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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…
After the nave of the Catholic church had to be demolished in the 1830s due to its poor structural condition, the Protestant community faced the question of a new place for their services. On September 25, 1853, the church was solemnly consecrated. It was named in honor of the Grand Duke of Hesse, Ludwig III. The furnishings include a Köhler organ as well as two valuable stained glass windows by the Odenwald artist Heinz Hindorf and liturgical antependia in different colors by the Rheingau artist Margarethe Keith. The windows depict John…
The Flute Player Fountain was inaugurated on 5 May 1990 with a village festival attended by a large number of people. It is a bronze sculpture by Grustav Nonnenmacher, an outstanding formative artist from Worms who has created numerous works. Nonnenmacher integrated one of the old sandstone troughs donated by Kurt Bernhard into the fountain. The flute player symbolises the cheerfulness of the people of Rheinhessen who live here. A boy as a musician, warbling into the air, legs crossed, content with himself and the world. The fountain was…
Located below Petersberg, the town enjoyed the rights of a free imperial city in the Middle Ages. Its former importance is evidenced by the large church building, which replaced a predecessor of similar dimensions where the relics of Saint Rufus, Bishop of Metz, were venerated. Since 1705, the church has been divided into a Protestant section (nave) and a Catholic section (choir) by the closure of the choir arch. The two-nave, flat-roofed nave was built around 1420 under Johann von Diepach. Numerous 15th-century murals have been preserved in…
Kneipp Health Facility Please note the following: An important principle when using cold water is that the body must be actively warmed beforehand. Never start an arm bath or foot bath with cold hands or feet! So, if you are not warm yet, make up for it now with brisk movement, such as gymnastics or running. Water treading: lift your feet out of the water with every step (stork walk). Stay in the water only until a strong cold stimulus occurs in your legs. Afterwards, shake off the water and warm up. Have fun and good health wishes…
The first Carmelites came to Mainz around 1270; the first proper monastery with a church was built in the first half of the 14th century. As part of the secularization, the monastery was dissolved in 1802. Over a century later, in 1924, the church returned to the mendicant order that had been established in Mainz since 1270. In the meantime, it served as a storage space and was preserved only thanks to the protests of the citizens of Mainz against its demolition. The construction of the current monastery began in 1963, and since 1964, monks…
In memory of the last "Ausscheller" in the municipality, a sculpture was erected in 2011, which is supposed to represent the former municipal servant and Ausscheller for public announcements - Mr. Karl Ritzinger. The work of art was made of black sheet metal by Gerd Vollmer and depicts the former parish clerk with the bell raised and the official announcements that he read out at various points in the parish.
The wetland lies directly on the Appelbach. The Hiwweltour Tiefenthaler Höhe leads right through this important retreat for plants and animals. Please stay on the marked paths.