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On the way between the cemetery and the marketplace in Ulmengraben stands the Schiller monument with the Schiller lime tree. The pyramid-shaped monument with a bust was erected for the 100th birthday of the poet (1905), made from stones of the former prison. Wörrstädter Graben between the Evangelical Church and the marketplace in Wörrstadt.
The former fortification was first mentioned in 1354 and consisted of a tower-armed wall, six fortified gates, moats, and an earthwork. The walkways (Letzen) once encircled the entire settlement. Remnants of the wall can still be seen today on the street "An der Letze." It bears various inscriptions about destruction and reconstruction. There is also the powder tower, the last preserved defense tower.
The sulfur spring is located in immediate proximity to the barbecue area. Sulfurous water flows from it.
First mentioned in the 14th century as the moated castle "Veste Monsheim". The present castle complex was built in 1651 by the "Lords of Wachenheim". From 1780 to 1852, the estate was owned by the von Gagern family. Heinrich von Gagern, the president of the National Assembly of 1848, was the most important resident. Later, the castle was owned by the Baron von Heyl zu Herrnsheim, and the Knauff ladies' riding school was also located here. The Monsheim Hinkelstein, one of the largest monoliths in Rheinhessen, stands in the courtyard. Today the…
The Rohrwiesen biotope can be seen from far away on the Hiwweltour Zornheimer Berg. The many species in the biotope welcome hikers with an intensive natural background noise, which only decreases when the Hiwweltour passes into the vineyards.
The Catholic parish church of St. Peter in Ketten is a single-nave hall building with coffered ceiling, built in 1725 in the neo-Gothic style in the centre of Gau-Bischofsheim. The choir windows were designed by the well-known painter and glass artist Heinz Hindorf in collaboration with the glass workshop R. Münch. The weather vane on the church tower shows the church's namesake, St. Peter. In the 1990s, the church was extensively renovated and refurbished. The “Johann Geissel organ” in the church is the oldest church…
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.
The Catholic Parish Church of St. Gereon, built in 1716, is imposingly situated on a hill that offers visitors a wonderful view of the surrounding countryside. The church is listed as an architectural monument in the list of cultural monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate and houses an impressive high altar (1698) and beautiful ceiling paintings in the choir room by Hans Thumann from 1936. The RheinTerrassenWeg leads directly past the baroque hall building.