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In collaboration with the Spiesheim Farmers' Association, the local community of Spiesheim built the Wine Tower in 1998. The Spiesheim Wine Tower was the first within the Wörrstadt municipal association. It has become a true landmark of our hometown to this day. The tower brings many people together from near and far; family celebrations, hiking trips, and much more regularly take place up here. On beautiful days, the view offers a fantastic panorama of the Rheinhessen hilly landscape, with a total of 28 local communities visible from…
Until 1889, there was the so-called "Weed" here. It was an artificially created pond where horses and other draft animals were washed and watered after work. Additionally, the Weed also served as a fire-fighting water pond. The water basin was fed by a spring that originates in the area "Im Schneckenbangert." Today, it supplies the Weed fountain, whose overflow is directed into Neustraße. In the summer months, water runs there above ground up to the Catholic church. In 1934, the milk house was built on the site of the filled-in basin.…
The vaulted cellar in the first basement of the Ingelheim Winzerkeller has established itself as a venue for cabaret. It has become a stage for many well-known authors who read from their works. Of course, there is also an interesting music programme.
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…
Built in the 14th century. The lords of Kriegsheim built this building, which is probably the oldest preserved residential building in the municipality. In the 16th century, the residential tower belonged half to the Counts of Leiningen-Hartenberg and half to those of Rodenstein. The three-storey building radiates a certain security and tranquillity, which the observer still feels today. The residential tower is privately owned. Text taken from Rundgang Kriegsheim with kind permission.
The Trinity Church on Worms' market square is a "Reformation Memorial Church" that recalls the beginnings of the Reformation in Worms. The foundation stone was laid on 31 July 1709 and the church was consecrated sixteen years later. Largely destroyed during the nights of bombing in February and March 1945, it was rebuilt by Bauhaus architect Otto Bartning from 1955 to 1959. In the top of the tower there is a carillon that plays songs from the Protestant hymnal that are appropriate for the church year. Wilhelm Buschschulte created biblical…
The ‘Elsa Schmitt Tower’ observation tower is located on the northern outskirts of the Rhine-Hessian wine-growing community of Wendelsheim. Thanks to a generous donation from its namesake, the Verschönerungsverein 1886 e.V. was able to build the versatile tower and rest area in 2019. ‘When the colourful flag flies at the tower, go and have a drink’! The tower pub is open on the 2nd Sunday of every month from April to October. Changing food and drinks delight visitors, hikers and cyclists at the cosy rest area.…
During the siege of Mainz in 1793, the synagogue was heavily damaged, but the repairs took 25 years. In the Night of Broken Glass in 1938, National Socialists looted and desecrated the building, but did not set it on fire to protect neighboring houses. In 1940, the synagogue and its property were sold under duress and later used as a shed and chicken coop. The significance of the synagogue was forgotten until the exhibition "Jews in Mainz" brought it back to public consciousness in 1978. The hidden building was placed under monument…