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The name of this alley derives from a little wooden footbridge to the east of the gate, over which the knowing ones could enter the village late at night when the main gate was closed. The Stiegelgässer Tor, first mentioned 1483, was the southern exit towards Groß-Winternheim, primarily to the numerous mills along the Selz. Still preserved are the round towers guarding the former gate. The western one has a merlon wreath and external stairs. In the eastern tower a deep cellar is located.
The oldest Jewish cemetery in Europe has around 2,000 graves, the oldest gravestone dates from around 1058/1059 and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage SchUM Sites Speyer, Worms, Mainz - Jewish Heritage for the World. From the part on the former city rampart you have an impressive view of the cathedral, the so-called "Martin Buber View". The old Jewish cemetery "Heiliger Sand" is still of great importance to Jews worldwide. Numerous influential Jewish scholars and rabbis were buried here. The oldest gravestones date back to 1058/59 and thus…
The Old Transformer Tower in Sulzheim connects history, art, and nature on three levels. For more than 50 years, the building served the transformation from medium to low voltage, thus ensuring the power supply in the village. With the underground laying of all cables in 2009, the tower lost its technical function and was subsequently sold. A private individual took over the building with the idea of creating a place for encounters. Today, the Transformer Tower hosts public exhibitions as well as events featuring art and music. Additionally,…
For centuries there has been a large country estate just outside the medieval town wall of Bad Kreuznach - today it is a romantic tree garden, which was created in the 19th century as a landscape park. The pond in the park dates back to the 18th century, when a moated castle stood here. Over the years, however, the park was repeatedly redesigned by its changing owners. Today, the Schlosspark Museum is located in the middle of the park, which together with the pond forms an aesthetic unit that in itself is worth visiting.
The best-preserved gate of the former town fortifications, first mentioned in 1401, once formed the eastern exit to Wackernheim and Mainz in Aufhofstraße - known as Uffhub in local dialect. The complex is characterised by a pointed arched gate and round oriel above console friezes. Parts of a pitch nose and key embrasures have been preserved, as have the deep mortises of the former wooden gate wings.
The watchtower above the town of Nierstein, located north of the Red Slope, is the highest vantage point in the vineyards, offering an outstanding panoramic view over Nierstein to Donnersberg, the Hessian Mountain Road, the Taunus, Wiesbaden, Mainz, and the Rhine-Main area. The stones used to build it came from the demolished Königsstuhl between Nierstein and Lörzweiler, where in 1024 the assembly of princes elected Conrad II as the first Salian king on the German throne. Origin of the watchtower: Medieval signal tower from the…
The building is in neo-Gothic style and features a rectangular choir apse. There is a beautiful rose window on the choir wall. The ceiling is artistically and richly decorated with ornaments designed in a green tendril pattern with fruits and flowers, symbolizing creation. A highlight is the Rococo Madonna, restored in 1999, which now stands on a sandstone stele in front of the left front wall, in front of the choir. In 1998, the church was expanded with the addition of a choir extension and a new sacristy.