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The local museum of local history is certainly worthwhile for young and old explorers of times past. It is located in the former manor house of the old noble family of Harxthausen, built around 1600. The permanent exhibition shows how rooms were furnished in this country in the 19th century and presents traditional crafts such as coopering, cobbling and weaving. Temporary exhibitions every two years are devoted to topics from historical everyday life and the historical development of Saulheim. The theme of the current exhibition is "A ramble…
With the Pertelturm, I realised a long-standing dream that had already developed in childhood. Back then, I was surprised by a thunderstorm during a potato harvest; a Wingertshäusjen provided shelter for many farmers and even their livestock that day. That left its mark. Today I would like to show with this tower, which is a living recycle from many regions of Rheinhessen, that we in Reinhessen can also get something going. Only by prior request! With two cosy rooms and two viewing platforms, it is intended to be a contact point for…
The church, which was built in 1740, is located on elevated ground on the southern edge of the village on what was once a fortified churchyard. It houses one of the famous Stumm organs from 1787. Inside the church building, remnants of Baroque paintings are visible, including Bible quotations, coats of arms, and dates. The Romanesque tower dates back to a previous building and was probably erected around 1200.
The column erected in 1914 on the Liebfrauenberg commemorates a pilgrimage chapel built by the Dalbergers, whose existence is already mentioned in a document from 1326 on the Liebfrauenberg.
Until the end of the 18th century, fish sold by fishermen from the Old Rhine were the main commodity traded at the fish market, alongside other goods. As numerous official warnings show, they fulfilled this obligation inadequately and reluctantly. The square is dominated by the city's former town hall with its striking polygonal stair tower. Today, it houses a carillon with a figure of ‘Volker von Alzey’. The Renaissance building itself was constructed in 1586 using stones from the demolished Weidas monastery. In the immediate…
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…
An diesem Aussichtspunkt mit Ruhebank hat man einen herrlichen Blick über den Rheingau bis zum Binger Loch.
The impressive choir is mainly preserved from the church built around 1330 for the Antoniters. The church is one of the three remaining Gothic monastery churches in Mainz, alongside the Carmelite and the Reichsklaren churches. From 1620 until the secularization in 1802, it served the Poor Clares. The single-naved choir has a complete cycle of paintings from the time of construction – the only one of its kind in Mainz. The paintings uncovered in 1948 were completed, allowing the cohesive overall picture to convey the original spatial…