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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 water tower built in 1906 on the Höllberg near Wöllstein is considered a landmark of the place. The listed tower was restored in 2025. It is a popular meeting point and picnic area and is located on the Küstenweg Rheinhessen hiking trail.
The Unfinished Heisje The Wingertsheisje was presumably built in 1918 and expanded with the construction of the gable wall in 1967. The vineyard was originally a stone quarry in the southern area, the Heisje possibly served as a shelter for the workers. In the 1960s, the pit was filled and laid out as a vineyard. In 2019, the sundial was put into operation. Height: 182 District: "Auf der Steingrube" History / Stories / Anecdotes: The vineyard was operated as a stone quarry by the Hirsch family until the 1960s. The first…
The foundation is intended to preserve and cultivate the life's work of the sculptor Eberhard Linke, to make his works accessible to the public, to make them scientifically accessible and to place them in the history of art. At the same time, the Foundation promotes younger artists and offers working stays and courses in the Foundation's premises in Flonheim for the hollow construction of terracotta sculptures. The studio regularly hosts concerts, readings, film screenings and lectures.
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…
Theater StreuLicht: A Sensory Journey into the Moment – in a Unique Place “Aesthetic experience is a manifestation, it is a testimony and celebration of the life of a civilization, a means to advance its development, as well as the final judgment on the quality of a civilization.” – John Dewey Theater StreuLicht, with its performance and production venue in Schornsheim, is a member of the State Association of Professional Independent Theaters in Rhineland-Palatinate (Laprofth). In a former horse stable, theater…
The Roman Tower is a 9.8 m high observation tower built in 1998 in the vineyards northwest of Guntersblum. It is located directly on the RheinTerrassenWeg. 19 steps of an angled staircase at the back lead to the 5.6 m high covered viewing platform. From the platform, visitors have a very good view of the Rhine Valley, the Odenwald and Taunus and as far as Frankfurt, among other places. The Roman Tower is located near the place where a Roman Villa Rustica with a wine cellar was discovered a few years ago, thus pointing to the Roman past of…
With the 'elevator to the past', the former Hildegard monastery becomes accessible Almost 400 years ago, the proud monastery of Rupertsberg, the place of work of Hildegard of Bingen, was burned down during the Thirty Years' War and turned into a ruin. In 1803, the site then transitioned into private ownership. The monastery arcades were bricked up. In the Villa Rupertsberg, starting from the original monastery arcades of the Hildegard Church, the vanished Hildegard monastery has been brought back to life and can be explored with all senses…