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Ludwigshöhe is located almost exactly halfway between Mainz and Worms. Get to know this small village on a vineyard tour and/or guided tour and learn how Rudelsheim became Ludwigshöhe. Guided tours are available on request from the mayor.
The church, first mentioned in 1368, was dedicated to Saint Cyriacus. Rebuilt in 1606, it was again ruined in the wars of the 17th century, and the rebuilt church was assigned to the Reformed in 1705. In 1819, it became dilapidated again, and a reconstruction including the tower followed in 1834.
The sandstone quarries are typical for the region around Flonheim. In the past, they were used - as the name suggests - to extract sandstone, a popular building material.
There are two churches on Gaustraße in Mommenheim. A church in Mommenheim was first mentioned in 791 in the so-called “Lorsch Codex.” The current Protestant church dates back to 1472. After being destroyed by French troops, the church was rebuilt around 1700. The Catholic Church of St. Martin was built in 1719 in the rural Baroque style. The high altar was created in 1767 for the old Capuchin monastery in Mainz and came to Mommenheim after its secularization by Napoleon.
The Cauer Society, founded in December 1995, initially renovated primarily the studio and residence of the Cauer family. Since 2002, the rooms on the lower floor of the house have been open to visitors, with changing exhibitions. Since 2013, the Cauer House Foundation has been established under the umbrella of the German Foundation for Monument Protection. The goal of the Cauer Society is to preserve the heritage of all Cauer artists and present it to interested visitors in the museum-like Cauer House. Cauer House: Reminiscence of the Cauer…
In addition to exhibits from today's animal and plant world, the museum presents numerous testimonies from the geological past of Rhineland-Palatinate. Highlights include the approximately 44 million-year-old prehistoric horse from Eckfelder Maar, as well as an extensive collection of Ice Age animals. The Mainz Quagga group enjoys international recognition: as the only museum in the world, the Natural History Museum has three specimens of this extinct zebra species – of which only 23 specimens are still known to exist. As an…
A staircase leads up to the viewing platform. From here, you can enjoy a wonderful view of the hilly vineyard landscape.
Here you have the opportunity to take a holiday photo of a special kind. Capture a beautiful holiday memory with the charming Rheinhessen landscape. The 70-hour campaign of the Federation of German Rural Youth in May 2019 was a complete success for the local group Monzernheim. Through collaborative efforts, the rural youth from Wonnegau were able to implement their idea of picture frames and thereby enhance the tourist offerings in the region. Once the steel constructions, each adorned with two Rural Youth logos, were completed, they could…