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Bad Münster am Stein Ebernburg
From the railroad station to the House of Art - in the disused Ebernburg railroad station, visual artists exhibit their works of painting, graphic art, sculpture, ceramics or photographic art. 30 years ago, the building was converted into an exhibition house run by volunteers. Every year the Künsterbahnhof invites 3-4 scholarship holders* to move into an apartment in the building and work in the studio for a few months. Old works and new ones created in Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg are then presented in an exhibition. The annual…
The Sironabad in Nierstein was a former Roman bathhouse with two sulfur springs and two freshwater springs. The springs led to early settlements, as finds from Celtic, early Germanic, and Roman times clearly prove. The sulfur spring of the Sironabad was rediscovered in 1802 after being buried for centuries. During cleanup work, copper coins dated 87 to 267 AD and small figurines were found in stone basins surrounded by plaster balls. These finds prove beyond doubt that the fountain was in operation during this period and was used by the…
The crossing of the Rhine at Nierstein in 1945 by American troops was a key operation on the Western Front in the final phase of World War II. Starting from Nierstein, 18 km south of Mainz in what is now Rhineland-Palatinate, several hundred American infantrymen crossed the Rhine into southern Hesse and built bridges, which were then used to transport 60,000 vehicles for the further occupation of the German Reich. The operation went down in military history as the “Nierstein Crossing – Silent Crossing” because it took place…
The parish church of St. Quintin is regarded as the oldest parish church in Mainz (it is mentioned in a document from 774). It is a late Gothic hall church that was built between 1288 and 1330. Its tower was built in 1489 and also housed a tower keeper's apartment. Today, it holds four bells (including the oldest bell in Mainz, the so-called "Lumpenglöckchen," a bee basket bell from around 1250). Saint Quintin is depicted as an oversized statue on the left side of the high altar - he is the patron saint of prisoners. On the right side…
The Ebernburg Castle is enthroned on a hill high above the Bad Münster am Stein district. It dominates the town and landscape. The castle can be reached on foot on a stairway or by car, whereby one must cross the village. Once you reach the top, the entire wealth of the landscape opens up to the observer.There you can see the mighty Rotenfels (Red Rock) steep face, formed of solidified magma, the village of Ebernburg, which nestles around the castle hill, the Nahe weir with the rock formation of the Rheingrafenstein and to the…
The Heisje was built during the war as a bunker for the Osthofen Flak observation post. After the war, a wooden cabin was built on the bunker as a Wingertsheisje. Parts of it are still present today. In 2014, the Osthofen Wine Ring renovated the bunker as a viewpoint, which offers beautiful views all the way to the Bergstraße and is a popular photo hotspot. Architectural Details: triangular base form, designed as an observation platform, with stainless steel staircase and railing the bunker entrance was bricked up during the…
There is an air of reverence and mysticism about the Roman castle of Mainz. Soldiers in battle gear walk around a huge bonfire, placing weapons and gifts at its feet. Laments fill the air, and the fire throws eerie shadows onto a cenotaph ... We can only guess what the elaborate annual memorial services held in Roman times in honour of general Drusus entailed. All that has remained of his cenotaph is a 20 m high masonry block on the grounds of the citadel of Mainz. Nero Claudius Drusus was a step son of Emperor Augustus. In 13 BCE, Augustus…
A staircase leads up to the viewing platform. From here, you can enjoy a wonderful view of the hilly vineyard landscape.