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Tombstones attest that there was already a Christian community in Bingen in the 5th or 6th century. Probably in the Frankish period, the parish church was consecrated to Saint Martin. Since 1006, St. Martin is also documented as a collegiate church, where twelve clergymen served under the leadership of a provost. Only the crypt beneath the choir and the southwest tower remain as evidence of the Romanesque church structure. After the great city fire of 1403, the current nave was rebuilt first. The side aisles were only added later, although…
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 Catholic St. Laurentius Church, in immediate proximity to the Protestant Laurentius Church, is a neoclassical hall building from 1837 (cool style, Moller school) with good acoustics. Since 1999, the church has featured a pyramid-shaped steeple with a touch of Lower Rhine Romanesque style. The current organ, consisting of parts from the old “Schlimbach” organ from 1897 and the former cathedral organ, was built in 1969 by the former pastor Klein from Wörrstadt. Inside the church, there is also a permanent exhibition of old liturgical…
The parish church of St. Quintin is considered the oldest parish church in Mainz and was first documented in 774. It is a late Gothic hall church that was built between 1288 and 1330. The tower, built in 1489, once housed a watchman's apartment. Today, it holds four bells, including the oldest bell in Mainz, the so-called “Lumpenglöckchen” – a bee-skein bell from around the year 1250. The high altar features a life-sized statue of Saint Quintin, the patron saint of prisoners, on the left, and Saint Blaise, the second…
“When the flag flies on the Schildberg, good wine is always available” “Here paths and people meet” The Förderverein Treff am Schildberg e. V. built the tower on their own initiative with the support of the local community. According to the motto of the association “Here paths and people meet”, you'll find the experience hiking trail “Green Classrooms”, the Jacob Pilgrims’ Way, a barbecue area, and a Nordic walking route surrounded by vineyards right nearby. Numerous events…
The Geotope in Alzey-Weinheim shows sea deposits from the time of Tertiar (Oligozän) over 30 Million years ago. It is also a former seabed, not a coastal cliff.
The Catholic church was built in 1760/62 as a Baroque hall incorporating older building fabric. The St. Stephan's Monastery in Mainz was able to finance the choir, as it was obligated to maintain the choir as a recipient of the fruit tithe. The Electoral Palatine ecclesiastical administration paid for the costs of the nave. The ridge turret with bell was a gift from the Gottesthal Monastery in Mittelheim in the Rheingau. It was not until 1928 that the square bell tower was added according to the design of Philipp Starck, an architect from…
The local museum "Beim Müller-Schorschen de Scheier" exhibits typical relics from the past of a Rheinhessen village. The museum was opened on May 23, 2009, and can be visited after prior short-term arrangement.