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The ruins of the late medieval roadblock are located on a dirt path along an old road from Mainz to Bad Kreuznach, next to the remains of the former mill, southwest of the village on the right bank of the Selz, and marked as a border station the entrance to the "Ingelheimer Reich." The name originates from the former ownership of the St. Ursula Abbey in Cologne in the Selz Valley and is linked to the legend of the 11,000 virgins who allegedly passed through here in the company of the saints on their way back from a pilgrimage to Rome, only to…
The cross vault of the former winegrowers' farm is used in the Augenwaide as a sales room for flowers and decorations. The origin of the typical Rhine-Hessian vaults dates back to the early 19th century. In the course of secularisation, during which church properties, among other things, were nationalised, farm animals moved into cross-vaulted cellars for the first time. Lightweight brick was easy to work with and did not rot; it was also fireproof and more hygienic. Another reason for this construction method is the tried-and-tested…
Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg
The Rotenfels is a nature reserve and home to a variety of rare plants and animals found only here in the region. It is also an ideal place for hiking enthusiasts. One of many hiking trails leads directly along the entire rim of the rock massif. The Rotenfels lies on the left bank of the Nahe River between the villages Norheim and Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg. The south-south-eastern border is defined by the Nahe Wine Route running at the foot of the slope and the outskirts of Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg. In the southwestern…
Above the castle, on the walled former cemetery, stands the evangelical church of St. Peter, which originally served as a fortified church. Castle and church used to be connected by an underground passage. When the Romanesque church was destroyed by fire in 1435, the tabernacle with the hosts inside miraculously remained intact. This so-called "Miracle of the Host" gave rise to pilgrimages. The new church was completed in late Gothic style at the end of the 15th century. With its old paintings and grave commemorative plaques, it is an…
The Roman women's grave is located at the entrance of the cemetery in the district of Heßloch. Based on the grave goods, the time of burial is dated to the third century after Christ.
A true natural monument is the over 370-year-old horse chestnut tree in the Ockenheim cemetery. With a trunk circumference of 5 meters and an impressive crown diameter of 25 meters, it is not only the oldest horse chestnut in Rheinhessen, but also one of the oldest in all of Germany. A true wonder of nature that you shouldn't miss!
The clock tower in Oppenheim was built in 1843/44 on the remains of a former defensive tower of the medieval town fortifications in the neo-Gothic style. The tower is around 31 meters high and houses a viewing platform, among other things. The tower clock from 1907, which is still in working order, chimes the half and full hours. The building is maintained by the Friends of the Clock Tower in Oppenheim am Rhein and is a listed building. Further information can be found at www.uhrturm-oppenheim.de .
The door frame of the private property Zuckerberg 26 dates from the year 1612. At this time Ingelheim was under the government of the Electorate of the Palatinate. The door frame is no longer in its original position today Place, but probably belonged to the Electoral Palatinate Schaffnerei, which in the area of former Aula regia (throne hall) had been built. The Schaffnerei was the seat of the government administrator, who in Ingelheim Represented the interests of the Electoral Palatinate. Under the Ingelheim taxes to the Kur- pfalz were…