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The Stadecker Warte is a historical agricultural building in the vineyards above Stadecken-Elsheim. It was built in 1930 by the winemakers of the region at the edge of the vineyard Stadecker Spitzberg and originally served as a preparation site for pest control. In the 1980s, the Warte was raised and fitted with a tower. Until the end of the 1990s, it was an observation post from which shooting devices could be triggered by radio to drive away the starling flocks from the vineyards. Today, the Stadecker Warte is a scenically attractive…
First mentioned in 1413 and thus the oldest mill in Monsheim. The mill was converted into an electricity plant in 1900. The first electric current in Monsheim was produced here. The landowner at this time was Hermann Finger. A special feature of the mill was the historical boundary between Monsheim and Kriegsheim, which ran right through the middle of the estate. Since about 1920, the mill has been owned by the Milch family, who successfully run a restaurant and wine-growing business here. Text taken from the Monsheim tour with kind…
Based on the grave goods, such as those found in the 1st-century burial site in the Mainz district of Weisenau, many conclusions can be drawn. For example, the multinational legion camp Mogontiacum was supplied by traders from Southern Europe, as evidenced by grave goods like olive and date seeds.
The listed Bergkirche is located on the Goldberg above Osthofen. The church has a tumultuous history and has been expanded and rebuilt repeatedly. From the chapel and a neighboring estate, a castle complex developed towards the end of the first millennium, which was used by the Vogts for Osthofen. In 1241, this fortification was demolished at the request of the Worms citizens after a dispute between the city of Worms, supported by Bishop Landolf of Hoheneck, and the citizens of Osthofen; however, the church remained intact. During the Thirty…
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…
Once you have mastered the challenging ascent along the Höhenweg, you will see the Napoleon Tower on the hill between Ober-Hilbersheim and Sprendlingen. With its signalling arms, it is modelled on a historic telegraph pole and thus attracts the attention of hikers and cyclists from afar. In Napoleonic times, it was used to send the first short messages - the first text messages in history, so to speak - over a distance of around 12 kilometres. The signalling arms are based on the ‘Chappe system’, which was developed by the…
Discover the fascinating history of St. Kilian's Church in Nierstein! The Kiliansberg hill was already a place of worship in Roman times. Over the centuries, St. Kilian's Church was rebuilt several times. In 1767, it was destroyed by fire and rebuilt. Today, it impresses with a Baroque nave, a baptistery, and a tower whose lower floors date back to the Carolingian period. The onion dome with its Baroque cupola makes the church a special historical and architectural highlight.
High above the old town of Mainz on the Stephansberg rises St. Stephen's Church – one of the most prominent landmarks of the city. The oldest Gothic hall church in Mainz was built in the late 13th and early 14th centuries and stands on the foundations of an even older church, which Archbishop Willigis had established around the year 990 as an imperial place of worship. Willigis, also the builder of Mainz Cathedral, found his final resting place here in 1011. Heavily damaged in World War II, St. Stephen's was rebuilt in the post-war…