the shore area, due to the great depth of the water with steeply sloping banks, can quickly become dangerous and is only suitable for experienced swimmers. There is no supervision by the German Lifesaving Society (DLRG). Swimming is free of charge and at…
Oppenheim has a unique cultural monument with its wide cellar systems. A circular route through the underground town center of Oppenheim leads through corridors and cellars with a special atmosphere. The extended systems weren't just wine cellars which are popular in every other wine village, but they were also a storafe room for other goods. It's a confusing system with lots of these rooms under the old town with endless aisles and connected cellars which are partly on top of each other on several floors.
The palaentologic museum in Nierstein shows geological findings from all over Europe. The evolution of the living world can be seen in its developent over millions of years to the modern times during a visit in the museum. The fossil collection is reallly diverse: more than 1000 exhibits from all over Europe are shown, the oldest are 500 million years old, including several new discoveries and singke findings. Kids have a table with fossil shark teeth.
The red hillside is a wine growing area with special optics between Nierstein and Nackenheim. The former formation emerged over 280 million years ago because of a collapse of the rhine ditch between the basin of Mainz and the upper rhine ditch. Another special feature is the red ground which was also determining for the name. The colouring happened because of embedded iron compounds which emerged under the subtropic climate of another era. The substance of the ground is consists of clay and sandstone and in combination with the climate…