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The Old Signal Box was built in 1899 at the intersection of the railway lines Alzey – Bingen and Alzey – Mainz. It was decommissioned in 2007. Today, train control is handled by electronic signal box technology. The Old Signal Box Armsheim Nord (An) is the only one of its kind (mechanical Stahmer signal box technology) in Rheinhessen, where all technical facilities of the block and lever systems, as well as the tensioning system, are completely preserved. Thus, visitors can closely experience how the work of a pointsman was until…
The impressive choir is mainly preserved from the church built around 1330 for the Antoniters. The church is one of the three remaining Gothic monastery churches in Mainz, alongside the Carmelite and the Reichsklaren churches. From 1620 until the secularization in 1802, it served the Poor Clares. The single-naved choir has a complete cycle of paintings from the time of construction – the only one of its kind in Mainz. The paintings uncovered in 1948 were completed, allowing the cohesive overall picture to convey the original spatial…
For several centuries, ship mills operated on the Rhine River near Ginsheim. Up to 21 of these floating small businesses for grain processing were anchored here simultaneously, before they had to make way for the rising industrialization and increasing shipping traffic. Today, the authentic reconstruction of the last productive Rhine ship mill offers interesting and exciting insights into the technology and working conditions of past times.
A journey through 500 million years of Earth's history The museum houses an exceptionally extensive collection of fossils. A stroll through the museum allows visitors to trace the evolution of life over millions of years up to the present day. The paleontological museum in Nierstein displays geological finds from all over Europe. Here, past worlds come back to life. The fossil collection The museum houses more than 1,000 exhibits, most of which originate from Europe. The oldest fossils are around 500 million years old and offer…
Already in the 14th century, a ship's crane is evidenced at the Frei-Weinheimer bank. A first massive land crane was erected in 1549 after the model of the Binger crane (1487). The still visible foundation is a relic of the last crane powered by human labor, which was built around 1680. The rotating crane stand was embedded in the central shaft, to which the two tread wheels and the jib were attached. Two workers had to walk in the wheels to provide the drive for the system. Unloading and loading were subject to fees. The crane clerk kept a…
The cross vault in the Bernhard-Räder winery is used as a tasting and sales room for wines and other specialities such as brandies, various types of mustard and pesto. Always beautifully decorated, worth a visit! General information about Rheinhessen cow chapels The origin of the typical Rheinhessen vaults goes back to the early 19th century. At that time, farmers wanted to increase the yield of their cattle by keeping them in stables and use the leftovers as fertiliser for their fields. Initially, the cattle were housed on the…
One of the most beautiful buildings in Worms - the former St Andrew's Abbey, a late Romanesque building complex from the High Middle Ages - is home to the city's historical museum. Using important exhibits from Worms and the surrounding area, we take you on a journey of discovery through 7000 years of settlement history. The two new cloister wings on the ground floor present the history of the city, the history of the museum and the city model. On the upper floors, there are numerous interesting exhibits from the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron…
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!